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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 20587:
- Varsity For Pio? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India would consider setting up of an exclusive university for People of Indian Origin.
- India, Pakistan Should Convert Loc Into Soft Border: Kuldeep (News International, Rasheed Khalid, Dec 13, 2005)
Shri Kuldeep Nayyar, former Indian MP and journalist, has said that India and Pakistan should retain only defence, foreign affairs and communication of their respective administered Kashmirs and give rest of all powers to the two governments . . .
- Will Oic Summit Make A Difference? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 13, 2005)
The extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) concluded its two-day deliberations in Makkah last week.
- Quake: Thinking Long-Term (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 13, 2005)
I have written before on the subject of the earthquake and its economic impact. But the subject covered in some of the earlier articles dealt with the effect of the disaster over the short term. In today’s article and the one next week . . .
- Land Of Missed Opportunities (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Dec 13, 2005)
We cannot progress unless the energies of the people are channelised towards nation building, says Asheesh Shah
- Why The Scourge Doesn't Go (Pioneer, Shibani Dasgupta, Dec 13, 2005)
Excessive spraying has resulted in mosquitoes developing resistance to pesticides, making malaria control difficult, says Shibani Dasgupta
- Rbi's Report On Currency And Finance 2004-05 — Banks Must Compete, Consolidate And Converge (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Dec 13, 2005)
The RBI Report on Currency and Finance 2004-05 highlights the challenges facing the banking sector, which requires infusion of new technologies, better processes of credit and risk appraisal, product diversification, robust internal controls and . . .
- Apollo Lines Up Rs 30 Cr Buy (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Apollo Hospitals is all set to invest Rs 30 crore to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Imperial Cancer Hospitals and Research Centre, which is setting up a 220-bed multi-speciality hospital in Bangalore.
- Exile As Therapy (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 13, 2005)
Parliamentarians have put us all to shame. They continue to misuse this institution at the cost of the Indian people. They behave worse than street lumpens.
- The Truth Behind Success Stories (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Some of the most visible success stories in economic growth and globalization have been less successful in reducing child mortality.
- A Bug Which Sickens Not Your Body But Soul (Greater Kashmir, Dr. R. L. Bhat, Dec 13, 2005)
Nothing but a strong moral foundation can save us from a disaster that has already engulfed the whole world. They stress on preventive measures, but the solution lies somewhere else. We need to revisit the forgotten world of morality and values if the ...
- Export Of Orphans (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 13, 2005)
More than five hundred orphans from the Valley shall be sent to Maharastra for education. An organization shall adapt them and take care of their needs.
- Fiscal Position Could Be Better (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 12, 2005)
Going by the second quarterly (and half-yearly) review of the Indian economy, the fiscal condition leaves much to be desired, so much so that, under the FRBM Act, is has become incumbent on the Government to take steps to remedy the situation.
- Nurm Must Be A Pura Mission (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 12, 2005)
The Government's ambitious National Urban Renewal Mission hopes to tackle all blight — sanitation, roads, transport, power, water, and governance. But NURM will succeed only when it stimulates out-migration of people from cities even as it makes living...
- No One To Weep For Mumbai (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Dec 12, 2005)
First came the flood, then pestilence. And now, that ultimate biblical folly: betrayal. Mumbai is slowly dying, ravaged by civic cancer, crucified by callous officials, and forsaken by 12 million citizens who feed like maggots off its malingering corpse.
- Keep An Eye On All Invisibles (Indian Express, Veena Jha, Dec 12, 2005)
India has everything to play for this week at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial, says Veena Jha
- Charity Begins As A Brainwave (Indian Express, Sukhmani Singh, Dec 12, 2005)
Unsung Good Samaritans continue to be innovative about getting in the moolah
- Bombay’S Biharis (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
What is Mahajan doing targeting them? What is BJP doing allowing him to do so?
- Let It Not Stink (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 12, 2005)
Often in these columns we have highlighted the threat posed to the health of ordinary citizens by scattered garbage in streets especially in the old city. Except for one or two lanes where vigilant residents have kept a collective watch . . .
- Idiot’S Back On The Box (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Dec 12, 2005)
Guess what you can buy for a price on television? Stupidity, stupid. The stupider you are, the more money you may earn. For KBC-II you need some knowledge and intelligent use of the life lines; in Deal Ya No Deal, you need a whole lotta luck, . . .
- Possible Options On Kashmir: Pakistan More Flexible Than India (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Dec 12, 2005)
Kuldeep Nayar; a leading journalist, peace activist and former member of the Rajya Sabha proposed maximum autonomy for the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir except for foreign, defence and communication affairs.
- Reinventing The Oic (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 12, 2005)
In the year-long run-up to its extraordinary summit in Makkah on December 7-8, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), which had emerged in 1969 as a collective response to an arson attack on Masjid-i-Aqsa, has had a bad press.
- An Instrument Of Oppression (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 12, 2005)
Last Tuesday all progressive and enlightened elements in this country, even those who preach enlightened moderation, should have flown their flags at half mast, after the National Assembly demonstrated once again that when it comes to repression and . . .
- A Bad Deal For Public Health (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Dec 12, 2005)
The moves to formalise curbs on export of cheap generic medicines will hit developing countries.
- Equitable Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 12, 2005)
Poor students stand a better chance of higher education
- Education, Innovation Key To Competitiveness (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Dec 12, 2005)
Intel chief wants India to build on existing strengths in software and analytical skills
While the cost of computers will continue to fall, preoccupation with computing costs is a waste of time.
- Blasts Blow Up Uk Fuel Depot (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Dec 12, 2005)
At least 39 people have been injured, one seriously, in a series of explosions outside London that was sufficiently powerful to be heard across the sea in neighbouring Holland.
- Nhs: Market Reforms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 12, 2005)
In one of her first interviews as Britain’s health secretary Patricia Hewitt declared six months ago that it was “not only inevitable but essential” that the government’s market reforms would create instability.
- Quick Diagnosis Kit For Filariasis To Go Commercial (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Dec 12, 2005)
Developed by Anna University's Centre for Biotechnology
A rapid action kit that helps in quick diagnosis of filariasis, developed by Anna University's Centre for Biotechnology and ready after years of trial, will be commercially launched by . . .
- Uma Prescribes Dna Tests For Bjp Leaders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Giving a new twist to her attack on senior BJP leaders, expelled party leader Uma Bharti on Sunday suggested that they undergo “DNA tests” to reveal the quantum of party ideology and principles present in them.
- Iaf Rescues Four Marooned Persons On Amaravathy Bank (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Dec 12, 2005)
They were caught in the water released from Amaravathy dam
- India Needs To Look East: Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 12, 2005)
"We need faster growth of our economic exchanges with China"
A fast-growing Indian economy and a growth rate of seven to eight per cent would have a beneficial impact on South-East Asia
- In-Your-Face Journalism (Tribune, Meghan Daum, Dec 12, 2005)
Recently doctors in France performed a history-making partial face transplant on a 38-year-old woman who’d lost her mouth, chin and nose after a dog attack.
- `Cancer Hospital Needed For Malabar' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Education Minister E.T. Mohammed Basheer has said that a cancer hospital with modern facilities was necessary for the Malabar region.
- Regulate Fii Inflows More Efficiently (The Financial Express, SUNIL GIDWANI, Dec 12, 2005)
The foremost question that comes to mind when the issue of banning Participatory Notes (PNs) is raised is: “Is the cure worse than the disease?” The issue has three dimensions—economic, regulatory and tax. The primary concerns that often emerge . . .
- Rjd Threatens Stir Against Mahajan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
"Nitish Kumar must sever all ties with the BJP in protest against Mahajan's remarks on Biharis"
- Pm Arrives In Kuala Lumpur (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here for a four-day visit to Malaysia to participate in the fourth India-ASEAN Summit to be held on December 13 and the first ever East Asia Summit (EAS) the following day.
- Tripping On Trips (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 12, 2005)
Amendment for LDC drug imports is flawed
- Horrifying Aftermath (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Two months after dozens of villages in Uri and Karnah tehsils were flattened by the devastating earthquake, the number of psychological problems in these areas is increasing.
- 'Ji Rejects United Kashmir' (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The JI has rejected the idea of United Kashmir or its division into five zones however supported demilitarisation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Victor And The Vanquished (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Dec 12, 2005)
In the man-animal conflict, triggered either by lack of space or fear of disease and famine, man wins hands down, says Sudipta Bhattacharjee
- Beijing Border And Business On Pm Menu (Telegraph, JAYANTA ROY CHOWDHURY, Dec 12, 2005)
The Indian government hopes to resolve the long-standing border dispute with China even as it steps up economic relations by opening itself to Chinese investment.
- Social Security Back In India Discourse...? (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 12, 2005)
It is very difficult to find fault even for the harshest critic of the present Government with latest cabinet decision vis-à-vis social sector. If at all, if some one were to find fault with the Government it was that why no one in authority had . . .
- Pm In Mango Push (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 12, 2005)
Between negotiating tricky nuclear deals and now handling the busy portfolio of external affairs, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has found time for some innovative economic diplomacy, which he still considers his area of special interest.
- Return Is Possible (Greater Kashmir, Aatif Ahmed Mehjoor, Dec 12, 2005)
Aatif Ahmed Mehjoor comments on Pandit migration and an unspoken possibility of their coming back
It is now more than fifteen years since the volatile months of early 1990 when Kashmir’s Pandit community fled en masse from the valley.
- Touch Of Fear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
A many-sided issue may become muddied by simplistic responses. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has responded predictably to the notion of foreign universities setting up branches in India.
- Proxy Rule Of Us-Pak In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Dec 12, 2005)
The US state department and some West European countries are unhappy with the outcome of September 18 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan as it have preponderance of MPs from the Northern Alliance.
- Mahajan In Denial Mode (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Senior BJP leader Mr Pramod Mahajan has denied the alleged anti-Bihar remarks attributed to him after the Bihar chief minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, disapproved of his comment. The denial also came amid protests and agitation in Maharashtra and Bihar . . .
- Why Did Paris Erupt? (Statesman, BULA BOSE, Dec 11, 2005)
The modern day workplace, particularly for the low-end worker, has much in common with the way slaves of yore were treated
- No Method To Media Madness (Hindustan Times, V GANGADHAR, Dec 11, 2005)
At Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital, there is now a new daily prayer for doctors, nurses and general staff: "O, Lord God, send us dengue cases,/ Malaria, hepatitis, encephalitis and the rest,/But God, please spare us from reporters,/Photographers and Amar Singh
- Makkahal-Mukarramah Declaration (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 11, 2005)
Yes, we reject terror in all forms and manifestations, but we are passionately concerned about the stigmatization which Muslims are being subjected to. Let’s pledge to protect our identity without compromising on the basic principles of Islam.
- Contested Terrain (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Dec 11, 2005)
While one book is neither insightful nor brilliant, the other is interesting and provides food for thought on the matter of alternate sexuality .
- Fresh Survey Of Aids Victims Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Charges of inadequacies in sentinel method
- Aids Prevention: China To Adopt Railway Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Delegation studied South Central Railways project
HIV/AIDS affects about 5.1 million individuals in India
``It was heartening to see that there was not much stigma attached to the disease in India''
- Legislation Sought To Protect Rights Of Unorganised Workers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Indian Labour Conference calls for tripartite committee to prepare a final draft Bill
- Sufi Saints Of India (Daily Excelsior, K K Khullar, Dec 11, 2005)
Asked what was his view of the highest form of devotion of God, Shaikh Moinuddin Chisthti, popularly known as 'Garib Nawaz' replied: "Redressing the misery of the miserable, fulfilling the needs of the needy, feeding the hungry, . . .
- Commemorating A Genius And 100 Years Of E=mc2 (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 11, 2005)
With the sun soon to set on 2005, I cannot resist the temptation of devoting this week’s column to a man, one of my heroes, whose memory was honoured by the United Nations by observing this year as the International Year of Physics.
- Urban Reforms—can We Stay The Course? (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
Just before the Prime Minister left for Moscow, he launched the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Prime Minister’s speech outlined the challenges of urban planning and highlighted the unresolved issues not all of which have been . . .
- Stop The Violence (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 11, 2005)
Determined intervention is needed to reverse the steady elimination of women in India.
- When Our Tribals Can Take For Granted Schools And Roads, Power And Health (Indian Express, MAHASWETA DEVI, Dec 11, 2005)
Empowerment to me means the empowering of the people I have been fighting for the last so many years. Have they been empowered?
- Pharma Firms Divided Over New Wto Patent Norms (Indian Express, DEV CHATTERJEE, Dec 11, 2005)
A new World Trade Organisation (WTO) treaty signed to tighten patent norms early this week has divided the Indian pharmaceutical firms as never before.
- Permanent Solution To Waste Disposal Needed For Udupi City (Hindu, GANESH PRABHU, Dec 11, 2005)
The entire waste of the city is being dumped at the Beedinagudde Dumping Yard
- Shaukat Consolidates Pml Also (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 11, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that PML President Ch Shujaat Hussain is leading the party effectively and that he has the support of ‘all of us’ in this connection. Talking to newsmen in Islamabad on Friday, he said that the affairs of the party....
- Protection Against Bird Flu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
As the global community braces itself for a possible avian (bird) flu epidemic, thankfully the World Health Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization have issued guidelines aimed at assuaging people’s fears about the consumption . . .
- Delhi: State Highly Vulnerable To Aids, Says Report (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Sending the alarm bells ringing for Delhi, a new report on HIV/AIDS prevalence in the capital classifies it as a "highly vulnerable state" with a major jump in the number of people testing positive for the virus in the high-risk population in the . . .
- Going Up In Smoke (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 11, 2005)
Most kids go through a phase when they think that cigarette smoking is glamorous. Sometimes it represents an act of rebellion. And for some women, it is — dare I say it? — a mark of independence and self-sufficiency.
- Kalam Calls For Second Green Revolution (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Exhorting farmers for the second Green Revolution and doubling the country’s food production to 400 million tonnes by 2020, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said value addition to the agricultural produce of farmers could improve their economic . . .
- Child In Need (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 11, 2005)
Childhood is a lost cause in India. The underprivileged child is exposed to hard labour, exploitation and abuse of every kind.
- Begin J&k Corruption Eradication From Top ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
It is like the proverbial chicken-egg story accompanied with the ever unanswered question ''Who came first ?'' The Government officials blame the businessmen, traders, suppliers and contractors for relentlessly chasing them with bribes to secure . . .
- His Dream Project Comes True (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 11, 2005)
Each time Bill Gates visits India, he casts a renewed spell over Indian masses. Each time he comes to Delhi, this columnist makes it a point to be present at the interaction he has with the capital’s press corps, business magnates or IT “Mughals”.
- India's Highway Modernization (New York Times, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 11, 2005)
Amy Waldman answers questions from readers about her series of four articles on India's highway modernization.
- Indian Women’S Movement Has Had Many Avatars (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 11, 2005)
The very fact that the issue of women carrying a large share of social and economic burden without commensurate rights is acknowledged now, shows the success of the women’s movement in South Asia in general and India in particular,
- Iraqi Scam? (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 11, 2005)
Most regular internet users have, at some time or the other, received scam email from Nigeria and other African countries seeking their help in getting out a few million dollars of ill-gotten wealth out of the country with half the money as a reward.
- Aids Can’T Be Checked By Sermons (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Dec 11, 2005)
I was in two minds whether to attend an UNESCO round-table on AIDS. For I believe that one cannot tackle this menace through sermons. Finally, the dilemma dimmed out the minute I thought of one particular book which Khushwant Singh was busy reading . . .
- A New Era Of Cell Progress (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 11, 2005)
Leading mobile phone companies Ufone, Telenor and Warid Telcom have signed an interconnection agreement that will enable the subscribers of the three cellular companies to exchange HMS or multimedia messages with zero interconnection charges.
- An Elevating Experience (Hindu, M. Raghuram, Dec 11, 2005)
He was far-sighted and liberal. A look at the art legacy of Antonio Moscheni, in Mangalore, on the occasion of the centenary of his passing.
- Disease Surveillance Vital To Control Epidemics (Hindu, Santhosh Rajagopal, Dec 11, 2005)
Several incidents in the recent past have highlighted the importance of early detection of disease trends. First, there was the encephalitis epidemic, and then there is the ever-present danger of global pandemics like bird flu.
- Gates Impressed By India's Amazing Spirit (Hindu, Jaya Shreedhar, Dec 10, 2005)
Gates Foundation investing in India's health. Expects many solutions to challenges to come from the country
Doing business with market India and joining hands with the community to face health challenges
- Chennai On Top Of Microsofts Expansion Plans, Says Bill Gates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
All praise for "inherent strengths" and "exciting talent pool" in Chennai
- Too Precious To Lose (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 10, 2005)
There are two reasons why the focus is again on the depressing phenomenon of infant mortality in the country.
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