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Articles 8721 through 8820 of 17201:
- Politics Rarely Takes A Vacation (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 06, 2006)
The New Year is upon us and politics rarely takes a vacation. Last six months I have written consistently about the Third Front and this is more than a reality and by the middle of 2006 we will see two large groups emerging to change the current . . .
- Nalgonda, A Hub Of Militant Activity? (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Jan 06, 2006)
Police suspect that the youth received training in Pakistan, Bangladesh Youth came into contact with hardened terrorists while serving time in prison for various crimes. This helped organisations build their terror network.
- Pak- Nepal Nexus (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jan 06, 2006)
It should have been expected that sooner or later both China and Pakistan would want to fish in the troubled waters in Nepal and, sure enough, Beijing has already delivered truckloads of weapons for the Royal Nepal Army and Pakistan is preparing . . .
- Amu Not A Minority Institution: Hc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Upholds striking down of 50 pc quota
The Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court today upheld with some modifications its last year’s single-judge Bench judgment terming as ‘unconstitutional the granting of minority status to the . . .
- President Kalam's Stress On Conserving Water Bodies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
First Citizen holds interaction with farmers and children
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has stressed on the need for conserving water bodies as part of drought mitigation measures, and asked farmers in dry land areas to cultivate jatropha.
- City Flights (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 06, 2006)
Mumbai figured fifth and Delhi ninth in the top 10 most populated cities of the world list in a 2001 UN study.
- A Good Start, Indeed, To The New Year (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jan 06, 2006)
BSNL, the public sector telecom giant, gave its landline customers a New Year gift by slashing rentals by as much as 28%, from Rs 250 per month to Rs 180 per month, ...
- Talaq: What? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 06, 2006)
A mob cannot take away the rights
The nebulous entity called “community” is supposed to be the conscience keeper of a collective of persons and ensure that they adhere to certain basic decencies.
- Trade And Social Concerns (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Jan 06, 2006)
There were 6,000 negotiators, 3,000 registered business and NGO lobbyists, and some 5,000 stakeholder-protesters from 149 countries at the WTO’s recent Hong Kong ministerial.
- Task Force On Global Strategic Developments — Need Unclear, Purpose Undefined (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 06, 2006)
If a Task Force is not to end up as a monumental wool-gathering enterprise, its purpose should be delineated in sharp and clear terms.
- Privacy `Googled'? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 06, 2006)
Google Earth may be the `spy-in-the-sky' snooping on the globe, but Google itself has penetrated deep into individual privacy.
- Stem Cell Research In India — Still In The Embryonic Stage (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Jan 06, 2006)
Given the huge disease burden and the need for organs, affordable diagnostics and therapies, the promise that stem cells offer needs to be exploited to the fullest.
- Bsnl To Introduce Latest Hi-Speed Broadband Tech — Floats Global Tender For Gpon (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Jan 06, 2006)
You will soon get broadband connection with speeds greater than one gigabit per second with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd floating a global tender for supply of the latest in broadband technology — Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON).
- Kalam Greets Kids (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today announced an essay competition and gave homework to students at the Indian Science Congress.
- Clandestine Nuclear Deals Traced To Sudan (Hindu, Ian Cobain, Jan 06, 2006)
Hi-tech equipment imported into the country has disappeared Intelligence agencies suspect the equipment has been traded by the nuclear proliferation racket headed by the Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan.
- 3-D Films At Science & Technology Museum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
A 3-D movie theatre, the first of its kind in the State, has started functioning on the Science & Technology Museum campus here on Thursday.
- Nuclear Energy For India Important Step Forward: Rice (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 06, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the prospect of India having civilian nuclear energy could be an "enormously important step" forward as it is welcomed not only by the US but also by members in the Nuclear Suppliers Group and IAEA chief Moh
- Arrested Militant Gave Clues On Let Links: Bangalore Police (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Abul Rehman, arrested in connection with the Indian Institute of Science terror attack, has provided clues on his links with the Pakistan-based outfit, a top police official said today.
- 'India Having Nuclear Energy Important Step' (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 06, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said the prospect of India having civilian nuclear energy could be an "enormously important step" forward as it is welcomed not only by the US but also by members in the Nuclear Suppliers Group and IAEA chief Moh
- Special Measures Helped Ttdc Earn Rs. 8.6 Crore Profit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
32nd edition of the Tourism and Industrial Exhibition opens
- Web-Based Education Planned By Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Faculty of private colleges can acquire additional qualifications
Anna University has proposed to introduce "web-based education" from 2006-2007 for facilitating faculty in affiliated private engineering colleges to acquire ME qualification.
- Fao Chief Sees Role For Indian Scientists In Food Security (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Jan 06, 2006)
They could share expertise for modernising small-scale farming
Collaborative initiative to eliminate hunger in 10 years
To be done in a phased manner with developed countries' support
- Kalam Plans Big Solar Plant (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Jan 06, 2006)
A five-MW solar plant will be set up in the Rashtrapati Bhavan will by the year-end, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said on Thursday.
- A Farmer's Record (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Jan 06, 2006)
Chinthala Venkat Reddy wanted a cost-effective way to restore soil fertility without using fertilizers. His efforts have borne fruit and the farmer from Lothukunta is now waiting for a patent for his technique.
- Scientists Must Play Leading Role In Pura Project, Says Kalam (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Jan 06, 2006)
They must provide scientific, technological leadership
Says the community can help set up 100 PURA centres
Must comprise village knowledge centres, agri-clinics, tele-education, water treatment plants
- Indian, Australian Experts To Meet On It Security (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Jan 06, 2006)
Legal issues, standards among subjects to be discussed Threat of electronic warfare can paralyse a country's capabilities in delivering services including power, gas, raid, road and air transport systems and financial or banking networks
- Ncert Incentive For Dropouts To Return To School (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Jan 06, 2006)
There is now an incentive for school dropouts to go back to school in 2006 and stay on till the PhD degree. In an attempt to make the National Talent Promotion Scheme more inclusive, the National Council for Educational Research and Training . . .
- A Little Bit Of Modesty, Perhaps (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 06, 2006)
It’s heartening to hear that the country’s proposed tsunami warning system will be in place soon and will be based on state-of-the-art technology.
- Us ‘Absolutely Opposes’ Iran-India Gas Line (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
‘New Delhi can oppose but might not want to sacrifice its ties with Washington’
- Halfway House In Loom Town (Indian Express, Sunita Arora, Jan 06, 2006)
India’s textile and apparel exports grew by up to 15 per cent in the first post-quota year. With a few pragmatic reforms, it could be much more, says Sunita Arora
- Turning On Genes To Treat Diseases (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
However, there are concerns on account of insects becoming resistant to the Bt toxin and of a foreign gene being consistently present in the cotton plant.
- Kalam Gives Tips To Farmers (Deccan Herald, K Jayalakshmi, Jan 06, 2006)
“My theatre of action, Pokhran is beautiful to me.” It was President A P J Abdul Kalam at his candid best at the 93rd Science Congress answering a query from a farmer in faraway Rajasthan.
- Will Govt Apathy Kill Good Cinema? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jan 06, 2006)
On the tenth day of the screening of ‘Beru’, the national award-winning Kannada film on corruption, in Shimoga last fortnight, the movie’s director P Seshadri got a call from the theatre: “Sir, there are two people in the audience. What do we do?”
- Latin America’S Two Left Wings (Indian Express, JORGE CASTANEDA, Jan 06, 2006)
Don’t confuse those leaders who spring from a communist or socialist past with those who trace their roots to old-fashioned populism, says JORGE CASTANEDA
- Bangalore Police Bring Suspect In Iisc Attack To Nalgonda (Hindu, S.Ramu, Jan 06, 2006)
Accused person's house searched for three hours
A Bangalore crime branch team on Thursday brought Mohammad Razi-Ur Rehman alias Abdul Rehman (34), an alleged accused in the attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), to Nalgonda amid . . .
- Ysr Seeks Scientists' Counsel On Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Modern practices is a must for farmers to reap benefits
Farmer suicides almost stopped in the State, says YSR
- Kalam Launches `Kidney Care Project' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Says it is time adequate attention is paid to the healthcare sector
Calls for solution to kidney transplant through stem cell research
Stresses the need to create awareness about cadaver kidney transplant
- Can Pakistan Reform? (Frontpagemag, Robert T. McLean, Jan 05, 2006)
For months, Pakistani President Musharraf has been locked in a fierce political struggle with leaders of Pakistan’s religious schools, or madrasas. Represented by the powerful political organization Wifaqul-Madaris, . . .
- Delhi Police On Alert (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Jan 05, 2006)
Police Commissioner given inputs on presence of militants
Army HQ, Golf Course among likely targets
Groups operating from the Kashmir valley considered a real threat
Bangladesh-based militants found more inclined towards "fidayeen" attacks
- Japan, India To Start Talks To Bridge Nuclear Divide (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
India and Japan agreed on Wednesday to launch talks on nuclear issues in a bid to resolve differences as New Delhi pushes its ambition to become the world's sixth atomic power and boost energy production.
- Pakistan's Consulate Plan Scuppered In Mumbai (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jan 05, 2006)
Tenants of a high-rise office building in India's financial capital have stopped Pakistan from reopening a long-delayed consulate there, saying crowds of visa seekers would present a security threat.
- In Search Of Excellence (The Economic Times, TOM PETERS , Jan 05, 2006)
People and organisations are not “rational” in the ways strategy, business, and organisation are typically taught. It’s dangerous to try to force a simplistic and misguided rationality on the way we manage. You cannot just manage “by the numbers.”
- Value To Rural Markets (Telegraph, Alok K. Chattopadhyay, Jan 05, 2006)
When the regulation regime came into effect, the Agriculture Produce Market Committees in India geared up to the change. West Bengal, with its rich manpower, can easily lead the way in rural development enterprises, provided there is a political . . .
- Police Claim Maoist Rout (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Battling Maoists through eight days in dense jungles on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, police claim to have shot dead five guerrillas including a deputy commander, injured five and arrested 15.
- Japanese Agency To Conduct Survey On Freight Corridors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Japan International Cooperation Agency to conduct a survey for Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah links
- Iisc Attack: Vital Information Gathered In Chennai (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , Jan 05, 2006)
Two more secured from Kolar district for interrogation
The Bangalore police have reportedly gathered "vital" information from two persons in Chennai on the attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here.
- Ysr Pins High Hopes On Overseas Telugus (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Jan 05, 2006)
State to put its best forward at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Telugu diaspora can offer expertise in core areas such as IT, BT and pharma
The picture is not rosy on the foreign investments front
Power tariff for industries is the lowest
- For A Second Farm Revolution (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 05, 2006)
Shall we consider it a good New Year augury that at the recent Indian Science Congress, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, called for a second Green Revolution and urged scientists to work towards it?
- Uphold Righteousness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
The entire creation is sustained by Dharma and human beings have a moral responsibility to uphold righteousness for the sake of the welfare of the entire world.
- India, Japan One On Dialogue (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
India and Japan would set up a high-level annual dialogue on disarmament and non-proliferation, which could be used to reach a common ground for support for change in guidelines in the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group.
- Iran Trying To Make Nuke Missile: Report (Deccan Herald, Ian Cobain, Jan 05, 2006)
The leak of the intelligence report may signal a growing frustration at Iran’s refusal to bow to western demands that it abandon its programme to produce fuel for a Russian-built nuclear reactor due to come on stream this year.
- A Place For India In `Asian' Century (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jan 05, 2006)
China revising its GDP growth rates and the launch of SAFTA mark the arrival of Asia on the world scene. Both have implications for India. The first demanding a re-visit to the national income statistics to factor in the contribution of the . . .
- You Can't Be Too Busy To Think Of Bcm (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 05, 2006)
The basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) have joined hands to bring forth a consultative document titled . . .
- Import Duties: Levy Of Flat Rates (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jan 05, 2006)
This has reference to the piece, I beg to differ with ET by Mr Rahul Bajaj The earlier ET editorial had suggested a single flat rate of duty on import goods, a reform which has been advocated by many well-meaning reformists over the years.
- Second Green Revolution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 05, 2006)
Scientists have to lend a helping hand
The Prime Minister’s call to scientists, while addressing the Indian Science Congress in Hyderabad on Tuesday, to play a role in creating rural jobs and making technologies affordable to small farmers . . .
- Sino-Pak N-Cooperation Has To Meet Iaea Safeguards: Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
The United States has said it has noted reports of Pakistan trying to acquire civilian nuclear reactors from China and stressed that Beijing “understands” that any cooperation with Pakistan would have to be under IAEA safeguards.
- Expert Against Aping Pacific Tsunami-Warning System (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Renowned earthquake expert Mr Harsh Gupta today said that India should not emulate the Pacific Tsunami Warning System as it generates seventy per cent false alarms.
- Indian System Will Rule Out False Tsunami Alarms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Official says mechanism to be in place by September 2007
Key elements will be in place by March
System incorporates storm surge forecast
Encompasses near-real time determination of parameters in 2 Indian Ocean zones
- Kalam Arrives In City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam arrived late on Wednesday evening on a 20-hour visit, primarily to participate in the 93rd Indian Science Congress. He will spend at least six hours at the Children's Science Congress.
- Iran Trying To Assemble Nuclear Missile: Report (Hindu, Ian Cobain, Jan 05, 2006)
Syria, Pakistan also buying rocket technology
The Iranian government has been successfully scouring Europe for the sophisticated equipment needed to develop a nuclear bomb, according to the latest western intelligence assessment of the country's . . .
- India, Japan Agree On Annual N-Dialogue (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
In trying to build a greater understanding on nuclear issues, India and Japan agreed today to start an annual dialogue on nuclear matters under the framework of disarmament and non-proliferation.
- India, Japan To Hold Annual Talks On Nuclear Issue (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
India and Japan Wednesday [4 January] decided to launch high-level annual talks on nuclear issue,
- ‘Scientists’ Attitude To World Must Change’ (Deccan Herald, K Jayalakshmi, Jan 05, 2006)
As a society we are now focused only on making money with the result that our children have nothing to imbibe except the same pursuit of money.
- Moving Forward In Space (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 05, 2006)
In all probability, this will be the year the Indian Space Research Organisation completes ground testing of the indigenous cryogenic stage. ISRO will then be in a position to fly the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) . . .
- Ap A Breeding Ground For Terrorists? (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jan 05, 2006)
At least 15 youth who have been involved in terror activities such as targeting political leaders, places of worship and making bombs are from Nalgonda district, according to police statistics here.
- Us Warns As Report Adds Fuel To Iran’S N-Fire (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Iran has been scouring Europe for the sophisticated equipment needed to develop a nuclear bomb, according to a western intelligence assessment of the country’s weapons programme, a report in British newspaper The Guardian says.
- Reaching Science To The Farm (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 05, 2006)
From the podium at the Indian Science Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a second Green Revolution to follow the one that three decades ago turned the country from an abject importer of foodgrain to a self-sufficient producer.
- Indo-Russian Ties (Tribune, Ash Narain Roy, Jan 05, 2006)
Till the closing years of the 20th century, neither strategic thinkers nor astrologers of power had any inkling about the rise of Asia, “Chindia” in particular, as a global economic powerhouse.
- Koreans Lost A National Hero In The Stem-Cell Scandal. But Their Scientists Still Lead The Way In Biotech Research (Indian Express, B.J. LEE, Jan 05, 2006)
The world’s stem-cell hub at Seoul National University Hospital seemed like the epicentre of global biotechnology when it was dedicated last October. The new lab was built chiefly to house Hwang Woo Suk, South Korea’s stem-cell-research pioneer, . . .
- Anna University To Undertake 3d Radar Terrain Mapping Of Coastline (Indian Express, V AYYAPPAN, Jan 05, 2006)
Institute of Remote Sensing (IRS) of Anna University will carry out Airbourne Radar Terrain Mapping along the coastline stretching from Nagapattinam to Nellore to facilitate disaster mitigation.
- Iisc Attack: Three Detained In Chennai (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
A special police team from Bangalore and the Chennai Police detained a Mangalore-based suspect Alim Basheer Mysori in Chennai today in connection with Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, attack. Two other suspects from Mulbagal and Chintamani,
- In 2006, Watch This Space... (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 05, 2006)
The year 2006 is likely to see a radical change in India’s foreign policy posture and status.
- Air India Looks To Iaf For Pilots (Indian Express, LEKHA AGARWAL, Jan 05, 2006)
After signing a historic Rs 35,000-crore deal with Boeing to buy 68 new aircraft, Air India is now busy shopping for pilots to fly them.
- Art Of Investing By Inertia (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 05, 2006)
Self-Control, inertia, procrastination. Human, touchable, endearing terms.
- Ramachandran Divested Of Pollution Control (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
In protest, he keeps away from Cabinet meeting: Sujanapal sworn in Minister
- No Let Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 05, 2006)
Terrorism’s pan-Indian footprint demands a pan-Indian security strategy
- The Green Card (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 05, 2006)
In an economy heady with its success in information technology, it is easy to forget that industrially advanced regions like California or countries like France are also leading agricultural producers.
- Strike At The Core (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 05, 2006)
Bangalore police and intelligence services deserve kudos for the arrest of Mohammed Raiz-ur Rehman, head of LeT operations in south India within a week of the December 28, 2004, attack on Bangalore’s prestigious Indian Institute of Science . . .
- No More An Elite (Deccan Herald, T R SHASTRI, Jan 05, 2006)
From a bookkeeper to a discontented salesman, the profile of a manager has changed
- After Iisc Terror Attack, Meet Sees Scientists, Cops In Equal Numbers (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Jan 04, 2006)
The shadow of the tragic shootout at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore—when terrorists shot dead a mathematics professor last week—loomed so large over the inauguration of the Indian Science Congress here, that the annual gathering . . .
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