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Articles 11021 through 11120 of 17201:
- Economic Impact Of The Disaster (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Oct 21, 2005)
In a fleeting moment of nature’s anger, lives and properties worth billions were wiped out on October 8.
- Narayana Murthy Resigns As Chairman Of Bial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Decision follows remarks by JD(S) President H.D. Deve Gowda
Mr. Deve Gowda and Mr. Dharam Singh could have spoken to me
There was no effort to find out my role in BIAL and what has been done
- India, China And Asean — Competing, Complementing, Cooperating (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 21, 2005)
Accounting for half the world's population but less than a tenth of global income, China, Asean and India are the emerging economic powerhouses. But India has a lot of catching up to do, both in matters economic and social. Mohan Guruswamy mak es a . . .
- Laboured Idea (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 21, 2005)
The Government Proposal to exempt certain classes of establishments, notably information technology enterprises, and certain common work routines from the purview of the contract labour law would make little sense from a tactical stand-point of giving a
- Grave Incidents (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 21, 2005)
Although overshadowed by the killing of Minister of State for Education Ghulam Nabi Lone the two incidents that have marked the beginning of this week can't be brushed aside.
- Conservative Wisdom (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 21, 2005)
As a political creed, Conservatism, with a capital C, is naturally nation-specific. Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and even Lee Kuan Yew may inspire Conservatives across national boundaries but, at the end of the day,
- Politics Poses New Threat To Indian Software: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Oct 20, 2005)
India's computer-software exporters are slowly sinking into the quagmire of disruptive politics, in the process losing one of their key advantages over traditional businesses such as manufacturing and banking services.
- If India Had Abstained... (Indian Express, Subrahmanyam, Oct 20, 2005)
It is amazing to see the tons of newsprint devoted to the Iran issue in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in this country without any focus on the real issue.
- India Bags Cisco’S $1.1 Bn-Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest Internet equipment maker, plans to invest $1.1 billion in India over the next three years, its president said on Wednesday, marking its largest investment outside the United States.
- Cisco Systems To Invest $1.1 B In India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
The company, which plans to invest in start-ups would be allocating US$100 million to Cisco System Capital to undertake these activities.
- No Action On Us-India Deal By Nuclear-Supply Group (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 20, 2005)
Key nuclear-supplier nations have put off action on a U.S. proposal to lift restraints on transferring nuclear technology to India, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- India's Iaea Vote Helped Gain Support For Nuclear Deal, Says Us Official (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
On the eve of his visit to New Delhi, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns has said that with India voting in favour of the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] resolution on Iran's nuclear programme,
- The Rise And Fall Of A Nation Called Muslims -Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 20, 2005)
They once witnessed a period of great glory and grandeur. History had an ugly turn and it was all different.
- Where Reason And Religion Clash (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Oct 20, 2005)
An American raised an interesting question in Dawn’s letters column (Oct 11). Hurt by remarks from “Muslims worldwide” who saw a relationship between the Katrina disaster and America’s war on Iraq, Steve Elisha, from Colorado Springs, Co., asked whether
- Great Leap Forward China’S Moment In History (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 20, 2005)
China entered a moment in history with another spectacular achievement — the successful return of Shenzhou 6, its manned space mission.
- Cisco To Invest $1 Bn Over 3 Yrs (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Cisco Systems Inc, the world’s largest Internet equipment vendor, today announced an investment of $1.1 billion in India over three years, making it the company’s largest investment outside the US.
- Managing Security Through Fixed Tenures? (Hindu, N.N. Vohra, Oct 20, 2005)
All security-related posts must be manned by those chosen from a dedicated pool of officers selected and trained for the specific purpose.
- The Un-Stated Major Premise (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 20, 2005)
U.S. opposition to Iran's nuclear programme is aimed at protecting Israel's interests.
- Cisco To Invest Over $1 B (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
This will be the company's largest investment outside the U.S.
- Mysore University Signs Mou With Rajabhat Varsity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
University of Mysore has entered into a understanding with Rajabhat Universities, a conglomeration of 40 educational institutions in Thailand, for cooperation in the field of higher education.
- Not A Zero Sum (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Oct 20, 2005)
Aumann and Schelling belong to different spectrums of game theorists
- Fusion To Improve Higher Education (Hindu, A. Parthasarathi, Oct 19, 2005)
There needs to be more interaction between the universities and the major research institutions in both the private and public sectors.
- India, Us To Discuss Nuclear Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
India and the US will discuss further details of the July 18 nuclear agreement between the two countries during the visit of US Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns here on 21-22 October.
- Retreat To The Silent Resort (Hindu, ANAND SANKAR, Oct 19, 2005)
A stay at Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resorts is not just about getting your oil massage but also soaking in some much-needed peace and quiet
- Improve Airport Infrastructure: Iata Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Should focus on enhanced safety
- India, U.S. Sign Science And Technology Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Cooperation to be based on shared responsibilities, equitable contributions
Establishes framework for collaboration between organisations and individual scientists
Guidelines set for exchange of scientists, sharing of intellectual property rights
- If India Had Abstained... (Indian Express, Subrahmanyam, Oct 19, 2005)
It is amazing to see the tons of newsprint devoted to the Iran issue in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in this country without any focus on the real issue.
- Sailing In Tandem: India-Russia Exercises (Hindu, G. Narasimha Rao, Oct 19, 2005)
The common naval focus at INDRA 05 is on maritime threats and terrorism
- J&k Minister Lone Shot Dead (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 19, 2005)
CPI(M) leader Tarigami escapes; outrage in high-security area in Srinagar
Militants believed to be a suicide squad
Scaled the wall of nearby college and entered the high-security Tulsi Bagh area: police official
A security lapse, says Tarigami
- Distant Neighbours (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 19, 2005)
Sufferings efface identities. I thought something like that would happen when the earthquake struck Islamabad and both sides of Kashmir, causing more death and destruction in the areas under Pakistan’s control than in India.
- A Wave Of Internationalisation Of R&d (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Oct 19, 2005)
Transnational corporations have come a long way from the conventional norm of retaining proprietary assets within the company (or group).
- The Larger Gameplan (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Oct 19, 2005)
Despite the potential of her anti-Salim stand, Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to earn long-term dividends from it, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- India's Tata Consultancy Wins 480 Mln Stg Uk Pearl Group Outsourcing Business (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Tata Consultancy (TCS), India's leading software exporter, said it has won a 480 mln stg outsourcing contract from Britain's Pearl Group PLC insurers for a 12-year-period.
- Third-Party Certifying Ngos — A Blow To Wto's Hong Kong Ministerial? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 19, 2005)
The rich nations appear to have shifted serious business from the WTO ministerial negotiating table to a forum of third-party certifying NGOs. The Singapore agenda is back even before headway is made in the matter of respecting the national . . .
- Kashmir: On The Hot Seat Of Earthquakes (Greater Kashmir, Saadut Hussain, Oct 18, 2005)
So what can we do, if God forbid, it hits us once again, Saadut Hussain cautions
- Lessons From Nash And The Nobel (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 18, 2005)
What can one learn from Nash, the Nobel and the movie? Mainly that children need to be exposed to the masters in mathematics and science to begin dreaming early on about becoming great. How many Indian children are exposed to the Ramanujans and the Ramans
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 18, 2005)
Cracking up and wilting in the wilderness after the last Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be floundering in its quest for a leader.
- Nasscom Locks Horns With Left On Union Issue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Reacting to the red brigade’s call for unionisation in the outsourcing industry, National Association of Software & Services Company (Nasscom), on Monday, said working conditions in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector do not warrant formation...
- Identity And Acculturation (Hindu, Pratibha Bhattacharya, Oct 18, 2005)
An interesting book bringing forth the issues of ethnic assimilation
- When Death Took The Roll Call (Dawn, F. S. Aijazuddin, Oct 18, 2005)
Can there be anything more heartbreaking in the life of a young nation than that it should have to bury its young?
- Us Official To Be India To Talk Nuclear Deal, Iran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
India and the US are likely to finalise finer details of implementing the civil nuclear energy deal during the visit of US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns later this week.
- E-Waste: A Global Problem (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Oct 18, 2005)
E-waste or electronic waste includes computers, entertainment electronics, mobile phones and other items that have been discarded by their original users.
- Living With Ied Threat (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Jatinder Singh, Oct 18, 2005)
After pouring billions of dollars into systems that defeat high-technology weapons, the U.S. military is striving to combat a far less sophisticated threat; I.E.Ds (improvised explosive devices) or roadside bombs.
- Huangpu And Hooghly (Telegraph, Sumit Mitra, Oct 18, 2005)
Why does Calcutta hesitate to become like Noida and Gurgaon while Shanghai dares Paris and New York? asks Sumit Mitra
- Acknowledging Muslim Contribution - Ii (Greater Kashmir, DR. MINHAJ QIDWAI, Oct 18, 2005)
Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize Mohamed ElBaradei an Egyptian Muslim can be a role Model for all those who want to contribute towards peace and prosperity in the modern world
- Coping With Disaster On All Fronts (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 18, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- The Post-Modern Woman (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 18, 2005)
Louise Story wrote a front-page story in New York Times of September 20. She began with Cynthia Liu, a bright female student of Yale who expects to do law and then stay at home and become a mom.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Agreement Based On Commitments: White House (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
The Indo-US Nuclear Agreement is an important one based on commitments by both sides, a senior White House official said today.
- India-Us Science & Tech Agreement Will Benefit Both: Sibal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
The India-US Science and Technology Umbrella Agreement will benefit both countries, and take relations between the two nations to a new level, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal has said.
- Politicising Aids (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Oct 18, 2005)
The global spread of Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is triggering a dangerous epidemic of blame and racial prejudice.
- Manned Space Capsule Lands Safely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Euphoric welcome for "taikonauts"; mission a milestone in China's space programme
- Left Seeks White Paper On Wto (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Says outcome will have far-reaching adverse consequences
Refers to previous experiences
Says it will have adverse consequences on country's economy and polity, especially the working class and peasantry
- Vibrant District (Hindu, R. A. Padmanabhan, Oct 18, 2005)
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- Sebi Squashes Private Takeovers Of Ses (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
Reacting to news that the Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) was working on a deal to give up 51 per cent stake in the exchange to strategic investors,
- Banks Must Re-Invent Sme Financing (Business Line, P. P. Pathrose, Oct 18, 2005)
Small and medium enterprises are the engines of growth in an economy. But as the sector is characterised by information asymmetries and high processing costs, banks are reluctant to lend to SMEs.
- Cbms For India-Japan Trade Ties (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 18, 2005)
Sans clear contours of a comprehensive partnership, India and Japan need to explore all avenues to build a profound economic and strategic alliance.
- Several Unaddressed Issues — Pricing, Availability Of Jatropha Oil (Business Line, N. S. Venkataraman, Oct 18, 2005)
The Government has taken a big step forward in implementing its bio-fuel plans, by asking the public sector oil companies to buy jatropha oil from the producers at Rs 25 a litre.
- Islam In Turkish Politics (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Oct 17, 2005)
All too often, it takes a tragedy of overwhelming proportions to expose how well a state has served its people, especially the least-privileged, by the way they have been informed and equipped to cope with a disaster.
- U.S. Moving Forward On Nuclear Deal With India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 17, 2005)
The Bush administration this week is expected to begin laying out in more detail its plans to change U.S. and international rules so India can acquire restricted nuclear materials under a controversial deal some say undermines non-proliferation standards.
- Anatomy Of Zero Point Energy - Cosmic Particle Acceleration Provides First Clue To Unlimited Energy That Can Be Tapped From The Hyperspace (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Scientists understand the Zero Point Energy that forms the basis of all energy is Physical and parallel Universes as well the Hyperspace is embedded in particle energies in the Hyperspace.
- Idea Of A Russia-India-China Military Bloc Is Outdated (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
The idea of a Russia-India-China military bloc is outdated, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov has said.
- India To Help Vietnam Develop Energy, Healthcare To Boost Overall Development (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Rao Singh said India is willing to help Vietnam develop the energy industry in addition to health care, education and science.
- The Race To Make India Contain China - Boeing Offers World’S Top-Of-The-Shelf Weapons Platforms To India With Indication Of Outsourcing From The Country (India Daily, Sonia Joshi, Oct 17, 2005)
It is clear now that India is a country that can eventually contain the Communist China right in Asia from further expansion.
- Shell, Ongc To Set Up Bitumen Refinery (Business Standard, Jyoti Mukul, Oct 17, 2005)
Mangalore plant to cater to domestic market.
Shell India and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will set up a bitumen refinery at Mangalore in Karnataka. The refinery will produce high-grade bitumen with an eye on the domestic market.
- Yes, Time To Lay A Road Map For Implementing T+1 (The Financial Express, JAYANTH R VARMA, Oct 17, 2005)
For somebody who specialises in financial markets, a visit to a supermarket is a painful reminder of how primitive the settlement process is in financial markets around the world.
- The Safety Factor (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Oct 17, 2005)
All too often, it takes a tragedy of overwhelming proportions to expose how well a state has served its people, especially the least-privileged, by the way they have been informed and equipped to cope with a disaster.
- Now And Again: Live Well, Live Long (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 17, 2005)
Where no physical violence is involved, I am a reasonably courageous person.
- Ira Bombs Killing Britishers In Iraq (Statesman, Greg Harkin, Francis Elliott & Raymond Whitaker, Oct 17, 2005)
Eight British soldiers killed during ambushes in Iraq were the victims of a highly sophisticated bomb first used by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
- Why Every Community Needs Capital (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 17, 2005)
Beyond the stage of economic infancy, every community needs capital (and capitalists) to grow higher. At that stage, a wise polity will cultivate capitalists;
- Time For India To Draw Fdi Into R&d (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 17, 2005)
It is time our political leaders take our FDI policies seriously and set up a policy structure to attract the right quality and quantity of FDI that will enhance our technological prowess and our competitiveness.
- Banking On Technology (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Oct 17, 2005)
Last week, a quartet of interesting developments pointed to the possibility of a developmental shift in favour of a technology-driven thrust to Kerala's industrialisation.
- Some Recommendations Of The Strategy Paper (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act to make it clear that the law does not seek to abolish all contract labour but only to regulate it where it can be allowed applying
- Focus Returns To The Role Of Manufacturing Sector (Hindu, R.GOPALAKRISHNAN, Oct 17, 2005)
Draft paper of Competitiveness Council stresses potential in jobs creation
The NMCC seeks to focus on specific sectors that have been the bulwark of employment all along or hold growth prospects in the future.
- Streamline Immigration Policies, Chidambaram Tells G-20 Meet (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 17, 2005)
Nations should have a coordinated approach
- Science And India's Agricultural Future (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Oct 17, 2005)
A three-pronged strategy is needed — sustaining the gains already achieved, extending them to rainfed areas, and ensuring new gains through diversification and value addition.
- Murder In Patiala (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2005)
The murder of an Additional District and Sessions Judge at Patiala on Thursday night has come as a rude reminder to the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab.
- Police Mission, Finally (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Oct 17, 2005)
The Director, Intelligence Bureau, must be a very happy man after the DGPs’ conference which concluded recently.
- Hit In Kathua (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 17, 2005)
Only the naïve will be surprised by the terrorist attack on Territorial Army jawans outside their camp in Kathua district on Saturday particularly its timing and manner of execution.
- Nobel For Elbaradei (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Oct 17, 2005)
Nobel Prizes, particularly the Peace Prize, have not been free of controversies.
- Collaborative Writing Tools (Hindu, J. MURALI, Oct 17, 2005)
One can create on-line documents that can be edited by group members
The Wiki technology turns out to be more effective for collaborative tasks.
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