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Articles 9121 through 9220 of 16306:
- At Land’S End, As Black Sunday Anniversary Rolls In, India Rolls On (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 26, 2005)
“Ee kaa hai (what is this)?’’ asks Babu Lal Soni of Jharkhand curiously, peering between the thatch covering of a 16-ft high steel statue of two giant hands, one holding back the waves, another cupped to cradle a lamp of hope.
- Democracy, Modernity, And The Indian Child (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Dec 26, 2005)
At present, our schools act like factories, forcing children into a fixed, preconceived mould. They stifle natural curiosity and creativity. The fruits of democracy and modernity will remain elusive if education is not structurally adjusted . . .
- `Clinical Research Lacking In Country' (Hindu, S. Anil Radhakrishnan, Dec 26, 2005)
Indigenous medicines of India and China play vital role in cancer treatment
- Insat-4a Orbit Raised Further (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
It is now closer to its space home in geostationary orbit
- Fair Treatment Sought On N-Technology Access (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan has sought the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its quest for being treated on a par with India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) which controls developing countries’ access to nuclear technology.
- Patna To Have Bit Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
The five-year-long controversy over admission to the prestigious BIT (Mesra) virtually came to an end with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laying the foundation stone for the engineering college’s extension centre in Patna on Saturday.
- The Ghost Of Tsunami Haunts Them (Hindu, Ramya Kannnan, Dec 25, 2005)
Coastal communities fear that it will strike again
- White House Plans To Prevent Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Hoping to protect US shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House has directed federal agencies to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.
- ‘Huge Pollution Pool Over Bihar’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Attributing the pollution to inefficient burning of biofuel in the state, NASA says that the health of nearly 100 million people may be at stake.
- A Journey To The Heart Of Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Baban Ingole, Dec 25, 2005)
It was a scientific expedition unlike any other. The journey to the epicentre of the tsunami that devastated large parts of Asia on December 26, 2004, allowed us to plumb the depths ....
- Indian Student Stabs Professor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
An Indian student studying in Massachusetts has been held without bail pending hearing after he allegedly stabbed his assistant professor in the neck.
- Supreme Irony (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 25, 2005)
Just guns, no roses in North-east
There is something ironic about the word peace in the North-east. “Give peace a chance” is a popular slogan in Nagaland, and yet this state was the first to spawn insurgency.
- Rs. 3.48 Crore Sanctioned For Computerising High Court Benches (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran, has sanctioned a sum of Rs. 3.48 crore for computerisation of the Principal Bench and Madurai Benches of the Madras High Court.
- India Fast Becoming Global Player: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Questions Congress concern for "aam aadmi"
Sees neglect of farmers, fishermen and construction workers
Questions ruling party's concern for the common man
- Police Forward 18 Suggestions To Government On Security To Women (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Proposals can be `the other condition' the State can impose on the IT and ITES firms
- It Parks To Come Up At Rushikonda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Government to set up Special Economic Zones for the purpose
Task of developing layouts to be assigned to VUDA
Only investors with proven track record will be considered
Proposed units to be given a slew of concessions
- The Need For Vedic Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2005)
Before setting off for this journey, I wondered what you would have asked yourselves the moment we would have met.
- Indians Behind "Amazing Invention" (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Dec 25, 2005)
A huge success in the U.S., "Slingbox" lets you watch home TV, movies, anywhere on earth
Bangalore-based engineers readying next version for pocket PCs
- Stop Wasting Money Over Earthquake Trips ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
It has been over two months since one of the worst ever earthquakes rocked the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Top Scientist Quits For Faking Stem Cell Research (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Researcher Hwang Woo-suk apologised today and resigned from a South Korean university after the school said he fabricated results in stem-cell research that had raised hopes of new cures for hard-to-treat diseases.
- Missing G That The Taxman Spotted (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2005)
CISCO Systems, Inc. is `the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet,' informs www.cisco.com. It was founded in 1984 `by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University'. Over the two decades, it has grown to more than 34,000 . . .
- Isro To Get Rs 400 Cr More (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved an additional Rs 400 crore for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for space development programmes.
- Unlearn To Learn (The Economic Times, V B N RAM, Dec 24, 2005)
Behavioural pattern and attitude of individuals are formed not necessarily on the considerations of morality, ethics or propriety, but on what an individual rightly or wrongly perceives as being in conformity with one’s interests.
- The Great Bubble Of World Economics (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2005)
Consumerist excesses have made the US the great bubble of the world of economics. As the book Empire of Debt rues, running an empire is a disastrously expensive business — "You pay in cash. You pay in blood. And you pay with your own so ul."
- Breaking Barriers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 24, 2005)
India and Pakistan discover cinematic bonds
Indo-Pakistani exchanges in the field of cinema have gone well beyond peripheral contacts.
- Parliament Creates History, Sacks All Stung Members (Hindustan Times, Vinod Sharma, Dec 24, 2005)
The BJP scored a self-goal in the Lok Sabha on Friday by questioning the quantum of punishment to the 10 scam-scarred MPs and staging a walkout before the House adopted a motion for their expulsion.
- Indian Student Stabs Professor In New York (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
An Indian student studying in Massachusetts has been held without bail pending hearing after he allegedly stabbed his assistant professor in the neck.
- No Favours To Us Firms In N-Contracts (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Dec 24, 2005)
India has sought to scotch speculation in some quarters that it will favour US companies with nuclear contracts over rival foreign firms in return for US help in clearing the decks for civilian nuclear cooperation.
- India Reports Progress On Nuclear Deal With Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Delhi sees significant advances in India-US relations in coming months
- New Engineering Universities (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 24, 2005)
The Higher Education Commission has launched another highly laudable initiative. It has announced establishment of quality engineering universities in different parts of the country with foreign collaboration.
- Shyam Saran Upbeat On U.S. Nuclear Pact, Bush Visit (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 24, 2005)
India's Foreign Secretary said on Thursday he was confident India and the United States would be able to implement a new civilian nuclear cooperation deal that critics say could harm efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.
- Roche Grants Tamiflu Licence To Indian Firm (Reuters, Tom Armitage, Dec 24, 2005)
Drug maker Roche Holding AG said on Friday it had granted a sub-licence to India's Hetero Drugs to produce Tamiflu for developing nations, the second such deal to boost output of the scarce anti-viral drug.
- Can You Hear Us Ground Control? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
With the launch of Insat 4A, India’s most advanced communications satellite, at par with the US Panamsat, it’s a day of recognition for our scientists.
- India, Russia To Discuss Fighter Plane Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The government on Thursday said it was in discussion with Russia for joint development and manufacture of fifth generation fighter aircraft.
- Christmas A New Beginning (Deccan Herald, Rev Valson Thampu, Dec 24, 2005)
Why is it easier for camels to go through the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God?
- With Interest: Waiting For India (International Herald Tribune, Daniel Altman, Dec 24, 2005)
It's something of a puzzle: India's enormous economy is growing at a feverish pace, but the nearest global financial center is still a five-hour plane ride away. Even with its wealth of expertise and strong financial infrastructure, . . .
- The Evolving Confrontation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 24, 2005)
The writ of Judge John E Jones III runs only within the state of Pennsylvania. Yet his judgment this week in the case of Kitzmiller v Dover Area School District is the proverbial shot heard round the world.
- Us Opposition To The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 24, 2005)
Despite considerable progress at the recent New Delhi meeting between the petroleum secretaries of Pakistan and India, the Iranian gas project continues to be plagued by uncertainty. The reason for scepticism is that Washington continues . . .
- India Not Keen On Regional Tsunami Warning Network (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Dec 24, 2005)
India is reluctant to join other Indian Oceam rim nations wanting to kick-start the installation of a tsunami early warning system. The country sticks out as a ‘‘data holdout’’ since it allows other nations access neither to real-time data from its ....
- Forward Looking (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 24, 2005)
The recent INSAT launch will boost the Indian space programme
- Can Dth Compete With Cable? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 24, 2005)
Growth of DTH would depend on providing content that commands a premium.
- Hwang's Stem Cell Research Declared Fake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Panel to probe embryonic stem cell work and claim of cloning "Snuppy"
- Isro Gets Rs 400 Cr For Naval Satellite (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The Central government on Friday granted an additional Rs 400 crore to the Indian Space Research Organisation, which is likely to be spent on India’s first naval satellite.
- A Show Of Mps' Collective Will (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 24, 2005)
UPA, allies did not issue whip, come out unscathed
Wide cracks in the National Democratic Alliance
Even BJP did not act unitedly
JD (U) on the side of political correctness
Last-minute message from Mayawati
- Minister Seeks Icar Help To Evolve Better Quality Crops (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Proposal for setting up sugarcane research station at Cuddalore sent to Centre
- Delhi's Earthquake Hazards Are Now Mapped Out (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Dec 24, 2005)
Many areas fall in highest-risk category, others in moderate-risk, and some in low-risk
- Bjp For Referring Issue To Privileges Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
V.K. Malhotra calls for unanimity, says expulsion without further investigation would set a bad precedent
Give people right to recall MPs: Basudeb Acharia
Who can dispute the evidence, asks Kapil Sibal
Let Parliament do its job, says Gurudas Dasgup
- Ariane Rocket Launches Satellites For India, Europe (Reuters, Laurent Marot, Dec 23, 2005)
A European Ariane-5 rocket sent satellites for India and Europe into orbit after a textbook launch from French Guiana late on Wednesday.
- No Favours To Us Firms In N-Contracts (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Dec 23, 2005)
India has sought to scotch speculation in some quarters that it will favour US companies with nuclear contracts over rival foreign firms in return for US help in clearing the decks for civilian nuclear cooperation.
- Nuclear Cooperation Will Help India, Us: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Visiting Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has made a strong case for the Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal, saying it would not only help India's energy needs but open vast doors to American business.
- Us Speaker, Bobby Jindal To Visit India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
US House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert and Indian American Congressman Bobby Jindal will visit India in January ahead of President George W Bush's scheduled trip.
- Indian Envoy Upbeat On U.S. Nuclear Pact, Bush Visit (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 23, 2005)
A senior Indian envoy said on Thursday he was confident India and the United States would be able to implement a new civilian nuclear cooperation deal that critics say could harm efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.
- Super Soft Power: India's Scope For Ideological Hegemony (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 23, 2005)
Will or can India become a superpower in the foreseeable future? Our guest editors explore the possibility on other pages of today’s paper.
- Primed For Simplicity (Tribune, Minna Zutshi, Dec 23, 2005)
The wise old Kaa of Panchtantra no longer spreads its wings to soar high in the sky. Instead ghosts and goblins of Harry Potter and warriors of virtual world have taken over.
- Parliamentary Panel Urges Firing 10 Mps For Taking Cash (Reuters, Terry Friel, Dec 23, 2005)
An Indian parliamentary committee on Thursday urged the sacking of 10 members filmed taking cash for putting up questions in parliament, the latest in a series of corruption scandals in the world's largest democracy.
- Wrong Choice For The Nobel (Times of India, RANJIT NAIR, Dec 23, 2005)
Sweden is a land of about nine million people and a somewhat larger number of cellphones. This little country on the northern periphery of Europe carved out a niche for itself in the 20th century through the prizes instituted by Alfred Nobel, . . .
- India Putting In Place Indigenous Tsunami Warning System (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Dec 23, 2005)
A year after the devastating tsu-nami of December 26, 2004, India is moving to put in place its very own tsunami-warning system, for which the government insists it will not use overseas help and which will be ready with no time and cost overruns . . .
- Ipr Pact Signed, India To Push Russia On Technology Transfer (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Dec 23, 2005)
With the overdue intellectual property rights (IPR) agreement with Russia finally signed earlier this month during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Moscow, the Defence Ministry plans to make it clear to the Putin government that it will take ...
- Sbi Mutual Launches Blue Chip Fund (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Hopes to regain its position with the sub Rs. 2,000 phone launch
- Insat-4a Launched Successfully (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
To meet the needs of Direct-to-Home (DTH) television services
- Railways Drops Satellite Imaging Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
The Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation (SIMRAN) project, aimed at designing a Global Positioning System-based train running information system, will be abandoned.
- Insat-4a In Space (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Dec 23, 2005)
Direct-to-Home (DTH) services are set to get a major fillip with the successful launch of the country’s most advanced INSAT-4A telecommunications satellite from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guyana.
- Insat-4a Boost For Dth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
First in series INSAT-4A is the first in a series of 7 satellites. It is India’s heaviest satellite weighing 3,080 kg at lift-off. The satellite is expected to be operational by next month-end.
- K’Taka Leaders Cut A Wavering Figure (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Dec 23, 2005)
The MPs’ Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is hot news now with some of the honourable Members of Parliament getting caught on camera for taking commission to dole out money in the name of developmental works in their constituencies.
- Kalam Guided By 17 Great People (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam, who has made a mark all through his life, considers 17 great personalities as guide posts and role models.
- Solution To An Objective Problem That Didn't Exist? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 23, 2005)
Excitingthings are happening in the patent field, both as new findings and fresh lawsuits. Thus, the site of EPO (European Patent Office) http://ep.espacenet.com speaks about `Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component . . .
- Wipro Adds Two More To Its Big Kitty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
In line with its strategy to invest in niche areas where it can establish leadership through superior domain knowledge and operational excellence, Wipro Limited, on Thursday, announced two acquisitions.
- Under A Cloud (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 23, 2005)
The storm in the petridish is turning into a hurricane. Having shot to fame in a very short time, Korean stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk now stands exposed in the portals of science and research with a team member accusing him of faking his data.
- Saran-Rice Talks Focus On Bush's 'Historic' 2006 India Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India and the United States hope that President Bush's upcoming visit to India in early 2006 would be a historic one signifying the new relationship between the two countries.
- 'Tis The Season To Be Jolly (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Christmas is here! Bring out your stockings, keep out a glass of milk and a plate of cookies for Santa, and cuddle up in a warm blanket as Bala Chauhan tells you all about the Christmas spirit.
- India’S Heaviest Satellite Launched Successfully (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India’s heaviest satellite has been launched successfully from a European Ariane-5 rocket in French Guiana, the Indian Space Research Organisation announced on Thursday
- Why Israel Does Not Have A Constitution (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Dec 23, 2005)
Most observers of the Palestinian scene know that Israel does not have a constitution, but few try to know why it has chosen not to have one. The reasons are to be found less in the conflict between the religious right and the liberals and . . .
- Insat-4a Beams Back Signal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
The Master Control Facility at Hassan in Karnataka, which is tracking, monitoring and controlling Insat-4A, has received the first signals from the advanced communication satellite of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
- Saddam Too Has Hr! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 23, 2005)
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, currently facing trial on charges of killing Shiite civilians during his rule, has said that he was beaten and tortured by the Americans. He told the trial court that he was beaten ‘on every part of his body”.
- Parties For Mplads With Better Safeguards (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 23, 2005)
At a meeting convened by the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee here on Thursday, most party leaders favoured retaining the controversial Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), but with new and stringent safeguards.
- Fighting "Hidden Hunger" (Daily Excelsior, B.S.Padmanabhan, Dec 23, 2005)
Of late media reports have highlighted the problem of malnutrition, especially among children, in different parts of the country.
- Isro To Put Israeli Eye In The Sky (Deccan Herald, Madhuprasad N, Dec 22, 2005)
The spy satellite TecSAR – designated as the first Israeli Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite – to be launched aboard an ISRO launch vehicle, is one of the most advanced satellites using radar technology.
- Cash-For-Questions Scam — Implications For Democracy And Society (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 22, 2005)
The time has come for both the classes and masses of the country to face up to, and do something about, a progressively deteriorating polity.
- Indian Economy: A Balance-Sheet (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Dec 22, 2005)
Healthy growth estimate of around 7.5 per cent, a soaring Sensex, large forex reserves and some lull on the crude oil price front can generate euphoria about the economy. But will it last? Emphasising that growth without stability can be hurting, ....
- Energy Excess (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 22, 2005)
To err may be normal, but to really botch up incentives, trust top-down planning!
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