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Articles 16421 through 16520 of 20587:
- Markets On A Roll (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 22, 2005)
On top of a strong bull run on Monday, the stock indices flared up 92 points again on Tuesday.
- Rise Of A ‘moderate’ Advani? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 22, 2005)
Ever since Lal Krishna Advani began attracting flak for his comments in Karachi on Mohammad Ali Jinnah,
- China Frees Tibetan Monk (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
China has freed Tibetan monk Tashi Phuntsog but a United States-based human rights watchdog said almost three years of imprisonment had left him seriously ill and urged the authorities to provide for his medical treatment.
- Women Fear Dentist More Than Men (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2005)
A new study conducted at the University of Toronto suggests that women are 2.5 times more likely than men to fear a visit to the dentist.
- No Museums On Mall Road (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Jun 22, 2005)
Standing atop the Mahanavami Dibba, a massive table with a commanding view of Hampi that evokes,
- Did Whale Beaching Foretell Disaster? (New Zealand Herald, Michael McCarthy, Jun 22, 2005)
On the internet it is already a spreading legend: did the mass stranding and deaths of whales and dolphins on an Australian beach signal the advent of the earthquake that caused the Boxing Day tsunami?
- Aviation On Wings (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 22, 2005)
SOME QUIET MAY have returned to Le Bourget after the hectic week-long Paris Air Show,
- Riding On Oil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2005)
The story of oil price hikes in India is as tedious as a tale told many times over. Political parties refuse to accept the simple premise that changes in the domestic prices of petrol and diesel should reflect global oil prices.
- Tiff Over Bhel (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 22, 2005)
In the coming months, tension between the Congress and the communist parties is expected to exacerbate,
- Fishermen Flee As Tall Waves Hit South Indian Coast (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Tiruvananthapuram, India - Thousands of fishermen fled their coastal homes in southern India late on Friday after the level of sea water rose, reviving memories of the December 26 tsunami that killed 227,000 people around the Indian ocean.
- Giving A Raw Deal (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 22, 2005)
“We are very sorry and apologise to viewers and other people who felt offended,”
- Bono And Geldof Are Too Polite (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2005)
"Hackers Bombard financial networks," the London Financial Times reported on Thursday. Government departments and businesses "have been bombarded with a sophisticated electronic attack for several months."
- Private Aid Opportunities (Japan Times, DOUG BANDOW, Jun 22, 2005)
NIAS ISLAND, Indonesia -- The flotsam of disaster was everywhere: trash, bricks, splintered wood, household effects, clothes, debris.
- Pak Prostitutes To Learn From Their Seniors! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 22, 2005)
A GROUP of Pakistani prostitutes is currently visiting the Indian city of Calcutta to learn ‘brothel management’ and anti-HIV/AIDS practices in one of its biggest red light districts
- The Speaking Tree: The Basic Nature Of Trees Is To Give Spontaneously (Times of India, P VENKATESH, Jun 22, 2005)
Once, an old man was planting mango saplings in his garden. His wife asked him not to exert himself, as he was not going to be around to relish the mangoes from these saplings.
- No Rain, But `Snow' And Water Parks (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 22, 2005)
Water-starved Vidharbha has a growing number of water parks and amusement centres.
- Britain Strives For Africa Aid Deal In G8 Talks (New Zealand Herald, Brian Love and Sumeet Desai , Jun 22, 2005)
LONDON - Britain appealed on Friday for a big push on debt relief and aid to rid Africa of disease and poverty,
- Rich Nations Near Deal On African Debt Relief (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
The Group of Eight rich nations edged closer to a historic deal that would wipe out US$40 billion (NZ$56bn) of debts owed by 18 of the world's poorest countries as part of a British-led drive to haul Africa out of poverty.
- Research Shows Concerns About Nz Economy (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Around a third of all New Zealanders thought the economy had improved over the last six months, but the outlook is not so positive, with 35 per cent saying they felt the economy would deteriorate in the coming year, compared to 28 per cent of respondents
- Bigger The City, The Bigger The Disaster (New Zealand Herald, Michael Richardson, Jun 22, 2005)
For the first time in human history, more people will soon live in cities than do not. Urbanisation is intensifying as greater numbers of people, especially in Asia, leave the countryside in search of jobs, better living standards and wider opportunities.
- Danone Announces Indian Venture (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
French food group Danone has announced its first foray into India, striking a joint venture with Japan's Yakult Honsha to develop the market for specialised dairy products.
- Time For Constitutional Statesmanship (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 22, 2005)
After the recent talkfest at the Conference of Governors, it is time for follow-up action.
- Science In The Need Of Idiom (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 22, 2005)
Commercial pressures and funding drive much of research in the US today. Nothing proves this than a survey that showed that scientists indulge in fact-bending. More than five per cent of scientists admitted to having rejected data that contradicted their
- Us Busts Indian Internet Pill Store (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Philadelphia - An internet pharmacy based in India that sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of drugs without prescriptions has been indicted by United States authorities.
- 500-Year-Old Guide To Good Health (Hindu, Lucy Atkins, Jun 22, 2005)
TheTacuinum Sanitatiscontains a mix of good sense and utter nonsense.
- Call For Hiv Screening After Baby Infected (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The Health and Disability Commissioner is calling for a review of the national HIV screening programme for pregnant women after an untested mother infected her baby.
- Wb Tells State To Buck Up On Development Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
The World Bank has asked the State government to expedite the ongoing development projects and commended the economic reforms undertaken in the State.
- Keep A Tab On Travellers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2005)
Extracts from the WHO’s revised international health regulations, adopted at the World Health Assembly, May 16, 2005
- An Expansionary Budget (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Jun 21, 2005)
OMAR Ayub Khan, minister of state of finance, presented an expansionary budget to the National Assembly on June 6.
- Tsunami Leaves A World Of Ghosts' (Hindu, John Aglionby , Jun 21, 2005)
Before the December 26, 2004 tsunami I had never met anyone who had suffered so much that they had effectively lost their identity.
- Happier Stopover (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2005)
It could be that we have been spoiled. In India we grow up so cradled in remains of past grandeur and achievement that the coexistence of centuries is taken for granted.
- The Euro's Legs Are Shaking (Japan Times, DAVID HOWELL, Jun 21, 2005)
Now that the proposed European Union Constitution has been well and truly sunk (although parts may be salvaged), could the same fate happen to the euro currency?
- Make Them Pay For It (Telegraph, Tarunabh Khaitan, Jun 21, 2005)
Gujarat riot victims have claimed damages against the VHP and BJP. Tarunabh Khaitan explores the precedents and implications
- Basically Wrong (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 21, 2005)
Backwardness is sometimes the result of daftness in the high places. This was recently the case in Uttar Pradesh — India’s largest state, with a population of 170 million . . .
- From One Grind To Another (Telegraph, PARIMAL BHATTACHARYA, Jun 21, 2005)
For those who have failed to make it to the JEE merit lists, college is a stop-gap measure
- Is There Need For A New Company Law? (Business Line, L. V. V. Iyer, Jun 21, 2005)
The obsession with the size and age of the Companies Act, 1956, has overtaken any serious debate on why the company law has failed to be effective as a corporate governance tool and as a bulwark against corporate fraud.
- The Business Of Business (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jun 21, 2005)
The theory of corporate social responsibility is essential for the success of businesses in the long term
- Can Doctors Do Business? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2005)
AS American medicine becomes more “managed” and doctors complain they can hardly make ends meet, young Indian physicians in the US are choosing entrepreneurship that gives them more freedom and could if successful, bring in greater profits.
- What Terri Schiavo Saw (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 21, 2005)
According to Terri Schiavo’s autopsy report, her “lateral geniculate nucleus (visual) demonstrated transneuronal degeneration with gliosis”.
- Murmurs Over Andhra Pradesh Move On Quotas (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jun 21, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Government's decision to provide five per cent reservation in education and employment for Muslims has sparked a debate
- Jawans Reach Out To People In Ladakh (Tribune, Tsewang Rigzin, Jun 21, 2005)
The deployment of the Army for the last five decades in Ladakh has gone through several stages, and the Army has touched every aspect of Ladakh’s life, economy, employment and the environment.
- Beyond Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2005)
The Govt did well by pushing for PSU disinvestment and the oil price hike
- Yoga For Livelihood (Hindu, ADITI CHATTERJEE, Jun 20, 2005)
Help the stressed-out people by teaching them yoga
- A Religious Dose To Help Fight Aids (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 20, 2005)
Faith institutions are being encouraged to integrate HIV/AIDS related messages.
- Globalising Wisdom (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Jun 20, 2005)
There is strength in peace. There is strength in calmness. There is strength in love, but it goes unnoticed.
- An Issue Of Legitimacy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2005)
EVEN had the European constitution scraped through in the French and Dutch referendums — the most that could have been hoped for after so many months of gloomy polls — the union would still have been in crisis.
- Few Takers For Malaria Control Nets In Orissa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Discomfort and body itching due to insecticide treated bed nets are the reasons being cited by villagers for avoiding the nets.
- Outsourcing Moves To Knowledge Arena (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
BPO business may soon be passe as the country is ready to become the leading destination for knowledge process outsourcing in areas of healthcare, pharma, biotech, writes Aditya Raj Das.
- Cet: What’S Common Every Year Is The Mess (Deccan Herald, Vijesh Kamath, Jun 20, 2005)
Over the last two years, the Common Entrance Test (CET) has become synonymous with confusion and controversy with the Karnataka government and private professional college managements locking horns over the sharing of seats and fee structure.
- Candour On Immigration (Dawn, Robert J. Samuelson, Jun 20, 2005)
Immigration is crawling its way back onto the national agenda — and not just as a footnote to keeping terrorists out.
- A Cunning Plan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2005)
CHILDREN seldom get a rest from the attentions of the adult world. A report is published by nutritionists condemning them, yet again,
- Whom Will The G-8 Debt Relief Plan Benefit? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 20, 2005)
THE finance ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries have done the politically correct thing by cancelling the $40-55 billion of debt owed by the world's poorest nations to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the African Development
- Bhel Divestment — Vision For Dynamic Psu Development (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 20, 2005)
Contrary to the general impression, the public sector in India is operating broadly on profitable lines, contributing substantial resources to its own expansion. While the government is considering divestment in profitable PSUs, it should also undertake..
- Seven Brothers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2005)
The vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University, Mr Ashok Nath Basu, must have been deeply reassured. Seven of his peers,
- Ssis Deserve A Better Deal (Hindu, A. Selvaraj , Jun 20, 2005)
The sector needs adequate political and appropriate bureaucratic support for competitive efficiency
- The Donors And Darfur (Telegraph, Editorial, Washington Post, Jun 20, 2005)
The United Nations is getting ready to appeal for more money for Darfur, the western Sudanese province that's been targeted with genocide. The reason is simple:
- Pills For The Poor (Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby, Jun 20, 2005)
Little by little, the world is coming around to two self-evidently good proposals to improve global health. But there's a third, equally great proposal to which nobody pays attention.
- Hooda’S Blunder (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2005)
Only recently Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had spoken against giving free power to farmers.
- The Poor Get Their Due (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2005)
SEVEN rich nations, members of the G-8 minus Russia, have taken a major step towards helping 18 poor countries of the world.
- Fire Dad's Twin Peaks (Yahoo! News, STEVE DUNLEAVY , Jun 20, 2005)
Dear Daddy,
It was so good to see you on our first Father's Day.
- 'Development' Not For Tribes (Pioneer, Joseph Marianus Kujur , Jun 19, 2005)
Land is life for the tribal. Take his land and you have taken away his life. This old saying has proven to be true in the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Jharsuguda, Raygada and Mayurbhanj in the mineral-rich state of Orissa.
- Plight Of Voiceless Women (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jun 19, 2005)
HAS God not been unjust to women by entrusting the biological capabilities of giving birth to humankind without arming them with all the essential resources? I wonder was it on purpose? To keep the woman dependent, restricted and subjugated?
- The Medicaid Explosion (Washington Post, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jun 19, 2005)
Medicaid, The federal-state program that pays for health care for low-income Americans, has gotten less attention in recent years than the other giant entitlement programs, Social Security and Medicare. But with costs up more than 60 percent in the last f
- Anbumani Unfazed By Opposition, To Go Ahead With Smoking Ban (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 19, 2005)
"I will be happy if the sale of tobacco products is totally banned like in Bhutan"
- Energy Plan That Terminates The Econom (Japan Times, DOUG BANDOW, Jun 19, 2005)
"We're all Keynesians now," declared U.S. President Richard M. Nixon when he surrendered his fiscal policies to liberal orthodoxy. California Gov.
- Some Scars Of The Emergency (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 18, 2005)
SOME scars do not go away. They remind a nation of the rough period it has gone through. One ugly mark on the face of India is the emergency.
- Unending Health Disaster For Iraqi Kids (Japan Times, CESAR CHELALA, Jun 18, 2005)
New York -- More than two years after the Iraq war started, children continue to be its main victims as the health of the majority
- Punjab’S Killer Roads (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 18, 2005)
Road accidents claim 2,500 lives every year in Punjab. In 1990, when militancy was at its peak, 2,467 persons fell to terrorist bullets
- It’S All Nicely Blended Together (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
Three Hollywood blockbusters of the moment have a common ingredient:
- Appointments, Or Disappointments? (Tribune, Fali S Nariman, Jun 18, 2005)
The method of selection of judges is woeful and must be remedied. The Supreme Court judges can be trusted to decide cases independently and correctly. They perform a good job,
- Money, Money And More Money (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jun 18, 2005)
Most people regard money as the yard-stick of success. The more one has in the bank in farmland, factories, real estate or commands as fees, the more successful he is regarded.
- Mr Gauhar Ayub, Let’S Rewind To 1965 (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Jun 18, 2005)
Thank you Gauhar Ayub Khan, son of Pakistan’s first dictator president, self-promoted Field Marshal Ayub Khan,
- Just A Smoke-Screen? (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 18, 2005)
WITH THE Information and Broadcasting Ministry coming to an agreement with the Health Ministry, the decks appear to have been cleared for the ban on scenes of cigarette smoking in films and television programmes.
- Subserve The Constitutional Goal And Don't Subvert The Same (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 18, 2005)
ABOUT a month ago, the Supreme Court decided Ashok Lanka vs Rishi Dixit, a case that straddled both excise law and the Constitution.
- The Continuing Power Crisis In India (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Jun 17, 2005)
We should encourage public sector companies to build power-generating units. But asine qua nonis that they should be given technical, managerial and financial autonomy, and distanced from political interference.
- Women Make Better Scientists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2005)
Whoever said women and science don’t go together! A new study claims that women make better scientists than men and recommends more representation for them in the field.
- Fat Versus Fiction (Hindu, Vivienne Parry, Jun 17, 2005)
The moral panic about the obesity epidemicwas always hard to swallow. Now, a newstudy says we may have been wrong all along.
- Surviving The Monsoon (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 17, 2005)
Lack of access to health care during the monsoon is a serious problem.
- Compassionate Gesture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 17, 2005)
The Group of Eight (G-8) industrialised countries have recently proposed to waive the $40 billion of debt that the world’s 18 poorest countries owe to the World Bank (WB),
- Bird Flu — Preparing For The Worst (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2005)
Over the past year, the World Health Organisation's warnings about the risk to the global community from the avian influenza,
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