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Articles 28521 through 28620 of 35809:
- Aids Awareness & Yakshagana (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
Dharwad: Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan - a popular slogan is never forgotten by Indian farmers. Our country celebrates the birth anniversary, birth centenary or death anniversary of almost every freedom fighter and national leader.
- Toy Town Changes With New Trends (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
AZMATHULLA SHARIFF discovers how Channapatna responded to new trends in the toy industry with the help of the state government and two NGOs.
- Us For Guarantees To Large Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2005)
US Ambassador to India David C Mulforld, on Monday, mooted the concept of a very large, highly capitalised financial entity to offer guarantee support for private investors in large-scale infrastructure projects requiring long term capital financing.
- Why Modi Piped Down (Agence-France Presse, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 29, 2005)
Narendra Modi’s tantrums would have been of little account if private hankering for the United States of America were not now also an essential — and, perhaps, necessary — part of public diplomacy. Sign of changing times, while a defiant Hiren Mukherjee..
- 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.
- The Dollar And Its Shaky Pedestal (WhatIsIndia Publications, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2005)
The U.S. dollar's pre-eminence that has remained unchallenged since the Second World War in global trade and commerce and in the currency markets is now under threat.
- The Rise Of Religion In Africa (Agence-France Presse, MADELEINE BUNTING, Mar 29, 2005)
The answers to Africa's problems increasingly lie with religion rather than politics.
- The 'Feelgood' (Columbia Journalism Review, Siddhartha Deb, Mar 28, 2005)
Delhi is the political center of India, and what used to be a somewhat dour government city in the northern part of the country has lately taken on the shine of a commercial capital.
- Please Remember To Take The Kashmiris Along (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Mar 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deserves credit for three initiatives that will go a long way in bringing down the temperature in India-Pakistan ...
- It Is The Beginning, Not The End (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Mar 28, 2005)
Neither financial market conditions nor the strength in the real US economy gives any room to conclude that the Federal Reserve would pause in its tightening campaign and allow the bond market to recover.
- Moving Quietly Towards Eet (Business Line, R. Y. Narayanan, Mar 28, 2005)
WHILE the salaried middle-class is understandably elated over the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's largesse in direct taxes, many tax payers seem to have missed his real message — the country is moving towards an Exempt, Exempt, Tax (EET) mode.
- Mr Wolfowitz For World Bank: Scepticism Overdone? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Mar 28, 2005)
NO NOMINATION for the Presidency of the World Bank has excited so much controversy as President Bush's naming Paul Mr Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defence, for the post.
- ‘Resolve Kashmir Or Face Another Kargil’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2005)
The Pakistan President denied that he was shy of speaking about Kargil and said a debate on the issue will not lead anywhere.
- High Hiv Incidence Among Mumbai Sex Workers: Survey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2005)
A high percentage of commercial sex workers in the metropolis are HIV infected, according to the Economic Survey of Maharashtra.
- F-16s Will Augment Pak Strength (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Mar 28, 2005)
One version is Pakistan air force, owing to the lack of depth of its terrain, would prefer fighting in the enemy territory.
- Germany: Caught In An Economic Gridlock (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Mar 28, 2005)
Last week my flight to Moscow was delayed by three hours and as I walked into the Lufthansa Senator Lounge of Germany's Frankfurt International Airport, the news anchor on German ZDF TV announced with studied alarm that the German Institute of Economy...
- Make Way For Others (Telegraph, Gywnne Dyer, Mar 28, 2005)
Assume that the people who run defense and foreign policy in the Bush administration are as ferociously intelligent as they think they are. What would their grand strategy be?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- India May As Well Annoy Bush To Buy Iranian Gas: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Mar 27, 2005)
The Bush administration is facing a diplomatic dilemma.
- The Rot At The Core (OutLook, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 27, 2005)
The crisis in Jharkhand is over. But the crisis it triggered in our Constitution is only just beginning.
- To Be Ever More Itself (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Mar 27, 2005)
South Asia is a coming term. There are histories of South Asia, there are journalists’ associations that style themselves South Asian, there’s SAARC and every time a test match between India and Pakistan goes well, we’re all (temporarily) South Asian
- Hum Aise Kyoon Hain? (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Mar 27, 2005)
Flouting rules, poor work ethics, looking for short-cuts and anything for free... MEERA SESHADRI despairs over what constitutes the ‘pukka Hindustani’!
- Us Offers N-Tech, Missile System (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Mar 27, 2005)
Dismissing India’s concerns over the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, US said the efforts to usher in democracy in Pakistan and defence ties are two different issues.
- Us Offers N-Tech, Missile System (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Mar 27, 2005)
Dismissing India’s concerns over the supply of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, US said the efforts to usher in democracy in Pakistan and defence ties are two different issues.
- Keeping The Spirit Of The Potato Happy (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Mar 27, 2005)
Farmers from different parts of the world compare notes with women farmers in India.
- Why The Guv Isn't Walking Grimly Into The Fm's Room (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 26, 2005)
The International Monetary Fund's fortnightly IMF Survey dated March 21 leads with the Fund's Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato's plaudits for China and India.
- Reforming The United Nations (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 26, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has, in pursuance of the request in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, has released his report on reforming the UN, titled “In Larger Freedom” on March 21.
- Turning Over A Turnover Tax (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Mar 26, 2005)
Mr. P. Chidambaram's name will go down in the annals of the country's financial history as a Finance Minister who did his utmost for widening the tax base and raising the potential for revenue.
- Where Are You Taking Us? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 26, 2005)
Quo Vadis? The two words are Latin for “Where goest thou?” They kept going round and round my head when I read the news of the dismissal of the BJP-led....
- A Road Back In Time (Deccan Herald, RADHIKA PRASAD, Mar 26, 2005)
Endless miles of banyans, rain-trees and gulmohars on either side as one drives along and undulating chequered fields displaying vivid patterns of soil and paddy like a red and green patchwork quilt stretching into the distance.
- Consensus Is The Diplomatic Key (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Mar 26, 2005)
India seems caught up in its own contradictions in foreign policy postures, with the result that it is unable to acquire its rightful position in the comity of nations.
- Democratic Evangelism (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 26, 2005)
Now that the bouts of indignation and suppressed jubilation over the US visa of the Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi, are behind us, it is instructive to consider another possibility.
- Dollar's Drop (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 26, 2005)
In the past three years the dollar has depreciated by more than 40 per cent against the euro and by almost as much vis-à-vis the yen and the pound.
- Nailing The Naxal Fallacy (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Mar 26, 2005)
The orthodox view of the Naxalite movement is that it represents the valid grievances of the poor people, and that the problem with the armed Naxalites is not their motives and goals, but their means of bringing about change through violence.
- Govt’S Confusion, Naxalites’ Gain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2005)
Attack, according to one of the rudimentary maxims of warfare, is the best form of defence. But the Karnataka police seems to think otherwise.
- A Bbc And Cnn Of Our Own (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Mar 26, 2005)
A pronounced schizophrenia afflicts me when I involve myself with anything to do with the US these days. I am pleased with what Foreign Minister Natwar Singh has achieved during Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s visit.
- Reforming The United Nations (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 26, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has, in pursuance of the request in the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, has released his report on reforming the UN, titled “In Larger Freedom” on March 21.
- India In An Emerging World Order (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Mar 25, 2005)
As the US, Russia and China redefine their equations with each other and with their neighbours, it is in India's interest to develop a common diplomatic approach with China and Russia on such issues ...
- Democratic Evangelism (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 25, 2005)
Now that the bouts of indignation and suppressed jubilation over the US visa of the Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi, are behind us, it is instructive to consider another possibility.
- Common Rail Injection Systems Advanced Technology For Diesel ... (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Mar 25, 2005)
The driving motivation behind common rail diesel technology (CRDe) is the adherence to ever-increasing emission regulations while maintaining the drivability and low combustion noise characteristics of petrol-driven
- Indian Stars Shine In Pakistan (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 25, 2005)
For a majority of the Pakistanis, the role model is India. This is more pronounced in Pakistan’s emerging middle-class, younger generation and political elite. In fact, all walks of life in Pakistan have been influenced by India’s way of life.
- A Taste Of Terrorism (Deccan Herald, U. S. Iyer, Mar 25, 2005)
Phrases like ‘economic reforms’, ‘liberalisation’, ‘increased purchasing powers’, etc, used these days, are very confusing to me. During my siesta time...
- No Veto On Vat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 25, 2005)
The lack of unanimity among States on the introduction of the value added tax (VAT) in place of sales tax from April 1, 2005, after five years of deliberations and consensual decisions
- Visa Denial: No Big Deal (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Mar 24, 2005)
There has been no reprieve in the issue of the grant of a US visa to the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, despite the Indian government's demarche. On balance, it is no great deal!
- Global Threats And U.N. Reforms (Hindu, Satish Kumar, Mar 24, 2005)
The Secretary-General's high-level panel report ends up bowing more to the raw distribution of power than to international principles.
- Holding A Mirror (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 24, 2005)
Granted the role of an Opposition party is to oppose and criticise policies of the government, so that it can act as a check and balance and encourage debate and discussion on policies.
- Just Don’T Get Too Sick (Tribune, Joe Robinson, Mar 24, 2005)
Even if you can’t make it to the local craps tables or you’ve spent your budget for Lotto tickets this week, chances are you’re still doing your part for the new Roulette Economy, thanks to an in-cubicle gaming program sweeping the American workplace.
- Cm Moots Talks With Intelligentsia On Naxals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2005)
CM to hold discussion with Shivraj Patil on the naxal issue on April 20.
- Rival Divas (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Mar 24, 2005)
I returned to London his week from India, where the budget was under the microscope; albeit somewhat overshadowed by issues of governance in Bihar and Goa.
- Stock Market: Barometer Of Economy? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Mar 24, 2005)
Many assume that the stock market represents the state of the economy. That is the primary reason for this distorted obsession about the market.
- Strengthen Farm Base (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 24, 2005)
In many among the developing countries (G-21) that met in the Capital last weekend to discuss agriculture-related issues left with a smug feeling, it could be short-lived.
- Taxing Fringe Benefits... (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Mar 24, 2005)
Indian business has reached a certain level of maturity so that what seemed an excessive fringe benefit by yesterday's standards may not be so in today's globalised environment.
- Trouble Comes In Packages (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 24, 2005)
The Centre, by never keeping a tab on its development aid, has helped keep insurgency alive in the North-east
- Us Looks Differently At India (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Mar 24, 2005)
An influential American academic who was recently in Delhi very candidly spelt out US global priorities in the coming years. While acknowledging that the “War on terrorism” had acquired new dimensions that would take considerable time to ...
- Deterrence Is The Best Policy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 24, 2005)
Article 16: Sales to and by minors. 1. Each Party shall adopt and implement effective legislative, executive, administrative or other measures at the appropriate government level
- Eyeball Time For The Print Media (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Mar 24, 2005)
In Britain, a proprietor is said to have observed recently that he could publish his Daily Express with 20 blank pages for all anyone would care as long as he continued to give away free CDs. Even the tabloids are on a steady slide downhill.
- A New Bonhomie (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2005)
The relations between India and Pakistan are currently marked by a new and welcome state of bonhomie. A few thousand visitors have crossed the Wagah border to watch the ongoing Test series.
- Blackwill Moots Indo-Us Co-Operation In Space Tech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2005)
Former American ambassador to India Robert Blackwill on Tuesday asked the US to enter into a long-term programme of space co-operation with India and lift restrictions on the assistance given to civilian nuclear industry and hi-tech trade.
- Developing Unity (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
. The meeting, which brought under one umbrella not just the global grouping of G-21 nations but also the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific countries, reflects a growing realisation among the developing world that the rich WTO members such as the United States and
- Lic Assets Cross Rs 400,000 Cr Mark (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
Amid stiff competition from private players, state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) increased its surplus by over 12.5 per cent to Rs 10,987.60 crore in 2003-04 while its assets crossed Rs 4,00,000 crore mark in 2004.
- Budget: Overcoming Roadblocks To Growth (Business Line, Padmalatha Suresh , Mar 22, 2005)
India has a very large network of poor quality roads. The stretch of national highways that carries 45 per cent of total traffic is mostly two-lanes with heavy traffic, low service and slow speeds. Road maintenance is grossly under-funded, with only one-t
- Cut Withholding Tax, India Tells Japan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The Indian government is looking forward to a reduction in the withholding tax by the Japanese government, Union Communications & Information Technology Minister Dayanidhi Maran said here on Monday.
- Us Reaffirms Denial Of Visa To Modi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
New Delhi harped on Modi’s electoral legitimacy while the US reiterated that its decision was based on facts of the 2002 riots in Gujarat.
- Sharp Curve Ahead (Telegraph, M. R. Venkatesh, Mar 22, 2005)
The DMK’s ambitions and its founding prin- ciples may queer the pitch for the Democratic Progressive Alliance
- Walkout Over Soft Handling Naxals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The entire Opposition in the Legislative Council on Monday walked out of the House expressing dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the State government to tackle the Naxal menace.
- Water Battles Are Avoidable (Tribune, Kiran Soni Gupta, Mar 22, 2005)
The ball is now in the Supreme Court to settle the din and dust raised by the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004 that annuls the December 31, 1981, agreement signed by Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
- Not Much Confidence Yet (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Mar 22, 2005)
The single most important achievement of the agreement on the documentation required to travel on the bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad is that it has kept alive the fledgling peace process between India and Pakistan.
- No Savings For Senior Citizens (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 22, 2005)
The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, claimed recently that senior citizens and women are the natural constituency of the ruling alliance.
- Under Eastern Eyes (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 22, 2005)
Condi Rice. She was in Delhi last week telling India, in true condescending style, that this country could possibly play an international role along with other developed countries, in the near future, that we have been “accepted” as a nation that can deli
- On Improving The Quality Of Democracy (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Mar 22, 2005)
The executive, the legislature, and the judiciary must be continuously accountable to the people. The right to information is an instrument for moving towards this goal.
- Tight Oil Position Ahead? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 21, 2005)
An increase in domestic oil prices would severely affect economic operations, as higher running costs would translate into higher road freight rates, which will be passed on to the consumer. Even if the Government were to oblige the oil companies by raisi
- `Work To Live' Is More Their Motto (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Mar 21, 2005)
AS I move around Paris, the banners in the streets proclaim support for the city's bid to host the 2012 Olympics. Even the Eiffel Tower has a sign that says `Paris 2012, Ville Candidate' followed by the five interlocking rings.
- The Row Over Baby Oil (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
THE MAHARASHTRA FOOD and Drug Administration has objected to the consumer care and drug maker, Johnson & Johnson using the word `baby' in marketing the oil intended for infants, and wants the latter to remove the word from the product label.
- Why We Must Aim For Golden Cities (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Mar 21, 2005)
The poor, like Oliver, ask for more; the rich will ask for something better. Our new Vision should be for better quality, not larger quantity.
- The Raj Of Panchayats (Tribune, Ranbir Singh, Mar 21, 2005)
The 73rd amendment to the Constitution (1992) was enacted for strengthening panchayati raj in India by according it a constitutional status, listing 29 subjects in the 11th Schedules for making plans for economic development and social justice.
- Making Sense Of Basel Ii Norms (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Mar 21, 2005)
N 1988, the Bank for International Settlement (BIS)-based Basel Committee on Banking Supervision came out with regulations regarding the capital requirements of banks.
- A Thing Of Beauty (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Small is no longer considered beautiful. Innocent of the art of public relations, the humble species remain outside the pale of self-advertising. And in the globalized milieu, the puny ones, it has been suggested, have not even the right to exist.
- Clear Our Screens Of Smoke (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2005)
Extracts from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Education, communication, training and public awareness:
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