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Articles 3521 through 3620 of 17201:
- How About Focussing On Deliverables? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Jul 06, 2006)
A push for what is doable within three years would make the current fiscal strain worthwhile
- Aiims Director Venugopal Ousted; Doctors Go On Strike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
AIIMS Director Dr P Venugopal was ousted from his post at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on charges of violating the code of conduct after a meeting chaired by Union Health Minister A Ramadoss passed the resolution for his removal.
- Pakistan Taking The Us For A Ride (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Jul 05, 2006)
Does Pakistan continue to be a key ally of the US in its war against terrorism.
- Doctors Ready To Thwart Minister's Invasive Surgery (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Jul 05, 2006)
While a belligerent Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has decided to go ahead with the extraordinary meeting of the institute body on Wednesday, the AIIMS community has rallied behind Director P Venugopal.
- Step Up Pharma R&d (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 05, 2006)
A new KPMG report points out that R&D in the Indian pharmaceutical sector currently remains at 2% of sales, far below the global norm of 10-20%.
- Will High Interest Rates End The Party For India Inc? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 05, 2006)
The situation today is different from what it was in the 1990s. The current growth dynamics is unaffected by such a hike.
- Guantanamo: Justice Is Not A Priority (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 05, 2006)
Something has been bothering George W. Bush for a few months. No, it’s not (or at least it’s not only) the Iraqi quagmire or the renewed war in Afghanistan. Nor is it easy to imagine him missing a night’s sleep over the increasingly fraught situation . .
- Ten Types Of Birds Vanish Each Year (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The rate of extinction of birds around the world is likely to be higher than hitherto assumed and might soon touch 10 extinctions per year, biologists have said in a study.
- Hillary Clinton Backs Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 05, 2006)
“I hope that this agreement is just the first step on that journey that our countries, and our people, will take together,” the former First Lady and now a Senator from New York said in a statement released by her media office.
- Dark Side Of Learning (Times of India, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Jul 05, 2006)
One of the oddest things about the controversy around the Knowledge Commission is that everyone quizzed it about reservation and no one asked it about knowledge. What does knowledge mean for the new post-industrial societies we are dreaming of?
- Interview: Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohana (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Jul 05, 2006)
With no end in sight to mindless violence, how do you assess the current situation?
It is difficult to understand the approach of the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] given the fact that the whole world has unequivocally expressed . . .
- Spy-Ware (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 05, 2006)
Anyone who has heard of Jonathan Pollard and about the EU-US clash on Echelon will know that friends do indeed spy on friends.
- `India Has The Advantage Of Low Employee Cost And Best Technology' (Business Line, Shyam G. Menon, Jul 05, 2006)
A manufacturer has to have the best of both (low staff cost and technology). Complete automation, as in Europe and America, is still not the best solution here. MR PRAVEEN KADLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE, . . .
- Don't Give Up On Doha Round (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 05, 2006)
The collapse of the WTO talks on the Doha Round in Geneva showed that the members were "far from the necessary convergence to be able to establish modalities in agriculture and NAMA, despite all the hard work put in by everyone." The only good news . . .
- Reliance Seeks Royalty Waiver On `Rural' Handsets (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Jul 05, 2006)
Pressure mounts on Qualcomm to make entry-level sets cheaper
- Kalam Comes Calling, Will Agni Iii Trial Follow? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday visited the country’s premier missile testing centre at the Wheeler Islands off the coast of Orissa’s Bhadrak district which was set up by him when he was heading the Defence Research and Development . . .
- Lalu Goes On Euro Rail Odyssey (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Jul 05, 2006)
Lalu Prasad is enjoying going round Europe by train and, hopefully, the Indian railway minister will return home with a few good ideas.
- Clock Is Ticking, Eu To Tell Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The European Union will tell Iran tomorrow that time is running out for it to agree to enter negotiations on incentives to curb its nuclear activities or face penalties.
- `8-9% Growth In 11th Plan Feasible With A Strong Fiscal Effort' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 05, 2006)
According to the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, launching on to a high growth path with the completion of the reform agenda after evolving a political consensus is the sure-fire route to progress.
- Power Punch (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 05, 2006)
The newly elected Left Front government in Kerala is already coming in for a lot of criticism from opponents for dogmatic lack of imagination, among other things. However, even if true, such a trait is not entirely unwelcome.
- Living With Leaks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 05, 2006)
The leakage of pre-medical entrance test papers of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences is indeed shocking but can’t be surprising for most people.
- Camps Of Neglect (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 05, 2006)
The refugees have lived without electricity, drinking water supply and sanitation.
- Bhutan: Abode Of Mist And Mysticism (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Bhutan is a veritable Himalayan oasis, where religion and mysticism play a vital role in defining life.
- Defiant N. Korea Fires Series Of Missiles (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
A defiant North Korea test-fired a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, but it failed seconds after launch. The North also tested five smaller missiles in an exercise the White House called "provocative" but not an . . .
- Iran Rejects Quick Answer To Nuclear Incentives Package (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Iran rejected calls Tuesday for a quick answer to the package of Western incentives aimed at persuading it to suspend its controversial nuclear programme, insisting that it will come up with a formal response by mid-August.
- Software Tech Park In Lahore (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 05, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi on Monday laid foundation of the Software Technology Park in the provincial capital. Speaking on the occasion, he described it as a unique project not only for Punjab but also for the entire country.
- Satellite-Based Navigation Aids For Civil Aviation By 2010, Says Nair (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) will implement a satellite-based navigation system over Indian air-space for civil aviation in the coming years, said ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Tuesday.
- The Tabloid Syndrome (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Jul 05, 2006)
The world is a complex and intricate place. So how are we to understand even just a piece of it, say, the United States government and its economic policies?
- "Science Is One Field The Europeans Can Learn Quite A Bit From Indians" (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Jul 05, 2006)
Bernd Mützelburg, Germany's Ambassador in India, was in Chennai on Tuesday to participate in the inauguration of the 300th anniversary celebrations of German missionary Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg's arrival in India.
- German Smes Eying Jvs With Indian Cos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
“Most of the companies are looking at India as their next destination for investment and sourcing,” said German Trade Fairs North India Market Deputy Executive Director Ajay Singha,
- Wrong Prescription, Doctor (Indian Express, Kavery Nambisan, Jul 04, 2006)
The recent interview with Dr Devi Shetty by Shekhar Gupta has spurred me to write this.
- Why On Earth? (Deccan Herald, Archbishop Bernard Moras, Jul 04, 2006)
One of the most beautiful things is a little child plying the parents or elders with a series of questions: why is this so or why is that so?
- When Do We Publish A Secret? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 04, 2006)
Each of us has, on a number of occasions, withheld information because we were convinced that publishing it could put lives at risk. On other occasions, each of us has decided to publish classified information over strong objections from our government
- Asteroid, Earth In 'Near Miss' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Scientists tracking the path of asteroid 2004 XP14, which is travelling at 17km per second, said they were confident there was no danger of it hitting the planet in the foreseeable future
- War-Room Leak Chargesheet: Cbi Cites 7,000 Pages Of Secret Data (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jul 04, 2006)
As the Government probes the security breach in the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) and the National Security Council secretariat, the CBI’s chargesheet in the Naval war-room case cites 7000 pages of classified information to allege how top secret . . .
- Sci-Fi Novel (Hindu, AMBIKA ANANTH, Jul 04, 2006)
Narlikar, as a science fiction writer, believes in popularising science through short stories and novels. Sci-fi novels offer a futuristic picture of amazing possibilities.
- The Authorities And Our Airports (Business Standard, M GOVINDA RAO, Jul 04, 2006)
The ideal role the Airports Authority of India could play is assisting and advising the government to access private investments.
- Don't Stop The Elephant (Business Line, Manasi Phadke, Jul 04, 2006)
Two recent moves by the Finance Ministry appear to be a disincentive for exporters
- Outer Limits (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 04, 2006)
In consonance with its other global ambitions India is making space too its next area of opportunity and expansion. This month, in particular, could see many missions which seem well on their way to realisation.
- The Cult Of Nothing (Times of India, Harsh Kabra, Jul 04, 2006)
The latest in the growing plethora of services ridding themselves of human interface to optimise costs and boost efficiencies is airport check-in.
- Following The Greats (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 04, 2006)
Leaders appear only at rare moments. They leave their imprint and depart. It is for their followers to carry their legacies forward.
- ‘I’D Like To See Cricket Being Played Like We Used To Play, Like It’S . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 04, 2006)
I’d like to see cricket being played like we used to play, like it’s been played for 128 years’
- The `Office Of Profit' Controversy (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jul 04, 2006)
Once in a while the Indian politics suddenly gets embroiled in an issue for which none of the stakeholders seems to be fully prepared. The "office of profit" controversy is the latest instance.
- Spain Keen To Step Up Economic Relations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
The European country offers infrastructure expertise
- Truth Of Incarnation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
When the Supreme Being incarnates, the truth of His identity remains hidden to a majority of people, unless He chooses to reveal Himself out of His Sankalpa.
- Delhi University To Announce Its Third Cut-Off List Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Those opting for Science courses still stand a chance
- Evaluating The State Of Basic Services (Hindu, P. K. Doraiswamy, Jul 04, 2006)
A path-breaking study in assessing the quality of India's important public services
- Develop A Positive Attitude And Work Hard, Students Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Teachers should evolve new ways of imparting education to children'
- Simply Scandalous (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 04, 2006)
THINGS could not have gone more horribly wrong. Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, smarting under last year’s embarrassment of the leakage of the paper for the Pre-Medical Entrance Test, outsourced the job of setting, printing and distributing . .
- Military And Media (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jul 04, 2006)
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen S. Pattabhiraman has apologized for his published comment on women in the Army even after it was put out officially that his remarks had been torn out of context by a reporter.
- South Korea Scientist Says He Was Duped By Juniors (Reuters, Jack Kim, Jul 04, 2006)
Disgraced stem-cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk testified on Tuesday saying he was duped by junior researchers into publishing bad data but South Korean prosecutors at the trial sought to prove he was guilty of fraud.
- Developers Vs Generic Manufacturers — Innovators Need A Booster Dose (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jul 04, 2006)
Innovations are key in the pharma and agro-chemicals sectors, and innovators must have the chance to recoup R&D and product stewardship costs.
- Earth Has Close Shave With Asteroid (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
An asteroid hurtling through space came within a hair’s breadth — in astronomical terms, at least — of crashing into the earth early today, US scientists said.
- Private Tuitions Under Arjun Scalpel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
After cracking the whip on private coaching institutions, the government is now looking to rein in teachers who neglect the classroom and devote their time to private tuition.
- `People's Desire To Own An Affordable Four-Wheeler Has Gone Up' (Business Line, Shyam G. Menon, Jul 04, 2006)
Through its persistent push into passenger cars, the huge loss it suffered some years back and subsequent return to profitability, one quality that characterised the public face of Tata . . .
- Rain No Damper, Sensex Up 86 Pts (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Heavyweight Sensex stocks kept the Sensex on a high on a day when the rains lashed India’s commercial capital and so there was low attendance even on the bourses. The two exchanges saw one of the lowest turnovers of 2006.
- The Great Indian Bpo Scam (The Financial Express, Chandra Shekar, Jul 04, 2006)
Chandra Shekhar looks at the BPO frauds that could ring alarm bells for the Indian outsourcing industry
- Quota Gone Mad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
Doss cares a toss for the PM ---- The free-for-all that the UPA Government has become known for, was apparent yet again when, on Sunday, July 2, a self-anointed social justice convention in Delhi demanded the Manmohan Singh Governnment immediately . . .
- Arbitrating The French Connection (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
The agreement that aims to resolve outstanding disputes between Indian and French business partners will boost bilateral trade.
- Us Unveils $5bn F-16, Arms Package (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jul 04, 2006)
US Congress is scheduled to hold a hearing on July 13 on a $5 billion arms package for Pakistan which includes F-16 fighter jets and an assortment of air and ground weaponry.
- Pm For World Efforts To End Poverty (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Underscoring the pivotal role of the United Nations in advancing global development agenda, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Monday said the world today has a rare “collective capacity” to end hunger and poverty and realize the promise of universal . . .
- Teaching The Teacher (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 04, 2006)
Calcutta High Court passed an order holding the admission of students to the B Ed course for 2005-06 in eight north Bengal colleges as illegal because these colleges had not been recognised by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE).
- Unequal Allies, Uneasy Questions (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has less to do with energy requirements of the country and more to do with its FDI needs, says CP Bhambhri.
- New Russia’S New Rich Class (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 04, 2006)
Moscow seems shamefaced about summer. Thirty degrees centigrade in the forenoon of last Wednesday is 40 degrees higher than during my last visit in December. Moscow then was a grey world flecked with snow white. The wind screamed at the fur hat and . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal & Its Dark Shadows (Pakistan Observer, Rizwan Ghani, Jul 03, 2006)
Within 24 hours of US Foreign Relations Committee’s backing for the deal which now awaits voting from full Senate and House of Representatives, reportedly Indian PM had to dash to Maharashtra to have firsthand view of debt crisis that has resulted . . .
- F-16s Deal With Pakistan Won’T Affect Indian Advantage: Us (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Bush administration has assured the Congress that the F-16 deal with Pakistan will not affect the balance of power in the region.
- It’S The Right Choice For Women » (Hindustan Times, Venkatesh Ganesh, Jul 03, 2006)
It’s a new cliché for a new age: Behind every successful information technology (IT) firm are a bunch of talented women.
- The Pacific And The Indian Monsoon (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Jul 03, 2006)
The warming that has been occurring in the western and central Pacific, even if it does not develop into a full-fledged El Nino, is still cause for worry.
- More Package Than Relief? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 03, 2006)
How does one ensure Dr Manmohan Singh won’t be going down again to Vidarbha, relief package in hand, in July 2007? This isn’t cynicism: after all, the state legislature had been convulsed by the same issue —desperate farmers committing suicide—seven . . .
- Into The Home Stretch (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
Having secured the backing of key committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate, the India-U.S. agreement on civil nuclear cooperation can be expected to overcome its final legislative hurdle — passage before a full sitting of both . . .
- Indians' Sonic Map Impresses Gates (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jul 03, 2006)
The design will improve the quality of life of the visually impaired
- Sustenance And Surplus: The Key (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
Alert, watchful, critical as our readers are, there is no part of the paper that escapes their scrutiny.
- Projects Worth Rs. 3,000 Crore For Salem's `Vision Progress' (Hindu, R. Ilangovan, Jul 03, 2006)
Blueprint focuses on creation of infrastructure facilities
Salem Steel Plant Rs. 1,553 crore
National Highways Rs. 935 crore
Railway expansion Rs. 379 crore
Government Hospital Rs. 120 crore
- Stay Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
The path-breaking nuclear deal between India and the United States of America seems to be on the verge of being translated into reality.
- The Uses Of Rhetoric (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- In Private Space (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 03, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro)’s indigenisation programme that began over a decade ago looks set to pick up some steam, going by the space agency’s decision to outsource the manufacture of satellite launch vehicles.
- Back To Wheeler: Kalam To Revisit His ‘Theatre Of Action’ Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
In A couple of days, when President APJ Abdul Kalam makes his first visit as head of state to the high-security Wheeler Island, 10 km off the Balasore coast in Orissa, it would be a homecoming of . . .
- A Journey To Remember Across China (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
The feeling of being part of history in the making forms a common bond among the passengers of the Beijing-Lhasa train.
- Can Genes Explain Rising Obesity? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 03, 2006)
contrary to conventional wisdom, the obesity epidemic is not restricted to people in Western countries who eat bad diets and are not very active......
- Indo-Us Deal | 'Govt Has Time To Re-Think' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Watching a demonstration of visionary software ideas that can transform health care at his Redmond headquarters, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was sufficiently impressed by the concept of a sonic map presented by an Indian student team to help the blind,
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