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Articles 11621 through 11720 of 20587:
- Can Bernanke Prevent The Next Recession? (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Jan 19, 2006)
Ben Bernanke, the nominee to replace Alan Greenspan this month as chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, is a highly capable economist who has devoted his professional life to understanding the historical role of central banks and . . .
- When Confinement Helps (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 19, 2006)
"I am a 24x7 care giver. Don't I have a say in my son's treatment? His mind is trapped in delusions and he is unable to think. But he is refusing treatment and so cannot be medicated. That is the law in the US", screamed an angry Prema.
- Uncertain Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 19, 2006)
Sans Sharon the region could plunge into violence
Although Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s condition is stable and has shown marginal signs of improvement – he has shown a minor response to stimuli – his condition remains critical two weeks . . .
- Mining Mania In Haryana (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 19, 2006)
If illegal mining continues in Haryana despite a change in the government, the frequent interventions by the Supreme Court and a relentless campaign by the media and eminent personalities like Swami Agnivesh, it only shows how influential the mafia . . .
- Russia’S ‘Oil-For-Knowledge’ Scheme (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
In the strange new world of today, the modern and the pre-modern depend on each other. Thus, Russians trade oil for the products of knowledge. Imported technologies are cheap if you convert their prices into barrels of oil, so the country produces . . .
- Of Availability And Demand (Greater Kashmir, ER. G N RESHI, Jan 19, 2006)
PDD should form a consumer friendly policy and not the one that pleases ministers and bureaucrats only, suggests
ER. G N RESHI
- A Cornered General Could Not Do Much (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
President of Pakistan had to face a tough time on screen with a journalist from India. Reasons many. Saleem Kaloo reviews Musharraf’s interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN
- In The Name Of Democracy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
The countdown has begun much earlier this year. Various security agencies are out on the roads to check vehicles and frisk the pedestrians. A good number of people have been taken into what the authorities call preventive detention.
- Scams And The System (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 19, 2006)
Country cannot take this overload
One will have to stretch one’s memory really hard to remember when Parliament and the public had a constructive debate on any policy issues last.
- It Raids: Jayalalithaa Blames Dmk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Alleges that houses of her doctor and chartered accountant being searched
- Stone Laid For Villivakkam Vehicular Subway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Railways, Corporation will share the cost of the project
The Union Minister of State for Railways, R. Velu, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a vehicular subway at Villivakkam Railway Yard (West). The subway will replace a manned level crossing.
- Human Rights Dealt A Blow In Asia (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Respect for human rights in Asia has been seriously eroded over the past year, with some governments committing the worst abuses, US-based Human Rights Watch reported on Wednesday.
- Us Court Upholds Assisted Suicide Law (Tribune, Charles Lane, Jan 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court upheld Oregon’s law on physician-assisted suicide on Tuesday, ruling that the Justice Department may not punish doctors who help terminally ill patients end their lives.
- Politics Of Slums (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jan 19, 2006)
If one wants to know how deeply India is poisoned at heart and contaminated at soul, one should study the phenomenon of slums, induced squatting and illegal constructions in its cities. In essence, the cities are the spiritual workshops of the nation . .
- India Rejects Pervez Proposals On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan today formally presented President Pervez Musharraf’s “out-of-the-box” proposal on demilitarisation of Kashmir which India disposed, saying that New Delhi wanted to be “more ambitious” than demilitarising just three cities of Kashmir and . . .
- Electrification Scheme Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
It will ensure power supply to nearly 1.52 lakh families in the district
Project will also cover 92,345 families living below poverty line in Mysore district
Plan to establish 650 power sub-stations in State
- Pakistan, India To Ease Tensions Over Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to implement fresh measures to lower tensions over Kashmir and confirmed their commitment to keep their stuttering peace process on track.
- Importance Of Break-Even (Business Line, R. T. Narayanan, Jan 19, 2006)
The concept of `break-even' is one of the first things taught in management schools, highlighting the significance of fixed costs in running of organisation. It is one of the simpler, easier concepts to understand and apply readily in a given . . .
- India Must Address Issues To Fulfil Global Ambitions (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 19, 2006)
India still needs to address numerous political and economic challenges to fulfil its global ambitions, according to a new study.
- Time To Address Issues: Riaz (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan on Wednesday said it would be better to reach settlement of the Kashmir issue, acceptable to India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir.
- Preventing Power Losses (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jan 19, 2006)
Talk to a Japanese official and he invariably comes up with a reply that Pakistan is potentially a very rich country with large natural resources, unlike Japan with its narrow strip of hilly land. All we have to do, he says, is to develop those . . .
- Root Vegetable That’S Hard To Beet (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Jan 19, 2006)
The humble beetroot has always been a bit of a poor relation to other, trendier species in the vegetable world. Perhaps it is because of its association with war-time rationing (it was often used as a substitute for soft fruit in jam).
- High Cost Health Holds World In Bind (Daily Excelsior, Suraj Saraf, Jan 19, 2006)
High cost of health is dogging the whole world not sparing even the developed nations. Conditions in India are among the worst as revealed in recent studies. With an increasing realisation that health is a crucial asset in the economic development, . . .
- Children Of A Lesser God (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspection in combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Pm For Pro-Active Approach To Tackle Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today suggested a pro-active approach to tackle terrorism in view of the various tactics adopted by terrorists often with assistance of State-sponsors, an apparent reference to Pakistan.
- Leaving A Stamp On History (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 18, 2006)
The year 2008 will mark the 125th birth anniversary of Sir Mirza Ismail — a great Mysorean, an Indian who made us proud, a quintessential political conservative, a remarkable person in public life, who believed that persons entrusted with overseeing ....
- India Requires A Creative Leader: Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
In another appeal to CII, President Kalam urged the organisation to create a directory of existing partnerships commencing from 2000 and publish it giving all details of scope and progressive financial performance. c
- In Need Of A Water Solution (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 18, 2006)
The results of the survey conducted by the Fluorosis Research and Rural Development Foundation (FRRD) are disturbing.
- Crossfire Kills 2 Civilians In Lanka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Unknown gunmen shot dead Batticaloa district representative Joseph Pararajasingham when he was attending the Christmas mass in the town.
- 'Indian And Pakistani Punjabs Can Help Agriculture Together’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
* Agriculture universities of Faisalabad and Ludhiana to sign MoU
* Cheque for Rs 0.3m for earthquake victims
- Australia-India Partnership — Natural Complementarities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2006)
Energy and resources are the drivers of the India-Australia relationship, with India importing billions of dollars worth of gold and coal, apart from diamonds and food items.
- Ril Price Discovery Session Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Reliance scrip carries the second highest weight in Sensex after Infosys
Reliance Industries' name will go down in the history of Indian stock markets on Wednesday as the only company for which a special trading session will be held to discover . . .
- Iran’S Growing N-Crisis (Dawn, Najmuddin A, Shaikh, Jan 18, 2006)
Earlier this month the Iranians, in the presence of IAEA inspectors, broke the seals on some of the equipment in the Natanz facility to recommence what they said was research activity on the nuclear fuel cycle.
- 100 Days After The Quake (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 18, 2006)
One hopes that after visiting the quake-hit areas and seeing firsthand the extensive damage and human misery prevalent there, former US president and UN Special Envoy for Pakistan Earthquake Relief, Mr George Bush, will press the international . . .
- Drug Regulating Body (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 18, 2006)
THE federal government’s plan to set up an independent regulatory authority for monitoring the manufacture and sale of medicines, as disclosed by the minister of state for health at a meeting with the Lahore Chamber of Commerce on Monday,
- A Working Mother, At The Head Of A New Chile (Indian Express, Patrick J. McDonnell, Jan 18, 2006)
Michelle Bachelet, a socialist who was jailed and went into exile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, was elected the first female president of Chile on Sunday in a historic vote that underscored a leftward drift in the region.
- Race Science Heading For Rehabilitation (Hindu, Marek Kohn, Jan 18, 2006)
As taboos fall away, there's a danger that denial of racial difference will be replaced with uncritical acceptance.
- Volvo Buses Join Bmtc Fleet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Fully air-conditioned Volvo buses are Euro-III compliant
Gold pass scheme to be introduced
Cauvery bus used for city ride replaced
- United States Of Jammu & Kashmir And Self Rule (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Jan 18, 2006)
Readers may recall that around third week of November 2004 an article titled "United States of Jammu & Kashmir; A resolution" written by me was published in these columns. The idea of a unified federal J&K was mooted for the first time in this paper.
- Kerala Lok Ayukta Raps Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
It says Oommen Chandy has no authority to sit in judgment over its findings
- Congress Is Isolated, Says Pinarayi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The invitation to DIC(K) activists by KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala and former Chief Minister A. K. Antony to rejoin the Congress reflects the sense of defeat that has set in Congress circles, according to CPI(M) secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.
- Pmk Has No Locus Standi To Raise Cet Issue, Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
"If Dr. Anbumani amends MCI rules, there will not be a need for legislation"
- Tamil Nadu Can "Impact India's Trade With Britain" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Chennai's robust industry makes it important for U.K. to maintain ties with State, says U.K. Minister
- Unhealthy Health (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Even as Medical Science has made strides, diseases continue to mock at our peripheral health care system which by any standards could be described as primitive one.
- Why Wish Happy New Year? (Greater Kashmir, MUHAMMAD ABD AL-HAMEED, Jan 18, 2006)
What do we mean by Happiness when we wish it to others, writes
MUHAMMAD ABD AL-HAMEED
- How To Read The Signs (Telegraph, DIPANKAR BOSE, Jan 18, 2006)
Something is wrong with the Indian economy. Otherwise, how could the Sensex zoom from 700 to 8000 points in 55 days and then go over the 8800 mark in less than a month, ignoring major negative signs like the soaring oil price, the Mumbai floods, . . .
- Coming To Terms With A Disturbing Past (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, Jan 18, 2006)
Ordinary Cambodians as well as members of the international community have mixed feelings about the trial of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders beginning this year, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is visiting professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delh
- Role Of Sociologists Vital To Tackle Hiv (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Ways to create AIDS - free society discussed
Care and effective communication are necessary for efficient tackling of the HIV disease. Role of sociologists was indispensable to contain this killer disease, said. Dr. Lalitha Kabilan, Director, . . .
- Rs.82.2-Cr. Nabard Aid For Rural Development In Madurai District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Areas for infrastructure development identified
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has identified certain core areas in Madurai district having potential for promoting infrastructure development in a big way by the . . .
- Two Political Activists Among 4 Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
A day after killing two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants near Trikuta Hills under the jurisdiction of Reasi police district, police today arrested four persons including two political activists who had planned an attack on Mata Vaishnodevi shrine.
- Fair Victory (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
Lowering the bar for women
If the spirit is willing the flesh can overcome any challenge. This is borne out by two
women graduates in hotel management, among others, successfully suing to win the right for the female of the species to work as bartender
- Cigar Smoke (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Jan 18, 2006)
Big B’s Big C (cigar) seems to have lit many fires in Goa. The news that an NGO is fuming at the hoarding of the film Family, depicting Amitabh Bachchan smoking a cigar, is surely to become a burning issue with conservative families and . . .
- Mine Attacks In Sri Lanka Amid Fresh Peace Moves (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Jan 18, 2006)
China paid over 26 million US dollars as compensation to farmers whose poultry was culled to prevent the spread of the deadly avian flu, the government said here today.
- Us Strike Damages Musharraf’S Image (Tribune, James Rupert, Jan 18, 2006)
Friday’s U.S. airstrike on a Pakistani village has disrupted America’s efforts to improve its image in this country, one of its most important Muslim allies, and has turned glaring publicity on a part of the “global war on terror” that the . . .
- What The Constitution Really Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
While I'm here in the opposite hemisphere, The Debate is going to be a little more free form. Today, we have a thought-provoking post from Guest Blogger Jason Scorse, a professor who decided to take a closer look at the document that provides the. . . . .
- Family Health Insurance Scheme Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Scheme to benefit over 25 lakh families living below the poverty line
- A National Aptitude Test Is The Answer (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 17, 2006)
The Centre must fulfil its obligation of bringing in a law on professional courses.
- Chile Elects Its First Woman President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Chile elected socialist Michelle Bachelet to be its first woman president on Sunday, making her only the second woman elected to head a South American state as Latin America cements a shift to the left.
- Nepal Imposes Night Curfew In Kathmandu After Raids (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government on Monday imposed a night curfew in Kathmandu, saying it was stepping up security after Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen in weekend raids near the city.
- Asbestos, A Demon Of The Past (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, Jan 17, 2006)
With the Supreme Court laying down that the ship cannot enter Indian waters until the court considers a report by a team of environment experts, it’s time to consider just what is at stake in the Clemenceau controversy.
- India-Finland To Increase Bilateral Trade Levels (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Buoyed by good growth registered in first five months of 2005-06 fiscal, India and Finland today agreed to work towards further increasing the levels of bilateral trade.
- India, E.U. Should Sign Free Trade Deal: U.K. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
India urges U.K. to modify definition of `whisky'
The United Kingdom has proposed that India and the European Union enter into a Free Trade Agreement.
- So Sweet (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Jan 17, 2006)
I’m not an ardent flier or traveler, or I would be almost dead — what with my blood sugar level going haywire with the in-flight food. Having recently flown a major airline in India on three separate occasions, I can authoritatively lament that so . . .
- Consume Cautiously (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
India must consider taking steps to bring down compulsive consumption
Two recent reports have drawn attention to the threat posed by India and China to the world’s environment and ecological health.
- Aids Drive: States Look Up To Iim-A (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The training would cover issues relating to finance, human resources management, materials (medicine and awareness campaigns) and logistics management, Ramani said.
- No Bar To Women (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 17, 2006)
Working with men does not ensure equality for women
In a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for women's rights, the Delhi High Court has ruled that no restriction could be imposed on women working in bars, banquets and restaurants . . .
- The Canvas Of Anthropology (Hindu, Shereen Ratnagar, Jan 17, 2006)
Collection of 40 papers documenting the wide sweep of anthropology
This is a collection of 40 papers in three sections — archaeological anthropology, physical anthropology, and social anthropology— dedicated to D.K.Bhattacharya who distinguished . . .
- Project To Be Launched Soon To Tackle Trafficking In Women And Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
UN programme to be implemented with help of AIDS Control Society, NGOs
The project will be implemented in nine districts
AIDS awareness to be enhanced
Economic, social and political status of women to be improved
- Embodiment Of Grace (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Jan 17, 2006)
Three flames illumined the spaces of the world from India in the 20th Century. Two of them, Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo, withdrew to the Home of Light in 1950; Mahaswami of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam continued to remain in the physical for nearly . . .
- Mutual Gains (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 17, 2006)
Healthy performance of MFs good for investors
Mutual funds are gradually coming of age. The out-performance of the BSE Sensex by diversified equity schemes in the last quarter of 2005 (October-December) by a hefty 300 basis points mirrors . . .
- Target Practice (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jan 17, 2006)
The Maoists’ kindling of tribal discontent is likely to create more situations like the one in Kalinga Nagar, writes Sumanta Sen
- Steel Industry: To Continue Shining In 2006 (Business Line, J. Mehra, Jan 17, 2006)
Global steel demand is set to grow at a scorching pace, though certain factors could be a cause for heartburn in the sector.
- India's Potential `Demographic Dividend' (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 17, 2006)
India is and will remain for some time one of the youngest countries in the world. This "demographic dividend" is seen as offering a window of opportunity to accelerate the country's rate of growth. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chand rasekhar . . .
- Chile Elects Socialist President (Tribune, Patrick J. McDonnell, Jan 17, 2006)
Michielle Bachelet, a socialist who was jailed and went into exile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, was elected the first female president of this South American nation on Sunday in a historic vote that underscored a leftward drift . . .
- Nitish Kumar Woos Nris (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jan 17, 2006)
It was more a drive for image makeover than immediate investment by NDA Chief Minister Nitish Kumar when he attended the just-concluded three-day “Prabashi Bharatiya Sammelan” (NRI conclave) in Hyderabad between January 7 and 9.
- Going Up In Chalkdust (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 17, 2006)
India urgently needs to walk the talk about creating a knowledge-based economy. Last week’s conference of vice-chancellors of central universities was a continuing lament of why this is not happening.
- The End Of The Road (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Extracts from the World Drug Report, 2005, published by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crimes
- Demise Of A Caring Brother (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 17, 2006)
Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah died and was later laid to rest on Sunday marking the end of his quarter of a century of rule over the oil rich Kuwait State. Crown Prince Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah has succeeded him.
- Beasts In Khaki (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2006)
Doctors have a taste of UP police brutality
Whenever the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) of UP is in the news, it is mostly for wrong reasons.
- Unhealthy State Of Prisons (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 17, 2006)
It is no coincidence that some 500 prisoners out of a total of 2,500 kept in the Sialkot district jail should have been found suffering from hepatitis.
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