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Articles 3921 through 4020 of 17201:
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal In Best Interests Of America: Cornyn (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 24, 2006)
Maintaining that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal was in the best interests of America, leading US senator John Cornyn has urged fellow lawmakers to support legislation on the agreement and boost the strategic relationship between the two nations.
- Don't Desert The Drylands (Hindu, William D. Dar, Jun 24, 2006)
In 2006, the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, a global initiative called "Oasis" will link and synergise various research efforts for dryland development.
- U.S. Scientists Back Claim On Climate Change (Hindu, David Adam, Jun 24, 2006)
A 1999 study showed that humans are altering the climate.
- India-Singapore Land Route Proposed To Cut Bandwidth Cost, . . . (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 24, 2006)
India is for creation of a "cost-effective" Asian sub-regional network in the "telecom and bandwidth" domain.
- Bku To Organise Mahapanchayat On Sez By Reliance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) will organise a Mahapanchayat on July 2 in Iqbalpur of the State to chalk out future course of action against the State Government's decision to give 2,500 acres of land to Reliance at cheaper rates for setting up a . . .
- Bsnl To Act As Interconnect Hub (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Private operators to have national-level Ombudsman, says TRAI Chairman
`Adopt WiMAX, Wi-Fi to deal with paucity of spectrum'
Need for developing new technologies to bridge urban-rural divide
Indian mobile call charges lowest in the world
- Largesse For Bhel (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 24, 2006)
It will further erode national competitiveness
- Terms Of Engagement (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 24, 2006)
The votaries of a larger role for government invented and expanded subsidies, refused to levy user charges that would recover the cost of public utilities, and embarked on state enterprises that bled white.
- Einstein Revisited (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 24, 2006)
Simplicity was the guiding principle of life for the physicist. And his quotes often revealed it.
- Reversing Reforms: Price Control Returns (The Financial Express, BARUN MITRA, Jun 24, 2006)
There is a dark cloud gathering over the economic horizon of India. And it has little to do with the recent turmoil at the stock exchange. While most people believe the Indian economy’s fundamentals are quite sound, ...
- You Just Can't Write-Off Bangalore (The Financial Express, Unni Krishnan, Jun 24, 2006)
Bangalore is the IT hub of India and the strongest factor which is giving Bangalore the current status is the presence of major IT companies both from the country and around the world.
- The Turning Point (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jun 23, 2006)
Two-and-a-half centuries ago today, the decline of Muslim rule in India began with the Battle of Plassey, says Prafull Goradia
- M.P. Prakash Gets Home, Public Works For Revanna (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has given up the Home portfolio in favour of M.P. Prakash, who was Deputy Chief Minister in the Dharam Singh Government.
- Inconvenienced By Another Truth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 23, 2006)
As long as pollution is ‘free’, the price for sustainability will remain too expensive for the world to buy, says Roy Morrison
- Delhi University Gears Up For First List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
92,000 in race for 43,000 seats; cut-off percentages may see a re-run of last year
- Smes Can Leverage It To Their Advantage (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jun 23, 2006)
According to a recent study, nearly 40% of the IT spend in India is by small and medium enterprises
- East Asia: Divide And Rule (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 23, 2006)
At the annual Asia Security Summit, the U.S. outlines a "security architecture" for the continent, as seen and shaped by it.
- Iran: U.S. Steps Back (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 23, 2006)
A negotiated solution to the impasse over Iran's nuclear programme seems likely with the United States sounding less belligerent.
- India Suggests Removal Of Barriers Inhibiting Indo-Us Trade (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
India today suggested removal of barriers that inhibit growth of Indo-US trade in goods and services and invited American investments in the country's manufacturing and industrial sector.
- India Pledges Rs 40 Mn For Construction Of Schools In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
India has pledged to provide Rs 39.40 million for the construction of two campuses and one school in Nepal.
- Hacker Breaks Into Us Agriculture Department Computer System (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
A hacker broke into the US Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security identification numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said.
- 'Even Astrology Seems Respectable Now' (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 23, 2006)
As the pioneer of the low-cost carrier (LCC) model, Captain GR Gopinath is used to be in the limelight. But last week, his maiden public issue just about scraped through and his share fell nearly 80 per cent after listing.
- Back Off On Iran, Democrat Tells India (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 23, 2006)
A leading US lawmaker has warned that the pending India-US nuclear deal could be called off if Delhi continues to show even an ounce of support for Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
- The Venal Layer (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 23, 2006)
cutting corners ashok mitra
- Hi-Tech Indians (Indian Express, Shobhit Mahajan, Jun 23, 2006)
A German friend of ours was clicking pictures all along the route from Delhi to Agra. It was his first trip here and everything fascinated him.
- Docs Sing Venugopal’S Praise, Attack Ramadoss (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
A number of resident doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences have prepared a revised memorandum that they are going to present to Union Minister of Health A Ramadoss when he next visits the hospital, describing positive ‘‘new’’ things . . .
- India's Telephony Success (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 23, 2006)
Most networks, whether in telecom, power or railways, are natural mono-polies — industries characterised by large economies of scale where one player can more than meet most of the demand for the product, enjoying the lowest costs for providing the . . .
- The Indian Decade (Tribune, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 23, 2006)
Last year had been one of ferment on the understanding of Indian growth. That India has been growing from the eighties is now accepted.
- Centre To Spend Rs 1,560 Cr On Health Education (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
In a bid to improve India’s health infrastructure and provide quality medical education, the government has decided to upgrade 13 institutions in the country at a cost of Rs 1,560 crore.
- N Korea Warns Of Possible Air Clash Over Us Spy Flights (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
With the US having rejected direct talks with North Korea over a potential missile launch, the Asian country on Thursday warned of the danger of an aerial military clash in response to alleged US spy planes, amid tensions over the communist nation’s . . .
- No Room For Mistakes In A Nuclear Navy (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jun 23, 2006)
With only two years to go before the Indian Navy is to transform itself to a blue water Navy—an elite club comprising mostly of the P5 countries—a string of incidents give clue to how unprepared the force is for it.Consider the following:
- Stop This Witch-Hunt (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2006)
It is time the Delhi police were firmly told what the Rahul Mahajan case is about
- Roll-Back Of Higher Education (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 23, 2006)
It is unbelievable but this has happened and this can happen only in a country like ours. Budget for higher education has been quietly but substantially reduced.
- Friday Feature: Values Laid Down By Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Jun 23, 2006)
According to a recent news report, the Muslim Imams of Europe have pledged to work hard to prove that Islam is compatible with western values of democracy and human rights.
- Song-Stuck-In-Your-Head Phenomenon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2006)
The term "earworm" is a translation of the German word Ohrwurm, used to describe the "musical itch" of the brain.
It is the auditory cortex — the "brain's iPod" — that earworms choose as the centre of their activity.
- "Violence Is Not The Way To Achieve Political Goals" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jun 23, 2006)
With the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam slamming the door on ceasefire monitors from European Union countries, Sri Lanka is headed for another phase of violent uncertainty. In an interview in Colombo,Palitha T.B. Kohona, Secretary-General of the . . .
- Medicines Beyond Reach Of Common Man (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 23, 2006)
The ministry of chemicals and fertilisers is in the dock for the unprecedented price rise in life saving drugs as the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO), 1995, is not being implemented.
- India's Missiles Defence Capability (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 23, 2006)
All technical snags and geostrategic fallouts of test firing of India's ambitious indigenously developed intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), the Agni III, have been identified, and it would be put in orbit in August-September.
- India-Sweden To Cooperate In Science And Technology (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
There would be greater mobility of scientists, graduate students, research workers, technologists and scholars besides other forms of cooperation between India and Sweden in the coming days.
- N Korea Can't Launch N-Missile: Japanese Official (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
North Korea does not have the technology to load a missile with a nuclear warhead, a senior Japanese official said on Thursday amid fears Pyongyang may carry out a test-launch.
- Citizens Versus Extreme Poverty (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
If voluntary organisations were to make a massive effort to take up the millennium development goals, the world’s citizens can make deep inroads in the fight against disease, hunger and poverty.
- 'N-Deal May Not Materialise This Year' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
United States leading Republican Senator John McCain has expressed doubts about the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal being endorsed by the US Congress before the end of this year.
- Minister Gets Tough With Aiims Director (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Union health ministry has asked the AIIMS director, Dr P Venugopal, to explain why he went public on his claim that the ministry was interfering in the functioning of the institute.
- M&a With A Foreign Company (Business Line, Vivek Sadhale, Jun 22, 2006)
Is there any legal bar on sanction of amalgamation of Indian and foreign companies?
- Life And Letters (Tribune, Sanjeev Gaur, Jun 22, 2006)
Letters are half-meetings. This is the beautiful thought of great Asadullh Khan Ghalib, more famous as Mirza Ghalib.
- Rites Of Passage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life.
- Us Senate, Cong Panels To Review N-Deal Next Week (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 22, 2006)
The foreign relations committees in the House of Representatives and the United States Senate will “mark up” legislation on the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation next week.
- Scientists Mull Human Dna Bank (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jun 22, 2006)
Indian scientists are evaluating the prospects of setting up a national human DNA bank, a repository of genetic material from the country’s myriad population groups for medical and research applications.
- Big Is Beautiful (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Jun 22, 2006)
There's a core policy issue flagged by the Jet-Sahara deal and by similar corporate negotiations. The issue is at the heart of liberalisation.
- Building India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Signs of private sector-led infrastructure overhaul. So warning to politicians: be smart, honest
- Hit A Six To Score High In Exams (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Kicking around a football or doing a Dhoni in your inter-collegiate tournament is just not a means to bunk a boring lecture.
- Centre Asks For Aiims Director’S Explanation (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 22, 2006)
The Health Ministry today sought an explanation from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director, Dr P. Venugopal, for carrying tales to the public on the alleged interference of the Health Ministry in the functioning of the premier . . .
- Central Asia - A Cockpit Of Conflict (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 22, 2006)
The three day meeting of the heads of the states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) beginning June 15 is significant as the member countries - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajiskistan and Uzbekistan - try to hammer out a . . .
- Cognizant Sees Crunch As Ibm Hunts India Staff (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Plans by IBM to triple its investment in India will make it harder for the country's home-grown software industry to keep staff, the head of a mid-sized Indian software services firm said on Wednesday.
- Correction Of Exuberance (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jun 22, 2006)
The stock market gyration of the recent weeks has brought an interesting word “correction” to the fore.
- For Afghan Students, Du Is Where Dreams May Come True (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Number of admission seekers has gone up dramatically compared with last year
- Marginal Stock Exchanges (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2006)
A recent report by a SEBI-appointed committee on the future of the regional stock exchanges has taken an eminently practical view.
- Cebit Partners Infocom '06 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The partnership will bring in more participation from European companies This will bring in more participation from European companies
- In Defence Of Public Sector Enterprises (Hindu, Ashok Parthasarathi, Jun 22, 2006)
The Government should reiterate its commitment to a mixed economy like that in many European countries and see to it that public enterprises are given a level playing field to operate.
- Relevance Of Mahabharata (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 22, 2006)
A time of transition for a nation is a time of normlessness, which the French social philosopher Emile Durkheim called a time of anomie.
- Floodgates Of Philanthropy (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 22, 2006)
Last week, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced that he would step down from his day-to-day management role in the company from 2008 to work full-time in philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- 'Focus Now On True Business Value' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
Integrated technology and solutions provider iGATE Global Solutions enables clients to optimise business through a combination of process investment strategies, technology leverage, business process outsourcing and provisioning.
- Courage Under Fire (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
As befitting an officer and gentleman, the Army’s vice-chief of staff has finally apologised for the remarks attributed to him about women in the Army.
- Cmda Told To Introduce E-Governance System (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Aimed at removing barriers and creating better interface between officials and public
File status can be tracked on website
Touchscreen kiosk at CMDA headquarters
Minister to monitor the system
- Pakistan Has Lowest Enrolment Rates (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Pakistan is ranked among the lowest in the world in terms of higher education enrolment rates, standing at merely 2.9 per cent, according to statistics revealed in an official report.
- Pakistan Offers Level Playing Field For Business: Pm (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that Pakistan has an excellent infrastructure in IT sector and environment is conducive for investment and development in this sector.
- Going Global With Outbound Fdi (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jun 22, 2006)
Policy-makers must ponder over an active outbound FDI framework as a strategy for export promotion and an attempt at globalisation.
- Us-India N-Deal Unlikely To Be Approved This Year: Mccain (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said that the US Congress is unlikely to approve the India-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Minister Fires Letter Salvo In Aiims Row (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss today put off a meeting with the faculty and students of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, but asked institute director P. Venugopal to explain why he made their spat public.
- Long-Range Cloud On Nuke Deal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Leaders of the NDA have claimed that the Indo-US deal “cannot bind India in the future” as it is not based on national consensus.
- The Puzzle Of India’S Growth Rate (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
The post-1991 economic reforms in India has been ridden with quite a few crises.
- India Is The Un-China: Time (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
A "breathtaking shift" in US policy towards India - declaring it a strategic partner and offering it a bilateral deal to share nuclear knowhow - can be explained, according to Time magazine, simply by one phrase: India is the un-China.
- Connecting Rural India – Through Co-Operatives (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
There has been increasing interest from all quarters, including numerous corporates, in solving the problems of rural India using Information and Communication technologies (ICT).
- Journey Gone Wrong (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 21, 2006)
When Bangladesh was liberated with generous Indian help, it was a beacon of secularism; today, it's a hotbed of hate and intolerance
- A New Threat To The Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Even as the House International Relations Committee that had scheduled a mark-up of the Bush administration's legislation to implement the US-India civilian nuclear agreement for Wednesday postponed this process by a week, dealing a blow . . .
- The China Poser (Daily Excelsior, Rajkumar Vijayveer Vikram Singh, Jun 21, 2006)
The Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee is all gung-ho after his six day China visit. Mr. Mukherjee signed an agreement for more joint military exercises with the PLA; and at a press conference rebutted the assertion . . .
- Biotech Brinjal (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had a rather unusual bunch of visitors last week - Greenpeace protesters dressed up as sheep and cattle, who camped outside his office.
- Clinical Trial Safeguards Urged (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Concerned over the ethical standards of medical research undertaken in the country, experts have said safeguards needed to be put in place to protect human volunteers, especially the poor, from being exploited in clinical trials.
- `Even 10 Pc Of World Auto-Component Business Is Lot For India' (Business Line, Shyam G. Menon, Jun 21, 2006)
"The auto-component business that is favourable for India totals to some $380 billion. What players like us from the developing world are trying to do is to get a part of that business. And that will never be more than 20 per cent. But that is . . .
- `Trading' The Exchanges (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 21, 2006)
Demutualisation and public ownership of shares of bourses are not without their regulatory challenge.
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