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Articles 121 through 220 of 481:
- Jd(s) Freebies For Voters Seized (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2006)
With the byelection to the Chamundeshwari assembly constituency just a few hours away, a huge quantity of gift articles carrying the Janata Dal (Secular) symbol and purportedly for distribution among voters, was seized from a farm in Bugathahalli . . .
- A Salacious Tale (Deccan Herald, Sunil K Poolani, Dec 03, 2006)
The poet-author’s latest book seems nothing less than a raunchy diatribe masquerading as a novel.
- My Family And Other Plants (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, Dec 01, 2006)
Once when we celebrated our daughter’s birthday, I gave each of her friends a different return gift — a potted plant — hoping to initiate them into a wonderful hobby.
- Balcony Babbler (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Nov 28, 2006)
Anaysa sits smug in her grandpa’s lap. It is an everyday affair when the duo watches the early morning activities, from the balcony of their flat. She is just the mum-mum-pup-pup age but is a keen observer of things, taking place down below.
- That Old Russian Song (Pioneer, Dmitri Kosyrev, Nov 24, 2006)
When Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, for the APEC Summit on November 18-19, he did not need to take too many interpreters with him.
- Robert Fisk: Gemayel's Mourners Know In Lebanon Nothing Is What It Seems (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2006)
In the house of mourning, an old Lebanese home of cut stone, they did not show Pierre Gemayel's body. They had sealed the lid - so terribly damaged was his face by the bullets which killed him - as if the nightmares of Lebanon might thus be kept . . .
- Bush Pledges To Stand By Lebanon (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2006)
US President George W Bush has pledged to support Lebanon's independence from what he called the "encroachments of Iran and Syria", a US official said.
- Thousands Mourn Slain Minister In Lebanon (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2006)
Thousands of mourners paid their respects today to the family of Pierre Gemayel, the Lebanese cabinet minister and strong opponent of Syrian influence in Lebanon whose assassination on Tuesday jolted a nation paralyzed by political conflict.
- Holding Up The Mirror (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2006)
Two Mirrors at the Ashram hits the racks
- Nepal Government, Rebels Sign Peace Deal (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2006)
Nepal's government and Maoist rebels declared a formal end Tuesday to a decade-old civil war that killed about 13,000 people in one of the world's poorest countries.
- Israel Relents As Gaza Forms Human Shield (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2006)
Israel called off air strikes on the homes of two militants today after hundreds of Palestinians crowded around the buildings forming human shields, a new tactic that forced the army to re-evaluate its aerial campaign in the Gaza Strip.
- From A Bygone Era (Hindu, Indrani Dutta, Nov 19, 2006)
Kolkata's architectural splendour gets its due.
- In This State, Democracy Equals Powerless Citizen (Telegraph, SIMI KAMBOJ, Nov 17, 2006)
Political parties will shortly have the freedom to deface your wall. And you will not have the right to protest.
- Kal Ka Maharaj: Aaj Ki Rani (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 16, 2006)
Pepsi’s one-in-a-billion TV commercial showed former Indian cricket captain Sourav gently asking viewers whether they remembered their dada and advising them to root for India during the ICC Champions Trophy.
- Carnage On The Pavements (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Nov 15, 2006)
“Reckless Driving Kills Seven Pavement Dwellers, Injures Nine.”
- A Golden Promise (Deccan Herald, Bijoy Joseph, Nov 15, 2006)
Investing in Quality Time with children is the parents’ responsibility.
- Balancing Act At It Union Birth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2006)
With a click on an IBM notepad, a website was launched today, accompanying the debut of India’s first association for information technology professionals — metres away from the IBM office.
- How Delhi Fell Off The Master Plan (Indian Express, Ajay K. Mehra, Nov 10, 2006)
Delhi, India’s eternal capital city, has over the centuries and ages enticed emperors as variegated as the mythical Pandavas (Indraprastha), the Tomars (Lal Kot), the Khiljis (Siri), the Tughlaqs (Tughlaqabad, Jahanpanah and Kotla . . .
- Israeli Shelling Kills 18 Palestinians In Gaza (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Israeli tank shells killed 18 Palestinians, including 8 children and 6 women, at a cluster of houses here Wednesday, igniting a fury that threatened a steep escalation in violence, with a Hamas leader calling for retaliation against Israel.
- Disinvestment Not For Judicial Review (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
Removing a major obstacle to disinvestment, the Supreme Court (SC) threw out a case filed by a labor union challenging the sale of a Government-owned hotel citing a Disinvestment Commission (DC) report recommending the sale of this non-core asset.
- Beauty Of Alhambra (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Built by Moorish rulers of Granada between the 13th and 15th centuries, Alhambra in southern Spain is breathtaking in its beauty.
- Cases Of Firecracker-Related Accidents Still Pouring In (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
Despite repeated messages by the authorities to the public on celebrating a safe Deepavali, reports of firecracker-related accidents continued to come from the various hospitals in the city on Monday.
- Fort Of History And Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2006)
The most notable monuments that Daulatabad, in Maharashtra, can boast of are the Chand Minar and Jami Masjid in the Kotaka fort area, writes Susheela Nair
- The Cag Report (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The CAG's latest report indicts the NDA government's disinvestment exercise which resulted in grave losses to the exchequer.
- Is The Realty Valuation Plan Anti-Consumer? (The Financial Express, Kala S. Sridhar, Sep 27, 2006)
Although it will improve transparency in deals, it is still subject to myopic floor size index restrictions.
- The Great Divide (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 24, 2006)
The Pope, by issuing a historic apology, has tapped a groundswell of rage. Many Christians are reading the irrational outburst following his Regensburg address in the language of the 14th century Byzantine emperor whom the Pontiff quoted.
- The Great Divide (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 23, 2006)
The Pope, by issuing a historic apology, has tapped a groundswell of rage. Many Christians are reading the irrational outburst following his Regensburg address in the language of the 14th century Byzantine emperor whom the Pontiff quoted.
- Time With My Daughter (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Sep 18, 2006)
My daughter is visiting. She has come alone. And, much as I love my delightful grandchildren, and my shy, smiling son-in-law, I like the fact that she’s free of the distractions of seeing to their needs. It happens once in three or four years and I . . .
- Where The Past Still Lives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
It is very difficult to escape the past in Mussoorie, pervaded by a genteel colonial air.
- Keeping Your Word (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 13, 2006)
If the present government is trying to get back at the previous one and discredit disinvestment per se, then that is truly tragic.
- The Forgotten City (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
India has a way of reclaiming its colonial past.
- Harvard, Duke And Syracuse Will Help Upgrade Ias Officers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Three top US universities offering courses in governance and leadership will tie up with three Indian institutions to help upgrade the skills of India’s top bureaucrats in what is the first-ever official mid-career training programme meant to . . .
- Imf Is Still The Rich World's Viceroy (Hindu, George Monbiot, Sep 06, 2006)
What will be passed off as a democratisation is, in fact, a way of ensuring the poor global majority continues to have no say.
- S S Menon, Who Served In Israel, China And Pak, Is New Foreign Secy (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 06, 2006)
In appointing India’s current envoy to Pakistan, Shiv Shankar Menon, as the next Foreign Secretary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has engineered a rare moment in the South Block.
- Rift Over Disinvestment (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh’s government has stopped disinvestment of public sector undertakings (PSUs) but issues of policy and processes remain to be resolved as shown by the dispute over the sale of Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco).
- Mumbai Chawls May Figure In Heritage List (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Many of Mumbai's chawls, cradle of the Ganesh festival and nurturer of the city's middle-classes, are to become protected heritage under the new list currently in the process of being approved by the BMC.
- Stick To Contracts: Even If You Don't Like It (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 02, 2006)
The government’s decision to return Sterlite’s payment for the government’s 49% stake in Balco has potentially far reaching implications for India’s investment climate.
- Learn From Mistakes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 02, 2006)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to cancel the planned disinvestment of Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) has pushed the Government in a delicate situation.
- Cheque Mate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
There's another mess in disinvestment. And it could be the biggest yet. The UPA’s decision to revalue Balco’s 49 per cent equity that Sterlite bought in 2004 — the first, controlling stake of 51 per cent was bought in 2001 . . .
- Not Working Anyway (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
Thankfully, the government has given in to the pressure from various quarters and has dropped, at least for the time being, its plans to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in such a way as to exclude the notings of . . .
- Lata, Asha To Move Out From Peddar Rd (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Is the controversial flyover at Peddar Road finally forcing the legendary sister duo of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle to move out of their Prabhu Kunj residence? It would seem so after their recent investments in residential properties which are a . . .
- Cag Taking ‘Narrow View’; Finance Minister Fair: Shourie (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Stung by the Comptroller and Auditor General’s criticism of PSUs sell off, Arun Shourie, Disinvestment Minister in previous NDA regime, today hit back saying CAG had taken a "very narrow" perspective but thanked Finance Minister P Chidambaram for . . .
- Nda’S Divestment Drive ‘Flawed’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Friday pulled up the previous NDA government for undervaluation of a number of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), including BALCO and VSNL, while carrying out the exercise of divestment.
- Cag Pulls Up Nda Regime On Disinvestments Process (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Many instances of global advisers making conservative assumptions
Delaying crucial decisions affecting their financial health
- Cag Raps Nda Govt On Disinvestment Deals (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Comptroller and Auditor General on Friday came down heavily on the previous NDA Government for "undervaluing" a number of Public Sector Undertakings including Balco and VSNL.
- Cag Takes Nda To Task On Disinvestment (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) today criticised the previous NDA Government for undervaluation of a number of PSUs, including Balco and VSNL, where equity was disinvested.
- Time Warp (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Gulangyu island is China without the cars and the bicycles.
- Thousands Witness Car Festival At Sevvapet Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Thousands of devotees witnessed car festival of Sevvapet Sri Mariamman Temple here on Friday to mark `Adi Peruvizha'.
- 'We Like Peace' (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 11, 2006)
At least 915,000 people, one quarter of Lebanon’s population, are displaced; 565,000 are living with families, 131,000 are in 761 schools and public buildings, and 220,000 have left the country, including the 150,000 who have gone to Syria.
- Rain Drain As Ongc, Ril Plants Still Shut (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Gujarat Inc worst hit in rain fury; diamond trade suffers, power supply to North may be hit
- Their Shattered “Ashiana” (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 10, 2006)
One sultry Sunday morning I woke up with a start.
- Chidambaram Should Quit, Demands Aiadmk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Uproar in Rajya Sabha over book reference
- Legal Jolt For Disinvestment (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Disinvestment in India, frozen for political reasons, may face further shocks with legal opinion that residual equity in public sector utilities (PSU) via a call option violated the rights of the shareholders under section 111 A of the Companies Act.
- Cabinet Approves Amendment To Crpc (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 04, 2006)
The Cabinet today approved amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedures (CrPC).
- Should The State Stay Put In Balco? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
The Balco disinvestment is embroiled in legal controversy once again. This time, unlike 2001, the government of India is arguing against the sale of its remaining 49% stake to its strategic partner, Sterlite Industries.
- Another Book Row, Pc On Hitlist (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
With the mole-in-the-PMO controversy, originating from a book written by BJP leader Jaswant Singh, refusing to die down, yet another book became the centre of a controversy on Wednesday when Samajwadi Party, TDP and AIADMK members demanded the . . .
- When Shareholders' Agreement Is Enforceable (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 03, 2006)
Hallmark of a public company is free exit, where a shareholder can dispose of holdings to anyone of his choice
- Cubbon Park Station Gets New Look (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
A new building to house the Cubbon Park Police Station was inaugurated on Saturday by former City Police Commissioner S Mariswamy.
- Rate Hike Gets Good Billing (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The surest sign of the rise of the Great Indian Middle Class has been the coverage of the RBI’s latest interest rate hike in the regional press. A
- The Right Distance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2006)
We have superstitions about reform.
- The Right Distance (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jul 17, 2006)
We have superstitions about reform. If one is violated, people say reforms have stopped. An important measure of the commitment of an Indian government to reforms for the chambers and analysts is privatization and disinvestment.
- Holiday In The Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Whether it's peace and quiet or plenty of outdoor action, a visitor to Bhadra gets it all.
- Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes By Hezbollah (Deccan Herald, HASSAN M FATTAH, Jul 15, 2006)
A day after cross-border raids by Hezbollah fighters brought Israeli troops into Lebanon in force for the first time in six years, Israel sent punishing airstrikes deeper into the country, hitting all three runways at the Beirut airport, two . . .
- Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes By Hezbollah (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel imposed a full naval blockade on Lebanon on Thursday and put Beirut’s international airport out of commission, and the militant group Hezbollah loosed a hail of rockets and mortar shells that killed two Israelis and sent thousands into bomb shelt
- Israelis Blockade Lebanon (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Israel imposed a full naval blockade on Lebanon on Thursday and put Beirut's international airport out of commission, and the militant group Hezbollah unleashed a hail of rockets and mortar shells that killed two and sent thousands of Israelis into . . .
- City Of Dreams (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 14, 2006)
My grandparents felt very humiliated that their son was a part of Ramleela. But my father had made up his mind and one fine day, he gave up his studies, left home and came to Bombay with my mother and me.
- Tirupati Shrine ‘Defiled’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 13, 2006)
The big story—splashed on the front page and occupying three inside pages—in the latest issue of the Organiser is about the “startling revelation” of a “fact-finding committee” on the alleged attempt by “evangelists” to “defile the great holy . . .
- Nepal's Maoists Not To Surrender Weapons (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels will not surrender their arms before next year’s elections for a special assembly to map out the embattled Himalayan nation’s political future, a top rebel leader said on Monday.
- Congressmen Come To Pm’S Defence (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 08, 2006)
Having been isolated in his own party and under personal attack from the Opposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got some solace today when the Congress put its best foot forward to defend him and dispel the widespread impression about serious . . .
- Competitors' Envy (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Nalco is the sole aluminium producing company in the public sector.
- A Step Towards Privatisation Of Nalco (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jul 08, 2006)
The government's decision to sell 10 per cent of its stake in Nalco meets with stiff resistance in Orissa.
- Politics By Fiat (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 08, 2006)
Prime minister's decision to freeze all decisions on disinvestment may have saved the UPA government, but it raises serious questions about the conduct of the coalition.
- Has Dr Manmohan Singh Quit? Rumours Push Markets Down (Indian Express, George Mathew, Jul 08, 2006)
The saga of reforms rollback has started haunting Dalal Street once again. After a strong start, stock markets fell 2.4 per cent today as investors trimmed positions, fretting about economic reforms after PSU disinvestment was put on hold on Thursday.
- New Russia’S New Rich Class (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 04, 2006)
Moscow seems shamefaced about summer. Thirty degrees centigrade in the forenoon of last Wednesday is 40 degrees higher than during my last visit in December. Moscow then was a grey world flecked with snow white. The wind screamed at the fur hat and . . .
- Indian Footprints (Deccan Herald, H P HANDE, Jul 03, 2006)
Like their ancestors, modern Indians leave their traces wherever they go.....
- Juggernauts Roll On (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The ‘Rathyatra’ of Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his brother Balbhadra (Balram) and his sister Subhadra, commemorating the deities’ visit to the countryside in summer, was enthusiastically staged in several parts of the country, amidst tight security . . .
- Turn It On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 25, 2006)
One of the biggest failings of this government is its inaction on the disinvestment front. Once seen as the cornerstone of reforms, disinvestment has fallen off the agenda.
- Turn It On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2006)
One of the biggest failings of this government is its inaction on the disinvestment front. Once seen as the cornerstone of reforms, disinvestment has fallen off the agenda.
- Life On The Border (Frontline, ROMESH BHATTACHARJI, Jun 23, 2006)
Punjab's border villages abound in historical monuments which cry out forconservation. -
- Nalco, Neyveli Selloff: Left Cries Foul (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
After months of dithering, the Government on Friday approved the sale of 10 per cent equity in aluminum major Nalco and Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) in a bid to raise an estimated Rs 2,500 crore.
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