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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 17201:
- Wrath Of The Pro-Israel Lobby (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Palestinian Prime Minster Ismail Haniyeh has tried to move the conscience of the West through an article in the British press.
- Small Step To A Big Deal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 15, 2006)
The nuclear deal between India and the United States is entering the homestretch. The amber lights for the first two elements of the deal are turning green.
- Foul Play Suspected In City Student's Death In Us (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Body found in apartment swimming pool
- Indo-Us Narrow Down Differences On Nuke Pact (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Seeking to conclude the bilateral nuclear agreement at the earliest, India and the us today narrowed down differences on various issues as they wrapped up first round of official-level talks here with "good progress".
- Russia To Build First Floating Nuke Reactor (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Russia is to build the world’s first floating nuclear power plant to provide cheap electricity and heating facilities in remote coastal areas.
- Indian Agency To Facilitate Placement Of Saudi Students (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
As a follow-up to HRD Minister Arjun Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia to strengthen academic ties between the two countries, a state-run educational consultancy agency has been asked to facilitate the placement of Saudi students in Indian universities.
- A Dissection Of A Flawed Society (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 15, 2006)
The huge sales of Frenchman Francois de Closets'Plus Encore!, a sequel to his 1981 bestseller, might serve as a call to revolt to the have-nots.
- India, Usa Narrow Nuke Rift (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Seeking to conclude the bilateral nuclear agreement at the earliest, India and the USA today narrowed down differences on various issues as they wrapped up the first round of official-level talks here with “good progress”.
- Tumbling After (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 15, 2006)
Politics is the gateway to omniscience — at least in India. Academics and specialists in children’s education are quite superfluous in the country.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal A Step Forward: El Baradei (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohammed El Baradei has said the U.S.-India civilian nuclear agreement that allows India access to sensitive technology in exchange for bringing its nuclear reactors under IAEA safeguards . . .
- "Ban On Further Nuclear Testing Crucial" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Washington: India's commitment to maintaining a moratorium on nuclear testing and its strict adherence to export controls of sensitive nuclear technology are crucial for obtaining Congressional approval of the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, two . . .
- Whales Need More Protection (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 15, 2006)
The 20-year-old moratorium on commercial hunting of the world's magnificent range of whale species once again faces a challenge, as the member nations of the International Whaling Commission gather at St. Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies.
- Rescuing Modern Medicine From Its Traps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 15, 2006)
Modern medicine desperately needs to rediscover the human touch. It needs to blend modern techniques with the art of compassionate healing.
- It Is Witch-Hunting Of Doctors: Apollo Chairman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
This is the statement issued by Pratap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, on Wednesday:
- Foul Play Suspected In Death Of Hyderabad Student In U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Ajmaluddin was said to have drowned in a swimming pool on June 9
It is a clear case of murder as he does not know swimming, says his mother
His father alleges that some persons known to Ajmaluddin must have killed him
- Secularists On A Sabbatical (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
Why doesn't Government speak out against the ongoing minority bashing in Pakistan and Bangladesh, asks Anuradha Dutt.
- Scaling Up Microfinance In India (The Economic Times, VINOD KHOSLA & VIKRAM GANDHI, Jun 15, 2006)
The impressive recent growth of certain sectors of the Indian economy is a necessary but insufficient condition for the elimination of extreme poverty.
- India, U.S. Talks End On Positive Note (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Details of dialogue not divulged
Contents of discussions to be reported to Governments
May have focused on permanent ban on future testing
Next round to be held fairly soon
- Low Politics In Higher Education (Indian Express, Philip G. Altbach , Jun 15, 2006)
Increasing the retirement age of medical professors, as has been reportedly promised by the government, is yet another official response to the quota debate; the aim here is to make easier larger intake in elite institutions.
- Exit Tax Will Sink India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 15, 2006)
NRIs set up R&D ventures and participate in welfare contribution back home
- We Want To Enable Triple Play’ (The Economic Times, SWARNAVA ADHIKARI, Jun 15, 2006)
SupportSoft India is a wholly-owned arm of SupportSoft Inc (NASDAQ:SPRT), a leading provider of real-time service management (RTSM) solutions and other digital services.
- Scientists Urge G8 Not To Ignore Global Warming (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
World leaders must not allow concern for energy security to distract them from taking promised action on global warming, top world scientists said today. Climate change solutions agreed at the G8 summit in Scotland a year ago risked being pushed . . .
- Virtual Universities (Times of India, Arvind Verma, Jun 15, 2006)
If government keeps its promise of increasing student intake to offset the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs, all the IITs, IIMs, medical and engineering colleges will have to find ways of accommodating hundreds if not thousands of extra students . . .
- Universities And Schools (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 15, 2006)
The author is chairman, Indian Council for Social Science Research
In the course of the 20th century, universities throughout the world have become socially more and more inclusive.
- Ceca With Japan By December (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Will envisage doubling bilateral trade to $10 b in 3 years and expand trade basket
The foucs areas will be pharma and manufacturing sectors
Enough windows available for Japanese corporates
- India, U.S. Optimistic About Nuclear Deal Draft (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
India and the United States made good progress at talks to finalise the draft of a landmark nuclear agreement and a pact was expected to be concluded soon, officials of the two countries said on Wednesday.
- National E-Governance Plan Unveiled (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Dayanidhi Maran today unveiled the components of national e-governance plan (NeGP) covering 26 mission mode projects and eight support components to be implemented at the central, state and local . .
- Russo-China Principled Position On Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 15, 2006)
China and Russia have refused to join other big powers in threatening sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme at the IAEA meeting in Vienna in response to the US bid to seek a new statement from the six world powers setting out both possible benefits . .
- Telecom Dept Seeks Clarity On Reliance's Gsm Foray (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has indicated that Reliance Communication may be asked to vacate part of its CDMA spectrum if it wants to foray into GSM cellular services.
- Bhutan Through Political Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 14, 2006)
Thirty-two years rule of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk has ushered in a new era of democracy.
- Anti-Quota Agitation Gains Momentum (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The anti-reservation agitation by students of the Indian Institute of Technology here gathered momentum with industrial associations and traders deciding to go on a day’s token hunger strike on June 18 in support of students and teachers.
- Leapfrog Technological Gap (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Jun 14, 2006)
Involving private sector in defence production will enhance PSU performance while helping India gain global prestige ---- Government's decision to open defence manufacturing to the private sector was long over due.
- Us To Enhance Ties With Indian Aviation, Tourism Sector (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Targeting Indian business and tourist flow, a major business delegation from Houston city of the US today focussed on enhanced ties with Indian aviation and tourism sectors, besides cargo, to make India among its top partners.
- Iran's Hidden Project (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2006)
Despite Tehran's consistent denials, recent evidence suggests it is working on a secret military plan to develop nuclear weapons, says Con Coughlin
- Tackling Threats (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 14, 2006)
Raising more Central forces is not the best solution
- India To Seek Chinese Help To Enter Nuclear Club (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
India plans to seek the backing of one-time rival China as it bids to enter an elite club of nations allowed to trade in nuclear supplies, the defence minister said on Tuesday.
- Record Allocation For Development: No New Tax In Punjab (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Punjab government will lay before the provincial assembly its revenue budget of Rs274 billion — indicating a current expenditure of Rs191 billion and carrying a surplus of Rs83 billion — for the fiscal year 2006-07 on Wednesday.
- India To Start Digitally Mapping Territory (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 14, 2006)
The Indian cabinet has approved a liberalised map policy and digital mapping of the country, overruling objections raised by the defence establishment.
- Indo-Us N-Deal Faces ‘Testing’ Times (Daily Excelsior, V Mohan Narayan, Jun 14, 2006)
The hype over the agreement between India and the United States on cooperation in civil nuclear energy has subsided with reality checks in both countries.
- Us Bans Five Companies For Aiding Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The United States has prohibited all transactions with four Chinese companies and one US Company for allegedly helping Iran acquire weapons of mass destruction and missiles capable of delivering them.
- China, Russia Refuse To Join Iran Sanctions (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
China and Russia refused on Tuesday to join with other world powers in a statement that would threaten sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme, during diplomatic jostling at the UN nuclear watchdog.
- Population Welfare To Be Included In Syllabus (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Sindh government has decided to introduce population welfare as a subject in the syllabus of secondary and higher secondary education, says Sindh Population Welfare Department Secretary Mohammad Mohsin Qureshi.
- Sco A New Model Of Successful Tie-Up (News International, Vladimir V. Putin, Jun 14, 2006)
As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), one of the youngest international entities, is turning five on June 15 and preparing for the anniversary session of its Heads of State Council in Shanghai, I would like to share my thoughts and . . .
- People Participation In Agricultural Development (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 14, 2006)
This fact has been proven time and again that the success of any agricultural development programme depends to a large extent on the intended beneficiaries.
- 'Endorse, Reinforce N-Deal' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Michael A Levi is the lead author of US-India Nuclear Cooperation: A Strategy Moving Forward, a Council On Foreign Relations report, which could define the fate of the India-US nuclear deal now being debated in the US Congress.
- Where Leaders Come To Learn (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Jun 14, 2006)
The country's political and academic institutions must take firm efforts to groom future leaders
- Joining The War (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 14, 2006)
Canada has joined the counter-terrorism club. Should India, which has paid dearly in the fight against terrorism for at least two decades, say “Welcome!”?
- Don’T Let The Branding Iron Go Cold (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 14, 2006)
Corporates build brands over years, spending considerable time, energy and cash so that one day that brand would allow the company to charge a premium for its products and enhance cash flow.
- Bharat Inc. (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 14, 2006)
The results of the Fifth Economic Census, by far the most reliable count of enterprises and economic activity in the country, have only underscored the trend thrown up by the latest growth data released recently.
- No Truck Yet With Technology (Indian Express, SUMANT CHAK, Jun 14, 2006)
While the Maybachs and Bentleys have made inroads and new technology cars like Swifts and Santros zip around us, our trucks seem to be caught in a time warp.
- Nlc Inks Pact With German Company And Iit-Madras (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The research collaboration is to replenish ground water level
"Simple rainwater harvesting technique will not serve the purpose"
NLC has already adopted a technology successfully to recharge water level at two natural points
- For Beijing, Terrorist And Victim Are Same (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 13, 2006)
China holds the key to containing Islamist terror in Asia, but its backing of Pakistan to countervail India does not augur well, says Cecil Victor.
- Choice Is Clear (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 13, 2006)
Kumaraswamy's way, or highway----It is typical of the infuriating ironies of Indian politics that the Golden Quadrilateral, the highway development programme that is contemporary India's showpiece infrastructure project, has swiftly seen a change . . .
- Solar Power Competes With Diesel, Dung In Himalayas (Reuters, Neil Chatterjee, Jun 13, 2006)
The Tibetan monk fingers his beads as he climbs up the stone steps of a 1,000-year-old monastery perched on a hilltop spur overlooking the Himalayas.
- "Harness Atomic Energy For Food Security" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 13, 2006)
Swaminathan's call at BARC golden jubilee
- Us Could, India Can (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Jun 13, 2006)
It is not only military belligerence and arm-twisting economics that has raised the US to the pinnacle of political power. It is also for the fact that there was a time when that country embraced all.
- Greek To Us (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 13, 2006)
A shoebox-sized metallic device retrieved from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck in 1900 that had baffled scientists for years has now been established as the world's oldest surviving astronomical computer.
- Too Much At Stake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
Biotechnology is not merely a business proposal
- India-Japan Ties: More Hay To Make From The Rising Sun (Business Line, AJAY KHANNA, Jun 13, 2006)
Given India Inc's newfound confidence in its ability to compete globally, it can look at Japan as much as a market as a source of knowhow and finance. "Incredible India" is finding increasing resonance in Japan, too.
- Stone-Age Tools Dug Out Of ‘Tiger Hole’ (Tribune, G.S. Mudur, Jun 13, 2006)
An assortment of stone-age tools buried in a cave in the western coastal district of Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri has provided the first evidence of a cave shelter of human ancestors on India’s coastline.
- International Call (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jun 13, 2006)
While most ministers try to escape the Indian summer, a few have more important things on their plate, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- Sc Asks For Pro-Quota Protest Status Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court today ordered the Centre to ensure that no strike — ‘‘for or against’’ the proposed 27 per cent reservation policy for OBCs in educational institutions — took place and asked it to submit a status report . . .
- Riddle Of Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Probing the enigma of life has been the prime quest of man since time immemorial. Religion, philosophy, science or reason has yet to postulate a satisfactory explanation in this regard.
- Lgeil Plans New Unit For Washing Machines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Will concentrate on manufacturing range using `Direct Drive' technology
- Long On Promises, Short On Delivery: The Budget For 2006-07 (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Jun 13, 2006)
The manner in which the budget speech in the National Assembly was delivered the other day, one was left wondering if it was connected with the budget for the year 2006-07 or an act of mocking at the performance of previous civilian governments with . . .
- Be Alert (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 13, 2006)
One can only but take an extremely serious view of the targetted militant activity in the State.
- Marx On India Under The British (Hindu, VENKATESH ATHREYA, Jun 13, 2006)
His essays in The New York Daily Tribune thoroughly expose the hypocrisy of "Free Traders"
- What Would Life Be Like Without All That It? (Hindu, Andrew Shanahan, Jun 13, 2006)
Without modern technology it would be peaceful, but what would we do all day?
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 13, 2006)
A few readers say that the heading "Karat terms diversionary move to cut tax on oil in Congress-ruled States" (June 11, 2006) is clumsy.
- In India, More College Seats To Lower Castes (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 13, 2006)
When Nitin Kamble was growing up, a career in information technology was unimaginable. He was, after all, born into a low-caste community, and raised in a tiny hamlet in rural India.
- It's More About Equity Than Equality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
More than reservation, creating the right learning atmosphere for the OBC's and tribals is the best long term solution.
- Dont’ Worry About Tomorrow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength.
- A Regional Grouping Spreads Its Wings (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 13, 2006)
Whether one sees it as a forum for regional cooperation and stability or as a new military alliance along the lines of NATO, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation today is an international body of considerable weight.
- "Multiwire Gold 60", The Latest In Granite-Cutting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
The latest technology innovation in granite cutting is the creation of gold 60 multi-wire diamond sawing machine by Bideseimpianti, Italy.
- The Importance Of Nurturing Talent (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 12, 2006)
Statistically, talent is equally distributed among all communities and classes. The final success depends on how well the talent is nurtured.
- The Spiritual Quest Within Us All (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jun 12, 2006)
The Bible (Mathew – 4,4) reminds the seeking spirit, “Man shall not live by bread alone.” An ancient Sanskrit aphorism also points out that he alone lives, on whose account many others are also enabled to live, as contrasted to the crow, which merely . .
- The 100 Million Club (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 12, 2006)
Lowering of tariffs and a constructive policy regime have raised the cell phone numbers 100 fold in six years.
- Expedite Foreign Banks Entry (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 12, 2006)
The large queue of foreign banks awaiting easier entry regulations in 2009 calls for a re-look at the time frame.
- Ramachandra Gowda Warns Nice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
If the company tries to go beyond its limits, it will have to face the consequences'
- Much Ado About Reservation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 12, 2006)
Social justice can be ensured by rearranging the starting blocks rather than interfering with the race. This is the method adopted by JNU, where the underprivileged are allowed some grace marks while competing with others.
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