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Articles 5921 through 6020 of 17201:
- State's Share In Funding Higher Education (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Apr 10, 2006)
Two academicians speak out on quality in the context of increasing privatisation of advanced studies
- Democracy Now? (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Apr 10, 2006)
"The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations."
- Reinventing Government (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 10, 2006)
Reinventing government is a hobby horse that many think-tanks and seminars ride every now and then.
- The Awesome Power Of Love (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Apr 10, 2006)
A song in the Hindi film, Bobby runs, mein shayar to nahin; magar ey hasin, jab se dekha mein ne tujhko mujhko, shayari aa gayi (I am not a poet but O! damsel, the moment I saw you, poetry came unto me).
- Votes In The Time Of Tv (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 10, 2006)
The phenomenon of political life following art in Tamil Nadu is all set to enter a new phase. The original scriptwriter in Mr Karunanidhi has finally led him to break away from the formula of pitting one star against another.
- Managing The Knowledge Workers (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Apr 10, 2006)
The breed that will make a difference in a service economy is clearly the expert or knowledge worker, although the Internet, by making knowledge more open, will cut the ground beneath the expert's feet. Mere possession of rare facts and figures . . .
- Us Denies N-Deal Is Anti-China (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
The United States has rejected an increasingly popular notion in some circles, shared also in Beijing, that its initiative to build an across-the-board partnership with India is aimed at counterbalancing the growing might of China.
- Left To Review Govt Support After Polls (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 08, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) on Friday said it would review its support for the government after state elections are out of the way next month.
- Problems In Textbook Screening (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Apr 08, 2006)
The Education, Science and Technology Ministry has screened and approved 306 textbooks, most of them for first-year high-school students, for use from next spring.
- Pakistan, Spain To Strengthen Trade, Security Cooperation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Shaukat calls for even-handed approach on civilian nuclear technology
- Pack Journalism Can Be Lethal (Japan Times, GREGORY CLARK, Apr 08, 2006)
Some call it pack journalism. It is also lazy journalism.
- Stifling Competition In Europe (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
How do we Europeans become more innovative and competitive? According to a recent European Commission study, we are already 20 years behind the U.S. information technology industry, and we are spending a paltry 1.9 percent of our combined gross . . .
- Poor Health (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 08, 2006)
Preventive action is necessary to check epidemics
- Silly Man From Shanghai (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 08, 2006)
The internet has certainly revolutionized the modern world. But it has also bred a global community of recklessly silly people.
- The Low-Down On India-Us Nuclear Dea (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 08, 2006)
Pakistan seems to have woken up to the United States-India nuclear deal the two countries signed during President George Bush’s visit to South Asia last month.
- Long Live Our Dead Ghosts (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 08, 2006)
Arjun Singh, we are told by his fans in the Congress, possesses one sharp political brain. L.K. Advani, his disciples in the BJP would tell you, is a genuinely creative political strategist.
- Not Just Iit And Iim, Arjun Quota Regime To Cover All (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Apr 08, 2006)
Not just IIMs, IITs and Central universities. Top academic institutes, cutting across various fields, from medicine to law, film to fashion, hotel management to mass communication, are set to come under HRD Minister Arjun Singh’s plan to impose . . .
- ‘India Needs Eight Nuclear Plants For Self-Defence’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
An Indian minister forcefully defended his country’s designation of eight of 22 nuclear reactors for military purposes under a US-Indian civilian nuclear cooperation pact now being considered by the US Congress.
- Treat India, Pakistan Equally, Aziz Asks Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
PM says AQ Khan chapter closed
Calls for diplomatic efforts to resolve Iran nuclear crisis
Says no militant training camps in Pakistan
- In Deep Waters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 08, 2006)
Punish all who stole secrets
- Create Mobile Legal Aid System For Rural Litigants: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
President tells judges to encourage out-of-court settlement in villages
President's advice
Network all dispute-resolving systems
Make important judgments accessible to young lawyers
Take a re-look at cases pending for several years
- Ministry Justifies Quota Proposal In Iits, Iims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
It is a constitutional mandate now: Arjun
Points out to consensus across political spectrum for such a move
Maharashtra Minister thanks Centre
- Sitting On Judgement (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 08, 2006)
Judicial reforms hinge crucially on the availability of more empirical data to iron out systemic flaws, says Upamanyu Hazarika
- In The Wake Of The Bush Visit (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Apr 08, 2006)
In the aftermath of President George Bush’s visit, too much importance is being attached to inanities, while among the important points only the nuclear deal with India has monopolised comments, giving an impression as if all that matters to . . .
- Hu’S Eight Commandments (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 08, 2006)
After Hu Jintao, the President of China and Chairman of the CPC, issued a set of eight do’s and eight don’ts to improve the moral standards of Chinese people, the party has gone into an overdrive.
- Oily Skid Is Just Dangerously Around The Corner (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 08, 2006)
Chindia' will require increasingly high amounts of energy for its growth, points out Stephen Leeb in The Coming Economic Collapse. As alternative energy, biodiesel is well poised "to enter both the vocabulary and the fuel tanks," predicts Lyle . . .
- Nuclear Deal: Us Tilts And India Bends (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 07, 2006)
As the Bush administration — seeing a tilt in the Congress towards the India-US nuclear deal — redoubles its efforts to win over the fence-sitters, India is helping to move the deal along by committing to become a part of the global . . .
- Inflation Below 4 Pc, Gloats Fm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today announced that the rate of inflation has gone down below 4 per cent and that the UPA government was taking steps to maintain price stability to keep it at this level.
- Planet Fetish (Telegraph, Pathik Guha, Apr 07, 2006)
Dava Sobel’s prize-winning bestseller, Longitude, was about the 18th-century clockmaker John Harrison’s bid to save lives at sea because of the inability to determine an East-West position.
- In The Twilight Zone (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2006)
It’s the realm of the unknown; it deals with the supernatural world and its possible influences, it’s a quality hidden from our senses — it’s occult tradition that has had a very special place in the history of social evolution both in the West . . .
- Poultry Industry Sees International Conspiracy Behind Birdflu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The poultry industry, which has been hit hard by the birdflu, sees an "international conspiracy" behind the birdflu outbreak of the disease at Navapur in Maharashtra.
- India-Iran Relations Cause For Concern In Congress (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Tragedy To Farce (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, Apr 07, 2006)
Ever since the French Revolution of 1789, France has attracted worldwide attention for political upheavals, in striking contrast to a relatively more tranquil England.
- Policing The Ramp (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 07, 2006)
The Maharashtra Legislative Council is hankering after model citizens.
- The Silliness Of Some Scientific Methods (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 07, 2006)
The magnificence of science in unravelling the secrets of the natural world has on hundreds of occasions proven to be undoubtedly resplendent.
- Post Office As Multi-Product Corporation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 07, 2006)
The government is reportedly considering a proposal to transform the small saving schemes operated through post offices by converting the post office itself into a bank.
- An Ideal Opportunity To Act Decisively (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Apr 07, 2006)
The failure of prosecution in several cases has re-focused public attention on our justice . . .
- We Do Not Have Any (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2006)
Iran’s response has been obscured with news about its potential to threaten international stability
- Share Of Customs In Government Revenue Will Decline: Fm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Role of customs in future will be enforcement, trade facilitation
- We Are Pushing For South Asia Moratorium On Fissile Material Production, Says Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
"We've told the Indians they need to be helpful in that. They've promised that they will"
We are trying to get the work done on that ourselves"
Iranian navy ships had recently visited an Indian port, says Senator
The United States has concerns over
- `Brand Bangalore Will Be Promoted' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Government will give all help to IT industry: Kumaraswamy
- Enhance Supply Chain To Create Jobs: Infosys Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
`There is need to introduce automation to improve productivity' `Outsourcing has become synonymous with software. We have to go beyond that and include manufacturing in that definition as China has done.'
- Kathmandu Clamps Night Curfew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Attempt to thwart Thursday's anti-King general strike sponsored by Opposition
- Us Professor Believes Jesus Walked On Floating Ice, Not Water (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The New Testament says that Jesus walked on water, but a Florida university professor believes there could be a less miraculous explanation — he walked on a floating piece of ice.
- Patkar Arrested, Shifted To Aiims (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
In a dramatic midnight swoop, Delhi Police today arrested Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Ms Medha Patkar, on an indefinite hunger-strike here, took her to a hospital following deterioration in her condition.
- Catwalk Snafus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 06, 2006)
Just how sick and narrow-minded a society we are becomes evident from the ridiculous fuss that has been generated by what the trade describes as “wardrobe malfunctioning”.
- India Should Adopt Brazilian Model To Check Spread Of Birdflu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
India could adopt the Brazilian model while formulating steps to check spread of birdflu to other parts of the country, according to poultry and veterinary scientists.
- Indo-Us N Deal Has Serious Implications (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday said Pakistan is against increase in the permanent members of the Security Council and in favour of enhancing only non-permanent members to make the organization more representative and equitable.
- The Architect's New Clothes (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Apr 06, 2006)
Buildings in the country betray our slavish mentality, thanks to our failure to connect with the past, says Chitvan Gill
- Fcc Conference (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 06, 2006)
The second day of the 59th Formation Commanders' Conference(FCC) was mostly devoted to briefings and discussions on matters of professional importance.
- Three-Year Roadmap For India’S Globalisation (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Apr 06, 2006)
India’s economic vision calls for a high, sustained GDP growth, low poverty and unemployment levels, and fuller integration into the world economy. This will help India join the major global league.
- Gandhi Evoked For All Manner Of Causes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Two major nonviolent protests this week in India are being used by both the left and right.
- China Sends Big Business Group To U.S. (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Apr 06, 2006)
Chinese leaders, eager to improve relations with the United States ahead of the first ever visit there by President Hu Jintao later this month, have dispatched a large delegation of businessmen and economic officials both to display . . .
- Justice For All, For Social Stability (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Apr 06, 2006)
It is a matter of self-interest for the power-class to quickly mend the system before it breaks.
- Nbcc Branches Out Into Powert (The Economic Times, G Ganapathy Subramaniam & Jayanthi Iyengar, Apr 06, 2006)
Buoyed by the boom in construction, National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) plans to branch out into new areas of business including power.
- The India Hype Is Ahead Of Reality (The Financial Express, R SESHASAYEE, Apr 06, 2006)
The economic growth India has achieved, to quote the finance minister, is ‘quite a heady mix’ and we saw the effect recently in Davos, where the world looked at India with great interest. We discovered our importance in that milieu.
- Police Remove Medha To Hospital (Hindu, Garimella Subramaniam, Apr 06, 2006)
In a midnight swoop, the police on Wednesday removed the fasting Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader, Medha Patkar, to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Kalam Stresses On Capacity Building Among Students (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Delivering the plenary address at a conference on the theme 'Revisit Indian Education Vision 2020' organised by the Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI), here last evening, the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, stressed on the need for . . .
- A Flawed Business Model (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Apr 06, 2006)
Pakistan’s chronic trade deficit this year to record the highest deficit level in its history.
- 'What Did I Achieve By My Secular Credentials?' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 06, 2006)
None can predict his mercurial political actions. The debate continues whether former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda was behind his son H D Kumaraswamy's coronation as Karnataka CM. Gowda tells Naheed Ataulla and Rakesh P that his . . .
- Catwalk Snafus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 05, 2006)
Just how sick and narrow-minded a society we are becomes evident from the ridiculous fuss that has been generated by what the trade describes as “wardrobe malfunctioning”.
- Strategic Horizon Of Indo-Us Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
The India-United States agreement is in line with Bush's objective of curbing Islamist strength which is dependent on petroleum, says Prafull Goradia
- Wto Brings China And Taiwan To Bargaining Table (International Herald Tribune, David Lague, Apr 05, 2006)
When Lai Shin-yuan, a Taiwan lawmaker, learned last year that a group of towel manufacturers from one of the poorest counties on the island planned to take action under World Trade Organization rules to stem a flood of cheap imports from China, she knew i
- Integration Strategy Is Key To M&a Success (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Apr 05, 2006)
In the absence of proper planning, more than half of the recent M&As have failed to deliver
- `Indian Kids Are Increasingly Becoming Technologically Savvy' (Hindu, Madhur Tankha, Apr 05, 2006)
With 40 per cent of the children living in 14 cities across the country using computers, 74 per cent of them aspiring to own jazzy mobile camera phones and an overwhelming majority picking up a leading mobile phone brand as their favourite, Indian . . .
- U.S. Plays Down Iran Ship Visits To India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 05, 2006)
The United States on Monday confirmed that two Iranian navy ships had visited Indian ports last month, but played down the contact as the Bush administration struggles to win congressional approval for a landmark U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal.
- U.S. Lawmaker Backs India Deal As Congress Mulls Changes (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 05, 2006)
A leading Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday voiced strong support for a landmark nuclear energy deal with India and predicted the U.S. Congress would eventually approve the controversial accord.
- Popularizing Science Among Children (Daily Excelsior, Arvind Gupta, Apr 05, 2006)
Before children can understand a thing, they need experience: seeing, touching, hearing, tasting, smelling; choosing ar ranging, putting things together, taking things apart experimenting with real things.
- Lone Rider (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 05, 2006)
Once a charioteer, but not twice shy. This seems to be Mr L.K. Advani’s current belief. In the early Nineties, he moved around the country on a motorized chariot to mobilize Hindu votes and public opinion.
- Rice To Testify On N-Deal Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gets ready to brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow on the advantages of a civil nuclear deal with India, the Bush Administration has stepped up its “intensive lobbying” to defuse growing . . .
- Will India Emerge As Global Power ? (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Apr 05, 2006)
For sceptics, the suggestion of an area of peace in Asia remains wishful thinking.
- American Ceos Join Ranks Over Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 05, 2006)
Ahead of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Congressional testimony on the Indo-US nuclear deal on Wednesday, top US business leaders have asked legislators to pass laws needed for atomic energy cooperation with India saying the "historic opportunity"
- Indian Islamic Schools Offer Lesson In Harmony (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Apr 05, 2006)
Indian schoolgirl Julita Oraon, a devout Christian, never misses Sunday mass, but the rest of her week is spent studying Arabic and Sufi literature among other subjects at an Islamic religious school, or madrasa.
- Peace Won’T Come This Way (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 05, 2006)
The vast majority of western commentators are convinced that last week’s Israeli election signifies a crucial break from the past: for the first time most voters rejected Eretz Israel, the long-nurtured notion that one day the territory of Israel . . .
- Indo-Us Deal Can Spoil Security In Region, Us Told (News International, Mariana Baabar, Apr 05, 2006)
Kasuri shares perspective on issue with Boucher; stresses
package approach to prevent arms race
- Where India’S Brave New World Is Headed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
When 322 of 413 suicides have occurred since just November 1, and 77 take place in March alone, you’d believe it newsworthy. You’d be wrong, though.
- Train Students For Nation Building: Kalam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Tuesday said the qualities for nation building must be inculcated among students right from the time of their primary education.
- Australia, China Sign Uranium Trade Deal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Australia has signed an agreement that will allow it to sell uranium to China for its power stations but not for nuclear weapons.
- Backstory: Cultural Clash Marks India's Boom Time (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
At night, villagers cross intersections to find rest in the darkened alleys behind the bright lights.
- U.S. Plays Down Iran Ship Visits To India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 04, 2006)
The United States on Monday confirmed that two Iranian navy ships had visited Indian ports last month, but played down the contact as the Bush administration struggles to win congressional approval for a landmark U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal.
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