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Articles 521 through 620 of 16306:
- Secret Society (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 18, 2006)
Just as with consumer goods, so with technology.
- Chindia Is Good For The World (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 18, 2006)
China, India will dominate world economy by 2020
- Oz Honour For Indian 'Bee Man' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
A scientist who spent 23 years studying bees and helped develop automated space craft for use on Mars has won Australia's top science prize.
- Is Cuba Crumbling? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2006)
Cuba's economy is booming thanks to a thriving tourism industry, brisk nickel exports and cheap oil from ideologically aligned Venezuela, the social benefits are difficult to see at street level.
- Remedy For Navy’S Defence Weakness (Deccan Herald, R N Ganesh, Oct 18, 2006)
Aspersions are being cast on the Navy’s integrity for recommendations made by it.
- Justice Done At Last, After 11 Years Mattoo Killer Convicted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
In a triumph for people’s outcry for justice, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a “perverse” lower court judgment and convicted a former IPS officer’s son for raping and murdering 23-year-old Priyadarshini Mattoo nearly 11 years ago.
- India’S Growth Pangs (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Oct 18, 2006)
India has the potential to attain eight per cent plus growth but that is subject to many road blocs.
- Farmers As Victims (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Oct 18, 2006)
The special economic zone (SEZ) model has created a great furore in the country. The proponents of the model consider it as a panacea for the all-round development of the Indian economy, while opposition comes from the cultivating community which . . .
- Perverse Games And History Lessons (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 18, 2006)
In June 1942, the Czech village of Lidice was destroyed in a Nazi reprisal after the Deputy Reichsprotektor for Bohemia and Moravia, Reinhard Heydrich, succumbed to the injuries he had sustained in an assassination attempt on May 27.
- Facts, Fiction Or The Fog Of Drugs? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 18, 2006)
Much of the Mumbai Police's account of the train bombings comes from narcoanalysis of suspects. How truthful is the truth that truth drugs have yielded?
- Poor Women Get The Nobel Prize (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 18, 2006)
Development without keeping the poor and women in the centre will neither remain "fast" nor "inclusive."
- Sezs: Bumpy Road To Economic Prosperity? (Business Line, Vipin Agarwal, Oct 18, 2006)
Certainly, SEZs are not the only route to achieving superlative economic growth. There are many risk factors relating to the business model and their success in the Indian context.
- A Leaking System (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 18, 2006)
It is not the first time that the Centre has asked the states to review their foodgrain allocation quotas if they failed to curb the leakage of grains from the targeted public distribution system (TPDS).
- Santosh Singh Found Guilty In Mattoo Murder Case (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Kumar Singh, prime accused in the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case, has been found guilty by the Delhi high court. He could face a death sentence or life imprisonment, to be announced on October 30.
- Depleted Islands To Blossom Into Cities (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 18, 2006)
The dream project for construction of two modern cities on depleted islands of Bundal and Budoo, off-Karachi shore, is moving ahead with Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Khan Ghori expressing satisfaction that Port Qasim would become partner . . .
- Grenade Attack At Baramulla: 10 Hurt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants shot dead two Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel, including a driver of an Inspector General of Police (IGP) in separate incidents here today, official sources said.
- Thanks To Aq Khan: Proliferation Ghost Still Chasing Us: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s proliferation activities greatly damaged Pakistan’s image, to the point that no country is now willing to give Pakistan technology for nuclear power generation, President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said.
- Repercussions Of A Small Bang (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 18, 2006)
When the South Korean foreign minister, Ban Ki-moon, succeeds Kofi Annan as the secretary-general of the United Nations on January 1, it is likely that North Korea’s nuclear ambitions will still be near the top of the UN’s agenda.
- A Dismal Record (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 18, 2006)
India has long had a dismal record of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). In the 15 years since the country started liberalising its economy, cumulative FDI inflows into India (April 1991 to September 2005) have totalled only $44 billion.
- Drawing Lessons From Grameen Bank (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 18, 2006)
Not only did it provide credit to the poor, but also proved they are creditworthy.
- The Sad Realities (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 18, 2006)
Cutting across the party lines 35 women MPs have written to prime minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress President, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi that the 33 per cent reservations for them in Parliament and States assemblies should be passed during the . . .
- Need For A Second Green Revolution (Business Line, G. K. Nair , Oct 18, 2006)
India needs a paradigm shift in its agricultural policy
- Bjp: Ask Pakistan Not To Meddle In Our Affairs (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party has asked the Union government to warn Pakistan to refrain from interfering in internal matters of India or New Delhi will have to rethink its diplomatic ties with its neighbour.
- Budget Making For 2007-08 — Challenges Before Chidambaram (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 18, 2006)
The Budget has to be framed to reinforce positive trends and remove obstacles to marshalling and utilising resources and the full exploitation of India's competitive advantages.
- Gen. J.J. Sees 20% Fall In Kashmir Violence (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. J.J. Singh, on Tuesday said the Army’s "iron fist, velvet glove" policy had "yielded rich dividends" in Jammu and Kashmir where, he said, violence had come down by about 20 per cent.
- Junior Threatens The World (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 18, 2006)
Dear Leader Kim Jong-il (Kim Jr)'s nuclear blast, according to French atomic experts, ended in a whimper. Others have called it a nuclear fizzle, maybe a dud.
- Barak Is The Best (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2006)
In bluntly announcing his complete faith in the Barak anti-missile system and saying it compares with the best in the world, Admiral Arun Prakash, chief of the Indian Navy, has knocked the bottom out of one half of the Central Bureau of . . .
- Strong Army For Strong India (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Oct 17, 2006)
The disturbing revelation about the lack of coordination between the Army and the Air Force during the Kargil War by retired Air Marshal AY Tipnis, along with the letter written by Air Marshal SP Tyagi to Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee about . . .
- Sitel Puts Up Fourth Global Delivery Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Will provide technical support and help desk to Bell Canada
Contact centre and back-office services will be provided
The Chennai centre will have a headcount of 1,000.
- Going Global (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 17, 2006)
Year 2006 has been the year of the global Indian takeover. In the first nine months of the year alone, Indian companies have leveraged $7.6 billion, using global financing options, to acquire foreign companies.
- Vimuktatman's Magnum Opus (Hindu, C. L. Ramakrishnan , Oct 17, 2006)
This is a study on the magnum opus Ista Siddhi of Vimuktatman, in the light of the commentary thereon by Anubhutiswaroopacharya, titled Ista Siddhi Vivaranam.
- Trajectory Of Growth (Hindu, S. L. Rao, Oct 17, 2006)
A retrospect and prospect of the Indian economy from Independence to date.
- Which Is Better? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 17, 2006)
Sometimes people wonder, which is better when, faced with two propositions both of which appear to be good enough.
- Another Rogue State (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Oct 17, 2006)
North Korea has deliberately chosen to become the ninth nuclear weapon state and isolate itself further. In choosing to conduct the nuclear test, it chose to reject advice given by its only friend, China.
- Renew The Pledge (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 17, 2006)
Delhi has been hugely respectful of the age-old ‘oral tradition’ — the native means of information distribution which modern-day communicators describe as gossip.
- Huge Illegal Power Supply Network Demolished (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Joint operation by BSES and police teams
- The Dilemma Over Defence Agents (Hindu, RAHUL BEDI, Oct 17, 2006)
There may be a ban on middlemen in defence deals but are they a necessary evil?
- Faith Vs Progress (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Oct 17, 2006)
Islam has resisted change, but will the ulema succeed in keeping youth away from television and the Internet, asks Prafull Goradia
- An Eye-Wash (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 17, 2006)
By voting the resolution and through media spin on the significance of it, the members of the UNSC have sought to cover up the humiliation of their failure to prevent North Korea from flouting international opinion with impunity
- 22-Year-Old Dies Of Dengue At Aiims; Toll 35 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The death toll due to dengue went up to 35 in the Capital on Monday with one more patient succumbing to the deadly vector-borne disease at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here.
- No Plan To Pull Out From Iraq: Bush (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Oct 17, 2006)
The Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Ghori says Port Qasim Authority will hold 15 percent stake for providing the land with Emaar properties holding 85 percent equity in the project for developing of two islands off Karachi shore.
- Embarrassment For Qarra As Cabinet Defers Da Decision (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Senior PDP leader and Minister incharge Finance, Tariq Hameed Qarra, today landed in a situation of embarrassment as he failed to get the Cabinet sanction to his dramatic decision of releasing 5% of the DA due to the State Government employees since . . .
- Voting On Guatemala, Venezuela Bid For Unsc Pushed To Second Day (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
After 10 rounds of voting failed to produce a winner, voting on Venezuela and Guatemala's bid for Latin America's open seat on the UN Security Council was pushed to Tuesday (Today).
- Dengue Toll In India 101, Cases Continue To Mount (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
India continued on Monday to be in the grip of mosquito-borne dengue with nearly 5,500 confirmed cases while the death toll mounted to 101.
- Strategy Is What Made Zhang Yin A Billionare (Deccan Herald, Will Hutton, Oct 17, 2006)
China’s richest billionaire is now a woman - 49-year-old Zhang Yin is worth a cool $3.4 billion. The tycoon is the world’s richest self-made woman, having built China’s largest paper recycling business, Nine Dragons Paper.
- Pm Mere Spectator To Cbi Misuse: George (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Piqued by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s response to his accusations on the CBI case against himself, NDA convenor George Fernandes has accused him of being “a silent spectator to this gross misuse of the CBI” to “browbeat political opposition.”
- India Bachao (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2006)
Medha Patkar appears to be not just, as earlier, against callous treatment of project oustees. Patkar-led protests these days seem to question economic modernisation in as much as the latter involves industrialisation and therefore arrival of . . .
- Raising The Standards Of Research (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 17, 2006)
Needed are special rewards for academics who publish in top international journals, especially in the areas of mathematics and science.
- The Global Diffusion Of It Supply (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Oct 17, 2006)
The OECD's recently released `Information Technology Outlook 2006' analyses the global diffusion of the technology and its use. The evidence from that report and elsewhere, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh argue, points to patter ns and drivers . . .
- India Tying Up With Russia On Nuclear Energy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
As India’s civilian nuclear deal with the United States continues to hang in the balance more than one year on, New Delhi appears to be intent on maximising its options on the defence front by cosying up to Russia in the realm of nuclear . . .
- Trappings Vs Substance (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 17, 2006)
The fact that the convention to mark one year of the Right to Information Act was inaugurated by the President and the Prime Minister delivered the valedictory address indicates that at . . .
- 12 Dengue Cases But No Deaths In State: Ashok (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Health Minister R Ashok on Monday said that the State had not seen any dengue deaths so far.
- Is Delhi Corporation Under Reporting Dengue Cases? (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Oct 16, 2006)
Figures from hospitals is higher than the Corporation data
- Institutionalise Financial Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
`The reform era had made it imperative for policy makers to look at and impart financial education in the widest sense possible'
- Oye, Oye Heptachloride (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Oct 16, 2006)
All of us who have growing children need to put aside a little for their college education, and I suppose Amir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are no different. Scratching my head as I am, I cannot find any other way of understanding these guys’ ongoing . . .
- Declaration Of Independents (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 16, 2006)
Madhu Koda has got off to a hectic start.
- Hp Unveils New Ink-Based Printing Technology (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Offers industry's most complete set of options for enterprise and small and mid-size customers
- White Tiger Dies At National Park (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Karan was popular among visitors
- 'Akash'project Delay Has Upset Iaf Plans: Tyagi (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Oct 16, 2006)
Defence Research and Development Organisation on several ocassions has vetoed plans to"buy"military hardware and software by promising to"make"them.
- Bamboo: Sibal’S Cure-All For North-East (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Oct 16, 2006)
On a visit to the North-East, Union Science and Technology minister Kapil Sibal’s message has been clear: “Science can usher in lasting peace and prosperity all over the troubled region, so embrace it with vigour.”
- 50 Automatic Weather Stations For N-E: Sibal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
IMD will also set up Doppler weather radars
- Two `T' Intersections Causing Traffic Chaos Near Temple (Hindu, Anil Kumar Sastry, Oct 16, 2006)
Vehicle-parking zone in front of Banashankari temple to be shifted
- Bpo Sting: Hunt For 4 Hyderabadis (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The police here is looking for four persons from Hyderabad who allegedly sold confidential data on British nationals in a sting operation carried out by Brit-ain’s Channel 4 television.
- Ideological Bankruptcy (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Oct 16, 2006)
Using a 30-year-old slogan to win votes shows the Congress is going backward, not forward,says Ajoy Bose
- Proliferation Unlimited (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Oct 16, 2006)
China has played the same card as the US by winking at proliferation while stating to be working against it, says Cecil Victor
- Unity Of Formand Content (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Oct 16, 2006)
There can be no form without content and there can be no content without form. One cannot exist without the other.
- God, The Artist (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 16, 2006)
Thus, through My Prakriti, I bring forth all creation, and all these worlds revolve in the cycle of time. But I am not bound by this vast display of creation; I exist alone, watching the drama of this play.
Bhagavad Gita
- Liaquat & The Objectives Resolution (Dawn, Sharif al Mujahid, Oct 16, 2006)
Jinnah’s “right hand man” and heir apparent — that’s how Liaquat Ali Khan is often referred to, and rightly too.
- Nuclear Dominos (News International, Nasim Zehra, Oct 16, 2006)
analyst and adjunct professor at SAIS Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC
- $208 Mn Plan To Empower Indian Women (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
More than one million women in rural India will benefit from a new $208 million 'empowerment financing programme', partly funded by the United Nations agricultural development agency.
- As Us Holds Back, India Turns To Russia (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Oct 16, 2006)
With India realising the reluctance of the US to part with cutting-edge defence technology, the UPA Government is going back to 'old friend' Russia to meet the strategic requirements of its armed forces.
- Blogs Give Pr New Job (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 16, 2006)
Big firms have employed specialist firms to track chatter online on products and services.
- Dengue Death Toll Crosses 100 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
6 deaths in Delhi on single day
- Second Nuclear Age In Offing: Atomic Officials (Deccan Herald, WILLIAM J BROAD, Oct 16, 2006)
Mohamed ElBaradei, the director general of the IAEA, has estimated that up to 49 nations now know how to make nuclear arms, and he has warned that global tensions could push some over the line.
- A Q Khan Back After Surgery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Pakistan’s former top nuclear scientist, who confessed to leaking sensitive technology to North Korea, Iran and Libya, returned to his home on Sunday after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, a Cabinet minister said.
- State Of The India-Eu Dialogue (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 16, 2006)
Where do Brussels and New Delhi go from here? Will the "advancement" of bilateral relations be in the garb of a free trade arrangement or take the form of a wider CECA?
- Emergence Of A Plethora Of Video Tutorials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
A huge collection of links to videos related to a range of subjects is hosted
- Rethink Tolling (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 16, 2006)
There’s better road-pricing technology, use it
- Implications Of Un Sanctions Against Dprk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 16, 2006)
The UN Security Council has unanimously imposed sanctions on North Korea to punish her for its nuclear test on Saturday.
- Time To Clean Up Our Act (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 16, 2006)
If we don’t, the country’s IT and ITeS industries stand to lose more than just contracts
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