The Indian Analyst, What is India Publications (Pvt) Ltd

Saturday, 3 July 2004, 2200 hrs

NATION & STATES
Indian tipped to head UN mission in Iraq
Former foreign secretary Salman Haider is a
front-runner among diplomants shortlisted to head the new UN mission in Iraq. ...

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Officials upbeat about India’s export prospects
They have pegged the current year’s export growth at 16 per cent...

FEATURED STORIES

Telegraph
The Godfather of Method
Marlon Brando, who died in Los Angeles on Thursday aged 80, was the most influential film star of his generation, pioneering on screen the use of the acting technique popularly known as the Method...

Indian Express
PM as Political Manmohan
In Andhra to comfort the farmers, he said, and did, the right things. More important, he ‘‘looked’’ right. Compassionate, concerned, very sincere but very political...

Financial Express
The PM gets down to work, quietly
It is a refreshing change, not having handouts about the prime minister day in and day out....

The Guardian
Bush poll campaign courts religious right
World: Evangelical 'mega-churches' may hold the key to the White House...

The Guardian
Will banks ban credit card use for internet porn?
Banking industry is expanding its blacklist in an
attempt to ban websites which trade in images of sexual violence, racism or terrorism. ...

The Guardian
It's the way that we say it
The readers' editor, Ian Mayes, on the first Guardian style guide to be published as a book....

Asia Times
Pakistan in a squeeze over Iraq
In return for the financial and diplomatic support of the US and for being designated a major non-NATO ally by Washington, Pakistan is likely to bow to heavy pressure and send a significant number of troops to Iraq. There are doubts, though, that even Muslim soldiers will be spared the anger of the resistance. ....

TOP PICKS

OPINION

Agenda for public services (The Hindu)
The U.S. and Azerbaijan (The Hindu)
Progress on the Kashmir knot (Asia Times)
Defer map redrawing (Gulf News)
The right to govern ourselves (DH)
PM's Andhra trip: A good gesture (DH)

What is India ABSTRACTS

COMING SOON!

This column will feature annotated abstracts of editorials and opinions published in newspapers across India

BUSINESS HEADLINES

RBI drafts norms for pvt banks
Don't fear foreign cos, CAs told
Tax collections up by 20.25 pc
Cell roaming charges rising
M&A hand grows bigger
Banks want CDR bar lowered
Non-IT focus likely in new policy
Oil dips after two-day rally

CORPORATE HEADLINES

Tata Tele to invest in Gujarat
Piano maker tunes in
Diosynth sells Kolkata drug plant
BILT scouts for forests abroad
Nestle gets okay to sell pet food
TCI to pay 18% dividend
L&T steps up overseas presence
Gujarat Borosil turns around
Tariff can go up:Leela Hotels

EXCHANGE

Dollar: Rs 46.40
Pound: Rs 84.50
Euro: Rs 56.55
Yen: (100) Rs 43.90

INSCRIPTIONS

From South India
Original texts from four states, transcribed from a definitive volume published by the Archaeological Survey of India
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SOURCES

Deccan Herald
Indian Express
Hindustan Times
The Hindu
Pioneer
Economic Times
Times of India
Statesman
Tribune
Business Standard
Business Line