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Articles 13421 through 13520 of 17201:
- What’S Vat? (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Apr 08, 2005)
MY only acquaintance with VAT till now was the one that either referred to the premium Scotch or to the wooden cask storing vintage wine in the vineyards of France.
- Panel On Patent Issues Set Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2005)
The Union Commerce Ministry has constituted a Technical Expert Group to study certain patent law issues....
- F-16s For Pakistan — Implications For India-Us Relations (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Apr 08, 2005)
The US supply of F-16 fighter aircraft to Pakistan and the offer to India has raised the bogey of arms race in the sub-continent.
- Making Cyber Safe (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 08, 2005)
IT IS HEARTENING to note that the evaluation by the Government-appointed Expert Committee of the legislative framework of the Information Technology Act is apace.
- What Is The Future Of The Travel Agent? (Business Line, Pankaj Narayan Pandit, Apr 08, 2005)
AIR-INDIA, as chairman of BAR (Board of Airline Representatives), has announced that travel agents' commissions on international tickets will be reduced from 7 per cent to 5 per cent, effective May 1. Most other European and South-East Asian carriers. . .
- Fighter Race (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 08, 2005)
THE submission of the first part of the Kelkar Committee report stressing private participation in defence production. . . .
- People Living Longer Is Good (Hindu, Tom Kirkwood , Apr 08, 2005)
Here is to our good old days. Far from being programmed to give out on us, our bodies are ageing better than ever.
- Another Way To Go (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Apr 07, 2005)
August 7, 1978: A seven-line paragraph tucked away near the bottom of the front page of Anandabazar Patrika announces the death of Pope Paul VI in Rome.
- Occasional Knuckle Rapping (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 07, 2005)
TWO auditors of the fallen Madhavpura co-operative bank have come under the wrath of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
- The Illusion Of The American State (Asia Times, Usha Zacharias , Apr 07, 2005)
It's hard to be pessimistic about victories. Yet one may be compelled to echo Italian political theorist and activist Antonio Gramsci at this point: "Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will."
- Unfair To Daughters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2005)
The Amritsar district has earned the dubious distinction of standing ninth among the 20 districts with the lowest child (0-6 years) sex ratio in India.
- Bill To Prohibit Sale Of F-16s To Pakistan (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 06, 2005)
WASHINGTON, APRIL 4. The Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional caucus on India and Indian Americans, ...
- To Give Them Hope (Telegraph, Sekhar Roy, Apr 06, 2005)
The plight of the refugees from Bangladesh continues to fall on deaf ears; parties in independent India have played havoc with this immigrant population. . .
- A Great Earthquake May Be `Overdue' In The Himalayas (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Apr 06, 2005)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 4. A 100 years ago today, a powerful earthquake, ..,
- Extreme Poverty Can Be Conquered (Hindu, Jeffrey D Sachs, Apr 06, 2005)
The fight against extreme poverty can be won, but only if George W. Bush recognises that military might alone will not secure the world.
- An Island And A Crop In Transition (Business Line, K. Venugopal , Apr 06, 2005)
With the European Union having to toe the WTO line and cut subsidies, Mauritius' earnings from sugar exports are set to drop by over a third, an outcome that could jolt its economy.
- Marching Together-Ii (Tribune, Subash K. Bijlani , Apr 06, 2005)
The compulsions of economic development and the gathering momentum of globalisation require cooperation in the area of investment and flow of goods and services that cut across state boundaries.
- The Task Ahead (Tribune, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 06, 2005)
THE Prime Minister’s keenness to address the socio-economic problems of Jammu and Kashmir is reflected in the task force he has constituted for preparing a long-term plan for the border state.
- Pakistan To Buy Chinese Frigates (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 06, 2005)
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 4. On the eve of the three-day bilateral visit of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Pakistan and China today concluded an agreement for the construction of four F-22P frigates for the Pakistan Navy.
- The Power Of Context In Tapping Global Talent (Business Line, Prashant Sarin , Apr 06, 2005)
Why multinationals need to apply global talent to local problems.
- Historic Papacy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2005)
He was a papal head like no other. He swam. He loved mountains. He built instant rapport with his flock-or his would-be assassin.
- Kanchi: A Tale Of Two Dharmas (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Apr 05, 2005)
On December 6, 1992, when top BJP leaders expressed panic over the collapsing Babri edifice..,
- F-16s: Can We Trust Uncle Sam? (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 05, 2005)
The US offer to sell F16s and F18s to India, announced on March 25, has to be seen in context.
- A World Gone Rude? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
The culture of respect is fast disappearing even in traditional societies and has become virtually extinct in the West.
- Sharp Fall In German Investment Worrying — Chidambaram (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
Sharp fall in German investment worrying — Chidambaram
- Reforms And Importance Of Trade Liberalisation (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Apr 05, 2005)
Higher growth and welfare on a sustained basis demands a lot more than just correcting a bad trade regime...
- Pakistan To Buy Chinese Frigates (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 05, 2005)
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 4. On the eve of the three-day bilateral visit of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Pakistan and China today concluded an agreement for the construction of four F-22P frigates for the Pakistan Navy. ..
- New Army Command On Border With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 4. While announcing the creation of a new Army command on the border with Pakistan and assuring better pay and promotion prospects for service officers, the Government today asked the Army to take a critical look at its manpower strength.
- Spring Fever Hits The U.K. (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Apr 04, 2005)
If the Labour and the Conservative Party are in disarray, the largest third party, the Liberal Democrats, appears to be incapable of cashing in.
- Grumpy Old Men A Myth, Say Researchers (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Apr 04, 2005)
The social stereotype of “Grumpy Old Men’’ is a myth, with women more prone.
- The Great Leveling (Washington Post, Thomas L. Friedman, Apr 03, 2005)
On a modern-day passage to India, Thomas L. Friedman, the foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times,
- Sympathy For The Devil (Telegraph, Ruchi sharma, Apr 03, 2005)
Bahuj saras, I could say as a Gujarati, in fact, I would even say fankdu thayu, meaning, respectively, “very good” and “what happened is fantastic”
- Aiims: Human Touch Missing (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Apr 03, 2005)
Memory gets so flickery nowadays. What is the name of John F. Kennedy’s book “Let Us Praise Famous Men”? I was reminded again and again of it in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where I had time to watch things at leisure for about 17 days.
- Pm Keen To Meet Wen (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
Dr Manmohan Singh, who returned from Mauritius on Saturday, said India would persuade Pakistan to encourage contact between citizens of the two countries.
- Our Search For Answers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
“What happens to a man’s soul after it leaves its bodily form?” is a question that has plagued humanity for thousands of years. LOKKUR VASANTHI RAO tries to explain the conflicting views and beliefs.
- Building A Healthy Nation (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 02, 2005)
We should gainfully employ available technological tools to provide health care to the hitherto inacessible rural areas
- Lacking Direction (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Apr 02, 2005)
The Finance Minister has presented his Feel Good budget for 2005-2006.
- Life Terminated? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 02, 2005)
Euthanasia is in the news again as family, lawyers and politicians differ on Terri’s death
- Mig-21 To Continue To Be Iaf's Mainstay (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Apr 02, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 1. Putting its trust in MiG-21 fighters, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to modernise 12 of its squadrons as against the original plan of six, a senior official said here today.
- National Milk Policy Has Failed (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Apr 02, 2005)
Healthy human beings are the real capital of a nation
- Making Search And Seizure Less Taxing (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Apr 02, 2005)
Keeping in mind the human rights of the tax-paying citizens, clear guidelines have been laid down for the tax authorities while authorising a search....
- National Milk Policy Has Failed (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Apr 02, 2005)
Healthy human beings are the real capital of a nation.
- Stung By The West (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Apr 02, 2005)
Back in the 1850s, Karl Marx wrote a series of essays on the results of British rule in India
- Fuel For Arms Race (Tribune, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Apr 01, 2005)
FIFTEEN years ago the US had promised to sell F-16s to Pakistan. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the company manufacturing the aircraft, took the necessary advance for it. Then there were sudden changes in the global and regional strategic environment.
- New Bank Chairmen, Thou Shall And Shalt Not... (Business Line, V. H. Ramakrishnan , Apr 01, 2005)
In the next two years, many nationalised banks will have new chairmen...
- School For Joy (Deccan Herald, B. K. Chandrashekar, Apr 01, 2005)
The trimester system introduced for schools test the competency of the learner rather than the ability to memorise
- West Bengal: The Perception And Reality (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Apr 01, 2005)
MOST times, economic development is viewed in terms of industrialisation. While the latter is essential for economic transformation, it is not as if economic growth is not possible without industrialisation...
- India's Energy Quest In Latin America (Hindu, R. Viswanathan , Mar 31, 2005)
Besides acquisition of oil and gas fields, India should consider buying crude oil from Latin America on a regular basis
- The Rigours Of Silence (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Mar 31, 2005)
It was about 55 years ago that Sri Ramana Maharishi, the silent sage of Arunachala, left his mortal coil. What is unique about the story of Sri Ramana Maharishi lies in the fact that he was a mere lad of seventeen when he realised the Self. He came from..
- Search For Ways To Keep Marx Alive (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 31, 2005)
Given the steady decline in the number of full-time workers and the apparent disinterest among its cadre, isn’t it time for the CPI(M) to decide on some new kind of action? asks Sumanta Sen
- Social Audit Of Privatisation (Tribune, B. S. Ghuman, Mar 31, 2005)
Privatisation policies have been advocated as a panacea for the poor performance of public enterprises. In the initial phase, the philosophy of privatisation was postulated as synonymous to efficiency, quality, more choices, people’s capitalism and boon..
- The American Offer (Tribune, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Mar 31, 2005)
The new US offer to India is not just about F/16 aircraft and nuclear power plants as portrayed in our media.
- Strengthening Roots Of Green Cover At Zoo (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2005)
A team of scientists from Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bangalore visited Myore Zoo on Wednesday and made a preliminary survey on the hollowness of trees in its premises.
- Can The Bjp Afford To Backtrack? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 31, 2005)
No political party that wants to rule over a continental polity can afford to be unmindful of the need to sustain its reputation for consistency, credibility, and transparency.
- Anti-Left Combine (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 31, 2005)
The run-up to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election has once again led to speculation over the ability of the parties opposed to the Marxists to put up an united fight. In the heavily polarised political scene of West Bengal, the Left always...
- Arms And The Ally (Pioneer, Ashish Sarkar, Mar 31, 2005)
The United States has agreed to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan
- A Heartening Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 31, 2005)
A SWIFT, COORDINATED response on the night of March 28 to a tsunami alert arising out of another powerful ...
- Question Of Double Standards (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2005)
THERE are occasions when truth must be told to set the record straight. External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh found such an occasion when he was asked to address a conference on “Emerging Nuclear Proliferation Challenges” in New Delhi on Monday.
- When Poverty Doesn’T Count (Deccan Herald, ABRAHAM M GEORGE, Mar 30, 2005)
We need to offer realistic definitions of the poverty situation, if the issue is to be taken seriously by the Govt
- The Us Comes Out Fighting With F-16s (Asia Times, Kaushik Kapisthalam, Mar 29, 2005)
Islamabad is elated, India is miffed: the decision by the United States to sell F-16 strike fighters to Pakistan involves much more than a simple sale of arms - important geostrategic undercurrents are at play involving not only the Indian sub-continent,
- If India Wants 8% Growth, It Needs Bigger Banks: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Mar 29, 2005)
By saying that India's 27 state-run banks will be encouraged to merge into fewer, stronger lenders, Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has stirred a hornet's nest.
- The Us Comes Out Fighting With F-16s (Asian Age, Kaushik Kapisthalam, Mar 29, 2005)
Islamabad is elated, India is miffed: the decision by the United States to sell F-16 strike fighters to Pakistan involves much more than a simple sale of arms - important geostrategic undercurrents are at play involving not only the Indian sub-continent,
- Us Arms Industry Fishing In Troubled South Asian Waters (Antiwar.com, Ranjit Devraj, Mar 29, 2005)
By offering nuclear-capable F-16 Falcon fighters to Pakistan and the even more advanced F-18 Hornets to India, Washington has shown a cynical readiness to profit from the long-standing rivalry between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors, say analysts.
- Gats And Freedom Online (Agence-France Presse, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 29, 2005)
India must use the Internet to expand the reach of its online services and open a wider market for its professionals, who can offer their talent to overseas clients
- Vat To Do: A Corporate Guide (Agence-France Presse, Abhijeet Virmani, Mar 29, 2005)
The value-added tax regime is just days away. In most organisations, it is seen as the responsibility of the finance team, but with far-reaching implications, any successful implementation of VAT would require the participation of such departments as IT..
- A Brand For `India Tourism' (Agence-France Presse, B.S. Rathor, Mar 29, 2005)
Tourism will arguably be one of the drivers of India's economy into the 21st Century.
- A Promising Alternative To Drip Irrigation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
SHREE PADRE recounts the success story of five farmers who adopted a new method of irrigation which got them ever-green grape orchards and better returns.
- Traditional But Modern (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
He has been a leader in the true sense and has changed the lives of many. Dr D Veerendra Heggade of Dharmasthala talks about the social programmes he has initiated in the last 25 years, in an interaction with U B GITHA.
- The Gains From Industry-Academia Interaction (Agence-France Presse, P. K. Doraiswamy, Mar 29, 2005)
Teaching, research and extension are known as the trinity of higher education.
- Sting Where It Hurts (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Mar 28, 2005)
Corruption is like garbage that collects. Unless removed daily, it makes our habitat unliveable. We are seeing garbage pile up in India, acting as the single-largest obstacle to development.
- India, Mauritius To Sign Fta (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2005)
India and Mauritius will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh embarks on a four-day tour to the Island nation beginning March 30.
- City Hospitals To Tap Stem Cell Potential (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2005)
Bangalore is on the verge of a stem cell therapy boom, Shuba Narayanan reports for Deccan Herald.
- Muted Response (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 28, 2005)
The offer of F-16s to Pakistan, by the US, does not seem to worry India much
- Relations Beyond F-16s (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 28, 2005)
There was a time when India would have been shouting from the rooftop protesting against the US decision to supply F-16s to Pakistan
- Iran: Stirring The Pot? (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Mar 28, 2005)
America and Iran are both confronted with difficult choices: adjust and co-opt the adversary or seek to prevail with all the imponderables of a confrontation.
- ‘Exclusive’ F-16s Offered To India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2005)
The F-16s being used currently by Pakistan is an outmoded variety. It is now eyeing a variant being used by US and European air forces.
- Vat On Mat (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 28, 2005)
WITH barely three days to go to hit the deadline of April 1, 2005 fixed for introduction of VAT, many are still uncertain as to the exact nature of the beast.
- Litmus Test On Patents Act (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Mar 28, 2005)
The Indian Govt should now be able to prove to the world that it can stand up for its public health goals
- Labour Reforms Hanging Fire (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 28, 2005)
Despite comprising JNU trained economists, the Left has not learned anything from data of over 15 years
- Keeping Vultures Alive (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 28, 2005)
AS A BIRD that is synonymous with death in the popular imagination, the vulture is an improbable candidate for a widely supported conservation campaign.
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