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Articles 5721 through 5820 of 16306:
- Crucial Debate (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 20, 2006)
Two important documents have brought to the fore problems, fears and hopes of the Muslim community in the country.
- Debating On The Future (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Apr 20, 2006)
As in Bengal, the election campaign of the CPI(M) in Kerala shows the deep rifts within the party on . . .
- On Time (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 20, 2006)
Text books should be constantly upgraded
- Why Boast About Rich Students? (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, Apr 20, 2006)
Despite disparities, local colleges must have good infrastructure and teachers
- Nagercoil Students Devise Safety Device (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Three Nagercoil students of Raja's Engineering College at Vadakkankulam have designed a safety device that can send alerts whenever cables are cut in windmills.
- Left May Review Support To Upa After Polls: Brinda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The Left will most definitely make a fresh assessment of its support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre after the elections to the five State Assemblies, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has said.
- Wipro Will Hire People On Merit: Premji (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Information Technology giant Wipro Ltd. would hire people on "merit," Chairman Azim Premji said here on Wednesday, joining a long list of industry captains who are opposed to the idea of introducing reservation for weaker sections in the private sector.
- Witnessing The Great Indian Policy Push (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Apr 20, 2006)
Measures for harnessing India’s entrepreneurial spirit have made us a significant emerging economy
- Chandy Leaves `Smart City' To The People (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the issue whether the Government should implement the Smart City project is being left to the voters.
- Are We Killing The Self-Employed? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 20, 2006)
The explosive growth of outsourcing and the so-called unorganised sector has seen a phenomenal expansion of the self-employed group. But faulty policies may end up leaving a huge mass of this section unemployable.
- Cabinet Clears Indo-Us Aviation Agreement (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Union Cabinet today approved a far-reaching agreement with USA that envisages assistance by American civil aviation bodies to their Indian counterparts in modernising airports, aviation infrastructure, technology and procedures, besides . . .
- India Ready For Modification: Kishanganga Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
In an effort to end the long-standing dispute over the Kishanganga project, India will now propose to Pakistan modifications in the 330 MW hydro-electric power plant in Jammu and Kashmir to convert it into a run-of-the-river project, instead . . .
- In Asia, How To Manage The Boom? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
In the 1990s, the free flow of money and goods turned Malaysia and Thailand into middle-class economies, made Singapore rich and helped Vietnam start transforming its centrally planned economy.
- Centre’S Go-Ahead For Indo-Us Aviation Pact (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Indo-US agreement providing for assistance by the American Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in developing and modernizing civil aviation information in managerial, operational and technical areas was approved by the Union Government today.
- West Bengal: Clear Choice (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Apr 19, 2006)
The results in West Bengal are a foregone conclusion; only the margin of victory is to be known.
- India Will Re-Design Kishanganga Dam (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 19, 2006)
The Indian Union Cabinet has decided to convert the Kishanganga dam project into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s objection to New Delhi storing 220 million cubic metres of Indus River water in the reservoir to produce electricity.
- I Broke Fast As I Am Needed In The Narmada Valley: Medha Patkar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Apr 19, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, who was on a hunger strike seeking justice for families displaced by the Narmada dam project, is helped by the affected vilagers as she leaves hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday. Ms. Patkar said she gave up the fa
- A National Authority For Rainfed India (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 19, 2006)
The Government should examine the Parthasarathy Committee report, hold wide-ranging consultations on its key recommendations and act to implement a new consensus on governing rainfed areas.
- Bush Refuses To Rule Out Nuclear Attack On Iran: We’Ll Cut . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
US President George W. Bush refused on Tuesday to rule out nuclear strikes against Iran if diplomacy fails to curb the Islamic Republic’s atomic ambitions .
- Sslc Results Before May 10 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
It will be announced simultaneously at all examination centres
Action to be taken against teacher responsible for leaking social science question paper
Free textbooks to be supplied to all schools before May 15
Uniforms to be provided to 64.86 lakh
- Produce 50,000-Mw Nuclear Power: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
"Plan from now to increase capacity"
Needed: accelerated technology development for thorium-based reactors
Tap potential of renewables
- India’S Nuclear Ambitions Are Obvious (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 19, 2006)
India has refused to make explicit commitment to the US not to conduct fresh nuclear tests as part of a landmark civilian atomic cooperation agreement.
- Bush Won't Exclude Iran Nuke Strike, No Sanctions Deal (Reuters, Saul Hudson , Apr 19, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday failed to secure international support for targeted sanctions against Iran and President George W. Bush refused to rule out nuclear strikes if diplomacy failed to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic ambitions.
- New Jobs Will Go To India, China: Bush Warns Students (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
US President George W Bush has warned the country's schoolchildren that if they did not have the skills needed to compete with their counterparts from India and China, new jobs would go to those countries.
- Soz Welcomes Sc Verdict On Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz, on Tuesday, said the Supreme Court observations on Sardar Sarovar Project has brought back rehabilitation and resettlement issues to the forefront of debate on development.
- Cpm Infighting May Cost Isaac Dear (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Apr 19, 2006)
Thomas Isaac is not your regular politician. In spite of working his way up in the party by heading SFI in Kerala in the 1970s, he is more known as an academic from the Centre for Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Empowering The Handicapped (Daily Excelsior, Habibullah, Apr 19, 2006)
The founding fathers of modern India envisaged her as a welfare State where the interests and rights of the weaker and under-privileged sections of society would be fully protected and upheld.
- Indo-Us Bid For Biotech Research (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
A core team with biotechnology experts in the Indo-US high technology cooperation group will decide the modalities of biological material movement within the next three months, sources said.
- H K Patil’S Warning To Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Council H K Patil wanted the Chief Minister under whose chairmanship the recommendation was passed to withdraw the decision within three days.
- Our Own (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
Ignorance and sloppiness are the worst enemies of good English. But pedantry is its most irritating friend, and not always a friend at that. Those who dislike their language being debased must always ask themselves just what they mean by “debased”.
- New Jobs Will Go To India: Bush » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
President George W Bush has warned the country's schoolchildren that if they did not have the skills needed to compete with their counterparts from India and China, new jobs would go to those countries.
- Blair Launches Uk-India Education Programme (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched the UK-India Education and Research Initiative in London on Tuesday with a $22 million support from his government and $8.5 million in cash and kind from the private sector.
- Deterring Pressure (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
By now critics in India should have realised that the Indo-US nuclear deal is a good one for India and that those negotiating it are not about to keel over and play dead when confronted with US pressure to do this or that.
- An Agreement And A Problem With Semantics (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Apr 19, 2006)
India would seem to be caught in the semantics of the agreement that equates it with non-nuclear weapons states. It would rather like to see the language used for nuclear weapons states in the Indo-U.S. agreement, though operationally it matters little.
- Recognise Ground Realities: Iran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 18, 2006)
Talks on nuclear crisis to begin in Moscow today
- America's Migrants Have Overcome Their Terror (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 18, 2006)
A migrant community that has always tried to be invisible has become active. And politicians have to take notice.
- Ensuring Equity In Global Trade (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 18, 2006)
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) report on trends in trade in 2005 and prospects in 2006 highlights the weak spots in terms of economic growth. According to WTO economists, growth in global trade has, in the past decade, been consistently double . . .
- A People-Oriented Transport Policy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 18, 2006)
There is global agreement today that cities can be made liveable only by reclaiming them from the grip of an automobile-based culture.
- Us Keen To Offshore R&d To India (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Apr 18, 2006)
Move over Silicon Valley, the new buzzword in the Indo-US lexicon is biotechnology. American biotech companies are keen to off-shore their research and development to India to reduce costs.
- Time To Move On (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 18, 2006)
It is perhaps inevitable — and wholesome — that a rambunctious democracy like India’s should see passionate debates over big issues. Within the strong currents of disagreement, however, we welcome the Supreme Court’s judgement on the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
- India To Digitise Law Enforcement (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
An ambitious project to extensively use cutting edge digital technology in investigating crimes and to link police forces with the judiciary was unveiled by Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal here on Monday.
- Pranab Opens Army Commanders’ Conference (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The Indian Army’s top brass are in town to discuss major issues facing the force during the bi-annual Army Commanders Conference which was inaugurated by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee here today.
- India Of The Future (Hindu, C. G. Rishikesh, Apr 18, 2006)
This Inspirational book, based on the salient features of India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium, details a plan to shape the India of the future.
- India And The Wto (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Apr 18, 2006)
Comprehensive volume on issues that affect trade from an Indian viewpoint
- The Beleaguered Big Cat (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 18, 2006)
An authoritative book about a powerful predator that is today threatened by plain human greed
- Crime Investigation To Be Digitised (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
In future, Bangalore Police personnel may arrive at crime scenes with portable computers for recording data that could help investigators and the judiciary to recreate the crime scene as accurately as possible, should the need arise.
- India, Asia In Globalisation Era (Daily Excelsior, Arti Dogra, Apr 18, 2006)
Some people have said the 21st century will be the Asian century while others believe the 21st century will be freedom’s century.
- No Cap On N-Tests, India Tells Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
A draft agreement sent by the US stipulated several elements one of which said cooperation will be discontinued if India were to detonate a nuclear explosive device.
- Pm Holds High-Level Meeting On Nepal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a high-level meeting on Sunday night on the developments in Nepal following the intense protest against the imperialistic rule and Indian workers being asked to leave that country.
- India Says It Won't Commit To U.S. On Atomic Testing (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
India said on Monday it would make no explicit commitment to the United States not to conduct fresh nuclear tests as part of a landmark civilian atomic cooperation agreement.
- Indian Shares Rise 1.5 Pct, Colombo Bounces (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Indian shares rose more than 1.5 percent on Tuesday, cheered by robust earnings from software firms and expectations of strong growth.
- Army Meet Takes Stock (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The defence minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, today inaugurated the Army Commanders Conference. The top brass of the Army will hold discussions and review the activities of the Army.
- Why Arabs Curse West (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 18, 2006)
There is an erroneous notion among Arabs that if they are poor and underdeveloped, it's because of the US, says Abdul Rahman Al-Habib
- On The Move: Yes, But On A Slippery Track (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Apr 18, 2006)
There are a few lessons to be learnt by the rulers of Punjab as well as their counterparts in other provinces from the way Punjab has been emerging as a hub of industry and commerce in recent years.
- 50 Lakhs More For Each Assembly Segment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
State Cabinet decides to constitute a new district development fund
- Nepal: India Reiterates Concern (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
A day after its Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee met King Gyanendra, India on Monday expressed concern about the deteriorating situation in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Rs. 50 Lakh More For Each Assembly Segment In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
State Cabinet decides to set up a new district development fund
Minister denies move is motivated by panchayat polls
600 posts of resident doctor created
- Productivity Tip No 1: Check Out The Blogs (Deccan Herald, Zachary A. Goldfarb, Apr 18, 2006)
People are beginning to feel overwhelmed.You need to be having conversations with yourself and renegotiating your priorities.
- Biotechnology Will Get The Same Treatment As It, Says Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Private sector urged to focus on R&D to produce drugs at affordable prices
Rs. 100 crore each for Calcutta, Bombay, Madras universities with focus on nanotechnology
New facility to manufacture broad range of new therapeutic products
- Isro Likely To Get Orders To Build Two More Communication Satellites, . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The organisation recently signed a commercial contract with EADS Astrium
ISRO Satellite Integration and Test Establishment inaugurated
Need for reliability, quality and timely delivery stressed
- Space Technology Will Determine Development Of The . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Inaugurates `Space-Tech' lecture series in Bharathidasan University
- Leadership And Communication (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Apr 18, 2006)
The art and science of management requires both leadership and communication skills.
- Changing Mohali (Tribune, Chitleen K. Sethi, Apr 18, 2006)
It is not everyday that State maps change shape. But even as they do, the significance of the change does not lie in the marking of a line across that map, but in the way that this change becomes the harbinger of transformation in the lives of . . .
- Indian's Novel Literacy Drive Gets Google Aid (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
An Indian project meant to strengthen reading skills among neo-literates in a cost-effective manner has found favour with the Google Foundation.
- The Cost Of 3ºC Global Rise In Temperature (Hindu, Alok Jha, Apr 17, 2006)
Global temperatures will rise by an average of 3º C due to climate change and cause catastrophic damage around the world unless governments take urgent action, according to the U.K. Government's chief scientist.
- A New Kind Of History Textbook (Hindu, Sumit Sarkar, Apr 17, 2006)
Books just brought out by the NCERT teach history in creative ways. All themes are sought to be looked at from the angle of everyday life and its changing patterns, bringing history down from the distant skies, as it were.
- Why Arabs Curse West (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 17, 2006)
There is an erroneous notion among Arabs that if they are poor and underdeveloped, it's because of the US, says Abdul Rahman . . .
- Foreign Investment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 17, 2006)
The prime minister’s statement that a strong macro-economic performance and an improved debt profile have made Pakistan attractive to foreign investors must be accepted with a pinch of salt.
- Leader Article: Balancing Act (Times of India, K. Srinath Reddy, Apr 17, 2006)
For many people, DIET stands for Dare I Eat That. Individual concerns about diet are matched by public cynicism about highly conflicting recommendations, all of which claim to be based on science.
- Freedom Of Mobile Speech (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 17, 2006)
As long-time champions of the freedom of speech, we are naturally inclined to celebrate every new step down that road. And a very promising step is just about to be taken.
- The Power Of Public Opinion (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Apr 17, 2006)
The polling in Assam is over and the results will be announced in a month. Expectedly, before the 'numbers' are made public, 'alliances' will be struck and power sharing agreements signed between parties that contested the election.
- Poor Nations Need A Change In Strategies To Guard Trade Interests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Third World disunity allows developed countries to maintain their trade barriers
The huge economies of India, China and Brazil play along with the Third World coalition so long as it suits their interests.
- Nuclear Deal~i (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Apr 17, 2006)
Once again, the Indian foreign policy establishment could not differentiate euphoria from the reality regarding the nuclear offer from the USA.
- What Next, If Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Fails? (Daily Excelsior, T.P. Raghavan, Apr 17, 2006)
If we scrutinise the ongoing debate in the US Congress, the Indo-US civil nuclear deal is in danger of falling apart.
- Pm To Embark On Foreign Tour From Apr 22 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Having successfully clinched the nuclear deal with US President George W Bush in March, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves here for Germany and Uzbekistan on Saturday to garner support for the historic accord in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
- Social Networking Through The Web (Deccan Herald, James Harkin, Apr 17, 2006)
Social networks are the perfect accompaniment to globalisation
- Iran's 'Nuclear University' Conceals Research: Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Iranian scientists are secretly conducting crucial nuclear research and development, using university laboratories as cover to avoid international scrutiny, a media report claimed here today.
- Three Protesters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2006)
It has become easy to dismiss or trivialize public protest in India. ‘Activism’ is perceived as falling into one of three . . .
- Hooliganism Unleashed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 17, 2006)
Bangaloreans live with the knowledge that that dreaded entity, known as the “Rajkumar fan,” can strike anytime, anywhere, at the slightest of provocations, and throw normal life completely out of gear.
- Experts Worried About Iran's Enrichment Powers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
A one-sentence assertion made by the Iranian president has provoked such surprise and concern among international nuclear inspectors they are planning to confront Tehran about it this week, The New York Times reported on Monday.
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