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Articles 17021 through 17120 of 20587:
- World Bank Favours Fdi In Retailing (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Apr 13, 2005)
The World Bank today expressed itself in favour of opening up of the retail sector to foreign direct investment to help India integrate with the global economy.
- Depression Deepens For Tsunami Victims (Tribune, H. Bula Devi, Apr 13, 2005)
Hundred days is perhaps enough time for one to overcome a tragedy and restart one’s life.
- The Rise Of Kurds (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 12, 2005)
Saddam Hussein, cooling his heels in prison under American physical custody, was provided with a television set to watch the new interim Kurdish President. . . .
- The Loom Of Livelihood Will Rattle No More (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2005)
Large scale unemployment and child labour are forcing the weavers in Belgaum into migrating to greener pastures, says S SENTHALIR.
- Terminating Harassment (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 12, 2005)
The government has sent out a strong signal by deciding to terminate the services . . .
- Take Time Out To Listen, To Love And Care For Your Elders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2005)
Marianne de Nazareth tells us that it is a tragedy when India known for its obsession with the ‘family’ are beginning to go the West way and are dumping their elders at homes without taking the time to listen to what they have to say or care for them . .
- In A Wendy’S Bag (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2005)
There must be quite a few terrified “terrorists” in the United States of America today. . . .
- Duplicity On Darfur (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 12, 2005)
WHEN THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court was signed into existence in 2000, the United States under Bill Clinton was among the last to join up.
- Higher Education In India (Hindu, Philip G. Altbach , Apr 12, 2005)
To compete successfully in the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century, India needs enough universities that can support sophisticated research.
- Moga Man ‘Father Of Fibre-Optics’ (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Apr 12, 2005)
DR Narinder Singh Kapany is among the 10 most renowned Sikhs in the world.
- New Patent Regime — Discovering New Challenges (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 12, 2005)
The new patent regime may augur well for the pharmaceutical sector but there are formidable challenges too. The immediate task before the industry and the policy-makers is to formulate appropriate strategies to overcome the shortcomings and derive the. .
- Outsourcing Is Essential For Survival Of Companies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2005)
The 58-year-old Crawford W Beveridge, who is Executive President (People & Places) and Chief Human Resource Officer at Sun Microsystems,
- Fighting Hiv Indigenously (Pioneer, Seema Khanna, Apr 11, 2005)
US President George W Bush believes that abstinence from sexual activities before marriage is a sure way to avoid pre-marital pregnancy, . . . .
- Royalty Fatigue (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2005)
If the reaction of a considerable section of Her Majesty's subjects to the Prince of Wales tying the knot with his love of many years, has any . . . .
- Fixing The Fiscal Deficit (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 11, 2005)
The whole issue of over-emphasis on fiscal compression as a matter of public policy needs to be revisited, especially in the current context of India facing a high infrastructure deficit. . . . .
- Economic Consequences Of Mr Wolfowitz (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Apr 11, 2005)
IT WAS an unapologetic political statement made by the US President, Mr George Bush, on March 16 when he announced the nomination of Mr Paul Wolfowitz as President of the World Bank.. . . .
- Delivered To Death (Tribune, Vichitra Sharma, Apr 11, 2005)
Today, as every day, one woman will die every five minutes in India from maternity-related causes. . . . .
- Karnataka's Trimester System: A Replicable Model (Hindu, B. K. Chandrashekar, Apr 11, 2005)
I and my colleagues are convinced that the more pernicious burden is that of non-comprehension ... a significant fraction of children who drop out may be ... potentially superior to those who just memorise and do well in examinations, without . . ..
- Doing Well (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2005)
Even when in a position of considerable power, a politician can, in some situations, only do so much. The right intentions, with the wherewithal to carry them out, certainly go a long way. . . . .
- Will To Fight (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2005)
A great deal of violence in India springs from the crudest abuse of political power.
- Voter Disconnect With `Westminster Village' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2005)
As the British general election draws near, two things are becoming clear: voter turnout will be depressingly low, and Labour's lead is narrowing.
- The Shores Of Literature (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 2005)
I was once asked to write on “a writer’s city,” the city the writer in me is most inspired by.
- Indifferent Health (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2005)
It must not enthuse Indians or even add terribly to their self esteem to see their country bracketed
- Cancer Ward (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 10, 2005)
At the heart of all issues concerning morality and ethics is the problem of ends and means. Communism, or that part of it which makes gestures towards philosophy, has brushed aside the problem of ends and means. . . . .
- In The Dock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2005)
MAKING former chief ministers pay for their misdeeds is never an easy task. ...
- Partition: A New Approach (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Apr 09, 2005)
Three years before the partition of India, Regionald Coupland, who had done a report on the partition of Palestine to create the Jewish State of Israel, was asked to do a similar report on the possible division of India to create Pakistan. . . . .
- Taken For Granted (Deccan Herald, Nuzhath Shereen , Apr 09, 2005)
When you have a bad cold, your kith and kin are not of much help. What about others?
- The First World Leader (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Apr 09, 2005)
The greatest political actor of our time leaves us the challenge of moral globalisation . . . .
- This Girl Is Very Dangerous' (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 09, 2005)
The World Health Organisation’s latest report draws attention to the dismal state of mother and child health in India. . . . .
- Challenge To Science: Attracting Youth (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Apr 09, 2005)
We must take the message and mission of successful scientists to youth. Once the potential of young scientists is understood, organisational heads must invest in them boldly irrespective of their positions and their age.
- Oil: Super Spike Or Crying Wolf? (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 09, 2005)
A recent Goldman Sachs report on oil demand explains the essence of a super spike, saying that demand has to fall "because spare. . . .
- Windows Of The Church (Telegraph, Editorial, Providence Journal, Apr 09, 2005)
The spectacle of George W. Bush kneeling at Pope John Paul II’s bier recalls another temporal ruler, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. . .
- Bus To Muzaffarabad Flagged Off (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 08, 2005)
SRINAGAR, APRIL 7. The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, today flagged off two buses carrying 21 passengers on the inaugural run of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service setting in motion a process that optimists believe could transform India-Pakistan . . .
- India’S Ailing Democracy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 08, 2005)
IN an earlier article on the mess in the two mainstream parties, the Congress and the BJP — and thus in the national polity as a whole — I had promised to suggest some remedies for the steadily worsening political ills. . .
- Adb Sees Roller-Coaster Gdp Growth For India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2005)
In 2006, it said GDP growth is expected to decline to 6.1 per cent due to further deceleration in the growth of industry and services to 5.2 and 7.3 per cent respectively.
- The Right To Property Of Hindu Women Under Law (Deccan Herald, S SELVA KUMAR , Apr 08, 2005)
The Constitution of India provides that every person is entitled for equality before law ...
- Weapon Of Division (Pioneer, RK Bhatnagar, Apr 08, 2005)
The American decision to supply F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, while making vague promises of allowing India....
- Nabard Aid Amounts To Rs. 2,196 Cr. (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 08, 2005)
BANGALORE, APRIL 7. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) ...
- Panel On Patent Issues Set Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2005)
The Union Commerce Ministry has constituted a Technical Expert Group to study certain patent law issues....
- Diplomacy And 'Deterrence' (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 08, 2005)
The euphoria of warming relations has not slowed down the race for nuclear and conventional weapons
- What Is The Future Of The Travel Agent? (Business Line, Pankaj Narayan Pandit, Apr 08, 2005)
AIR-INDIA, as chairman of BAR (Board of Airline Representatives), has announced that travel agents' commissions on international tickets will be reduced from 7 per cent to 5 per cent, effective May 1. Most other European and South-East Asian carriers. . .
- People Living Longer Is Good (Hindu, Tom Kirkwood , Apr 08, 2005)
Here is to our good old days. Far from being programmed to give out on us, our bodies are ageing better than ever.
- Blair’S Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 07, 2005)
Key issues for the UK general election are likely to be foreign policy and economy
- Occasional Knuckle Rapping (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 07, 2005)
TWO auditors of the fallen Madhavpura co-operative bank have come under the wrath of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
- Speaking And Writing (Telegraph, André Béteille, Apr 07, 2005)
Indians are much more at ease with the spoken than with the written word....
- Women: The Skills For Survival (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Apr 07, 2005)
Women have to assert themselves if they are to stem the abuses heaped upon them by society
- Traceable Food (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2005)
THE TRANSFORMATION OF the country's burgeoning food market is well reflected in the rapid expansion of trade volumes and the improved types, varieties, quality and presentation of food.
- A Great Earthquake May Be `Overdue' In The Himalayas (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Apr 06, 2005)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, APRIL 4. A 100 years ago today, a powerful earthquake, ..,
- Extreme Poverty Can Be Conquered (Hindu, Jeffrey D Sachs, Apr 06, 2005)
The fight against extreme poverty can be won, but only if George W. Bush recognises that military might alone will not secure the world.
- Gandhi's Dialogue With The Nation (Hindu, Madhu Dandavate, Apr 06, 2005)
For Mahatma Gandhi, the Dandi March was not just a non-violent weapon of struggle. It was also a means of dialogue and communication with the people along the route.
- Health Care Outsourcing (Hindu, Dr. SIVAPRASAD MADDURI , Apr 06, 2005)
RAVI (NOT his real name) is a 32-year-old computer engineer from India, working in Chicago for three years.
- Kanchi: A Tale Of Two Dharmas (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Apr 05, 2005)
On December 6, 1992, when top BJP leaders expressed panic over the collapsing Babri edifice..,
- John Paul Ii, A Radical Authoritarian (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
John Paul II evoked mixed interpretations, making him one of the most complex figures of his era: he humanised and modernised his office but not his Church
- Creating Healthy Hospitals (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
INDIA ASPIRED, ON the eve of Independence, for a rights-based health system accessible to all regardless of economic status
- Saudi Troops Kill 8 Al-Qaeda Activists (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 05, 2005)
The gunbattle continues even 24 hours after the terrorists were holed up in a building, in which eight of them were killed and several troops injured.
- Where Manchow Soup Meets Muli Paratha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2005)
SAMEER NAZERETH writes about the interesting phenomenon of globalisation of taste, where chicken tikka masala has become the “national dish of Britain” and chinese food has acquired a punjabi flavour in India.
- The Arithmetic Of The Budget (Business Line, Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Apr 05, 2005)
INDIA is perhaps one of the few countries where the Budget is still looked upon as a panacea for all economic ills.
- No Right To Marry For Hiv-Infected (Tribune, Sukhdarshan Singh Khehra , Apr 04, 2005)
The right to marry and start a family is one of the basic human rights available to every adult person.
- Spring Fever Hits The U.K. (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Apr 04, 2005)
If the Labour and the Conservative Party are in disarray, the largest third party, the Liberal Democrats, appears to be incapable of cashing in.
- Politics In The Time Of Tragedy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2005)
To some extent, the Bihar stalemate could be said to be continuing, in that 'advisors' to Governor Buta Singh have yet to be appointed-there is no
- Gurus, Heroes And Netas (Tribune, V.K. Kapoor, Apr 04, 2005)
INDIANS have an unthinking fascination for icons, imagery and symbols. Grinding misery, pervasive spirituality, poisoned with superstition and fatalism, breed an ideal climate for spiritual cowboys, fake heroes and sham netas.
- Grumpy Old Men A Myth, Say Researchers (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Apr 04, 2005)
The social stereotype of “Grumpy Old Men’’ is a myth, with women more prone.
- A Complex Papacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2005)
CARDINAL KAR0L WOJTYLA, he with the Polish name that Vatican-watchers found close to unpronounceable when his ...
- Bihar Cleans Up After Laloo (Deccan Herald, J P Yadav, Apr 03, 2005)
It’s a purge, well almost, in post-Laloo Bihar.
- Corrupt Ias Officers Must Be Brought To Book: Pradhan (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Apr 03, 2005)
Sharat Pradhan, 50, is a newsmaker in the real sense. Known for his tireless campaign in exposing corruption, this time he is in the limelight for being the whistleblower leading to the CBI raids against the consensually most corrupt IAS officer of . . .
- How To Govern Haryana Better (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Apr 03, 2005)
In quick time, the Haryana government, headed by Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a second-generation politician, has completed the first three formalities that have almost become a surrealistic ritual for any new governing dispensation.
- In Dandi, Salt Isn’T A Lifeline (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Apr 03, 2005)
Salt mine workers lead a life of drudgery in the very place where Gandhi led the Dandi march.
- 'India Can Achieve 8% Growth' (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
The director of research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr Raghuram Rajan said here on Saturday that it is possible for India to achieve a growth rate of eight to ten per cent.
- Sympathy For The Devil (Telegraph, Ruchi sharma, Apr 03, 2005)
Bahuj saras, I could say as a Gujarati, in fact, I would even say fankdu thayu, meaning, respectively, “very good” and “what happened is fantastic”
- Where Manchow Soup Meets Muli Paratha (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
SAMEER NAZERETH writes about the interesting phenomenon of globalisation of taste, where chicken tikka masala has become the “national dish of Britain” and chinese food has acquired a punjabi flavour in India.
- Aiims: Human Touch Missing (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Apr 03, 2005)
Memory gets so flickery nowadays. What is the name of John F. Kennedy’s book “Let Us Praise Famous Men”? I was reminded again and again of it in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where I had time to watch things at leisure for about 17 days.
- Indians Keep The Peace In Cyprus (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 03, 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.
- Unfinished Business Or Unending Saga? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
A little boy fondly hugs his wife from the last birth. A young woman is relieved of the pain from the shrapnel wound in her head, carried on from her last life. Another remembers terrifying moments from another life. For many like these, life is not. . .
- The Great Leveling (Washington Post, Thomas L. Friedman, Apr 03, 2005)
On a modern-day passage to India, Thomas L. Friedman, the foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times,
- On The Right Path To Social Regeneration (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Apr 02, 2005)
Some weeks ago, a Uttar Pradesh district magistrate had figured in this column for his sociable act of adopting a child whom he had found crying on a railway station platform and beginning the process of giving the young, deprived citizen ...
- Building A Healthy Nation (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 02, 2005)
We should gainfully employ available technological tools to provide health care to the hitherto inacessible rural areas
- Enjoyable Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 02, 2005)
Parent-teacher interaction is crucial to the child’s growth
- Lacking Direction (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Apr 02, 2005)
The Finance Minister has presented his Feel Good budget for 2005-2006.
- Life Terminated? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 02, 2005)
Euthanasia is in the news again as family, lawyers and politicians differ on Terri’s death
- The Right To Die (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 02, 2005)
The most unfortunate aspect of the case of Terri Schiavo, who died on Thursday, is the manner in which religious groups and political conservatives made a public issue of what is essentially a very private and sombre matter...
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