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Articles 12721 through 12820 of 20587:
- The Rise Of Rural Cities (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Dec 15, 2005)
Recently 12 men died in a fire in a building in Vishwas Nagar. The building in which they had been locked by their employer for the night was an 'illegal' garments factory.
- Us Looks To India In New Light (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 15, 2005)
Located in the heart of Washington DC, the Indian Embassy is an impressive building, now adorned with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi just opposite its entrance. The statue, built with special approval accorded by the US Congress, is a tribute by America's ...
- Changing Us Perceptions (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 15, 2005)
Located in the heart of Washington DC, the Indian Embassy is an impressive building, now adorned with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, just opposite its entrance. The statue, built with special approval accorded by the US Congress, . . .
- Uniting For Progress (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 15, 2005)
THE idea of a real Islamic Commonwealth or common Market has always appealed to Muslims all over the world. Although religion is a common bond among the 57 member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), there are several roadblocks or miss
- Eastward Ho! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 15, 2005)
The East Asia Summit at Kuala Lumpur, originally mooted by Malaysia 15 years ago with a broad objective of initiating the process for eventual formation of an Asian Economic Community (AEC),
- Where Is Osama? (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 15, 2005)
IT doesn’t surprise me that George Bush had a plan to bomb the Doha headquarters of the pesky Arabic news channel Al Jazeera back into the desert age. What shocks me is that he hasn’t sent Al Jazeera a thank you note after his re-election last year in Nov
- Wto: Corporations Vs Common Man (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Dec 15, 2005)
MOST people struggling with their daily lives are not even aware of the sixth WTO ministerial in Hong Kong. But their fate hinges on it.
- Ivory Coast's Fragile Peace (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Dec 15, 2005)
The war is over but Ivorians are still paying the price: poverty, desperation and infection.
Economy shattered by civil war
HIV prevalence is twice as high as in Nigeria
- The Makkah Declaration: Rhetoric And Reality (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Dec 15, 2005)
The Makkah conclave produced a declaration that is strong on sentiment and exhortation, and less so on specifics.
- Water And India's Constitution (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
Water has to be given an important place in the Constitution to guide and empower the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive to regulate its use.
- A Digital Bridge For The World's Children (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2005)
The United Nations World Summit on the Information Society has affirmed its commitment to bridge the digital divide that prevents vast sections from reaping the benefits of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
- Apex Court's Notice To Coke On Kerala Panchayat's Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to soft drink major Coca-Cola on a special leave petition from Perumatty panchayat in Kerala seeking to stay an order of the Kerala High Court directing the panchayat to issue licence for drawing water ...
- Violence Against Women (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
The term, 'Violence" against women implies any act of gender based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty occ
- Maoists Declare War On Big Companies (Hindustan Times, Mammen Matthew, Dec 15, 2005)
Big corporate houses venturing into Naxalite-hit states may be in for some trouble. The extremists have said they would “step up activities” against the big companies, including MNCs, which are being set up by “forcibly displacing people”.
- Misuse Of Taxpayers’ Money (Dawn, George Monbiot, Dec 15, 2005)
Never underestimate the self-pity of the ruling classes. Since Labour took office in 1997 the Confederation of British Industry has been engaged in one long whinge. It doesn’t matter that our taxes are among the lowest and our regulations among the . . .
- Nothing Can Stop Balochistan Uplift, Says Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
President says major development projects will bring jobs to Baloch
* Announces projects worth Rs 1.5b for Kohlu district
- Intellectual Property In A Whirl Of A Swimming Pool! (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 15, 2005)
The latest press release from the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) informs that the second audit has found `no fraud or dishonest acts' in the organisation.
- Sanitation In Quake-Hit Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 15, 2005)
A story in this newspaper on Tuesday reporting on the deplorable conditions in a “disease-ridden tent camp” in Muzaffarabad quoted a German relief volunteer likening the place to hell. People are living in squalor, illnesses like diarrhoea and . . .
- Multiple Assaults (Hindustan Times, Poornima Advani , Dec 15, 2005)
On December 10, the nation observed the International Human Rights Day.
- Asean In Control, East Asia Takes Off (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 15, 2005)
With ASEAN firmly in the driver’s seat, the first-ever ‘historic’ East Asia Summit formally kicked off today as a ‘‘forum for dialogue on broad strategic, political and economic issues of common interest and concern’’.
- India, Israel To Boost Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, Janaki Murali, Dec 15, 2005)
The bilateral trade between India and Israel stood at $2135.4 million for the period of January to October 2005 as against $1806.4 million in the corresponding period last year.
- East Asia Summit Forum For Dialogue On Strategic Issues (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 15, 2005)
Countries should strive for a seamless web of trade and ties: Manmohan
Kuala Lumpur declaration issued
EAS will be held back-to-back with ASEAN summit
Manmohan calls for greater economic integration
- Technology Did Wonders For Orthodontic Surgery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
"Making a model before an operation is the best for elective surgery"
- Risky Business Of Politics (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Dec 14, 2005)
If the health of a nation is to be measured by what its media presents, then India is ill, says Claude Arpi
- Nato Not Chasing Al Qaeda In Pakistan: Official (Dawn, Iftikhar A. Khan, Dec 14, 2005)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces are not in Pakistan to chase Al Qaeda, a Nato commander said on Tuesday. “Chasing Al Qaeda is neither our agenda nor our mandate,” Commander of the Nato Forces in Pakistan Air Commodore Andrew George Walton ...
- Disaster Management Conclave In Davangere (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
A three-day national Seminar on Disasters- prediction, prevention and management will be held as part of the 35th Annual Convention of Indian Society for Technical Education beginning here from Thursday.
- Leaping Into The Future (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Dec 14, 2005)
Look before you leap” is good advice, but often, leap you must. This was also the conclusion of a session that focussed on the use of ICT for leapfrogging the poverty gap in the recent World Summit on information society.
- Regaining One's Lost Self (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Dec 14, 2005)
Many have come to ‘Cold Mountain’ through Anthony Minghella’s movie, which has stellar performances from Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger and Jude Law. But Charles Frazier’s fictive original, on which the film was based, has a clutch of spiritually potent c
- Losing The War Against Errors (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 14, 2005)
This is how “extraordinary rendition” appears to operate. A suspect is pounced upon by US agents or local proxies, and interrogated.
- State Bank Eyeing Overseas Acquisitions (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Dec 14, 2005)
To focus on corporate, retail banking To focus on corporate, retail banking
- Proposed River-Linking Project To Benefit T.N. (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
Farmers will get more water from Kerala dams than those here
- Policemen Injured In Sri Lanka Blast (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 14, 2005)
In continued violence in Sri Lanka's north-east, 20 policemen were injured in a grenade explosion in the Mannar district on Monday night, the army said.
- Woman Rescued Two Months After Quake (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 14, 2005)
A 45-year-old woman was brought to a charity field hospital in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), on Monday after she was rescued from rubble on Sunday, 63 days after the devastating October 8 earthquake.
- Woman Rescued 2 Months After Pak Quake (Deccan Herald, PTI, Dec 14, 2005)
In a miracle of sorts, a woman has been found alive under the debris of her home near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 64 days after the October 8 earthquake.
- Does It Pay More To Fly Empty Than Full? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 14, 2005)
If, On reading about Kingfisher's plans to buy Air Deccan's ASKMs or available seat kilometres, you're asking for a quick grounding in airline jargon, rest assured that you aren't alone.
- The Business Of Social Responsibility (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, Dec 14, 2005)
THE World Business Council for Sustainable Development has defined corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the "ethical behaviour of a company towards society".
- Commodity Futures Market: The Right Path (Business Line, Kailash R. Gupta, Dec 14, 2005)
The Commodity futures market in India is at a critical juncture. Three new National Multi-commodity Exchanges (NMCEs) with electronic trading and de-mutualised ownership have been in operation for about two years.
- Upa’S Shining India (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Dec 14, 2005)
India needs to improvise on its taxation to curb the tide of excessive consumerism that a certain class engages in
- Ram And Roti Is No Longer Attractive (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 14, 2005)
Uma Bharati's slogan of Ram and Roti is no longer carrying weight. That is to be expected. God and bread both take a back seat in periods of rapid technological advance such as presently when the availability of material pleasures is increasing.
- Sansad Sell-Out (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 14, 2005)
Unacceptable but not unexpected. There is a hollow ring to the outrage of parliamentary leaders across the board at the cash-on-camera expose that is the focus of national attention.
- Financial Mess In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Dec 14, 2005)
Soon after Mr Nitish Kumar was crowned as 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar on November 24, his initial remarks were “khajana khali hai” (exchequer is empty).
- Archaic Prescriptions For Agriculture (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Dec 14, 2005)
The Maharashtra Chief Minister, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh, must be congratulated on his candidness.
- India, Asean Agree To Fight Collectively Scourge Of Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
With terrorism posing a major threat to the collective security of the region, India and ASEAN today agreed to fight together the menace and strengthen maritime security in the piracy-infested Malacca Straits.
- There Will Be No Indigenous Population Except Seagulls’ (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
Former truck driver Norbert L’Emclume, 65, sits in a shabby courtyard in Cassis, a shanty town in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius.
- Powerful Earthquake Rocks J&k, Woman Dies (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
A woman died of heart attack and another person was wounded following a massive earthquake of 6.8 magnitude that rattled Jammu and Kashmir early this morning, triggering panic among survivors of the October 8 killer temblor.
- Not Enough (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2005)
An economy on the growth path is always hungry for a dose of optimism. For the Indian economy, this is provided by the Mid-Year Economic Review presented by the finance minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to parliament last week.
- Change For The Better (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 14, 2005)
Why the PM has to take more interest in the environment ministry
- J-K: Govt To Continue Crackdown On Corrupt Officials (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir government will continue its "war against corruption" to bring greater accountability and transparency in the administration at all levels, Chief Minister Gulam Nabi Azad said here.
- Top Let Ultra Held With 3 Ak Rifles In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
With terrorism posing a major threat to the collective security of the region, India and ASEAN today agreed to fight together the menace and strengthen maritime security in the piracy-infested Malacca Straits.
- India To Teach Abcd To Asean Nations (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
A significant subject of cooperation in the wide-ranging collaborative agenda drawn up by ASEAN and India is the latter's assistance in teaching English to some of the region's lesser developed nations.
- Why I Believe In Gay Rights (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
For over two years now, a public interest petition has been traversing the corridors of the courts asking that Section 377 of the IPC—a century old provision that deems private, consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults “against the order of natu
- Clean The Core (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 14, 2005)
The alacrity with which political parties have acted to suspend MPs caught in the cash-for-questions scam reveals that the political system still retains some sensitivity to public opinion. More cynically, it has not quite lost its healthy instinct . . .
- Nine Tsunami-Affected Families Get New Houses In Pondicherry (Hindu, Rajesh Nair, Dec 14, 2005)
The units have been built by an Uttaranchal-based NGO The units have been built by an Uttaranchal-based NGO
- State's Annual Plan Size Fixed At Rs.6,210 Crores (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Planning Commission allocates Rs.50 crores for Vision 2010
- Now Help From Abroad For Delhi Bomb Blast Hero (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Dec 14, 2005)
Not left fighting a lonely battle, Delhi serial bomb blasts hero Kuldeep Singh now has the international community pledging support to him.
- Consensus May Elude Wto (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 14, 2005)
Members should look beyond their immediate needs, says Pascal Lamy
Look beyond your immediate needs, Lamy tells members
G-20 finalises ministerial declaration
Removing anti-development measures is core objective of Doha round: G-20
- Breach In Gundur Lake Bund, Chengalpattu Town Inundated (Hindu, V. Venkatasubramanian, Dec 14, 2005)
Residential localities were in waist-deep water as it gushed through the broken bund
- Knowledge Is The Key To Prosperity, Says Sam Pitroda (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Dec 14, 2005)
"Demography and diversity unique advantages"
- Right To Recall Will Be Deterrent: Cpi (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Calling for national crusade against corruption and installing a foolproof monitoring system to look into complaints of and malpractices by Members of Parliament, the Communist Party of India on Tuesday offered suggestions, including the `right to recall'
- Quake Hits Afghan Hindu Kush, Residents Flee Homes (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 13, 2005)
A strong earthquake struck the sparsely populated Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early on Tuesday, close to a region in northern Pakistan and Kashmir devastated by a quake two months ago.
- Firecrackers Explosion In Bus Kills At Least 50 In Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
At least 50 people, most of them women and children, were killed in Lahore today when firecrackers exploded in a bus carrying a marriage party.
- Protest Against Toxic Ship Leaving For India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 13, 2005)
Greenpeace says aircraft carrier Clemenceau, which is to be dismantled in Gujarat, is contaminated with asbestos
- A New Deal For Old Cities (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Dec 13, 2005)
The example of Curitiba in Brazil, which has attracted global attention for innovative urban plans using low-cost technologies, shows that inclusive development models for urban renewal are workable.
- Point, Counterpoint (Hindu, Sampurna Chattarji, Dec 13, 2005)
This reader is shaped around the theme of the letter of the law stripped of annotative, interpretative gloss
- Varsity For Pios Under Study: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Feedback from PIO community has been extremely encouraging
- Government Introduces P-24 Test To Screen Hiv (Hindu, Shyama Rajagopal, Dec 13, 2005)
Lack of focus in AIDS control programmes
The Government has ordered all blood banks to conduct the P-24 antigen test for HIV screening.
- Technology Does Wonders For Orthodontic Surgery, Says Specialist (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Dec 13, 2005)
Before computers made surgery easier, dental surgeons depended on X-rays
- Mps In Cash For Questions Scam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
We all know that a good number of our Members of Parliament (MPs) are in politics just to make money. Now it transpires, thanks to a sting operation by a news channel, that some of our MPs would go to any length to make some quick bucks
- Convert J&k Into A Federation (Daily Excelsior, M Y TARIGAMI, Dec 13, 2005)
Natural calamities do not recognize the artificial lines drawn upon the earth. Yet the human sufferings, wherever caused, are identical and the feelings of pain similar.
- Buoyant Indian Stock Market (Daily Excelsior, K R Sudhaman, Dec 13, 2005)
There might have been some upheaval in the Indian Capital Market when Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share Sensex dropped by 260 points in one day after touching a new high of 8500 points in the second or third week of September this year.
- Early Grooming (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 13, 2005)
Confusions may be genuine, or they may be produced with the desire to obscure unavoidable truths.
- Tepid Reception (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 13, 2005)
Karnataka govt let a good chance to garner help pass by
Mr Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation, successfully completed his product promotion tour throughout his four-day visit to India.
- India To Consider Pio Univeristy: Pm (Press Trust of India, K R Sudhaman, Dec 13, 2005)
Prime Miniter Manmohan Singh today said India would consider setting up of an exclusive university for People of Indian Origin.
- A Partnership For The Future (Times of India, TED TURNER, Dec 13, 2005)
If you were to design the ideal laboratory for figuring out the future of the world, you would be hard-pressed to do better than India.
- The Soft Underbelly Of China’S Growth (The Financial Express, JUN ZHANG, Dec 13, 2005)
China’s explosive economic growth hinges on the rest of the world, radically changing the global production chain and challenging the global trading system.
- Rs. 1.15 Cr. Sanctioned For Education Programme Fund Sanctioned For Education Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The programme will be implemented from January next
- Dhabas Eat Into Aids Campaign (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Dec 13, 2005)
The rising flesh trade in roadside ‘dhabas’, particularly on national highways passing through Orissa, has triggered concern among the officials and NGOs working for AIDS prevention in the state.
- Kalam To Visit State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will arrive here on December 17 for a two-day visit to the State.
- You Can Never Tell (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Dec 13, 2005)
I had been driving from The Hague to Paris. Driving on those highways is monotonous. I had done that stretch so many times that I remembered all the landmarks.
- Unrelenting Battle (Hindu, N.R.Krishnan, Dec 13, 2005)
Telling account of the poor state of the world's forests and those responsible for it
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