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Articles 13021 through 13120 of 20587:
- Gates & Murthy: They Still Chase A Dream (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Dec 08, 2005)
They are rich, have a good sense of humour and come across as down to earth. Even after 30 years of making it big in the global IT scene, both Mr Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation, and Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy, ...
- Rahul Opens Bihar Window For Bill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Told of kala-azar scourge, Microsoft chief wants to make a visit
- Singh Mid-Air Missile Flies At Bjp (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Dec 08, 2005)
Natwar Singh leaves the Prime Minister’s residence on Wednesday. At a book release event later in the evening, Natwar termed the UN a “quasi-bankrupt” organisation with no ability to carry out its political responsibilities efficiently.
- American Businesses Including Bill Gates And Microsoft Will Go Back As Fast As They Are Coming To India (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Dec 08, 2005)
That is the way America operates. It is a free capitalistic country where people can choose what they want to do within the parameters of the law of land.
- How True The Forecasts (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Dec 08, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on a study about earnings forecast and stock price
- Sena: The Tiger Whimpers (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Dec 08, 2005)
The Shiv Sena is a party in trouble. Unless the party reinvents itself, it has no future.
- The Protege Who Came In From The Cold (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Dec 08, 2005)
The protege who came in from the cold
- There Are No Zero Sum Games On The Edge Of This Forest (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Dec 08, 2005)
It WAS my second trip to Ranthambhore last month.
- In The Safety Net (Telegraph, MONI NAG, Dec 08, 2005)
The 2005 UNAIDS global report, which was released in New Delhi last month, has drawn attention to the unique success of the STD/HIV intervention project, (popularly known as Sonagachi project) in curbing the spread of HIV among sex workers in Sonagachi,..
- A New Urban Lifestyle Lures India's Rural Poor (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 08, 2005)
This western city has at least 300 slum pockets, with grimy industry, factory-fouled air and a spiraling crime rate. A 1994 epidemic - reported as pneumonic plague - that originated here caused national panic.
- Seminar On Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
K. Ravindra, professor of dermatology, who has been treating people with HIV for 12 years, has advocated certain sanctions against blood donation and transfusion. He has urged the Government to issue legal sanctions against unauthorised . . .
- Politics All Around (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Dec 08, 2005)
In an article that appeared in this paper recently, I argued that a crippling contradiction in Indian society is between visionaries in different spheres and routine politicians.
- Healthcare Accreditation Standards (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Dec 08, 2005)
Addressing the need for a uniform accreditation system for healthcare institutes, the draft on standards of healthcare accreditation, prepared by technical committee of National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH),
- What Is Nc Up To? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 08, 2005)
What is the father-and-son leadership of the National Conference up to? What does it intend to gain by pledging support (even though it is unsolicited) to the Congress-led coalition Government almost every day?
- Rbi Opposes Panel Views On Pn Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India has opposed a Finance Ministry panel recommendations on allowing foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to issue participatory notes (PNs) and permitting them to take exposure in debt instruments.
- Madrasa Reforms (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 07, 2005)
Will Bengal take leaf out of Musharraf’s book?
The ordinance promulgated by President Parvez Musharraf to regulate the functioning of 25,000 madrasas in Pakistan is a bold step that recognises realities.
- A Double Paradox (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Dec 07, 2005)
The sensitive index we are told is climbing new heights simultaneously with growing signs of industrial prosperity. Interest rates on bank deposits, however, continue to be low, suggesting that banks are not beneficiaries of the industrial bonanza. . . .
- Coming To Terms With The Pandemic (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2005)
Extracts from the Human Development Report 2005
- Healthcare In India — Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Dec 07, 2005)
Mr. Deshpande was in the Military Engineering Service for over two decades before he opted for VRS last year to start a business.
- Bill Gates Picks Up Seattle Threads With It Minister (Hindustan Times, Prerna K Mishra, Dec 07, 2005)
Even as the first day of Bill Gates’ four-day visit to India was to be dedicated to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, politics took precedence as Gates went to meet Communications and IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran at his residence first thing . . .
- Hiv-Affected Sing, Dance And Have Fun (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
NGOs take initiative to demonstrate that the virus can be tackled
- When The Uncle Becomes Role Model (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The Shiv Sena emerged in the late Sixties to fill a political vacuum created by the failure of the communists in Maharashtra.
- Ambitious Aids Awareness Drive Runs Into Police Roadblocks (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Dec 07, 2005)
Men in khaki ask shopkeepers to remove display boards near the GST Road
The adverts were targeted at truck drivers and industrial workers
They block flow of traffic, say police
- Gates' Support For Developing Tb Vaccine (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Says meeting with Anbumani Ramadoss was `great'
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 07, 2005)
NELAMANGALA, India Hot water: 10 rupees. Cold water: 8 rupees.
Toilet: 5 rupees. Sex: no price specified on the bathhouse wall, but, as the condom painted there suggests, safe.
- Left High And Dry (Telegraph, Satyesh C. Chakraborty, Dec 07, 2005)
Water resources in and around Santiniketan are under threat from unplanned development projects, writes Satyesh C. Chakraborty
- It's The Centre's Duty To Help State, Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
I will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh if necessary, says Chief Minister
- Campaign On Aids Awareness In State From February (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Anti-AIDS volunteers to make house visits and talk to people on dreaded disease
Collectors asked to prepare comprehensive action plans
Counselling to be provided at PHCs
Supply of drugs at Government hospitals from January 1
- Democracy Makes Fiscal Outlays Work (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 07, 2005)
The Planning Commission has asked for a 35% increase in gross budgetary support to meet the government’s social sector commitments. The finance ministry would do well to consider that request seriously. Spending on education, healthcare, and . . .
- Cast The Net On Fishing Subsidies (Times of India, KLAUS TOEPFER, Dec 07, 2005)
Dealing with fishing subsidies is vital for eradicating poverty and delivering a more durable and stable environment. Many people rely on fish for their livelihoods and as a key source of protein in their diet.
- Will India Back Off From Its Neti Doctrine? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Dec 07, 2005)
The draft ministerial text put out by the director-general of the WTO, Pascal Lamy, last week only reinforces the limited progress that negotiations have made so far.
- Should Politicians Run Sports? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 07, 2005)
A former chief election commissioner compared Indian politicians with cancer, a malaise that has no cure. His opinion is an apt description of the abysmal quality of our politics and politicians. Unlike in most other nations, . . .
- Flood Fury Abates In Chennai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
With Chennai experiencing warm sunshine for the second day on Tuesday and the inflow into the Adyar and Cooum rivers from Chembarampakkam and Poondi reservoirs having come down drastically, water started receding in flooded areas, . . .
- Is It Really Health For All? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 07, 2005)
The Alma Ata message of ‘health for all’ has at long last reached the policy planners in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government’s health strategy was focused on the prevention and control of diseases, provision of maternal . .
- Rivers As Life-Giving Resources (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Dec 07, 2005)
Last week Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Kerala Minister for Water Resources, announced that under no circumstances would the Government agree to the interlinking of the Pampa and Achancoil rivers to the Vypar in Tamil Nadu.
- Microsoft Centre In Bangalore To Open In Jan (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest software company, today said it would set up its first innovation centre in Bangalore. It also announced the launch of low-cost operating system Starter Edition in English
- Wto Draft Ministerial Text — One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 07, 2005)
The release of the WTO draft text document does not mean that the deadlock over agriculture and other issues has been resolved. Members are still at loggerheads over several issues pertaining to market access, and special and differential treatments . . .
- Values Endure As Traditions Fade (Tribune, John Daniszewski, Dec 07, 2005)
A normal family: four lives under one roof, intertwined, but each an individual. Immigrants from South Asia, Mohsin and Khawar have created a space for themselves and their children to develop and to find identities in a country and on a continent . . .
- Khushboo: A Larger Question (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Dec 07, 2005)
After Ms. Jayalalithaa, no actress of Tamil cinema has provoked so much political discussion as Khushboo has done. And, strangely, it is the lesser of the two stars, who raises a larger political question, though it has not figured so far in the furore
- Bill Gates On A Trip To Bihar? (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Dec 07, 2005)
'Bill Gates in Bihar' has been the subject of many spoofs. It may soon be a reality.
- Bill Gates To Back Vaccine Project (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Mr Bill Gates, co-founder of Gates Foundation, today committed support to the development of vaccines for TB and malaria in India.
- Teach Or Perish!-Ardhendu Chatterjee (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 07, 2005)
An obscure man in his mid-30s from a nondescript Andhra village, Narasing Lal But, has blazed a trail with his apparently crazy move.
He has claimed “damages”,
- Release Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 07, 2005)
The coalition government promised release of all political prisoners immediately after it assumed office on November 2002.
- War Of Coded Words In The Ongoing Trade Game (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 07, 2005)
With only a week to go, the WTO Ministerial is much in the news. For instance, http://news.xinhuanet.com reports that despite anti-globalisation groups' warning to stage demonstrations, "Hong Kong is gearing up to hold a ministerial meeting of the . . .
- Meat The Ignorant Non-Vegetarians (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Dec 07, 2005)
A member of my family's favourite food is blood pudding. You take the blood of a cow and then put it into a cake dish with salt, herbs and a little garlic and then put the dish into the fridge. When it congeals it becomes like a cake.
- General's Losing Battle (Pioneer, Wilson John, Dec 07, 2005)
Emerging coalition of religious, political and terrorist groups has serious implications for India and the world, says Wilson John
- India, Afghan Sign Tourism Cooperation Agreement (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Extending its firm commitment to the reconstruction of Afghanistan, India today signed an agreement with Afghanistan for cooperation in the field of tourism.
- Rbi, Finmin Panel At Loggerheads (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The Reserve Bank of India has expressed dissent at the Finance Ministry panel’s suggestion on allowing foreign institutional investors to issue Participatory Notes (PNs) and allowing them to take exposure in India’s debt instruments.
- Madrasa Reforms (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 06, 2005)
Will Bengal take leaf out of Musharraf’s book?
- Hizb Commander Among 5 Killed (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Five militants, including a Hizbul Mujahideen commander were killed and an Army Major was wounded in separate incidents across the state since Sunday, police and reports said on Monday.
- Whither Commonwealth (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Dec 06, 2005)
Commonwealth is often seen as a glorified talking shop or a 'club' because it carries little weight in international affairs despite the fact that it accounts for 20 percent of global trade and in its 53 member states live a third of the global population
- Teach Or Perish!-Ardhendu Chatterjee (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 06, 2005)
An obscure man in his mid-30s from a nondescript Andhra village, Narasing Lal But, has blazed a trail with his apparently crazy move.
He has claimed “damages”, through the human rights commission, from his zilla parishad school for its failure . . .
- To Be Healthy, Wealthy And Wise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Gender inequalities continue to limit girls’ education. Even with the narrowing of gender gaps, girls can expect to receive one year less of education than boys in African and Arab states and two years less in south Asia.
- Everyone Loves A Lord (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 06, 2005)
The rampant titles bazaar has been eroding the credibility of the new House of Lords, argues Sunanda K. Datta-Ray.
- Business Unusual (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 06, 2005)
Governments may be bad at running businesses, but sensible governments do everything to create a business-friendly climate.
- Wahhabi Islam : A Misnomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 06, 2005)
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinces
- Give Them A Chance (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 06, 2005)
The challenged don't need charity, but a chance to prove themselves," is the most inspiring message given by a highly successful physically handicapped person on the International Day of the Disabled people which has just been observed across the world...
- Stay Of 4 Pok ‘Pm’ Relatives Extended (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Three civilians from Mendhar and Poonch, who had crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on November 21 from this point in Poonch district, returned today after completing 15 days stay in PoK while four others stayed back as their stay was extende
- Up: Police Raid Mukhtar Ansari's Residence, Hotel (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
ttar Pradesh police today raided the residence of the independent legislator from neighbouring Mau assembly constituency Mukhtar Ansari who was named in the FIR in connection with the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.
- The Employment-Poverty Link In Bangladesh (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekar, Dec 06, 2005)
The reduction in poverty in Bangladesh has not been commensurate with the expectations generated by the macroeconomic pattern of relatively stable and non-inflationary growth. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekar and Jaya ti Ghosh say . . .
- Can Clinical Trials Ever Be Truly Ethical? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 06, 2005)
Unless the rights of those who participate in clinical trials and their ability to get the best treatment in case of injury or infection are guaranteed, the trials will not be fair even if they yield useful scientific results.
- Realistic Aids Data Still A Distant Dream (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Dec 06, 2005)
Despite the United Nations’ alarm on the spread of HIV infection in rural areas and awareness campaigns, the Centre may not able to procure a realistic data on the prevalence and deaths caused by AIDS. Moreover, the expected data will be the basis . . .
- Pictorial Warning On Cigar Packets Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
To effectively discourage smoking, the Centre will soon prescribe norms for cigarette manufacturers on how to give detailed pictorial warnings about the ill-effects of smoking, besides having a break-up ....
- State Assembly Adjourns Without Doing Business (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Opposition disrupts proceedings for debate on various issues
Uproar over adjournment motions
CPI (M) members stage sit-in
Opposition boycotts BAC meet
House adjourned three times
- Find The Truth, Says Amar Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Natwar Singh should not be made a "scapegoat" like Madhavsinh Solanki
- Hoping For A Reprieve (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Indian national's eye to be scooped out Noushad is confident of being pardoned. If not, his left eye will be scooped out to implement the "eye for an eye" system of punishment practiced in Saudi Arabia.
- Delhi Bomb Blast Hero On Road To Recovery (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Dec 06, 2005)
Much public support and sympathy aside, it's cutting edge medical technology that is coming to the aid of Kuldeep Singh, the Delhi Transport Corporation bus driver whose grit and courage helped save many lives during the serial blasts that rocked . . .
- It Takes Two To Hold Back (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 06, 2005)
This long essay — it has already appeared in three parts, this is the fourth — is about the latest incursion of the military in Pakistan’s political affairs. It started out with the assertion, which immediately drew disagreement from several readers,
- Rain Ends, But Residents' Cup Of Woes Overflows (Hindu, Kannal Achuthan, Dec 06, 2005)
Houses in Kotturpuram, Manapakkam and Ramavaram submerged
In Ambattur industrial estate, work has been badly hit in 500 of the 2000 units
Many residents commute by boat to buy essential items
- The Legacy Blair Will Leave Behind (Dawn, Max Hastings, Dec 06, 2005)
Tony Blair is working overtime to reform education, commission nuclear power stations, bring stable government to Northern Ireland, impose a new vision on Europe, create stability in Iraq, all within the span of two or three years before he quits the . .
- Nato's Withdrawal Schedule Subdues Opposition (News International, Tariq Butt, Dec 06, 2005)
The opposition's onslaught against the government for inviting North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops for relief assistance in the earthquake-stricken areas seems to have considerably subsided after a firm official commitment about their . . .
- Rbi Wants To Ban Funds Inflow Via Pns: Report (The Economic Times, PRABHAKAR SINHA, Dec 06, 2005)
An expert group appointed by the PM Manmohan Singh under the chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri in a report on FIIs investments in the country, revealed RBI wants to ban foreign investments via participatory notes (PNs).
- Jayalalithaa Urged To Meet Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Centre should release more funds, says CPI (M)
Meeting will enable Manmohan to understand the nature of devastation
Party to stress need for linking of rivers in Tamil Nadu
Enquiries into Volcker report should be completed quickly
- Satyam To Set Up It Park In Nagpur (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 06, 2005)
Satyam Computers next major IT park is tipped to come up in a proposed special economic zone (SEZ,) which is an integral part of the Centre’s ambitious Multi Modal International Hub at Nagpur.
- Where Have All The Children Gone (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 06, 2005)
Today, more and more people from all strata of society, even from the most traditional and orthodox families are transcending mental barriers, rejecting earlier myths and misconceptions to come forward to adopt, openly and with pride, children . . .
- Party Politics (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
There is no magic solution to global warming. But for the 180-plus countries meeting at Montreal at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) — it's party-time.
- Town & Country Prosper Together (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 06, 2005)
The government has launched an ambitious urban renewal mission with on outlay of Rs 100,000 crore (around 3% of GDP) that seeks to build urban infrastructure, enhance the quality of urban services and improve governance in 86 large towns, to start with.
- Polio Eradication (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 06, 2005)
THE reported case of a three-year-old boy in Mansa district contracting polio in spite of being administered the polio vaccine regularly points to the “endgame” challenges facing the WHO-led Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
- ‘India Is Important To Show You Can Reach 8 Pc Economic Growth, Because You Are A Democracy’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 06, 2005)
For thirty years Klaus Schwab has been gathering heads of government and industry in Davos for the World Economic Forum. As they commingle with thinkers and economists each year, key issues of globalisation and interdependence are thrashed out and . . .
- Aids Cases Up, Prevalence Rate Down In Gujarat (Indian Express, KAMRAN SULAIMANI, Dec 06, 2005)
First the bad news: the number of confirmed AIDS cases in Gujarat is on the rise. Now for the good news: prevalence rate is going down, which means that the awareness lessons are paying off.
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