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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 17201:
- High-End Durables Set For Higher Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Growing preference among consumers for high-end, branded technology products would lead the Indian consumer durables segment to achieve a healthy double digit growth in 2005-2006 fiscal, according to a survey by FICCI.
- Iran Denies Attack On British Troops (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 17, 2005)
Iran’s ambassador to the UK has used a peace conference in London to deny claims that his country is involved in the targeting of British troops in Iraq.
- There Is Greater Scope For Joint Tourism Package: Jayakumar (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Oct 17, 2005)
`Deccan tourism circuit package covering southern States mooted'
- Government To Rope In Private Sector For Rural Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
The Central Government is actively considering the adoption of the public-private partnership model for successfully completing its ambitious "Bharat Nirman", a massive scheme for development of rural infrastructure with an outlay of Rs. 1.7 lakh crores.
- The Super Test (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 16, 2005)
“Whoops!” I thought as Sehwag flicked Warne straight into Katich’s stomach at short-leg. Bad luck,
- How Growers Can Earn More (Tribune, P.S. Rangi, Oct 16, 2005)
The farm technology introduced in Punjab in the mid-1960s has resulted in a manifold increase in agricultural production, particularly in the case of wheat and rice.
- U.S. Approves Home Test Kit For Hiv (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
The first rapid home test kit for HIV has been approved in the U.S., after years of controversy and fears that people who find they are infected may kill themselves
- Coping With Nature’S Fury (Tribune, Rajesh Kochhar, Oct 16, 2005)
We have become so self-absorbed in urbanism that we seem to be losing all sense of proportion, respect for nature and its phenomena as well as the ability to empathise with fellow human beings.
- Kalam On Improving Medicare For Rural Areas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
The eye hospitals across the country should be networked to offer teleopthalmology services particularly in rural areas.
- Rocket Sense (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
The successful second manned space flight launched by China earlier this week will inevitably raise questions on whether New Delhi should or could find ways to match Beijing’s capabilities in a sensitive area.
- Kalam's Friendly New India: 'Alienation Leads To Terrorism' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Saturday suggested that the police force needs to be friendly, corruption free and responsible for playing a role in the development of the country.
- Bajaj Sees Opportunities In South East Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
India’s second-largest motorcycle maker, Bajaj Auto Ltd, said on Saturday it plans to expand its presence in south-east Asia and Africa to tap the growing demand for two-wheelers and motorised rickshaws in these markets.
- Igate To Double Staff Count In Hyderabad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
iGate Global Solutions, the first integrated technology and operations (iTOPS) company with a global services model,
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre And Forest Department Plan A Joint Venture In Kerala (Hindu, T. Nandakumar, Oct 16, 2005)
Genetic data to boost investigation into wildlife crimes in the State
- Smoking On Screen (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 16, 2005)
Many years ago, in his heyday, when someone asked Dilip Kumar why he was never seen smoking on the screen,
- Agriculture And Intercultural Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Prof. B. L. Kaul, Oct 16, 2005)
The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
- Living History (Deccan Herald, Cheryl D Couto, Oct 16, 2005)
The party started early. Streams of tiny children, dressed in stiff khadi with false moustaches and Nehru caps stood around expectantly in Crossword, waiting to take the stage.
- India Welcome To Join War Games With Shanghai Group, Says Russia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Oct 16, 2005)
Russia cooperating in development of high-precision weapons: Ivanov
New defence deals to be discussed next month
U.S. missile shield plan a "chimera"
Consequences will be grave if Iran issue is taken to Security Council
- Where Foresters Fail (Statesman, KISOR CHAUDHURI, Oct 16, 2005)
Poaching is a major curse but the bigger problem lies with forest officials who have failed to implement the laws
- Who Will Take Care Of The Quake-Hit Children? (Hindu, Luv Puri , Oct 16, 2005)
If things had been normal, six-year-old Majaz Khan with his wounds would have returned to his home with his parents.
- State Will Consider Cut In Luxury Tax: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Master plan incorporating development features for Chennai being finalised
- India And Us Likely To Sign S&t Umbrella Agreement Next Week (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Oct 16, 2005)
There have been several Indo-US science pacts in recent past. But they don’t include research and are limited only to exchange of scientists.
- Israeli-Turkish Relations (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 16, 2005)
Turkey recognized Israel in 1949. It may be recalled that Ismet Inonu was the president of Turkey at this time.
- Taking The Peace Process Forward (Dawn, Talat Masood, Oct 16, 2005)
As India and Pakistan prepare to enter the third phase of the composite dialogue, it is important to asses how far the two countries have moved forward since the initiation of the peace process, and what impact this has had on the security and strategic.
- A Helping Hand (Greater Kashmir, MIR FAHEEM ASLAM, Oct 16, 2005)
Feeling the pain and distress of the quake hit people; the students of Kashmir University are all out to lend a helping hand.
- Save Skims (Greater Kashmir, DR. IMTIYAZ, Oct 16, 2005)
DR. IMTIYAZ ADDRESSES HIS WORDS TO THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA AND APPEALS HIM TO SAVE A PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTION FROM FURTHER DESTRUCTION
- Japan Starts To Outsource From India In A Big Way - Nippon Yusen Kk Outsourced Part Of An Ocean Liner Business System Development Project To Tata Consultancy Services (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Oct 15, 2005)
India’s outsourcing bandwagon gets a boost with Japan joining America and Europe in outsourcing information technology and business processing systems from India.
- `Rainwater Harvesting Can Help Combat Fluoride Contamination' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Suvarna Jala scheme being promoted vigorously: Minister
Villagers being asked to use stored rainwater for drinking
First phase of programme to cover 1,000 fluoride-affected villages
- Newspaper Revolution In India Unparalleled'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
End of the Emergency and the beginning of the 1990s spurred growth of regional press: Professor Robin Jeffrey
- German Machine Tool Industry Woos India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
With the Indian economy racing ahead, the German machine tool industry, which exported 77.4 million euros worth of goods to India in 2004, is eyeing the country's fast-emerging automobile and manufacturing sector.
- What Goes Up Must Come Down (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 15, 2005)
Eric J. Weiner's What Goes Up is intriguingly sub-titled `The uncensored history of modern Wall Street as told by the bankers, brokers, CEOs and scoundrels who made it happen'. A racy read for the weekend, says D. Murali,
- Politics Of Food Set To Heat Up (Tribune, John Hepburn, Oct 15, 2005)
World Food Day (October 15) is a time of the year to reflect on where our food comes from,
- Pinter: A Surprise Winner Of Nobel (Tribune, John Walsh, Oct 15, 2005)
Harold Pinter, 75, the most distinguished living British playwright and a walking embodiment of the combative political conscience, has been awarded the highest honour available to any writer in the world.
- A Bug In Software Service (Business Line, Joseph Prabakar, Oct 15, 2005)
Joseph Prabakar discusses a recent CBEC Circular on taxability of software maintenance
- Rocket Sense (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 15, 2005)
India needs to respond to China’s triumph
- Look Here, See There (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
It seems to be of a piece with the global status of IIT, Kharagpur, that its model for cyclone prediction is geared to cope with calamities abroad.
- Forgotten Pioneer By Jagmohan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
Hardly anyone in present-day India knows that the Grand Old Man of India, Dadabhai Naoroji, and the legendary English “Lady with a Lamp”,
- Mere Rhetoric Will Not Do (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 15, 2005)
Despite the positive role on which the recent talks between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India ended, and notwithstanding the claim that the second round of the composite dialogue was more successful than the first one, the fact remains . . .
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2005)
Sufferings efface identities. I thought something like that would happen when the earthquake struck Islamabad and both sides of Kashmir, more Pakistan’s than India’s.
- Bid To Solve Pyramid Riddle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
Egypt is preparing to use the latest technology to solve a 4,500-year-old riddle.
- Knowledge Industry By Bharat Jhunjhunwala (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 14, 2005)
The Director General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, has led a valiant and commendable drive to get India to patent her traditional knowledge and acquire patents for her many innovations.
- Propagate Gandhi's Views On Hinduism (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Oct 14, 2005)
On Gandhi's birthday (Oct 2), instead of going round the 'Samadhis' and attending prayer meetings ritualistically, . . .
- China Enters New Era (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 14, 2005)
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and other leaders in Jiuquan were overwhelmed with joy and pride when the country’s second manned spacecraft blasted from the remote northwestern launch site.
- Doing Business The Boeing Way (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 14, 2005)
The company offers product-related facilities and joint ventures to offset part of the cost of a purchase.
- Ffe Minerals Lands Kuwaiti Order (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
The Rs. 120 cr. project to be completed in 18 months
- Farm Sector Needs A New Deal (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 14, 2005)
The performance of the farm sector is worrying. Urgent measures are needed to make agriculture a profitable activity, not only to benefit farmers and a large section of the rural poor but also to give a boost to the economy through backward . . .
- An Iron Lady For Germany (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 14, 2005)
A physicist, MS Angela Merkel's approach to politics is said to be quite like solving a science problem:
- Quake Deepens Fissures In Kashmir Despite Army Help (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 14, 2005)
After pulling his three daughters out of the rubble of his house and burying them, Mohammad Sadiq sat down in his village in Indian Kashmir and waited for help to come.
- India Better Than China: Time Warner (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
The Chief Executive of Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, said on Thursday that India is a better market than China for immediate growth for his firm because the country offers stronger rule of law and less censorship.
- Motivate Teachers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 14, 2005)
India does not have enough good science teachers, and science students make up the largest chunk of jobless post-graduates, the India Science Report recently disclosed.
- After Us And Russia India Will Be The Only Country To Make Sophisticated Ballistic Missile Agni With A Power Plant Made Of Light Weight Composite Materials (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Oct 14, 2005)
India joins Russia and America in high technology missile club.
- Retailing Promises (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 14, 2005)
The govt should stand firm in its proposal
- Bio-Gas Set To Revolutionise Nellai Village (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Bio-gas is changing the lives of people in Cheranmahadevi in Tirunelveli district. They are opting for bio-gas stoves, jettisoning firewood chulas and kerosene stoves.
- Hpcl, Bp Float A Marketing Jv (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
The BP plc—formerly British Petroleum, on Thursday, tied up with the state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to form a joint venture (JV), to enter the refining and marketing sector in India.
- A Day For Kalam To Translate His Vision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
e-governance portal launched
e-learning centre uses animation to teach mathematics, science
e-governance portal connects various Rashtrapati Bhavan departments
The Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya will be linked to the Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Hpcl, Bp Ink Pact For Bhatinda Refinery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
The refinery will have nine million tonne capacity
Joint venture to provide assistance in crude selection
Partnership to help HPCL acquire refinery assets
- India Is Better Market Than China Because Of Stronger Rule Of Law : Time Warner Ceo Richard Parsons (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Oct 14, 2005)
India received a high marks over China from Time Warner CEO.
- How To Make Rural Job Guarantee Plan Effective (Tribune, Puran Singh, Oct 13, 2005)
Will the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme be able to provide 100 days employment as planned, to about 20-25 million job seekers at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore annually?
- Game Theory's Recognition (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
When Nobel prizes were started, they were also meant to ease financial constraints for recipients.
- Tcs Net Moves Up To Rs 694 Cr (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2005)
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) has reported a net profit of Rs 693.71 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, against Rs 574.76 crore in the year-ago period.
- Independent Directors And Vicarious Liability (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Oct 13, 2005)
Independent directors are invited to sit on the board purely for their special skills and expertise in particular fields and they represent the conscience of the investing public.
- Whistling Past The Fault Line (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2005)
Earth, that living, seething, often inhospitable and not altogether intelligently designed thing, has again shrugged, and tens of thousands of Pakistanis are dead.
- Infosys, Tcs Beat Profit Estimates (Reuters, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Oct 13, 2005)
India's top two software companies posted better-then-expected second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, setting an upbeat tone for a sector driven by Western clients ramping up outsourcing of technology services.
- Coping With Earthquakes (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 13, 2005)
Of all natural disasters, earthquakes are the most difficult to manage because they can be neither predicted nor prevented. As such, they do not give any opportunity for shifting people to safer areas.
- Bjp Groping In The Dark (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 13, 2005)
PRIMA facie, the Congress and the BJP today can be said to represent the core of a two-party system, the Holy Grail of Indian politics.
- Retailing Promises (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 13, 2005)
After opposing the sale of shares of BHEL, now the Left has taken up the task of opposing government policy on FDI in retail.
- Globalisation Of Research (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
The World Investment Report, an annual publication of UNCTAD, has always focussed on a range of topical issues related to the flows of foreign direct investment (FDI), transfer of technology, and development.
- Nobel Peace Prize For Iaea Chief ‘A Rebuff To Us’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 12, 2005)
The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize for Mohamed ElBaradei, who has a history of locking horns with Washington, could be interpreted as a slap in the face for the Bush administration.
- The Importance Of Social Sciences (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
Social science graduates need to be equipped to face the social transformation taking place across the country
- Game Theory's Recognition (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 12, 2005)
When Nobel prizes were started, they were also meant to ease financial constraints for recipients.
- Coping With Earthquakes (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 12, 2005)
Of all natural disasters, earthquakes are the most difficult to manage because they can be neither predicted nor prevented.
- Surprising U.S. Economy (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 12, 2005)
Despite a high level of current account deficit and external vulnerability, the U.S. economy seems to go from strength to strength. What exactly is going on?
- Buying Obsolescence (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 12, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Inder Gujral once complained that the developing world was forced to buy obsolescent weaponry from the developed world. It would be interesting to know what he thinks of the US proposal to sell India a warship that was commissioned i
- Slow Change (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2005)
Change within the changeless is an intriguing spectacle. To some extent, this is what Durga Puja in Bengal has been displaying in the last few years.
- Why Osama Roams Free: South Asia Could Soon Face Its Biggest Ever Crisis (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 12, 2005)
The Supreme Court judgment on the Bihar Assembly dissolution compels far-reaching systemic changes.
- 'No American Can Treat India Like A Pet' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2005)
K Subrahmanyam is India's leading strategic thinker and the most vocal supporter of the country's weapons programme. The man who wanted India to make bombs is now, surprisingly, ready to cap its weapons programme. He says his change of heart comes . . .
- Pioneering Research Into Quality Of Light (Deccan Herald, Guy Gugliotta, Oct 11, 2005)
Two Americans and a German won the Nobel Prize in physics for pioneering research in the behaviour of light and its use in creating measuring techniques accurate enough to build clocks of unprecedented precision and to probe the structure of atoms.
- Neocon Lite Nuclear Agenda (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 11, 2005)
A liberal counter-proliferation Bible whose selective implementation will likely leave the world more unequal - and dangerous
- Behind The Façade (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Oct 11, 2005)
Lee makes no attempt to disavow that his book is written from a pacifist perspective. His work is effective enough to validate the value of that perspective
- Cars: Small Can Be Big, If Given Impetus (The Financial Express, Senthil Chengalvarayan, Oct 11, 2005)
Bureaucrats in the finance ministry think it will lose them revenue, but the finance minister seems to have made up his mind to cut duties on small cars
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