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Articles 16921 through 17020 of 20587:
- Un Escap Survey — Reaffirms Resilience Of Regional Economies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 26, 2005)
While assessing the impact of the tsunami and the soaring oil prices on the economies of the Asia-Pacific region, the UN ESCAP Survey contends that the impressive economic performance under conditions of generally low inflation reaffirms the resilience...
- The Hunger Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 26, 2005)
It is somewhat like a game of snakes and ladders. Ladders you eat, snakes you die.
- Japan’S Strategic Importance (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 26, 2005)
Indian policemen are lending a hand to the UN force in a troubled sector in Cyprus which runs through the old city of the world’s last divided capital, Nicosia.
- Keeping The Peace Process On The Rails (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 26, 2005)
India and Pakistan have to keep up the momentum created in New Delhi. Enlarging the constituency of peace means the two Governments must give up the temptation to score points and claim victories.
- Elephant And Dragon: Competing To Co-Operate (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 25, 2005)
THE recently concluded four-day visit of the Chinese Premier, Mr Wan Jiabao, to India has taken the bilateral relationship between the two countries to a new high as they have agreed to forge a new "strategic co-operative partnership."
- Blinded By Negligence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 25, 2005)
Post-operative care, hygiene and cleanliness are essential to prevent such mishaps
- A Gene That Travelled From India With The Portugese (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Apr 25, 2005)
The genetic propensity for a rare nerve degenerative disorder probably originated in South Asia. ...
- Denel And Defence Procurements (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 25, 2005)
News that a South African armaments manufacturer paid commissions to help clinch a contract to sell anti-materiel rifles (or bunker busters) ...
- The Ipo Boom (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 25, 2005)
The Indian capital market is showing signs of maturity
- When Have Women Not Been Out In The Dark! (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Apr 24, 2005)
Does progress for women lie in becoming “more like the men”? This contentious poser lies at the bottom of much of the misunderstandings about feminist demands for women's rights.
- Onus For Bihar Crisis On Jd (U), Says Paswan (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 24, 2005)
Having emerged as the “kingmaker” in the Bihar Assembly elections, Union Steel Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan suggests the continuance of President’s Rule in the state,
- Bandung Ii To Shape A New World Order (Tribune, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Apr 24, 2005)
AS the vision of Bandung stirs again this weekend, recalling the efflorescence of Afro-Asian nationalism exactly 50 years ago this week, it is as well not to forget the tragedy that preceded it when Zhou Enlai narrowly escaped death.
- Yoga: The New Wonder(?)drug (Deccan Herald, Surabhi Khosla, Apr 24, 2005)
Studies are proving that yoga and pranayama go a long way in preventing and curing dangerous diseases. In the words of Swami Ramdev, the time has come for the world to take note of yoga. Surabhi Khosla meditates on the truth.
- Vikram Seth: Writer Of Standing (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Apr 24, 2005)
PRESENTATION of 'Pravasi Bharatiya Samman' award to Vikram Seth was delayed by four months but the occasion last week to honour this great writer of the present generation was memorable.
- Hospital Services Performed Overseas (Washington Post, Rob Stein, Apr 24, 2005)
When patients needed urgent CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds late at night at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn.,
- Condemnable But No Case For Dismissal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 23, 2005)
The Sabarmati Express-goods train collision near Vadodara ought to have centre-staged the challenge of railway safety but has turned into a raging political controversy.
- Slowdown In Haryana (Tribune, N.K. Bishnoi, Apr 23, 2005)
Haryana, an old success story of the Green Revolution, continues to be a relatively high per capita income state.
- Aids Spreads In Himachal (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Apr 23, 2005)
Industrialisation of Himachal Pradesh has brought in a large population of truckers and migrants, who are among the highest transmitters of the deadly HIV virus in the state
- India Makes Cheap Anti-Aids Drugs, But Not For Its Patients (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Apr 23, 2005)
INDIA may have the second largest number of HIV/AIDS patients in the world, but access to anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs is still very limited.
- Coloured People’S Gala (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Apr 23, 2005)
Scepticism about this weekend’s replay of the Bandung conference recalls the Chinese slogan,
- Unseemly Rift (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 23, 2005)
The bad blood between the Lokayukta and his deputy can weaken the anti-graft drive
- My Passage From Washington To New Delhi (Globalist Executive, Kaiser Zaman, Apr 22, 2005)
India and the United States are the world's most powerful and most populous democracies. And their capital cities — New Delhi and Washington, D.C. — share key traits such as extremes of wealth and poverty, power and powerlessness, tolerance and . . .
- Yes, Blair Will Win The Election (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , Apr 22, 2005)
The Conservatives' vicious personal campaign has ensured that a third victory will leave Prime Minister Tony Blair empowered as never before.
- The Cars I Bought (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Apr 22, 2005)
When one becomes old and begins to recall the past wistfully, one often finds onself indulging in dreams of the past, happy “affairs” with women.
- No Excuses For Head-On Collisions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 22, 2005)
The early morning collision of the Sabarmati Express with a stationary goods train near Vadodara in Gujarat on Thursday is indefensible . . .
- A Forceful Message, But Will It End Poverty? (Hindu, Sanjay Reddy and Antoine Heuty, Apr 22, 2005)
A practical approach to reducing human deprivations must actively foster learning about the best strategies, rather than presuming that these strategies are known in advance
- Poverty And Illicit Liquor (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Apr 22, 2005)
The Ugadi hooch tragedy in Nelamangala provides a reality check on prohibition and poverty. The pavlovian response to prohibition is that a blanket ban on licensed liquor vending will lead to a spurt in the illicit stuff with a corresponding danger . . .
- Bandung Recalled (Tribune, K. Subramanyam, Apr 22, 2005)
THE 50th anniversary of the Bandung Afro-Asian Conference is being commemorated in the same city from April 22 to 25, 2005.
- Weather Gods Smile (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2005)
THE forecast of a normal monsoon for the country as a whole during 2005 would be welcomed, and not only for reasons of a bountiful agricultural harvest. More than any other factor, it is good rainfall that determines the health of the Indian economy.
- Antibiotics Don’T Prevent Second Heart Attacks (Tribune, Thomas H. Maugh , Apr 22, 2005)
TREATING heart attack victims with antibiotics does not reduce the risk of having a second heart attack or dying, according to two large trials reported Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
- Why Augment The Figment Of Segment? (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 21, 2005)
IN THE disambiguation page for `segment', Wikipedia gives the meaning for the word in various contexts, such as a line or circle segment in geometry;
- Planning For Realistic Growth Rates (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 21, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh's recent statement that the economy will not grow by more than 7 per cent during the Tenth Five Year Plan period (2002-07) has not come as a surprise.
- Vote For Continuity, Not For Change (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 21, 2005)
Pope Benedict XVI is expected to continue the Vatican's existing line on bioethical questions which has triggered the ire of bio-scientists as well as doctors and health workers involved in the fight against AIDS. . . .
- School Ears (Deccan Herald, SHAILAJA NIKAM, Apr 21, 2005)
Some parents would not hear of the free hearing check-ups we were conducting in schools
- Why Creativity For Managers? (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Apr 20, 2005)
Managers need to entertain a healthy disrespect for structure and an equally healthy respect for rebellion
- The General Who Won Hearts (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 20, 2005)
Amid the one-dayer, the sherwani diplomacy, and the general goodwill and cheer, the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf's visit has set India and Pakistan on a new path of peace
- Promote Altruism, Not Trading (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 20, 2005)
While the Supreme Court's order banning payment to blood donors has gone a long way towards cleansing the blood banking system,
- New Deal For The Old (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Apr 20, 2005)
Isn’t it time the government tried to find out what actually happens in old-age homes?
- The Battle For Bauxite In Orissa (Hindu, Meena Menon, Apr 20, 2005)
The people have warned of an environmental disaster with bauxite mining leading to drying of rivers, deforestation and ecological damage.
- This Plant Can Purify Water (Deccan Herald, G. Annalakshmi , Apr 19, 2005)
In the age of water-filters and aquaguards people in Tamil Nadu are still using Therran seeds for purifying their drinking water
- Of Monumental Value (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, Apr 19, 2005)
We have to do our bit to save the beauties of the past even if it means disposing that packet of chips in a garbage can, instead at the premises of cultural monument that will bear the atrocity with lips sealed, says PRIYANKA HAL
- All That Is Not In Actual Control (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Apr 19, 2005)
Until there is a left government at the Centre, India’s relations with China will continue to be dictated by US interests in the region, writes Achin Vanaik
- Opportunity Cost: The Varied Implications And Complications (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Apr 19, 2005)
On April 5, we had a great visual and emotional feast — the ODI — in Visakhapatnam, the city of destiny.
- Agriculture: What’S Wrong? (Tribune, Birinder Pal Singh , Apr 19, 2005)
It is unfortunate that the "land of five rivers" is fast proceeding towards the brink of prosperity and depleting its water resources.
- Mumbai Minus The Dance Bars (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Apr 19, 2005)
MUMBAI could well be the Los Angeles of India. Arguably, there can be no apple to apple comparison. LA's spas have health as the leitmotif; Mumbai's massage parlours tend to focus more on the erotic.
- A Positive Step For Trade With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2005)
One of the positive outcomes of the Manmohan-Musharraf summit is the decision to set up a Joint Business Council (JBC) that can provide a momentum to bilateral trade.
- Rewriting The Rules On Services (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2005)
The heads of Government of the European Union (EU) have decided to rewrite the framework directive to liberalise the internal market in services following mounting opposition
- Food Processing Sector: Will It Make Transition From `Outlay To Outcome'? (Business Line, J. George, Apr 19, 2005)
Liability and public action clauses need to be incorporated along with the outcome expectations introduced in the Budget. The size of the population is the key and food safety and standards must not marginalise them.
- Fear Of The Foreigner In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 19, 2005)
With less than two weeks to go for elections in Britain, immigration remains the main battleground with voters consistently ticking it as the single most important issue.
- Now, Insurance Sector To Outsource Data Management (Business Line, Radhika Menon, Apr 18, 2005)
AFTER banks, stock exchanges and the like, it is now the turn of the insurance sector to outsource data management.
- Smokers Of The World, Beware (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 18, 2005)
Extracts from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Each Party shall submit to the Conference of the Parties, through the Secretariat, periodic reports on its implementation of this Convention, which should include the following:
- A Painful Saga (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Apr 18, 2005)
AS Air-India’s jumbo carrying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was taxiing at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport at Port Louis in Mauritius, I switched on my mobile to check whether the roaming facility was available there
- Gruesome City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 18, 2005)
The gruesome is a part of life in Calcutta. It is encountered most often in the city’s hospitals.
- Indian Tv Channel Finds Little Appetite For The Naked Truth (Washington Post, RAMA LAKSHMI, Apr 18, 2005)
-- In recent weeks, a new private television channel here has aired grainy hidden-camera footage of politicians having sex with call girls in hotel rooms, Hindu holy men sexually abusing female devotees and movie actors propositioning an undercover journa
- Catholicity Of Papal Authority (Tribune, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Apr 17, 2005)
Though the story about Pope Adrian IV placing his slippered foot on a kneeling Emperor Frederick Barbarossa’s neck is probably apocryphal,
- Have A Heart For War Widows And Soldiers (Tribune, Lt-Col Chanan Singh Dhillon (retd), Apr 17, 2005)
Chief of Army Staff General J.J. Singh’s call to the corporate sector to pool resources to help war widows and wounded soldiers is timely.
- Labour Under Blair Set For Victory (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Apr 16, 2005)
Most opinion polls predict a reduced majority for the Labour in the general election on May 5. Estimates differ. . .
- Why We Should Give Up On `Race' (Hindu, Steven and Hilary Rose, Apr 16, 2005)
As geneticists and biologists know, the term no longer has meaning.
- Hospitals Seek Grading To Attract High-Networth Patients (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 16, 2005)
Indian corporate hospitals are gearing up to attract more high-networth patients, including those from overseas, with the promise of validated service and in some cases even US accreditation.
- Consult, Share And Inform (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 16, 2005)
Extracts from the WHO’s revised international health regulations, adopted at the World Health Assembly, May 16, 2005
- Right To Safe Food (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 16, 2005)
The extremely stringent punishments proposed for food adulteration in the forthcoming Food Safety and Standards Bill 2005 are commensurate with the gravity of the problem that exists in India.
- When Death Becomes Cheap (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 16, 2005)
Many essential drugs are expected to be way beyond the reach of the common man in the near future. . .
- Death In A Booming Economy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 16, 2005)
It Is Ironical that in the era of high economic growth rates, an unconscionably large number of women and children are dying in India for want of adequate healthcare and nutrition,
- Guide To Good Parenting (Hindu, Tim Gill , Apr 16, 2005)
The Archbishop of Canterbury is right: children need firmness, understanding and benign neglect from adults.
- `Time To Open The Doors' (Hindu, ROHINI MOHAN, Apr 15, 2005)
Leela Samson, Kalakshetra's new director, on her vision for the bedrock of Bharatanatyam.
- Trading For Growth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 15, 2005)
Trade is what ultimately will cement Indo-Chinese ties. During their interaction earlier this week,
- Real Estate Market Booming Across Board (Business Line, Nina Varghese , Apr 15, 2005)
THE real estate market in India has been doing exceptionally well for the past 10 months.
- ‘Time To Open The Doors’ (Hindu, ROHINI MOHAN, Apr 15, 2005)
Leela Samson, Kalakshetra's new director, on her vision for the bedrock of Bharatanatyam
- Destination China For India Inc (Business Line, Ambarish Mukherjee, Apr 15, 2005)
All major Indian companies, be it the age-old Tatas, Birlas or the new generation Narayana Murthys, Azim Premjis, are making a beeline to the land of the dragon.
- A Women's Revolution Is On (Deccan Herald, K. Santhosh, Apr 14, 2005)
Conservation and development of mangrove forests
- Roofless In Sri Lanka (Telegraph, H. Bula Devi, Apr 14, 2005)
Whether it be a Sunday afternoon or a working day, under the scorching sun or heavy rain,. . .
- Mission Possible (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 14, 2005)
The new national rural health mission seeks a massive overhauling of the system
- The Smart Money And Papal Election (Deccan Herald, John Tierney , Apr 14, 2005)
Futures speculation over papal elections? Why not let journalists pontificate without actual information?
- Turning A New Page In The Red Book (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2005)
Under its new general-secretary, the CPI(M) will ensure that it is New Delhi’s line that prevails over the state units, argues Ashis Chakrabarti
- Women Workers And Night Duty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 13, 2005)
THE UNION CABINET'S decision to amend the Factories Act to enable women to work night shifts has met with a mixed reaction. . . .
- Mobiles Do Not Cause Tumours, Scientists Find (Tribune, Steve Connor, Apr 13, 2005)
One of the most comprehensive studies into the dangers of mobile phones has found no link between how often they are used and the risk of developing brain tumours.
- Naxalite Dies In Police Station (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2005)
KARIMNAGAR, APRIL 12. A militant of the CPI (Maoist) naxalite group reportedly died in police custody in the interior Kataram police station on Monday night.
- Us Preoccupation With Job Losses (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Apr 13, 2005)
Illegal workers from Mexico take away jobs from low skilled American workers, as they come at lower wages
- Stars Tell Tales (Tribune, Bibhuti Mishra , Apr 13, 2005)
I have nothing against astrology and everything against astrologers. Being a more - than - naturally -curious person I have been hooked on astrological predictions ever since I was able to read.
- Rural Health Mission Flagged Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2005)
Every village will get an Accredited Social Health Activist, ASHA as the acronym goes. Preferably a daughter-in-law of the village, would selected as ASHA.
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