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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 17201:
- Two Americans, German Share Nobel Physics Prize (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Americans John L Hall and Roy J Glauber and German Theodor W Haensch won the 2005 Nobel Prize in physics for their work in advancing the precision of optic technology that could lead to clear long-distance communication worldwide and beyond
- Relevance Of Integral Humanism To World (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Oct 05, 2005)
If we subject the contemporary world- the world that has come into being after World War II-- to close scrutiny, we will find that it is full of complexities and contradictions.
- If Iran Went Nuclear... (Indian Express, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Oct 05, 2005)
Some in India may raise the question why Iran should not go nuclear as Pakistan has done.
- Killer Tracks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2005)
Train accidents have become too frequent, the latest being Monday’s derailment of the Varanasi-Gwalior Bundelkhand Express at Datia in Madhya Pradesh. It claimed the lives of 18 people and left over 150 injured.
- We Are Pushing For Decontrol' — Ms Rajshree Pathy, President, Indian Sugar Mills Association (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 05, 2005)
With the sugar year having begun, on October 1, the industry is quite optimistic about a likely turnaround in its fortunes.
- Indian It Solutions Provider For Advertising And Media Industry Expanding Fast Into Middle East And Far East (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Oct 05, 2005)
A new wave of outsourcing has started.
- Aftermath Of The Vote In Vienna (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Oct 05, 2005)
The voting that took place at the IAEA in Vienna last week on the EU-3’s resolution calling upon the Agency to consider reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for not complying with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty is a major development,
- India, Pakistan Take A Step Forward On Siachen (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 05, 2005)
They will strive to arrive at a "common understanding" on demilitarisation of the glacier before talks in January
Sir Creek: joint survey to be undertaken
- Reliance Life Ties Up With Otsuka (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2005)
Pact with Japanese firm on new drug development.
- Indians & India (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 04, 2005)
Science Report a dismal document
- Energy Blowing In The Wind (Deccan Herald, Rosalind Ezhil K , Oct 04, 2005)
All the wind turbines being used in India are either imported or manufactured under licence, making wind energy an expensive proposition. NAL is designing a turbine for half the cost.
- Down But Not Out? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Amidst news that the HIV virus may be weakening, come reports of anti-viral activity of compounds derived from natural sources.
- Annular Eclipse Witnessed By Thousands (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
People thronged the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi and Hardwar
- Misfit Missile (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 04, 2005)
Another DRDO flop?
- Sticky Questions (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Oct 04, 2005)
Iran needs an image makeover. Instead of pursuing the nuclear option, it should emerge as a benign power
- Bahrain Keen On Developing It Ties With India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Bahrain has evinced interest in strengthening its information technology ties with India, saying it is an "ideal partner" for promoting its e-government initiatives.
- Jones Is Intel India Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd., on Monday, announced the appointment of Franklin Jones as its new President.
- Reclaiming The Commons (Deccan Herald, Mark Sommer, Oct 04, 2005)
The private sector and the state should both work towards collective welfare by sustaining the common resources
- The Emerging Asian Order (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Oct 04, 2005)
On September 24, 2005, political Asia was rearranged. This happened at the meeting of the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.
- Why India Needs Iranian Gas (Business Line, S. Narayan, Oct 04, 2005)
New Delhi backing Brussels in the IAEA vote against Teheran could jeopardise the supply of gas by Iran to India. This India can ill afford because the gas would come at a very good price that New Delhi may not get elsewhere.
- Between Friendships (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 04, 2005)
The IAEA vote on Iran was a signal that India was ready to shrug off Cold War loyalties in favour of self-interest, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- The Global Economy Today (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Oct 04, 2005)
This U.N. publication covers the performance and prospects of the global economy during the first few years of this century
- Coping Strategies For Organisations (Hindu, M. S. S. Varadan, Oct 04, 2005)
A road map for organisations to successfully navigate their way into the future in the backdrop of the rapidly changing global environment
- Institutionalising Ijtehad (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 04, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has underlined the need for rethinking and Ijtihad and called for political, economic and social reforms to build and consolidate a system capable of ensuring harmony and tranquillity in the Muslim societies.
- Perspectives From Frankfurt — Global Auto Industry In Introspection Mode (Business Line, V. Sumantran , Oct 04, 2005)
While the Frankfurt Auto Show had its share of style, glamour and concepts, the palpable feeling was one of uncertainty and soul-searching, says V. Sumantran.
- After The Vienna Vote (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 04, 2005)
One of the unspoken but vital considerations that might have persuaded India to vote for the EU-3 resolution in Vienna was the fact that the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report on Iran dealt with the nuclear proliferation by Pakistan to Iran.
- Anytime, Anywhere (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 04, 2005)
The number of mobile-phone users globally has doubled during the last three years, and the latest figures show that there are over two billion connections in a world of 6.5 billion people.
- Is Outsourcing The Cause Of Job Loss In The Us? (Business Line, Deepak K. Srivastava, Oct 04, 2005)
The fear that outsourcing to India will eat into wages and result in huge lay-offs in the US is unwarranted. Stopping outsourcing is not the solution for job losses in the US.
- Cultivate Devotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
Devotion to the Lord can be cultivated by constantly listening to the expositions of His countless captivating attributes,
- India To Be Back-End For New Dot-Org Sites (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
India’s global image is rapidly growing beyond call centres and software programmers. Top Internet decision makers have decided to make India a hub for the technical backend of all new not-for-profit websites.
- A Global Threat, Terribly Simple (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 04, 2005)
The latest terror strikes in Bali remind the world about the gathering threat from a weapon less sophisticated. After pouring billions of dollars into systems that defeat high-technology weapons,
- Over Million Books Stored In Digital Libraries (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2005)
The government will soon start an initiative that would involve scanning more than a million books and manuscripts lining the shelves of libraries around the country and make them available at the click of a mouse.
- Viewing Health As An Inalienable Right (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 04, 2005)
The idea of a right to health should foreground policy debates on health care.
- Encroaching On Individual Freedoms (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 04, 2005)
It is inexplicable that Chennai seeks to position itself as a gateway city of the future but, at the same time, wants to clamp down on even a hint of cosmopolitanism.
- Tiger Trail: Cloning Not An Alternative (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
Taking a dig at the Centre for investing Rs 3 crore in trying to clone the cheetah, Dr Karanth asked, ‘Where will the cloned cheetahs live?’
- Tn Villagers Plant Over 1 Lakh Saplings, Set Record (Deccan Herald, Girish Kerodi, Oct 03, 2005)
Residents of Pushpavanam, a tsunami-hit village in Tamil Nadu, have planted more than 1,74,422 saplings in just 24 hours.
- Jobs For Locals (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 03, 2005)
Standards of excellence have to be met, when recruiting locals or others.
- Is Science A New Religion? (Deccan Herald, B M Hegde, Oct 03, 2005)
In a thought provoking book, The New Paradigm, John Bockris, an internationally renowned chemist, writes that western science is a new religion trying to sell itself to the world.
- Saving Science (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2005)
The first “India Science Report” commissioned by the Indian National Science Academy has served to underline several disturbing truths known to the scientific community for some time now.
- Enriching Is The Best Anti-Poverty Strategy (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 03, 2005)
Such slogans as Garibi Hatao may win votes, but only Amiri Banao can bring prosperity to people — poverty alleviation produces a blinkered view as it concentrates attention on the poor to the exclusion of others.
- Tn Villagers Plant Over 1 Lakh Saplings, Set Record (Deccan Herald, Girish Kerodi, Oct 03, 2005)
Residents of Pushpavanam, a tsunami-hit village in Tamil Nadu, have planted more than 1,74,422 saplings in just 24 hours.
- Knowledge Pentagon (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 03, 2005)
While the US has only a brick and mortar Pentagon, India is going to have a Knowledge Pentagon to "rejuvenate and innovate our knowledge institutions" The architect of the Pentagon will be the Knowledge Commission,
- A Sagging Magic (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 03, 2005)
The India Science Report, released by the prime minister, should come as a wake-up call for Indian science.
- Ensuring India’S Competitiveness In Offshoring (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
To maintain its competitive edge in the outsourcing market, India needs to focus on issues like education, infrastructure development and higher value-added IT services, write Diana Farrell, Noshir Kaka and Sascha Sturze in The McKinsey Quarterly, . . .
- India Expands Access Offer Under Gats (Hindu, ABHIJIT ROY, Oct 03, 2005)
The revised list includes four new sectors; with success in service exports there is now more confidence while conducting trade negotiations
India has offered extensive commitments in a number of new sectors/sub-sectors.
- The Case For An Aeronautics Commission (Hindu, M.R. Srinivasan, Oct 03, 2005)
With the civil aviation sector growing rapidly, an aeronautics commission should be set up for an integrated approach to policy planning and implementation
- India Capable Of Facing Globalisation Threat, Says Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
With its abundant manpower, India can effectively counter the negative aspects of globalisation'
- Nagapattinam Sets Guinness Record (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
Nagapattinam once again set a Guinness record on Sunday evening, planting 2,54,464 saplings on 47 acres in the coastal villages of Pushpavanam and Naaluvedapathi in the Vedaranyam taluk.
- Moon Orbiting 10th Planet: Scientists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
The astronomers who claim to have discovered the 10th planet in the solar system have made another intriguing announcement: it has a moon.
- Yes, Conflict Resolution Is Must (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 03, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for diversion of resources by the Muslim countries from defence to education for the resurrection of the Ummah. Speaking at a seminar in Kuala Lumpur, he stressed the need for resolution of conflicts involving the Mu
- The Man Who "Determined The Ethos Of An Era" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2005)
The story of this manuscript is as fascinating as the life it chronicles. Written in 1939, lost in 1949 and discovered in 1989, K. Sundararaghavan's biography of `Hindu' S. Kasturiranga Iyengar was a piece of history 66 years . . .
- Need For Creative Diplomacy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 03, 2005)
IT was comforting to hear from Jack Straw that military action against Iran is not “on the agenda” of Britain or the US, and that war is “inconceivable” — though this was still not as unequivocal as some would have wanted, and did not address the .....
- Indo-Iran Ties (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Oct 02, 2005)
The relations between India and Iran came into sharp focus when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with US President George W Bush on the margin of UN General Assembly in New York on September 13.
- Globalisation: It Shows The Way (Tribune, Navraj Goyal, Oct 02, 2005)
The process of globalisation and the role played by the World Trade Organisation are widely misunderstood and misrepresented, says the much-awaited report, The Future of WTO,
- O' Gandhi (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 02, 2005)
''With every breath I pray to God to give me strength to quench the flames or remove me from this earth.'' This is how Mahatma Gandhi summed up his agony on his 78th birthday, October 2, 1947, when the entire subcontinent . . .
- South Asia: Greater Scope For Regional Cooperation (Tribune, Parmjit Kaur Gill, Oct 02, 2005)
THE emergence of regionalism and regionalisation in Europe paved the way for regional cooperation in other parts of the world.
- The Spectacle Of Making Slides Of Spirituality (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 02, 2005)
Subjecting abstract knowledge to practical treatment is to make a mockery of it and this precisely is how he did it. You can’t ‘teach’ spirituality the way you teach science and technology,
- Putting Disaster (Daily Excelsior, Kuldeep Singh Chatwal, Oct 02, 2005)
Tsunami catastrophe last December, unprecedented floods in Mumbai, Gujarat and several other parts of the country, which have taken a heavy toll of human lives,
- Edusat Programme Launched In Orissa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
Four schools at Koraput, a backward district, connected through the virtual classroom
- On Strangeness In Indian Writing (Hindu, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Oct 02, 2005)
For 20 long years, influenced by Said and post-colonial theory, the aesthetics of estrangement has been confused with the politics of representation. It is time to restore the stranger's innocence.
- Fine Fusion Of Forms (Hindu, RENUKA RAJARATNAM, Oct 02, 2005)
The Accidental boldly steps outside its own formal boundaries and blends different modes of expressions.
- In Love With The Many Moods Of The Monsoon (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Oct 02, 2005)
The monsoon is a special source of inspiration for Alexander Frater who has followed its course in India.
- Hinduism And Gandhi (Statesman, Jagmohan , Oct 02, 2005)
To follow a shallow and superficial secularism is one of the worst sins that the false prophets of contemporary India are committing
- Why India Voted Against Iran (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, Oct 02, 2005)
India voting on the side of the Americans and the Europeans against Iran at the September 24 IAEA board meeting in Vienna was bound to enrage the Iranians.
- "Advantage T.N. Only If Infrastructure Is Improved" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
Maran for elevated highway to decongest Anna Salai
- Handmaiden Of The Government (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Oct 02, 2005)
Doordarshan Days, Bhaskar Ghose, Viking, Rs. 395
- New Narratives (Hindu, PADMINI DEVARAJAN, Oct 02, 2005)
A compact collection, Curtains celebrates the Indian woman and `herstories'.
- India Not To Soften Stand On Baglihar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
India will stick to its guns during the four-day visit of neutral experts appointed by the World Bank, an arbitrator on the Indus Water Treaty, 1960, between India and Pakistan, on Saturday.
- Neutral Expert Arrives In Jammu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
We will try to be transparent on Baglihar during our tour, says Raymond Lafitte
The expert adjudicate on differences between India and Pakistan over the design of the dam
He is being accompanied by Pakistani and Indian teams.
- Vaccine Developed For Blue Tongue Disease (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
"Private industries should produce such vaccines"
- Msp Below Expectations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 01, 2005)
The modest increase of Rs 10 in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat is well below the farmers’ expectations, given the rate of inflation,
- Spying Days That Were (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 01, 2005)
A Marxist mayor of Calcutta once suggested to the American consul-general that the city should be twinned with San Francisco. When the surprised American replied that Calcutta already had a twin in Odessa in what was still the Soviet Union, . . . .
- World Cos Wild On India, China (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Corporate foreign investment worldwide rose by two percent last year, the first increase since 2000, as more companies set up research and development units in India, China and other developing nations, a United Nations report said.
- "India Privy To Classified Data" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
"India's ambition for a permanent Security Council seat also a consideration"
- Increase Outsourcing In Defence Production: Pranab (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said India should outsource more defence production, including support services to the private sector, to enable the forces to concentrate on their core activities.
- Convergence And Divergence Of Growth (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 01, 2005)
ECONOMICS is hardly a thriller. But Elhanan Helpman's The Mystery of Economic Growth, from Academic Foundation
- Look Under The Persian Carpet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 01, 2005)
Looking back on the week, you can’t help thinking the windmills are really in fashion this season.
- A Totalitarian Treat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 01, 2005)
The 1951 biography of Stalin reads more like hagiography
- Diplomacy At Gunpoint (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 01, 2005)
When interests come into conflict with policies, the latter suffer. Something like that happened to India at Vienna where it voted against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure the supply of civil nuclear reactors and their . . .
- Zimbabwe Brings Steam Engines Back (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Zimbabwe has announced it is moving back into the steam age by re-commissioning 10 coal-fired locomotives to cope with the economic crisis.
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