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Articles 9421 through 9520 of 17201:
- Hands Go Up, Nothing Comes Down (Greater Kashmir, Abdul Waheed Faruqi, Dec 19, 2005)
What does prosperity mean in this part of the world where social degradation, moral corruption and material lust have destroyed the whole fabric of life, Abdul Waheed Faruqi explains the state of affairs in light of a prayer displayed everywhere . . .
- Emotional Support Vital For Cancer Cure: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
He says recovery of patients receiving social support better
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said on Sunday that cancer cure should be addressed both physiologically and psychologically.
- A Scientist On A Mission To Spot Young Talent In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
"Behind every significant scientific discovery there is someone who discovered the scientist in the first place." K. Satyamurty meets S.S. Iyengar, who is keen on helping young researchers realise their potential.
- Gail Lines Up Rs 15000 Cr Projects In Orissa (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Gail (India) Ltd has decided to set up joint venture projects worth over Rs 15,000 crore in Orissa. The projects include a coal gassification plant, pipeline project, petrochemical complex and a power plant.
- Kalam For Country To Embark Upon Second Green Revolution (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
It was time India embarked upon the second green revolution, which would help in increasing productivity in the agricultural sector, President A P J Abdul Kalam said today.
- Project Siksha (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 19, 2005)
The Project Siksha jointly launched on December 9 by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Microsoft Corporation with the laudable objective of making school teachers throughout the State technology-savvy is a momentous step in the direction of raising ...
- Groping For Direction (Tribune, Chetan Chadha, Dec 19, 2005)
Addressing the ASEAN Business Advisory Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur on December 12, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh expressed the hope that the government would soon be able to come up with a ‘positive’ policy formulation for the induction of Foreign
- Explore Real History Of The Nation: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
`Nation's real strength lay in the values its people have nurtured'
- 42 Killed In Chennai Stampede (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Chaos at flood relief centre, former High Court judge to head Commission of Inquiry
- Apply Translational Research In Cancer Treatment: Kalam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today urged the scientific community to explore the potential of the application of translation research for treating cancer patients.
- A Sen-Se Of Our Past (Indian Express, VINAY BHART-RAM, Dec 19, 2005)
Amartya sen is of course a famous economist. What is less well known is that he is also a philosopher.
- ‘A Newspaper Business Has To Grow On The Shoulders Of Smart Marketing’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 19, 2005)
Independent News & Media plc (INM) is a media organisation based in Dublin, Ireland with worldwide interests.
- Kalam For Another Green Revolution (Indian Express, CORPORATE BUREAU, Dec 19, 2005)
It was time India embarked upon the second green revolution, which would help in increasing productivity in the agricultural sector, President A P J Abdul Kalam said today.
- Looking For Leadership (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Dec 19, 2005)
When will India have a leader like David Cameron?” That was how Ashok greeted me on my return to office after a brief trip to London. But it wasn’t a rhetorical question. He meant it.
- Re-Peddling The Fear Of The Foreign Hand (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Dec 19, 2005)
Despite 15 years of liberalisation, despite high growth in every sector in which FDI came and despite no Indian industry being wiped out as a consequence of foreign entry, we are unable to get away from the fear of the foreigner.
- The Global Indian Manager (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-five years after Mr Stephen Turner handed over to Mr P. L. Tandon as the first Indian Chairman of Hindustan Lever Limited, the top job in India in the Anglo-Dutch multinational has gone to a non-Indian, Mr Douglas Bailee.
- Should You Do That Survey? (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Dec 19, 2005)
YOUR opinion counts," cries the announcement about the next version of the employee survey launched by the organisation. The employee reads it and smiles. In his mind, he sees it as yet another "tick in the box" activity, yet another wasted effort.
- Magic Or Religion? (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Dec 19, 2005)
Everyone needs a miracle. And the miracle service providers are two—magic and religion.
- No Let-Up In Friendship With China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Dec 19, 2005)
One cannot but be concerned over the impression, now being voiced by an increasing number of citizens, that our all-weather friendship with China has undergone a decline.
- Hope At Last (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 19, 2005)
It made you laugh. A big hearty laugh. To listen to BJP MP Suresh Chandal claim he knew nothing about the contents of the envelope he personally supplied to the lady seated opposite him. He sought refuge in the specious excuse that, yes, he may, indeed,
- Scientists Spot Rare Gem (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Dec 19, 2005)
For the second time in the world a rare blue gem has been spotted in the hills near Pune — almost 30 years after it was first discovered near Oregon in the US. Known as cavansite, these minerals are exquisitely priced and has big potential . . .
- Kerala's Rubber Revolution (Business Line, Tharian George K, Dec 19, 2005)
The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), which is celebrating its golden jubilee this year, has a number of achievements to its credit.
- Kalam Calls For Second Green Revolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam said the time has come for the country to usher in the second green revolution which would help it increase agricultural productivity.
- Strategic Importance (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Dec 19, 2005)
The July 18 Agreement suggests that the US accepts India’s nuclear capabilities.
- The Confucian Party Of China (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 19, 2005)
For decades since the communist revolution in China, the name of the ancient sage Confucius (551-479 BC) was dirtier than mud. Today Chinese school children are being encouraged to learn the “Analects of Confucius” — a classic compilation of the master’s
- New Zealand Wooing Indian Research Scholars (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
The new policy of the New Zealand Government to promote research studies has thrown up opportunities for Indian scholars, says Neil Quigley of the Victoria University of Wellington. In a chat with J.S. Bablu
- And Now The Culture Dollar (Hindu, SHANTA SERBJEET SINGH, Dec 18, 2005)
It is time to give the thousands of crafts, skills and cultural legacies the recognition of being an economic sector in their own right.
- Gail's Major Plans For Orissa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Will soon finalise energy cooperation agreement with the State
Plans surface coal gasification project at Talcher
1,140-km trunk pipeline between Kakinada and Haldia
- Rising Iran-Israel Tension (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 18, 2005)
Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar has said that his country’s response to attack by Israel will be ‘swift, firm and destructive’. He told newsmen in Tehran on Friday that Iran’s policy is defensive, but if attacked, it will hit back hard.
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre Develops Cancer Drug (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Clinical trials at the centre had shown excellent results
- Indian Pm Dr. Manmohan Singh Praises National Atomic Energy Achievements (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed optimism that through constructive dialogue with the international community,
- Isro To Set Up Weather Radar Network (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to establish a network of Doppler Weather Radar systems on the Eastern and Western coasts of the country.
- Pm Renames Cat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday expressed optimism that through constructive dialogue with the international community, India will soon be part of the mainstream with full civilian nuclear cooperation.
- ‘President Has Delivered 50,000 Lectures’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
The head of India’s bunch of scientific institutions on Saturday gave an insight of how the country’s first citizen keeps his commitment to nurture the minds of young ones.
- Our Unsc Campaign Not On Back Burner: Rao Inderjit Singh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 18, 2005)
After Mr K. Natwar Singh’s exit from the Foreign Office, Rao Inderjit Singh has emerged as an important Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- Kalam To Address Medical Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will address the first batch of MBBS students of Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, on Sunday evening.
- India Hopeful Of Getting World Support: Civilian Nuclear Cooperation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
India said on Saturday it was hopeful it will soon be able to get international help to develop its civilian nuclear energy capabilities. “I am optimistic through constructive dialogue with the international community, . . .
- Dowry And Related Evils (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 18, 2005)
A report in an Indian newspaper (November 21) spoke of Daljit Kaur, who jumped to her death from the top floor of a house in Delhi, because her in-laws had been harassing her unceasingly about the inadequacy of the dowry she had brought upon . . .
- Sardars And The Nationalists (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 18, 2005)
The grievance of Sindh and Balochistan against Punjab and the army (both are viewed as one and the same) for their stranglehold on political power and natural resources is as old as Pakistan itself.
- An Impediment For Improving Education (Deccan Herald, M I Savadatti, Dec 18, 2005)
EXPERT OPINION: "It won’t be surprising if the amendment of the act leads to corrupt practices in the way varsities work."
- Looking For Leadership (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Dec 18, 2005)
When will India have a leader like David Cameron?” That was how Ashok greeted me on my return to office after a brief trip to London. But it wasn’t a rhetorical question. He meant it.
- Gail Plans To Invest Rs 15,000 Cr In Orissa (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
State-run gas utility GAIL India Ltd plans to invest Rs 15,000 crore in coal gasification and power plants in Orissa.
- 151 Glorious Years Of Connecting People (Daily Excelsior, APARNA MOHILE, Dec 18, 2005)
Among the many things, good and bad that the modern world has produced,' wrote Jawaharlal Nehru, ''surely the Postal system which covers the world, is one of its most beneficial activities. There is nothing bad about it, it is all good and it . . .
- Let The Stripes Be (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Sanjay Gubbi examines the pluses and minuses in the recommendations of the tiger task force report.
- Strip(p)ed Bare (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Dec 18, 2005)
Whether a preservationist, conservationist or wildlifer, the consensus is that the tiger needs help. How, is the question? Three books look at it from different angles and draw a picture that merges and stands out.
- India-Us Nuclear Fizzle Out (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 18, 2005)
Since there are no indications to the contrary it is assumed that the US president, George Bush, will visit the sub-continent early next year, most probably towards the end of February. But as the time for his arrival approaches enthusiasm . . .
- Our Scientists Match The Best In World: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Stresses need for constructive dialogue on the nuclear front
Scientific abilities of India's scientists "undoubtedly" match the best world over
Pays rich tributes to Dr. Raja Ramanna
- Newer Technologies Needed "To Keep India Flying High" (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Dec 18, 2005)
"There is no dearth of expertise in India. What we need is the sense of belonging and oneness to achieve wonders.
- Clamour To Deny Saraswati (Pioneer, Makkhan Lal, Dec 17, 2005)
Earthquakes and other natural phenomenon caused the 'Naditama', or River Saraswati, to dry up over two millennia ago. Now, says Makkhan Lal, it's a man-made disaster what with pseudo-secularists and Communists out to deny it ever existed
- Legislation: Who Needs Westminster? (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Dec 17, 2005)
THE FORMER Lord Chief Justice of England was thrown into prison. Sir Edward Coke, who had been removed by the English monarch James I in 1616
- Techno-Mapping The Future (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 17, 2005)
STOP fretting about problems. The real issue is that "we are at one of those rare times in history when we have more solutions than we have problems," aver Joel A. Barker and Scott W. Erickson, in Five Regions of the Future, from Penguin (www.penguin.com)
- Unfounded Criticism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2005)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh has scotched fears about the India-US nuclear deal signed in July last in his intervention in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
- India's Strategic Periphery (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 17, 2005)
Among the many recent events in our part of the world three have potential for grave consequences in the future - the supply of truckloads of weapons by China to Nepal;
- Making Children Mentally Strong (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 17, 2005)
As per WHO, 'Health does not merely means the absence of disease, but a state of physical, mental and social well being'.
- Will The Leopard Change Its Spots? (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Dec 17, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi has shown that she is receptive to feedback and sensitive to the alienation between the rulers and the ruled. She has to keep insisting on service before self from her cadres.
- What Sebi Should Do (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Dec 17, 2005)
Sebi finally seems to be moving in the right direction. First, banning discretionary allotment to preferred QIBs and now, cracking down on operators who are masquerading as small investors and taking their share away
- Poor, Little, Rich Protestors (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 17, 2005)
Hong Kong is a long way from Maryland, which is where I am, at a lively seminar at the city’s eponymous university. But Hong Kong, the venue of the World Trade Organisation meeting, feels close because gathered in that city were not only trade negotiators
- In Islam’S Past, Shades Of Democracy (Indian Express, Reza Aslan, Dec 17, 2005)
This week, a joint statement attributed to five insurgent groups in Iraq warned that the Iraqi elections are “a satanic enterprise” and that any Muslim who takes part in the voting violates “the legitimate policy approved by God”.
- Emerging Themes In Offshoring (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Offshoring in India is poised for a dramatic growth. The next wave for offshoring would be in the IT infrastructure domain, along with the emergence of new offshoring locations like China and the drive to achieve operations excellence.
- Govt Sticks To Stand On Quota Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Government has refused to bow to Opposition and Left pressure as it announced on Friday that the Constitution Amendment Bill to ensure reservation in unaided private professional educational institutions would be introduced in Parliament in its present fo
- India Sets Up Schemes To Atract Indian Expatriate (Called Nri In India) Brains And Money (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
India has chalked out a plan which involves setting up of a diaspora knowledge network, an investment unit and a research foundation to encourage Non-resident Indians (NRIs) to invest and participate in the economic development of the country.
- Tcs Takes Aim At Ibm, Doubles Us Staff (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 16, 2005)
Tata Consultancy Services plans to more than double its US staff next year in an expansion that takes aim at a key market for IBM and Accenture Ltd.
- The Engine To Drive India’S Future Growth (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Dec 16, 2005)
Incremental kicker to our growth rates will come from manufacturing and infrastructure development
- Islamic Economic System (Dawn, Prof. Mohammed Rafi, Dec 16, 2005)
Economics is a science concerned with production, distribution and consumption of goods, services, wealth and resources. It plays a significant role in the social structure of Islam, so significant that Allah did not leave the economic aspect of life . .
- As Bangladesh Works Out Its Destiny (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Dec 16, 2005)
Time, they say, is the best of healers. This certainly seems to be the case between Pakistan and Bangladesh as the two countries have, to a large extent, moved on from the bitter memories of the civil war of 1971. Celebrated as Victory Day . . .
- Higher Education: Learning From The U.S. (Hindu, Prabhudev Konana, Dec 16, 2005)
The culture of supporting educational institutions is deep-rooted in the American psyche. Indians should emulate this practice.
- Proceeding On Basis Of Strict Reciprocity: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Maintaining that the Indo-US nuclear deal was proceeding on the basis of “strict reciprocity”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said he expected the Bush Administration to use its “full weight” to get the necessary approval of the US Congress.
- Summits Of Symbolism (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 16, 2005)
IN 1992, THE Narasimha Rao government, in which Dr Manmohan Singh was the Finance Minister, launched the `Look East Policy' that, in the words of Dr Singh, "was not merely an external economic policy, it was also a strategic shift in India's vision of the
- Seeing India In A New Light (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2005)
From being seen as a basket case, India is today viewed in the US as a vibrant democracy with a booming economy. American companies are looking to replicate the IT success in other areas. Yet, politically, many things remain unchanged, . . .
- Going Glocal (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 16, 2005)
Why was Japan's Kyoto being discussed in Canada's Montreal by more than 180 countries, undeterred by sub-zero temperatures? This is no frivolous question. Climate change jargon alone can fob off the most discerning audience.
- Give Indo-Pak Friendship A Chance (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
As the small seismic movement of forty millimeter in the Himalayan region created huge
collision of the earthen plates causing vast damages to lives and property on either side
of the man made border-dividing Kashmir, . . .
- Sexual Revolution In China (Tribune, David Eimer, Dec 16, 2005)
When logging online became possible in China in 1995, the authorities cannot have imagined that a decade later millions of people would crash an internet provider in their efforts to access a website where they could listen to a 27-year-old female . . .
- Asom Sena (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 16, 2005)
Aasu way to stay in the limelight
The All Assam Students Union’s formation of the Asom Sena was on the cards since last December.
- Indo-Us N-Deal Reciprocal: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that the Indo-US nuclear deal was proceeding on the basis of “strict reciprocity” and India was at liberty not to meet its commitments if the US Administration did not fulfil its obligations.
- The Birth Of Eas (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The Kuala Lumpur declaration by 16 countries leading to the birth of the East Asia Summit (EAS) on Wednesday has special significance for India, though located in South Asia.
- No Stalemate In Indo-Us N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today asserted that there was “no stalemate” in negotiations with the United States over the implementation of the 18 July agreement on civilian nuclear energy.
- Manmohan Says No Changes To India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
India said on Thursday it would permit no changes to a landmark nuclear deal with the United States to ensure its passage by the US Congress.
- India To Reorganise Infantry Battalions, Upgrade Weapons (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 16, 2005)
Army to have 155mm self-propelled and 155mm towed guns
- And We Move From Light To Darkness (Greater Kashmir, K. Asif, Dec 16, 2005)
Without electricity winter gets harsher and harsher, life unbearable and things don’t go the way we want, comments K.Asif
- Energy Conservation In India (Daily Excelsior, P. M. Sayeed, Dec 16, 2005)
India has made rapid strides towards economic self-reliance over the last few years. Impressive progress has been made in the fields of industry, agriculture, communication, transport and other sectors necessitating growing consumption of energy . . .
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