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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- The Face That Wasn't (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
For centuries, the Mona Lisa has beguiled art buffs unable to resist speculating on its origins and meaning.
- Killing Kills The Purpose (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Oct 23, 2007)
Ajmer Sharif on October 11 was one more episode of terrorism in a long Islamist series which is believed by many to have begun during the Munich Olympics on September 5, 1972 called Black Friday.
- Behind The Tragedy In Africa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2007)
Genius and malign idiocy often inhabit the psychology of a great man. Dr James Watson is one such individual. One of the outstanding scientists in history, his contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA won him the Nobel Prize and . . . .
- Keep Trying (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 23, 2007)
Unlike economists, politicians, especially in a democracy, have no choice but to deal with the people.
- ‘Germany Respects Any Decision Of The Indian Side Regarding The Specific Mix Of Energies Deemed Appropriate’ (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Oct 23, 2007)
Bilateral ties between India and Germany are closer than ever before. We have established a strategic partnership which is far more than establishing close economic ties that traditionally exist between our countries.
- Clash With Communists Stalls U.S. Nukes Deal (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
India's government said it would hold off on finalizing a landmark civilian nuclear energy deal with the U.S. for at least a month after inconclusive talks with its Communist political allies, who oppose the accord.
- India To Delay Any Moves On Nuclear Deal With Us (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
India’s government said it would hold off on finalizing a landmark civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States for at least a month after inconclusive talks with its communist political allies, who oppose the accord.
- Dont Fear (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2007)
In the 19th century, there were more than 4,000 breweries in the US, brewing almost every sort of beer made in Europe and a few indigenous American varieties besides.
- Investigation In Karachi Bomb Blasts (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that PML and its coalition partners are confident of their success in the upcoming elections due to their performance and quality of candidates.
- Kalam Receives King Charles Ii Medal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
In a unique honour, former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was today presented with the King Charles II Medal for his outstanding contribution to the practice and promotion of science in India.
- Sector-Specific Package For Exporters Likely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Kamal Nath, on Monday said his Ministry was planning to introduce a sector-specific package for exporters regarding refund of taxes and levies to help them counter losses owing to the rise in rupee value.
- Kalam Conferred Honorary Doctorate Of Science (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, Chancellor of the University, presented the Doctorate to 76-year-old Kalam at a special ceremony at Wolverhampton last evening.
- Understanding China (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The most important factors explaining China’s progress since the deaths of Mao Zedhong and Zhou Enlai have been the spread and quick absorption of modern Western technology under conditions of relative peace and tranquillity.
- The Netherlands: Discovery Of A New India (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Oct 22, 2007)
India is shining in the Netherlands
which covets its market and workforce.
But Dutch society is in ferment over immigration, which begs the question:
How long before the Indian workforce
faces the integration test?
- Bobby Jindal Faces Tough Tasks Ahead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Bobby Jindal, an Oxford-educated son of Punjabi immigrants who scripted history by winning the Louisiana Governor race, faces daunting challenges ahead when he takes over one of the poorest and low-literacy level States of the United States . . . .
- Row Hotting Up Among Mobile Operators (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Oct 22, 2007)
Following DoT’s decision on TRAI recommendations, including dual use of technology
CDMA operators welcome DoT’s move
GSM operators worried by over 500 new applications
- Hyderabad-Born Scientist In Pentagon Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
A Hyderabad-born research scientist at the University of Louisiana, Suresh Golconda, is part of a prestigious self-directed motor vehicle race, traversing a tough course from Los-Angeles to Las Vegas, a length of 336 kilometres of rough terrain.
- Watson's Error (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Science is supposed to exorcise superstition. But sometimes scientists themselves submit to social prejudices.
- 'Iran Will Be Denied N-Weapon Permit' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The United States and other nations will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, US Vice President Dick Cheney said.
- Small Towns Drive Internet Boom In India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Internet usage in India has grown more than 11 times over the last seven years. The boom is being driven not by metros, but by smaller and non-metro towns, where the number of users has risen by a whopping 69 times and 33 times respectively since 2000.
- Most Attacks Traced To Pak,us Officials Warn That It’S Main Terror Front, Not Iraq (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The scenes of carnage in Pakistan this week conjured what one senior US administration official on Friday called “the nightmare scenario” for President George W Bush’s last 15 months in office: Political meltdown in the one country where . . . .
- Water Scarcity Is Man-Made (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Ramaswamy Iyer is a well-known scholar with vast experience in the field of water science and river hydrology.
- India Elbowing The West (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The subcontinent's collision with Eurasia 50,000,000 years ago created the Himalayas. How come the gigantic feature took shape so fast? A theory made headlines last week. Probably, a hot mantle-plume melted the bottom half of India . . . .
- Memory Hope For Computers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
A US research team including an Indian-American scientist has cracked a seven-decade-old chemical puzzle involving a material commonly used in computer memory devices, optics and lasers.
- Us Acknowledges India’S Firm Stand On (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 22, 2007)
Faced with the prospect of losing the support of its Communist Party allies over a civilian nuclear deal it struck with the United States, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government has received a pat on the back from Washington for its “firm” stand.
- Then Watchdog, Now Poodle (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
This is perhaps the last Sunday to advise the government on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. Tomorrow, the UPA-Left Committee will meet again.
- Look At Falling 'Stars'! (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 22, 2007)
The Earth crossed the Draconid meteor shower. The encounter repeats every year in October's first 10 days, with intensity varying on a seven-year cycle, which is now at its peak.
- Poor Infrastructure Casts Shadow Over Centre's Nrhm Scheme (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Oct 22, 2007)
The benefits of much-hyped National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) are far from percolating to the people in the States where the Centre's flagship scheme intends to make quality difference in primary and secondary health services.
- Asked To Bend, They Crawl (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Oct 22, 2007)
Everybody wants a Government job in our country so that he or she could become a part of governance. For governance, departments are required so that specific Government functions can be performed.
- Sting In The Stink (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
A World Health Organisation official has claimed that the current chikungunya outbreak in northern Italy is the result of climate change. Paul Reiter finds this widely reported statement absurd, saying it's used tyres, not global warming . . . ..
- This Year's Nobels For Science (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2007 to Gerhard Ertl of the Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, "for his studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces."
- A380: In A Class Of Its Own (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Oct 22, 2007)
Europe is one of the world’s foremost exporters of aeronautics-related products and services. The EU aeronautics and aerospace sectors represent multi-billion euro industries in the European economy, sustaining millions of jobs for the citizens.
- Nuclear Power Corpn Stepping Up Uranium Mining (Business Line, Anil Sasi, Oct 22, 2007)
Turns focus to indigenous reactor programme
N-power plans
The company has targeted installed nuclear capacity of 20,000 MWe by 2020.
The company has plans to double indigenous uranium availability during the Eleventh Plan.
Jaitapur in Maharashtr
- Identity, Conscience And History (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Elif Shafak’s second English novel (sixth in Turkish) incurred the wrath of the Turks because her Armenian characters insulted them, by referring to the “millions” of Armenians “massacred” by the “Turkish butchers”.
- Always The Bridesmaid (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 22, 2007)
Our political practices are proving what has been a weak witticism to be a hard truth: we specialise in snatching defeat from the grasp of victory.
- Is It Pause, Halt Or End? (Hindu, M.R. Srinivasan, Oct 19, 2007)
A look at the possible scenarios in the event that the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal is put on the back burner.
- Contemporary Overtones (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Allordyce Nicoll in his work “World Drama: From Aeschyles to Anouish” devotes 23 pages to Henrik Ibsen. Assured theatrical strength, penetrating vision and determined purpose, these attributes in combination made Ibsen plays important.
- Dimensions Of Rural Poverty In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2007)
In Tamil Nadu, the rural poor are the marginal and small farmers and landless agricultural labourers. A comprehensive agricultural strategy should include conferment of land ownership with increased public investment in agriculture.
- Ready To Tap South African Mining Technology, Says Subbarami Reddy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
South Africa produces 14 per cent of the world’s gold besides diamonds, and chromate among other minerals. Union Minister of State for Mines Subbarami Reddy expressed India’s eagerness to avail itself of the services of Mine Qualification . . .
- Taxis Carrying Bpo Employees Come Under Scanner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Taxis carrying BPO employees are under the scanner of the traffic police.
- Russia Plans New N-Arms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
"We will develop missile technology including completely new strategic (nuclear) complexes," President Vladimir Putin said in an annual televised question-and-answer session with Russian citizens. He added, "Work is progressing successfully."
- Arrival Of The 'Asian' Century (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2007)
The ultimate strategic effect of the Iraq war has been to hasten the arrival of the Asian Century.
- Agricultural Research Station To Celebrate Silver Jubilee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
The Zonal Agricultural Research Station in Brahmavar will celebrate its silver jubilee on October 23 and October 24. The station, which was set up in 1982 to take up research in the coastal zone, is affiliated to the University of Agricultural . . . .
- Other End Of The Deal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2007)
So imagine you wanted to make a business deal so badly that you handed the other guy a blank cheque, and then after you’d given up so much, the other guy said ‘no thanks."
- India To Share Info With Neighbours (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
India will share information with its neighbours on possible tsunami threats but it would be for the respective governments to issue alerts and warnings.
- How India Escaped Being An Island (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Oct 18, 2007)
Seismologists have discovered that India lost a lower chunk of its tectonic plate 140 million years ago and resolved the enduring mystery behind the fastest continent after Gondwanaland’s break-up.
- Ragging In Elite Institutions (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Oct 18, 2007)
One would expect a college with a 200-year-old reputation to lead the way in these matters.
- The Sick Child With No Remedies (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, Oct 18, 2007)
Improving existing institutions and setting up a higher education loan guarantee fund are some of the ways of treating the sickness.
- Coming Closer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Nigerian President Yar’ Adua on Monday sought to strengthen relations between the two countries through the proclamation of the “Abuja Declaration” in Nigeria.
- Constitutionalism And Judicial Governance (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Oct 18, 2007)
The judiciary’s effort to infuse accountability in the functioning of government institutions and the growth and development of human rights jurisprudence have demonstrated the importance of judicial governance.
- The Lesser Known North-East Monsoon (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 18, 2007)
A La Nina, the oposite of an El Nino, is generally beneficial for the south-west monsoon but could it weaken the north-east monsoon?
- India For Expanding Defence Ties With Russia: Antony (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 18, 2007)
India is committed to further upgrading and expanding defence ties with Russia, but is concerned over delays in Russian supplies and problems in product support, according to Defence Minister A.K. Antony.
- Prime Minister Unveils 8-Point Social Development Agenda For Ibsa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Singh said each of the three countries had strengths in science and technology and urged the business leaders present to look at innovative approaches to exploit these strengths...
- For A Transshipment Hub In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
While ports are traditionally classified as major or minor ports, it is difficult to define transshipment ports in these terms as they target mostly international traffic.
- Watch This Space (Indian Express, Ed Vulliamy, Oct 18, 2007)
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”. The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) that positioned itself as an alternative to the two dominant coalition fronts, the Congress-led UPA and the BJP-led NDA, could well . . . ..
- Bloggers In Arms (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2007)
The monks in Burma have no idea. No idea that people all over the world — from Seoul to Vienna — are holding rallies to support their cause.
- Power Of Three (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Taking off from a suggestion by South African President Thabo Mbeki, the ‘India-Brazil-South Africa’ (IBSA) forum was formed in 2003.
- Indo-Us Biz Lobby To Keep Pressing For N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Even as India has put its civil nuclear deal with the US apparently on hold, the American business lobby has vowed to keep working for speedy Congressional approval of the 123 Agreement.
- 'N-Consensus Work In Progress' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Amid uncertainty over the fate of the India-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that his government was continuing the process of evolving political consensus over it even as Brazil and South Africa backed . . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Oct 18, 2007)
It might have been the 150-year dream of the people of Tamil Nadu to take up the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project to cut short the distance navigated by ships sailing from the west coast of the country for ports on the eastern . . . . . .
- Usibc Confident Of Indo-Us N-Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has expressed confidence that the Indo-US nuclear deal will be successfully concluded despite the current uncertainty over it and will open up investment opportunities to the tune of USD 500 billion over . . . . .
- Market Crises Have A Life Of Their Own, Separate From Value (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 18, 2007)
If the cascade down in price is due to a liquidity-driven crisis, the best approach for the individual investor is to stand back and be patient.
- N-Deal With Us Still On, Says Congress Party (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
India’s ruling Congress party said on Wednesday that a controversial nuclear deal with the United States was still on, despite stiff opposition within the coalition government.
- Pm For Joint Line With Sa, Brazil (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Oct 18, 2007)
Happily acknowledging that India, Brazil and South Africa are "increasingly consulting each other" on the margins of major international meetings, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for stepped-up initiatives towards . . . ..
- Speedy India Caused Himalayas, Says Study (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The Himalayas and Tibetan plateau formed when a “supercontinent” broke up and the Indian sub-continent smashed at high speed into Eurasia, a study published in the British journal Nature says.
- ‘Indian Tsunami Warning System To Be Used To Alert Neighbours’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 18, 2007)
India has said that its newly launched tsunami warning system will be used to alert neighbouring countries of a possible tsunami. “We will alert neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, of possible tsunami strikes in the event of massive . . . .
- Confucius On Good Government (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2007)
THE most spectacular economic growth in the last 60 years has occurred in East Asia. In spite of being destroyed in the Second World War, Japan rose to become the second largest industrial nation.
- Muslim-Christian Dialogue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2007)
IN a letter, leading Muslim scholars have appealed to the Christian world for a dialogue because the ‘survival of the world’ will be at stake if the followers of the two religions do not come to an understanding.
- India-Us Nuclear Deal 'At Risk' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Indian PM Manmohan Singh has told US President George W Bush he is having difficulty implementing a controversial nuclear deal with the United States.
- The Forum That Is Here To Stay (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
India, Brazil, and South Africa are determined to see that IBSA continues to grow and mature.
- From Killing Fields To Smiling Fields (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Oct 17, 2007)
The focus in dealing with the agrarian crisis should shift from suicide relief to suicide prevention.
- Nobel, In Theory And Practice (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Oct 17, 2007)
The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2007 has been awarded to Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin and Roger B.
- Emerging Threats To Food Security (Deccan Herald, Bharat Dogra, Oct 17, 2007)
Policies of developed countries favouring agri-business are threatening the worlds food security.
- Physics Nobel For A Great Discovery (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2007)
To most of us, the ongoing information technology revolution has meant more powerful and lighter computers.
- We Are Not Poles Apart (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 17, 2007)
Poland has gainfully used its past to build a promising new future. Poland was ravaged by conquests for centuries and yet rose remarkably from the ashes.
- Netherlands Ready To Consider Proposal For N-Trade With India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Indicating softening of its stance, the Netherlands, a key member of NSG has said that export of nuclear goods for peaceful purposes to India was in conformity with the Nuclear Non-Prolieration Treaty (NPT) and expressed readiness to consider any. . .
- Upa Has Touched Its Lowest Depth, Says Advani (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
The BJP on Tuesday fired yet another salvo at the UPA Government on the India-US nuclear deal, saying the difficulties faced by it in operationalising the agreement reflected the very nature of the "opportunistic alliance".
- India To Seek Integration With Global Civil Nuclear Community (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 17, 2007)
We will scout for alternative sources of energy: Anand Sharma
- Televoyeuristic Channel (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2007)
THE judicial inquiry ordered by the Himachal Pradesh High Court has given a clean chit to former HP tourism minister G.S. Bali who was caught on camera by a private TV channel allegedly dancing with bar girls at a party organised to celebrate his birthday
- Build An Energy-Efficient India (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2007)
India is a country of extreme weather. It has large regions with burning hot seasons in summer and freezing cold winters.
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