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Articles 8521 through 8620 of 17201:
- Leap Forward In Engineering (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The Government has approved setting up of six new engineering universities of world standard in collaboration with leading international institutions of higher learning. These new centres of excellence would be established at a cost of ninety billion . .
- Vivekananda's Message And Governance (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Jan 12, 2006)
"You may make thousands of societies, twenty thousand political assemblages, fifty thousand institutions. There will be no use unless there is that sympathy, that love, that heart that thinks for all. But where is the heart to build upon ? . . .
- Experts' Team In Shravanabelagola (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Members of the team inspected the statue of Bahubali for close to two hours
Rs. 3.5 crores to be spent on cable-car
ASI has accorded temporary permission for cable-car
State Government wants the facility retained even after the event
- P. C. Thomas Defends Severing Ties With Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
P. C. Thomas, MP, on Wednesday said that he and his colleagues in the Indian Federal Democratic Party (IFDP) had decided to leave the NDA, dissolve the party and merge with the Kerala Congress (Joseph) when they sensed that the BJP would adopt . . .
- Sc Guidelines Enough On Phone Tapping: Patil (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Wednesday virtually disfavored any new law to check phone tapping in the wake of allegations from various political parties on the issue.
- India's Lost Daughters: Abortion Toll In Millions (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 12, 2006)
As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical journal.
- Don't Stymie Services-Led Growth (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Jan 12, 2006)
The rapidly-growing service sector, of which IT is only a part, currently accounts for nearly half of the GDP. In this segment, the role of the non-corporate sector, represented by millions of partnerships and proprietorships firms, has been pivotal . . .
- Lesson From Ipo Scams (Business Line, Sanjiv Agarwal, Jan 12, 2006)
Sanjiv Agarwal on reforms that can check many a market evil
- A Primer On The Evolving Durables Industry (The Financial Express, KR KIM, Jan 12, 2006)
With the Indian economy growing at the pace it is, the consumption story has been hitting the roof. Driven by a young population with access to disposable incomes and easy finance options, the consumer durables’ market has been throwing . . .
- Islam Is Not Mere Sacrificing Animals (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 12, 2006)
The nation is celebrating Eid-ul-Azha today and is sacrificing animals to follow the spirit of Hazrat Ibrahim’s sunnah. Eid congregations were held this morning at millions of open spaces, Eidgahs and mosques across the country, where prayers for the ....
- Infosys Q3 Profit Jumps By Third, Ups Forecasts (Reuters, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jan 12, 2006)
India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd., reported a 31 percent jump in quarterly profit and nudged up its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday as outsourcing gained momentum.
- What’S Under The Carpet? (Telegraph, Debabrata Mohanty, Jan 12, 2006)
Debabrata Mohanty looks at how an indus- trially resurgent Orissa continues to ignore the issue of tribal resettlement and rehabilitation
- Iran Resumes N-Work (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Iran removed seals on its nuclear research facilities on Tuesday, allowing work to resume after a two-year suspension despite warnings from the West of possible UN sanctions, Iranian nuclear authorities said.
- Bugs In The System (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 11, 2006)
The culture of phone tapping speaks volumes — even more than politicians over the phone
- Iran Breaks Seals At Nuclear Site, Set To Begin Fuel Research (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 11, 2006)
Teheran positions gas centrifuges used for uranium enrichment at Natanz facility
- Missing Millions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 11, 2006)
The deeply entrenched bias against girls in Indian society needs to be removed.
- Gigabits And Gandhi — A Realistic Model (Hindu, S.V. Raghavan, Jan 11, 2006)
Fibre optic cables may hold the key to a rural revolution. They can create a multi-purpose infrastructure for the villages of India.
- India Enters Supersonic Race (Hindustan Times, BR Srikanth, Jan 11, 2006)
In the first step towards faster and inexpensive travel in space, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has demonstrated the technology that propels rockets to fly at 4,560 mph — three times faster than the Concorde.
- India's Lost Daughters (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 11, 2006)
NEW DELHI As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical...
- The European Union (Eu) Regards Scientific Collaboration With India As A Strategic Priority (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
The European Union (EU) regards scientific collaboration with India as a "strategic priority" and is looking forward to strengthen cooperation under its Research Framework porgramme, a senior EU official said here on Jan 4.
- 'Pak Still The Hub Of Nuclear Black Market' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Pakistan continues to be the hub of nuclear black market involved in trading surplus goods to other countries despite the uncovering of the proliferation network of disgraced former top scientist AQ Khan two years ago, a report said on Monday citing...
- The Point Of Power (Hindustan Times, Abhishek Singhvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The invitation was unique and so was the topic. ‘Katha’, a ‘profit for all’ NGO, “working in the areas of language,
- Tapping Party Lines (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 11, 2006)
Everybody who is anybody these days just has to announce that his or her phone lines are being tapped.
- Infosys Q3 Net Jumps 31 Per Cent (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd, reported a 31 per cent rise in its quarterly net profit on Wednesday, meeting forecasts, as technology outsourcing gathered momentum.
- Too Clever By Half (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Jan 11, 2006)
The situation between India and Pakistan may not be bleak, as Pakistani spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam clarified on Monday...
- Aborting The Future (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 11, 2006)
SHAMEFUL are the findings in the latest study of female foeticide, according to which over one crore foetuses have been aborted in India during the last 20 years.
- Time To Re-Analyse Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, M.K. Bhatnagar , Jan 11, 2006)
The arms supplies to Nepal, the reported incursion into Bhutan by the Chinese troops, the Yangon - Beijing nexus,
- Terrorists Target Centres Of Growth (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 11, 2006)
THE terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore on December 28 has disturbed the peace of the Garden City. The economic importance of Bangalore as also of Chennai and Hyderabad is sure to attract the attention of terrorist outf
- Coke’S Water-Harvesting Claims ‘Fraudulent’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 11, 2006)
OVER a dozen universities in the United States have terminated contracts with the Coca-Cola company in part because of concerns that the multinational corporation is polluting the environment in India, drastically lowering the water table and selling prod
- Murder In The Womb (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 11, 2006)
It's not a revelation, but a confirmation, that our female fetuses are disappearing faster than we would like to believe.
- Golfing Buddha (The Financial Express, Golfing Buddha , Jan 11, 2006)
For a capitalist, what could be a better gift than an island with a do-it-yourself golf course?
- Three Cheers For Sebi, For Its New Initiatives (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Jan 11, 2006)
It has announced a series of long-awaited reforms in the primary market that are major, yet simple
- Do Grids Hold Answers To Grand Challenges? (The Economic Times, D. Murali , Jan 11, 2006)
BASED on ``1,466 interviews with senior IT influencers and decision makers'', Oracle has found that India leads the world in the big jump of 52 per cent on the `Grid Index'.
- Role Of India And China — Route To Three Billion Mobile Subscribers (The Economic Times, Dan Steinbock, Jan 11, 2006)
IN THE mobile industry, the road to three billion subscribers in 2010 is paved with a global strategy that must capitalise on seemingly contradictory objectives
- Rise Of The Homegrown Terrorist (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 10, 2006)
The Bangalore police haven't yet released a picture of Abdul Rahman, the man suspected to be the mastermind of the attack at the Indian Institute of Science.
- Protest Lodged With Us-Led Forces In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with US-led forces in Afghanistan after a cross-border firing incident over the weekend in which killed eight were people.
- Dealing With Terrorism (Deccan Herald, S Krishnamurthy, Jan 10, 2006)
The militants should be made to realise that the long arm of the law will catch up with them sooner than later
- 'Pakistan Continues To Be Hub Of Nuclear Blackmarket' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan continues to be the hub of nuclear blackmarket involved in trading surplus goods to other countries despite the uncovering of the proliferation network of disgraced former top scientist A Q Khan two years ago, . . .
- Boost To Agriculture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
The Science Congress grappled with the problem of making science work for agriculture
- Nepalese Soldiers Used As Guinea Pigs By Us? (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jan 10, 2006)
The fate of the volunteer soldiers is also not known. Medical researchers in the US and Nepal are now raising concerns that the US intended to use Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, as a guinea pig to find a drug that would help US soldiers
- Russian N-Proposal To Iran 'Sensible' - Sergei Ivanov (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Russia has put forward a "very sensible" proposal to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue and ally international concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme within the IAEA framework, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said.
- Lax Immigration Control Aids Militants: Indian Officials (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Lax vigilance by Indian immigration officials is allowing Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons and explosives from Bangladesh, a top official with India’s border force said on Monday.
- The Mobile Revolution: Global Scale Is Critical (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
From the 1910s to the mid-1990s, the United States dominated the mobile business. It was the delay in the commercialisation of the cellular technology — from 1947 to 1983 - that opened the window of opportunity to mobile challengers in Europe and Asia.
- Technology Has Converged (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 10, 2006)
Trai’s consultation paper on issues relating to convergence and competition in broadcasting and telecommunications only highlights the obvious. The answer to most of the questions asked in the paper is a resounding yes.
- China And India Hold Border Talks In Beijing (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
China and India opened a second round of talks Monday aimed at ironing out difficulties over their disputed border and strengthening their strategic partnership, an Indian official said.
- Pakistan Has Evidence Of Indian Involvement In Balochistan: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan lodges protest with US forces in Afghanistan over cross-border firing incident
No unilateral demilitarisation in Kashmir
- Draft Report On Integrated Energy Policy — Holistic Look At The Different Scenarios (Business Line, S. Narayan, Jan 10, 2006)
The Planning Commission's Draft Report on Integrated Energy Policy takes the broad approach of recommending an enabling environment for optimal energy supply, such that the relative economics of alternatives are left to the combination . . .
- Overseas Indians Unsettled Over Delhi’S View Of Them (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Say government should be open to their ideas and innovation, not just their money
* Troubled by governmnet’s emphasis on money and investment
- It Stands For Indian Talent ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Jan 10, 2006)
One of the most important change in recent times is the perception about India. I was reading Times magazine recently. I browsed through the interview of Peter Mandelson, who is Tony Blair’s most valued adviser. I was struck by what I read.
- Accused Tells Tape Tale (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Anurag Singh, one of the accused in the Amar Singh phone-tapping case, has told police that Bhupendra, the first to be arrested, asked him to sell the CD containing recorded conversations of the Samajwadi Party leader to his political rivals.
- Terror Kept Nris Away: Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs, Oscar Fernandes, on the sidelines of the 4th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, explains how the mega event this year was different from the previous ones, instead of being a carnival to a . . .
- Iran Has The Right To Pursue Nuclear Technology : China's Deputy Foreign Minister For International Affairs (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Iran has the right to pursue nuclear technology, China's deputy foreign minister for international affairs,
- First Generation School-Goer Wins Honours (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Jan 10, 2006)
He bagged first prize in a State-level science competition
- Lax Watch Aids Islamist Militants--India Official (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jan 10, 2006)
Lax vigilance by Indian immigration officials is allowing Islamist militants to smuggle in weapons and explosives from Bangladesh, a top official with India's border force said on Monday.
- Behind Bangalore: The Origins Of The Long Jihad (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 10, 2006)
The first part of an investigation into how the Lashkar-e-Taiba's terror campaign against India was born, and the forces that drive it today
- Bullying Iran Is Not An Option For The West (Hindu, Mary Riddell, Jan 10, 2006)
Before western leaders seek sanctions against Iran, they should put their own houses in order on nuclear weapons and nuclear power.
- Pakistan Lodges Strong Protest With Allied Forces (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday announced that Islamabad has lodged a strong protest with Allied Forces for the killing of eight persons in Waziristan and is also looking into evidence regarding Indian involvement in Balochistan and if needed it will be shared . . .
- Atheists Seem Ready To Believe Anything (Hindu, MADELEINE BUNTING, Jan 10, 2006)
Richard Dawkins's latest attack on religion is not worthy of a great scientist.
- The European Union (Eu) Regards Scientific Collaboration With India As A Strategic Priority (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The European Union (EU) regards scientific collaboration with India as a "strategic priority" and is looking forward to strengthen cooperation under its Research Framework porgramme, a senior EU official said here on Jan 4.
- Islamabad Rules Out Unilateral Demilitarization: India Urged To Show Flexibility (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday made it clear that there would be no unilateral demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir and expressed the hope that India would show flexibility on the issue.
- How Lobbyists Poison Politics (Hindu, Gary Younge, Jan 10, 2006)
The U.S. Congress stands at the pinnacle of American democracy, which the nation is proud — on occasion — to export at the barrel of a gun. Inside, 100 senators and 435 members of the House of Representatives balance the interests of the nation and . . .
- Bones Of Contention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The dictates of reason suggest that the key question in l'affaire Swami Ramdev is whether the ayurvedic `herbal' medicines manufactured by his Divya Yoga Pharmacy meet the requirements of law and public health.
- Agriculture: Striking A Balance (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 10, 2006)
Any reforms agenda for agriculture must focus on technology, credit, and marketing.
- Icar Clinches $250 M Deal (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jan 10, 2006)
The project coincided with the 11th Plan so that the positive outcomes of the project “can be integrated with national development.”
- Terror Suspect Had Visited A Few Places In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Investigation into the terrorist strike on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.)
- `Bioinformatics Gaining Importance In Many Fields' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Seminar throws light on drug development
<17,3p,3p><15,3p>Prizes for the best three papers were presented to A. Mahalakshmi, Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Lady Doak College (1st), B. Vimal, II M.Sc. Biochemistry, Srimad Andavan Arts College, ...
- South Zone Cultural Centre To Preserve Dravidian Art Forms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to participate in Tamil University's silver jubilee celebrations
- Multi-Speciality Hospital Project Still On (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 10, 2006)
The 11,000 sq.ft. hospital will be built at an estimated cost of Rs.8 crores It will have speciality departments such as cardiology and cardio-thoracic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, nephrology, urology and plastic surgery. . . .
- More Cities Join It Bandwagon (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Jan 10, 2006)
After pegging its Information Technology sector to Bangalore for long, Karnataka is opening up to the potential of other cities in a big way.
- A Widening Chasm (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 10, 2006)
Americans, more than most people, treat the passing of one year and the dawn of another as a moment of deep reflection. Many questions get asked. Among them the most frequent ones raised this year are those related to the way the country has . . .
- Protest Marks End Of Pravasi Divas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Protest and controversy marked the presentation ceremony of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards at the concluding function of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2006 today.
- Five Nuclear Powers Send Messages To Iran, Says U.S. (Reuters, Sue Pleming, Jan 10, 2006)
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have sent strong messages telling Iran to halt plans for nuclear fuel research and resume talks with European powers, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
- Farmers Should Be Made Aware Of Benefits Of Bt: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
'Biotechnology can help reduce nutritional deficiencies among the poor'
- Nit-C Ties Up With Taiwan University (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The National Institute of Technology, Calicut (NIT-C), and National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences (KUAS), Taiwan, have agreed to have an academic exchange programme.
- Abdul Kalam Supports Manmohan's Call For Second Green Revolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Says foodgrains production will double to 400 million tonnes
Seeks integration of technology upgradation in harvest operations
Calls for incremental growth rate of two per cent annually in GDP
- Spectre Of Exclusion (Hindu, SRIDHAR SEETHARAMAN , Jan 10, 2006)
Analyses the dimensions of deprivation in Uttar Pradesh amidst no sign of a let-up
- Status Of The Girl Child (Hindu, Andal Damodaran, Jan 10, 2006)
Papers documenting the status of the girl child in the Asian region
- Cultural Crossover (Hindu, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jan 10, 2006)
Documents the musical and cultural history of the classical Hindustani stringed instrument sarod
- ‘12 Moulvis Spreading Terror’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Suspected LeT militant Abdul Rehman, who is in police custody in connection with the IISc attack, was subject to polygraph test at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Madiwala on Monday. According to sources, Rehman had given vital information . . .
- The Greying Of India (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jan 09, 2006)
MODERN medicine and better nutrition have wrought quite a miracle in India. Life expectancy has increased dramatically during the last century and people are also leading a far better life.
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