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Articles 10221 through 10320 of 16306:
- The Fourth Round Of Meeting On The Finalization Of Tariff For Tala Hydropower Project Ended With Disagreement Between India And Bhutan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2005)
The fourth round of meeting on the finalization of tariff for Tala hydropower project ended with slight differences in the expected rates.
- Microsoft Aims To Trump Sony With Xbox 360 Debut (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
Microsoft Corp. hopes to gain an advantage over rivals Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co. Ltd. by being first to launch a next-generation video game console when its Xbox 360 debuts Nov. 22.
- Committees To Tackle Ragging (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Nov 20, 2005)
The State Government has decided to set up campus committees and a State-level committee to tackle ragging in educational institutions as part of the guidelines formulated at a high-level meeting convened by Education Minister E.T. Mohammed Basheer on Sat
- Kashmir Can Be Resolved In Terror Free Atmosphere: India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 20, 2005)
Shortly after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf remarked that the earthquake offered a lifetime opportunity to settle the Kashmir issue, India today said it was willing to resolve all bilateral issues through dialogue in an "atmosphere free from terrori
- India Ready To Resolve All Issues: Ahamed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 20, 2005)
Hours after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that a resolution of the Kashmir issue could be India's `donation to Kashmir' in the context of the earthquake, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said here on Saturday that India was read
- The Politics Of Remote Control (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Nov 20, 2005)
Indian politics is not just into a coalition phase. It has moved into an era where the ruling party boss appoints someone else to head the government while indulging in backseat driving
- Haryana Buffaloes To Get It Tag (Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, Nov 20, 2005)
After departments and land records, it is the turn of buffaloes to get the IT bug in Haryana.
- Infosys Asked To Spread Philosophy Of Integrity (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
Lee Kuan Yew, popularly known as the founding father of Singapore, on Saturday said that the Indian Government could take a leaf out of information technology giant Infosys Technologies to "spread the philosophy of integrity and excellence" and transform
- Misuse Of Religion And Laws (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 20, 2005)
MOST laws enacted after independence to prevent crime have, ironically, given rise to bigger crimes.
- Buying Time (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Mitra, Nov 20, 2005)
Will members of Safta deliver what they are promising? The demands of globalisation may pull them back
ST Augustine had memorably said “O Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.”
- Kalam To Inaugurate Women's Conference (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Nov 20, 2005)
More than 400 scientists from around the world are expected to take part in the meet
- Ophthalmic Centres Of Excellence In India Strike Common Cause (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Nov 20, 2005)
They will set optimum standards of eye care services and help shape national policies
- Tdp Urges Cbi To Expedite Probe (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
The Telugu Desam has urged the CBI to speed up investigation to establish truth and bring culprits involved in the murder of Paritala Ravi to book.
- Spare Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 20, 2005)
Some times it is good to spare the political class. It is very easy to blame it for all the ills of society, be it corruption or lack of discipline in life.
- An Introduction To Archives (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
If the average man on the street were asked why Governments establish archival institutions, he would probably ask, ''What are archives and what are archival institutions ?
- Upholding A Concept That Sees World As One - Ii (Greater Kashmir, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
Iqbal didn’t believe in recognizing territories as identities but points of reference, writes
- Fossilized Droppings Found In India Show Dinosaurs Grazed (Reuters, Maggie Fox, Nov 19, 2005)
Fossilized dinosaur droppings found in central India show that giant dinosaurs known as titanosaurs ate grass, an international team of researchers reported on Thursday.
- Iran’S A Q Khan Link Up On Vienna Radar (Indian Express, DAVID E SANGER, Nov 19, 2005)
US President George Bush told President Vladimir V. Putin today that the United States was willing to accept a nuclear compromise—rejected by Tehran in recent days—that would move all of Iran’s enrichment of uranium to Russia.
- Don’T Bridge The Persian Gulf (Indian Express, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Nov 19, 2005)
Don’t bridge the Persian Gulf
Why show solidarity with Iran in the name of non-alignment when India has always opposed the NAM consensus on nuclear issues?
- Protecting The Patient (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 19, 2005)
Behind the number is a human volunteer. And this is a reality that stake-holders in the clinical research industry will have to respect when they parade India as the ideal clinical research destination.
- Wipro Infotech Getting More Mid-Size Total Outsourcing Deals (Business Line, Rukmini Priyadarshini, Nov 19, 2005)
WIPRO'S India, Asia-Pacific and West Asia business is seeing wins in mid-size total outsourcing deals in the past two quarters and the momentum is likely to get stronger.
- Experimenting With Languages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 19, 2005)
The federal education minister has informed the Sindh education authorities that his ministry is revising the education curricula with a view to introducing changes in the education sector all over the country.
- Till Cows Come Home (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 19, 2005)
The RSS boss is funny, the MP CM is funny. But funniest is the state of the BJP
- Tehran Has Handed Over ‘N-Bomb Blueprint’: Iaea (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Confirms processing new batch of uranium
- Gats' Mode 4 Rule — Imperative That India Takes Firm Stand (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 19, 2005)
The significance of Mode 4 inheres in the fact that its scope is not restricted to the IT sector alone and it holds immense potential with regard to a range of activities that have `knowledge' in common: Finance, accountancy, health services, consultancy,
- Pak Primary Threat To India: Air Chief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Inspite of the confidence-building measures, Pakistan would remain a primary threat to India, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi said here today.
- Kalam To Lay Foundation For Stem Cell Research Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
President Abdul Kalam will lay the foundation for Centre for Stem Cell Research and deliver the Dr. Ida S. Scudder Founder's Day Oration at the Christian Medical College here on December 1.
- It Smes: Efforts On To Tap Funds From Europe For Joint Ventures (Hindu, R. Chandrakanth, Nov 19, 2005)
Indian platform formed to coordinate with companies looking for partnership in Europe; 3 proposals submitted
INCITE to help raise resources
Funds available are put at 17.3 b euro
Scope for participation in European research projects
- Cell By Date Research (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 19, 2005)
The latest breakthrough in stem cell research by scientists at the Imperial College in London spells good news for organ transplantation.
- Capturing Timelessness (Deccan Herald, Prerana Trehan, Nov 19, 2005)
Organised by the Mahabharata Samshodhana Pratisthanam (MSP), the Mahabharata Utsav showcases different aspects of one of India’s best-loved epics.
- Newsmaker - Sri Lanka Pm's Gamble On Marxist Allies Pays Off (Reuters, Kesara Abeywardena, Nov 19, 2005)
Mahinda Rajapakse staked his bid for the Sri Lankan presidency on pacts with hardline Marxists and Sinhalese nationalists opposed to the island's Tamil Tigers. On Friday the prime minister's gamble paid off.
- And, Icebergs Show Their Tips! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Nov 19, 2005)
Bombs, explosions and killings are nothing new to this trouble-torn state.
- India's 1bn-Rupee Tsunami Early Warning Systems Project Will Become Fully Operational By September 2007 : Department Of Ocean Development (Dod) (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
India's 1bn-rupee Tsunami Early Warning Systems project will become fully operational by September 2007,
- Is There A Perpetual Liability To Pay Customs Duty? (Business Line, S. Murugappan, Nov 19, 2005)
S. Murugappan analyses the application of apex court decisions in a recent Tribunal ruling.
- Goa’S Ore Turns Fodder For China (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Nov 19, 2005)
Beyond the deceptively placid beaches of Goa dumpers and excavators are furiously ripping apart the verdant state’s bowels for iron ore to fill China’s insatiable appetite for iron ore.
- Singh’S Veiled Threat (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 19, 2005)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has drawn the attention of the world community towards the colossal losses that Pakistan has suffered as a result of the October 8 devastating earthquake and urged the affluent nations to come forward with financial. . .
- Iran Gives U.N. Paper Diplomats Call Atom Bomb Outline (Reuters, Mark Heinrich and Francois Murphy, Nov 19, 2005)
Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it received a black-market document with partial instructions for making the core of a nuclear bomb, diplomats said on Friday
- The Fourth Round Of Meeting On The Finalization Of Tariff For Tala Hydropower Project Ended With Disagreement Between India And Bhutan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
The fourth round of meeting on the finalization of tariff for Tala hydropower project ended with slight differences in the expected rates.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Nov 19, 2005)
Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh making light of the "reciprocity" argument on the US-India nuclear deal, seeming to indicate that the US interpretation of the roadmap was for a domestic constituency, US ambassador David Mulford on November 14 . . .
- We Hope World Will Respond (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 19, 2005)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has drawn the attention of the world community towards the colossal losses that Pakistan has suffered as a result of the October 8 devastating earthquake and urged the affluent nations to come forward with financial . . .
- Devalued Ph.Ds (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 18, 2005)
There was once a time when award of a Ph.D. was a special honour worthy of being reported in bold headlines in newspapers. Nowadays Indian universities are churning out Ph.Ds by the thousands every year in every conceivable discipline.
- Icici Bank Issue Has Quota For Japanese (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Following in the footsteps of information technology major Infosys, India’s second largest commercial bank ICICI Bank will have a Japanese public offer in its proposed American depository shares (ADS) issue.
- India, Russia To Renew Defence Programme (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 18, 2005)
Our defence relations is a continuous process, says Pranab Mukherjee
Some projects will overlap the 2010 threshold
Discusses agenda of Manmohan's visit
Asks MiG to give a presentation on fifth generation aircraft
- Upholding A Concept That Sees World As One - I (Greater Kashmir, PROF SHARIF MUJAHID, Nov 18, 2005)
Iqbal didn’t believe in recognizing territories as identities but points of reference, writes
PROF SHARIF MUJAHID
- The Yankee Nuclear Ayatollahs (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Nov 18, 2005)
India baiters in the US, ‘experts’ and Congressmen, have expectedly ganged up to scuttle the July 18 India-US civilian nuclear accord with members of the International Relations Committee warning the Bush administration against going ahead with the. . . .
- India To Develop Nuclear Subs And Aircraft Carriers With Russian Aid (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Russia has agreed to help India in developing indigenous nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carriers,
- Net Profit (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 18, 2005)
As part of the deal struck on the eve of the first UN World Summit on the Information Society,
- India Unlikely To Agree To Kyoto Emission Caps (Reuters, Sugita Katyal, Nov 18, 2005)
India is unlikely to agree to any emission caps in the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol because of its expanding energy-hungry economy, but analysts say developed nations will continue to pile pressure on the nation.
- Decision On Reservation For Minorities In Iits, Iims After Consulting Stakeholders, Examining Legal Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
When committee makes a suggestion, we cannot reject it without consideration: Arjun Singh.
NMCME advocates policy for minorities similar to reservation policy for SC/STs
Absence of minority representation at all levels of staff structure
- Work Out Economics Of Technology For Farmers' Benefit: Swaminathan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Implement new irrigation technologies, says Dasmunshi
- Ties With Moscow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2005)
INDIA and Russia have cleared the way for taking their relations, particularly in the area of transfer of military technology,
- India Seeks Us Aircraft On Lease (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India has requested a possible logistic support and lease of P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft from the United States.
- What Tara Hall Taught Me (Tribune, Shailaja Chandra, Nov 18, 2005)
Tara Hall in Simla, almost a finishing school for girls, would be considered completely anachronistic today, but was a sign of the times, then. The nuns cared more about the way we walked and talked than our pursuit of mathematics or science.
- Children The World Forgot (Times of India, C P SURENDRAN, Nov 18, 2005)
One of the strange things Jesus said at Bethany, a week before he was crucified, to his perpetually perplexed disciples was probably with India in mind.
- When More Is Less (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2005)
Happiness, we knew, is a state of the mind. Modern medical science now tells us that it’s also a state of the womb. Scientists at Cambridge University’s autism research centre have discovered that stressed-out pregnant women give birth to children who....
- Beyond Hubs And Spokes: Boeing Eyes A Trend (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 18, 2005)
Are non-stop, direct flights the key to the future? Will aviation hubs have to review their strategies to remain relevant?
- "Impact Of Climate Change On Forests May Be Felt In 30 Years" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Findings of study undertaken by India-United Kingdom research institutions
Over 85 per cent of forest grids in the country will undergo change in type
Higher impact will be on teak and sal forests of central and eastern parts
- `Indian Navy An Effective Instrument Of Diplomacy' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Anti-submarine warfare symposium inaugurated
- Srinagar Blasts: Azad Says It’S An Act Of Sabotage (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Nov 18, 2005)
A day after a powerful car bomb blast rocked Srinagar’s busy street, killing four people and injuring over 50, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said it was an act of sabotage to hamper the ongoing peace process in the state.
- Dinosaurs Grazed On Grass (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 18, 2005)
Dinosaurs grazed on grass? Scientists have discovered the first evidence that when some dipped their long necks,
- Beyond The Dhaka Summit (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 18, 2005)
AS Prime Minister Manmohan Singh candidly admitted in the Bangladeshi capital, 20 years after its birth the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has very little to show for itself. That should explain the note of optimism . . .
- Let Us Not Make It Any Worse (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Nov 18, 2005)
The aftermath of the apocalypse on October 8 continues to reveal statistics, staggering even to the most fertile imagination.
- Pranab Sends Message To Left Via Moscow (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
From 10 Janpath to Alimuddin Street via the Kremlin, Pranab Mukherjee today carried a message for the Left in India and also told a gung-ho Washington that in India’s military relations the US must be left out somewhere.
- Kalam’S Call To Children: Show Courage (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In a moving, emotional gesture, the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, paid tribute to the memory of a young 1971 Indo-Pak war hero by asking schoolchildren to take a pledge to display courage, spurn temptation and work for nation-building.
- Summit Of Solutions (The Financial Express, DEEPAK MAHESHWARI, Nov 17, 2005)
We live in a world full of disparity, where the majority still live in a state of deprivation and poverty.
- Voa Telecast On Geo Tv To Boost Pak-Us Ties: Crocker (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The telecast of the Voice of America (VoA) transmissions on GEO TV will strengthen the friendly relations between Pakistan and the Unites States, US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker said on Wednesday.
- J&k Cm Condemns Car Bomb Blast In Srinagar (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad condemned the blast in Sringar today, saying violence is anti-people and anti-development.
- Initiative Taken To Promote Organic Farming, Horticulture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
To propagate the cultivation of medicinal plants and organic farming among farmers, Sri AVVM Pushpam College at Poondi near Thanjavur has developed an experimental garden. S. Balu, principal of the college, said the Medicinal Plants Board of the . . .
- Russia To Help India Develop Nuclear Submarine: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Vinay Shukla, Nov 17, 2005)
Russia has agreed to help India in developing indigenous nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carriers, while India is ready for joint development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee here today
- Farmers Up In Arms Against Knowledge Park Proposal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Memorandum urging to drop the move, submitted to UDA chief
The lands in question have assured water facility
4,000 farmers may lose land
Rate offered by UDA, at Rs. 2 lakhs per acre, is ridiculously low
- Back To Earth (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Nov 17, 2005)
I want to go the moon,” the daughter said, looking up from her science book. Taking it to be a normal school age fancy we ignored the declaration. Visibly hurt that so important an announcement should go unnoticed, she changed strategy.
- Russia To Help Build Nuclear Submarine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 17, 2005)
Defence Ministers meet at summit for military-technical cooperation
Plans for building fifth-generation fighter aircraft on the anvil
Several thrust areas identified for future collaboration
Joint military exercises will be held in 2006 or 2007
- Liberalising Migration — Powerful Force For Poverty Reduction (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 17, 2005)
In its annual Global Economic Prospects (GEP) for 2006, the World Bank contends that migration could deliver welfare gains for migrants, and for their origin and host countries.
- English To Help Haryanvis In It Sector (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Nov 17, 2005)
The Haryana government has decided to introduce English at the primary school level with a clear objective...
- Boost For Rural Industries (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2005)
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2005, now before Parliament, is aimed at fulfilling a promise in the National Common Minimum Programme of the ruling coalition to revamp the functioning of the Commission and modernise khadi...
- Kashmir Sliding (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Three attacks in three days. Clearly, the terrorists are sending a message in Jammu and Kashmir.
- India To Develop N-Subs With Russian Aid (Hindustan Times, Vinay Shukla, Nov 17, 2005)
Russia has agreed to help India in developing indigenous nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carriers, while India is ready for joint development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Moscow on Wednesday.
- U.S. Defends Use Of White Phosphorus Weapons In Iraq (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Nov 17, 2005)
The Pentagon on Wednesday acknowledged using incendiary white-phosphorus munitions in a 2004 offensive against insurgents in the Iraqi city of Falluja and defended their use as legal, amid concerns by arms control advocates.
- India And China Are Considering Cooperation In Various Areas Of Health... (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India and China are considering cooperation in various areas of health such as indigenous systems of medicines, family planning strategies and Japanese Encephalitis vaccine.
- Tourism To Be No. 1 For India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India plans to double its foreign exchange earnings from tourism in the next three years and make it the number one foreign exchange earner, Tourism Minister Renuka Chowdhury has said.
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