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Articles 10621 through 10720 of 16306:
- The Web Of Interdependence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 03, 2005)
Extracts from the Human Development Report 2005
The state of human development: fifteen years ago, the first Human Development Report looked forward to a decade of rapid progress.
- Tasks Before Azad (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Nov 03, 2005)
Prevailing uncertainty set-tles and Azad sits on the throne of the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir State.
- Feature - Indian Writers Open A New Page In Europe (Reuters, Sugita Katyal, Nov 03, 2005)
The Empire Writes Back. That's what the world said when a host of Indian authors writing in English burst upon the global literary scene more than a decade ago.
- Now Shape The Law (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 03, 2005)
It’s easy for cynical journalists and weary citizens to scoff at the utility of the newly legislated Right to Information Act (RTI)
- Us Officials Defend Nuclear Pact With India Before Sen Comitt (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Nov 03, 2005)
Observing that the landmark nuclear agreement with India underscores the democracy's arrival as a "force in the world," top US officials have defended the pact, saying "the time is right" for such an accord and New Delhi could be trusted in the future wit
- Sensex Past 8,000 On Bull Run (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
The stock market continued its resurgence after the recent hammering, with benchmark indices ending the day on a strong note.
- Bush Officials Oppose Amending India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Nov 03, 2005)
The Bush administration on Wednesday warned against efforts to impose new conditions on a controversial civilian nuclear power agreement with India saying such amendments would be "deal breakers."
- Craig Pruess: An Indian Musician In English Skin (Press Trust of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) Sitar in a Harry Potter film and 'Swarmandala' in a Johny Depp movie? Hold on...
- What Is In A Brand? Everything. Say Economists (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 01, 2005)
In Kashmir the concept of branding must gain roots to ensure a vibrant economy.
- India Calling (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 01, 2005)
The widely held view that foreign direct investments (FDI) may be slow in flowing into the telecom sector, given the regulatory bottlenecks was turned on its head last week.
- Building On A Secure Foundation (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Labour Laws, Unions And Bpos (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 01, 2005)
If the BPO sector is covered by the labour laws, it follows that disputes which arise in the sector should be settled under the relevant industrial disputes legislation.
- Cross-Holding Between Ntpc And Bhel — A Solution To Many Problems (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Nov 01, 2005)
Perhaps all is not lost for the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, stymied from raising Rs 2,000 crore through the disinvestment in BHEL because of political compulsions.
- A Ministry Of National Security (Daily Excelsior, Maj Gen V K Madhok (Retired), Nov 01, 2005)
Three issues concerning India's secruity demand instant action. Threats which the country faces today (including natural disasters) or will face tomorrow?
- Bring The Past To Life (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Nov 01, 2005)
Rather than fight for custody of the past, those who frame syllabi would do better to look at conditions in the classroom, writes Janaki Nair
- Season Of Terror (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 01, 2005)
Happy Diwali. The serial blasts in Delhi on the 29th were a reminder that there is a new and growing breed of insane human beings who consciously kill innocent comrades who have done no damage to anyone.
- We Need To Start Caring About Fish (Deccan Herald, Max Hastings, Nov 01, 2005)
The world’s oceans are being plundered and nobody seems to be willing or able to stop the slaughter
- China Plans To Continue Aid To N Korea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
China, as a neighbour of North Korea, will continue to provide aid to the neighbouring country as part of Beijing’s policy of forging an “amicable” and “prosperous” neighbourhood, a senior Chinese Communist Party official has said.
- India’S Interests In Iran (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Nov 01, 2005)
India's relations with Iran continue to be a subject of debate after New Delhi voted in favour of the resolution sponsored by the European Union-Three on the Iranian nuclear issue at the September 24 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting . . .
- Entangled Loyalties (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 31, 2005)
A detailed report in this newspaper that victorious People's Democratic Party candidate Nizamuddin Bhat in the Legislative Council elections in the Valley did not get his full quota of allotted votes of the members of local bodies belonging to the . . .
- Is Shouting Back The Way To Tackle Religion? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 31, 2005)
The problem with debates on religion is that they turn into an "us-versus-them" affair with all secularists branded as unreconstructed atheists and enemies of the faith, and all believers as irrational and fanatical.
- Iran: ``India Should Make Amends'' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Oct 30, 2005)
New Delhi should abstain from voting at the IAEA, says Prakash Karat
- Serial Blasts Kill 65 In Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
A majority of the victims were women and children as they were busy shopping for the Dhanteras and Diwali festivals.
- Mauritius Invites Indian Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Plenty of scope in both manufacturing and services, says Deputy Prime Minister
- Relatively A Greater Experience (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
There is a reason he preferred philosophy to politics, Jameel Qadiri describes a genius called Einstein and sums up a lecture series delivered by Prof. Naresh Dadich on physics at the University of Kashmir
- 'Indian Economy More Balanced Than China's' (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
"The Indian economy is very different as private consumption is driving growth"
- Kalam For Greater Use Of Renewable Energy Sources, Solar Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
``Make country energy-independent by 2030``
Call to promote the aeronautical sector
"Set up nuclear reactors based on Thorium"
"Need to integrate the country's strengths in the civil and military aviation sectors"
- Report Says More Than 100 Indian Firms Paid Kickbacks For Iraq Contracts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
38 companies paid more than $100,000, the rest less than that amount
All funds were routed through a U.N.-controlled escrow account
Despite this precaution, Iraqi authorities devised mechanisms for earning "illicit income."
- Serial Blasts Kill 70 Persons In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Bombs go off at two marketplaces and one explodes inside a DTC bus; countrywide red alert sounded
- As Bbc Proves Vivekananda Right After A Century... (Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 30, 2005)
‘‘Do not believe such silly things as there was a race of mankind in South India called Dravidians differing widely from another race in northern India called the Aryans.
- Charity The Best Route (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate blood to him when he is stricken.
- May This Not Be Limited Only To Discussion (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Oct 29, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses the concept of limited liability partnership
- Netherlands Calls For Partnerships With India In Pharma, Banking, . . . (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Identifying sectors such as pharma, banking, agriculture and science and technology to play a key role in economic cooperation between India and the Netherlands, its Deputy Prime Minister L J Brinkhorst on Tuesday said "its time to shun the long . . .
- China Beckons Foreign Scholars (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
When Andrew Chi-chih Yao, a Princeton professor who is recognised as one of the United States’ top computer scientists, was approached by Qinghua University in Beijing last year to lead an advanced computer studies programme, he did not hesitate.
- Isro Working On Improving Weather Forecasting: Nair (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
The Indian Space Research Organisation is working on improving weather forecasting to provide useful information for disaster management, its Chairman G Madhavan Nair said in Bangalore on Friday.
- ‘Japha’ Diplomacy At Work (Tribune, K. K. Katyal , Oct 29, 2005)
Japha is the Punjabi word for a tight, affectionate embrace and no one does it better than Indians and Pakistanis.
- Gujarat Muslims Await Justice (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 29, 2005)
One more court case failed this week at Baroda, Gujarat, to award punishment to rioters.
- Infrastructure A Drag On Aviation Sector (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 29, 2005)
The number of private airlines is rising every month, but the question is whether Indian airports and their supporting infrastructure are ready for this expansion.
- Poland's Disenchanted Killed Off `New Europe' (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Oct 29, 2005)
"NEW EUROPE" is dead, and that is official. The verdict is not that of an obscure thinktank. It comes from the central actor in the heartland of what was once deemed to be a bold new part of the old continent, the people of Poland.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Alliance (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 29, 2005)
During his recent visit to New Delhi, the US under-secretary of state, Nicholas Burns, assured his hosts that the US was fully committed to implementing the nuclear deal with India.
- 'Ska Will Help Search For Extraterrestrial Life' (Times of India, Vineetha Mokkil, Oct 29, 2005)
Why are scientists keen to build the SKA or the next-generation radio telescope?
- Nsg Can Make Exception In Case Of India: Russia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
The 44-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could make an exception regarding India in terms of the norms observed by the nuclear grouping, while Russia on Friday indicated that civilian nuclear energy cooperation between the two countries could be expand
- Nasa Seeks Isro Technical Know-How For Establishing Tele-Education Links (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
U.S. team impressed with India's success in the initiative and wants to replicate it
- India-Specific Insurance Cover Against Natural Disasters Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Firm to help Indian companies underwrite calamities
- The ‘Muslim-Muslim’ Tag (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 29, 2005)
The other day, a senior colleague of mine — one I respect — approached me somewhat furtively. “There is much Muslim, Muslim in your writing these days.”
- Indian Company In Us Sparks Reverse Outsourcing Trend (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
SlashSupport, an India-based tech support company, which has opened a small outsourcing hub in California, is spearheading a new trend of reverse outsourcing.
- Vodafone Returns To India With $1.5 Bln Bharti Deal (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar and Kirstin Ridley, Oct 29, 2005)
UK-based mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc returned to India on Friday with a $1.5 billion deal to buy 10 percent of the country's top mobile phone company Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd.
- As Bbc Proves Vivekananda Right After A Century... (Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 29, 2005)
‘‘Do not believe such silly things as there was a race of mankind in South India called Dravidians differing widely from another race in northern India called the Aryans.
- India Takes Up Ambitious Project To Digitally Inter-Connect All The 53 . . . (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 29, 2005)
Extending its technological expertise to Africa, India on Thursday signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take up an ambitious project to digitally inter-connect all the 53 countries of the continent.
- B’Lore Projects To Be Ready In 2-3 Years (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
The Centre has taken up projects like Bangalore International Airport, Bangalore Metro, Hi-tech city, Hardware Technology Park, elevated four-lane expressway connecting the Electronics City and Peripheral Ring Road and Cauvery Stage IV Phase II work . . .
- Russia, U.S. To Revise Norms For Nuclear Tech Transfers To India (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 29, 2005)
Moscow mindful of India's track record on non-proliferation, says Sergei Lavrov
Cooperation in the field of civilian nuclear energy could be expanded
Natwar "more than satisfied" with his visit
- India And The European Union Have Decided To Initiate Discussions . . . (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Oct 28, 2005)
According to media reports, India and the European Union have decided to initiate discussions on a horizontal civil aviation agreement.
- India Offers Rs. 112 Cr. To Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Largest-ever monetary aid
It can be used for rebuilding houses, rehabilitating people
Technology for prefabricated quake resistant shelters
- India –russia Strategic Partnership Booms - Agreed To Bolster Trade . . . (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Oct 28, 2005)
India and Russia agreed to bolster the startegic collaboration between the two countries.
- India Offers $25 Million Aid (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 28, 2005)
India offers $25 million aid
* India offers $25 million aid
* Iraq offers to send army to help in relief effort
* China triples quake aid
* Queen Rania to tour Muzaffarabad
- Newsmaker - Kashmiri Veteran Returns To Rule Troubled Home (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Oct 28, 2005)
Ghulam Nabi Azad's friends and followers say he is one of the most loyal members of the ruling Congress party, one who is regularly asked to parachute into party trouble spots and fight fires.
- The Heart Of India Inc (Indian Express, Anu Aga, Oct 28, 2005)
First we need to understand just what we mean by corporate social responsibility.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal: Us Urges For ‘Transparency’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
US lawmakers have urged the administration to share information on the deal while experts have claimed that the deal poses risk to American security interests.
- Is There A Tenth Planet? (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Oct 28, 2005)
There are a large number of bodies in the solar system which are candidate planets if the criteria are changed
- Capital Squatters (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 28, 2005)
For starters, pare down the list of beneficiaries of perks at public expense
- Waiting To Happen (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 28, 2005)
There is a need for a safe flying environment at the HAL airport
- India `Set To Become Powerhouse' In Auto Sector (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Oct 28, 2005)
The growth of the industry, at 15 to 20 per cent a year, is impressive, says international expert
The health of industry, educational system and India's willingness to invest and focus on the job cited
India is one of the largest markets for two-wheel
- Manmohan: Aim At 4% Farm Growth Rate (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 28, 2005)
Country poised for higher growth
- "India Ready To Export Brahmos" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Other countries also placing orders for cruise missile: Vice-Admiral Madanjit Singh
- The ‘Muslim-Muslim’ Tag (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 28, 2005)
The other day, a senior colleague of mine — one I respect — approached me somewhat furtively. “There is much Muslim, Muslim in your writing these days.”
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Comes Under Sharp Criticism In Congress (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Oct 28, 2005)
A taste of what awaits the Indo-US nuclear agreement on Capitol Hill was provided on Wednesday when expert after expert appearing before the House International Relations Committee expressed serious concern about its implications and impact.
- Agriculture, Development, And Freedom From Want (Hindu, Daniel Gustafson, Oct 28, 2005)
THE IDEA of freedom from want ... expresses an aspiration as old as mankind ... But in this generation freedom from want has been taken out of the realm of utopian ideas.
- Russia Offers Help To Lift Nuclear Curbs On India (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 28, 2005)
President Vladimir Putin pledged Russia's support for India to get international restrictions on civilian nuclear technology transfers lifted.
- Death And Profits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2005)
World faces shortage of bird flu drug
- Tutankhamun’S Tipple Uncovered By Scientists (Statesman, Anthony Rose, Oct 28, 2005)
Of all the great vintages, Year 5 has not generally been considered a classic.
- Kashmir Earthquake: History Repeats Itself (Hindu, R.N. Iyengar, Oct 28, 2005)
Seismic microzonation of cities provides a way to compute future risk so that building owners, legislators, and other stakeholders can draw up prudent action plans.
- Sail Sees Stable Steel Prices In Current Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Will liquidate stockpile in a month's time
Corporate plan for Salem plant China turn net importer of steel Lower profit due to higher coal cost
- Don't Mix Apples And Oranges (Times of India, AMITA SEN, Oct 28, 2005)
If males and females look and behave differently in so many ways the premise that they should be taught differently does make sense.
- Reconstruction: The Need Of The Hour (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Oct 28, 2005)
IT IS now nearly three weeks since we were traumatized by the great Kashmir earthquake of 2005. It will be long remembered by our children and their grandchildren as an event in their lives, just as the great Quetta earthquake of 1935 is remembered . . .
- Labour Aristocrats (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 28, 2005)
The CPM, India's largest Left party, has its ideological knickers in a twist about whether trade unions should be allowed in the information technology (IT) sector. This is a major concern for the Left, a large part of whose following comes . . .
- Mid-Life Crisis Ahead For Call Centres? (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Oct 28, 2005)
Passions run high when issues relating to Alang, the world's largest ship-breaking yard, are discussed.
- Cutting Wedge (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 28, 2005)
A small step for Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee but a profound shift for Indian politics.
- Science, Faith And The Quake (Dawn, Omar R. Quraishi, Oct 28, 2005)
Many of those affected directly by the Oct 8 earthquake or those who have stood by and watched the tragedy to unfold seem to have come to the conclusion that it came because God wanted to punish man for his sins.
- Spend Money On Alleviating Human Distress And Not On Fuelling Arms Race (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 27, 2005)
Spend money on alleviating human distress and not on fuelling arms race
- Indian Stand (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 27, 2005)
India has every reason to feel proud of its impeccable nuclear non-proliferation record.
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