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Articles 221 through 320 of 481:
- A Strong Market Structure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
The one conclusion that can be drawn from the various reports and mood surveys on the stock markets is that there is no replacement for strong, deep and participative markets.
- Private Quota May Haunt Monsoon Session (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jun 17, 2006)
The Congress leadership may have put a lid on Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar’s call for SC/ST quotas in the private sector, but the demand for a consitutional amendment to bring that about is gaining strength and could be raised . . .
- Freedom On Screen (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jun 15, 2006)
People here are both surprised and dismayed at the ban on The Da Vinci Code.
- Planning Punjab’S Future (Tribune, B S Thaur, Jun 12, 2006)
The Punjab government was on cloud nine a while ago. Big industrialists appeared, descending on the state.
- One Flew Over The Issues' Nest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 11, 2006)
What makes our media the devil's advocate? What makes it soft towards terrorists and critical towards its own security forces? The answer lies in the Lib-Left . . .
- Israel Captures Hamas Military Commander (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
The West Bank commander of the Hamas military wing surrendered to Israeli troops on Tuesday after they surrounded his hideout and threatened to demolish it with him inside.
- Steer It Right (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 16, 2006)
If the government is not to lose all credibility, there is only one decision the Union cabinet should take in the context of the Sterlite-Balco imbroglio: honour the agreement with Sterlite.
- It's Safer And Cheaper (Hindu, LASYA VEMPARLA, May 09, 2006)
Instant Messaging has done more than just add to new constructions in the English language
- Theatre Blast: Grenade Used Not Made In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Special teams to look into involvement of fundamentalist Special teams to look into the possible hand of fundamentalist bodies
Efforts are on to find out if any of the banned organisations had ever used such explosives
Suspect chose the row of seats w
- Carry Trades And Exchange Rates (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
These were quite popular in India, but the change in currency values has changed things.
- Riots Are So 2002 (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, May 05, 2006)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tending to a Muslim riot victim. Narendra Modi seeking an army flag march in the beleaguered town of Vadodara.
- Balco Bungling (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 01, 2006)
The Balco decision is a distortion of the principles of separating operational and policy-making responsibilities.
- Mothers Of Nepal Vanquish A Killer Of Children (New York Times, Celia W Dugger, Apr 30, 2006)
As dusk descended on this medieval walled city and its dirt lanes filled with horses cantering home from the mountains, the piercing voice of a woman could be heard over the pounding hooves.
- Stars Redefine Roles, But Has Media Lost The Plot? (Indian Express, Bhavna Somaaya, Apr 20, 2006)
Big moments it is said occur only in retrospect. When one is going through them, they are mere obstacles one is trying to overcome.
- Do Not Ridicule Our Schemes, Karunanidhi Tells Opponents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
"They could have promised rice to poor at cheaper rates"
Opposition behaving like "enemy" parties, he says
Only DPA victory will usher in people's rule
Karunanidhi completes second leg of campaign in his constituency
- Waiting For Maid (Tribune, Ramesh Luthra, Apr 17, 2006)
Willy-nilly I enter the kitchen. Heave a deep sigh. A shocking — rather disgusting — sight greets me. Practically unnerves me. Can’t stand it.
- Law Of Karma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The action done by a person follows him like a shadow and is infallible in giving result. This is the basis of the law of Karma, from which no one can escape.
- Seeking Help From A Veteran Of Love (Deccan Herald, Dinitia Smith, Apr 06, 2006)
‘It’s about having a life of the imagination; it’s one of those ineffable things.’
- Identity Crises?! (Deccan Herald, Deepa Dumblekar, Apr 06, 2006)
Some people have problems in identifying even the most familiar faces
- One Flew Past The Songbird’S Nest (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Mar 31, 2006)
Oh dear, oh dear. India’s Nightingale fears she will lose her voice. And is threatening to fly the coop.
- India — Monuments And Museums (Daily Times, Razi Azmi, Mar 30, 2006)
Rajasthan gained infamy in 1987 when, in the village of Deorala, the widowed Roop Kanwar performed sati under controversial circumstances burning herself to death at her husband’s funeral pyre, watched by over 100 people.
- Bye-Bye Mumbai? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 2006)
Each time the Maharashtra Government endeavours to improve Mumbai's appalling traffic condition, a shrill voice of dissent hits a high note .
- The Majestic Parade And The Fun Street (Deccan Herald, M BHAKTAVATSALA, Mar 29, 2006)
If you step into the South Parade of the 40's, you would be hard put to recognise the country you have stepped into
- Betting On Growth, Not Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Mar 23, 2006)
One would have expected the Finance Minister to press ahead with bold reform measures against the backdrop of a booming economy and healthy growth in tax revenues. Instead, he seems to be betting merely on the higher growth trajectory for achieving . . .
- Balco Disinvestment Opposed (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Mar 21, 2006)
Lok sabha members on Monday demanded that the Government stop the move to disinvest the remaining 49 per cent equity in the public sector Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd., as it would result in a loss of Rs.9,000 crore to the exchequer.
- Banks' Exposure To Capital Market May Be Redefined (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Report moots level playing field with NBFCs
Bank finance for financing SPVs can be exempted from definition
Raising unlimited amount of CPs by NBFCs needs review
- Rbi Panel For Cap On Capital Market Exposure Of Nbfcs (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
All bank finance (advances and investments) to investment companies and stock broking companies should be considered as bank's capital market exposure, except where financing is for of an SPV's participation in PSU disinvestments or its . . .
- The Uncommon Crow (Times of India, SANTRUPTI R VITTAL, Mar 10, 2006)
It was a strange pecking order.
- Cm Lays Foundation For Bhaderwah University Campus (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
It looked as if entire Bhadarwah had come out on roads to receive their beloved leader, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, on his arrival in the town today to lay foundation of Bhadarwah Campus of Jammu University and address a public gathering . . .
- A Perch With A View (Indian Express, Rajnish Wattas, Mar 07, 2006)
A steaming cup of tea, a crisp morning newspaper, and the gentle nip of a spring breeze.
- Why Nobody Is Talking Of A Dream Budget... (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Feb 27, 2006)
Although finance minister P Chidambaram would like to appear cool to how the stock market reacts to his Budget and his policy initiatives, big market players think otherwise.
- Counterpoint: Bring On The Bulldozers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 11, 2006)
Did you weep into your cornflakes when you read about the sad plight of India's top designers, left with one retail outlet less because the illegal shopping mall they favoured had been demolished?
- Way Out Of A Capital Mess (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Feb 09, 2006)
It is a sad commentary on the times we live in that various hues of politicians are trying to confuse issues concerning urban laws as applicable in India’s capital — either to confuse the common man, or due to a sheer ignorance of the law.
- Bring On The Bulldozers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 05, 2006)
Did you weep into your cornflakes when you read about the sad plight of India's top designers, left with one retail outlet less because the illegal shopping mall they favoured had been demolished?
- In New City, No Sense Of Place (Indian Express, Gautam Bhatia, Jan 25, 2006)
Filled with guilt about our degraded towns, every few months, bureaucrats, politicians and civic authorities announce some grandiose package of urban largesse.
- The Turkish Delight In Privatisation (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Jan 11, 2006)
India will do well by taking lessons from Turkey’s recent privatisation programme successes
- Magical No More (The Week, Kavitha Muralidharan, Jan 08, 2006)
We, Chennaiites, got our first taste of torrential downpour on October 27. Since then, life has been in an on-off mode. Friends and I were caught off guard most days, when we set out for work placing our trust in the sun that shone brightly . . .
- “Baratis” On Hire (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Dec 22, 2005)
A business tycoon was explaining to a young man that to succeed in life you have to jump at the right opportunity. “But how do you know the opportunity has come?”, he enquired. “You dashed well don’t know”, was the reply, “you just keep on jumping”.
- A Touch Of Glamour To A Primate Existence! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Hugh and Colleen Gantzer live it out in a tree house in Wayanad.
- Aiming For 10 Per Cent (Tribune, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 01, 2005)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, not given to making wild claims for cheap applause or electoral gains, talks of India being able to achieve a 10 per cent growth rate in two or three years’ time, “skeptics, worriers and critics” may tend to dismiss ...
- India’S Bastille (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The storming of Jehanabad jail on the night of November 13 reminded me of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, which triggered off the French Revolution.
- ‘We Have Not Heard Yet On Divestment’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
A day after Shipping Minister T R Baalu announced that the government would be divesting 15 per cent stake in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and go in for stock split, the state-owned company, on Friday, denied any information on the matter.
- Peeved, But Some Reprieve (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 13, 2005)
Natwar Singh has upset party colleagues accusing them of conspiring to get his job. To some UPA allies he remarked caustically about ‘‘that four-and-a-half-feet man’’....
- The Handicap (Tribune, Iqbal Singh Ahuja, Oct 07, 2005)
A phone call to a five-star or seven-star hotel is always a pleasure, because a sweet voice always says: “May I help you.” But the next response is disappointing:
- Is The Left Right? (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Sep 22, 2005)
Given the economic prospects, it’s better to dispose off profit-making PSUs before they stop making profits
- A New India Policy (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Sep 20, 2005)
Stare decisis is a Latin term used in legal parlance to connote the importance attached to precedence.
- Govt Can Raise 31,000 Cr By Divesting 10% In 14 Psus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
The reforms process will get a big push if the government succeeds in reviving the disinvestment policy, experts feel. For instance, the oil major ONGC stands out as the top PSU which can garner the largest amount of funds, says Aditya Raj Das
- Love, Through An Emperor’S Eyes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Of all the views of the Taj Mahal, the one that provided comfort to deposed Emperor Shah Jahan in the last years of his life is, perhaps, the most poignant, says Dhananjaya Bhat.
- Crony Socialism (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 16, 2005)
In rejecting the list of independent directors recommended by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)
- Fun Is Missing (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 15, 2005)
Mahjoor too has awaited his friend patiently for long; O' ruthless one! How longer will this ordeal last?" With duly apologies to Pirzada Ghulam Ahmad "Mahjoor" who had let his imagination aim high as a love-lorn maiden
- Renowned Philosophers (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 06, 2005)
THIS BOOK presents an in-depth study of 33 world-renowned philosophers in two parts.
- A Landscape That Need Be Loved And Taken Care Of -Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 01, 2005)
We need to join hands and save our beautiful environs from getting spoiled, writes M G Hassan Mukhtar writes on the people, water and architecture of Kashmir
- Swiss Brace For More Floods (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Floods across Romania have killed 67 so far this year and the government estimates the damage at 1.5 billion euros.
- Left In The Lurch (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
The Left has succeeded in forcing the UPA government to shelve a key element of the reforms: PSU disinvestment.
- Chidambaram Points To Defects In Sinha Approach (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Disinvestment not being put on the backburner
Yet to take final decision on BHEL disinvestments
Holding discussions with Left parties
PSU banks to remain PSUs
Clause providing dilution of Government stake deleted
- Chidambaram Pinpoints Defects In Strategic Sale Of Psus (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Crossing swords with his predecessor Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday disputed NDA's claim on strategic sale of PSUs, saying it can never be a preferred route for disinvestment.
- Left Hook, Right Jab (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jul 29, 2005)
The Left parties seem to be having one foot in the Government and the other in the Opposition.
- Ambiguities Deter Fdi In Real Estate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2005)
Norms on underdeveloped plots need change
- Resolving The Congress-Left Stalemate (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 04, 2005)
Rather than totally jettison the BHEL decision, perhaps the proposed disinvestment can be diluted to five per cent.
- Use Of Disinvestment Proceeds — Throwing Good Money After Bad? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 21, 2005)
The UPA Government says that the proceeds of PSU disinvestment will help in financial restructuring of companies and eventually make them profitable again.
- Beyond Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2005)
The Govt did well by pushing for PSU disinvestment and the oil price hike
- The Situation Must Be Met (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 19, 2005)
We returned to Calcutta on Direct Action Day, August 16, 1946.
- Lord Cubbon Once Lived Here (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Jun 06, 2005)
The State Bank of India heritage building typifies the British Colonial style of important buildings like the Raj Bhavan and the Bangalore Club.
- Secret Unveiled (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 03, 2005)
Felt’s revelation clears one of journalism’s mysteries
- The Bhel Disinvestment (Hindu, Jayati Ghosh, May 30, 2005)
The UPA Government has gone back on its promises in disinvesting equity in BHEL.
- Live Positive (Hindu, Meena Menon, May 29, 2005)
While testing HIV positive certainly does not mean death, the fact is that the needs of those infected have to be better assessed and understood
- Centre To Disinvest 10% Stake In Bhel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2005)
The lead manager to the issue will decide the exact ratio of split and pricing of the issue, whose proceeds would not be reflected in the Budget.
- Of Monumental Value (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, May 19, 2005)
We have to do our bit to save the beauties of the past even if it means disposing that packet of chips in a garbage can, instead at the premises of cultural monument that will bear the atrocity with lips sealed, says PRIYANKA HALDIPUR
- Centaur Deal Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg: Cpi-M (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Stating that “serious objections” had been raised by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report on the sale of the two Centaur hotels in Mumbai, CPI-M demanded that a CBI enquiry into the deals be initiated immediately.
- Vote For Continuity, Not For Change (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 21, 2005)
Pope Benedict XVI is expected to continue the Vatican's existing line on bioethical questions which has triggered the ire of bio-scientists as well as doctors and health workers involved in the fight against AIDS. . . .
- The Battle For Bauxite In Orissa (Hindu, Meena Menon, Apr 20, 2005)
The people have warned of an environmental disaster with bauxite mining leading to drying of rivers, deforestation and ecological damage.
- Of Monumental Value (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, Apr 19, 2005)
We have to do our bit to save the beauties of the past even if it means disposing that packet of chips in a garbage can, instead at the premises of cultural monument that will bear the atrocity with lips sealed, says PRIYANKA HAL
- Preparing For The Succession (Asia Times, Viju Naravane, Apr 02, 2005)
While electing a successor to Pope John Paul II, will the Church return to the old tradition of electing an Italian pope or will the Cardinals take into account the fact that most Church followers now come from outside Europe and opt for an African, Asian
- Preparing For The Succession (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 02, 2005)
While electing a successor to Pope John Paul II, will the Church return to the old tradition of electing an Italian pope or will the Cardinals take into account the fact that most Church followers now come from outside Europe and opt for an African,...
- Pm’S Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2005)
The unveiling of an ambitious agenda by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for various ministries and departments identifying “thrust areas” and setting a six-month time frame for delivering results primarily seeks to convey the message that the Government mea
- New Dimension (Hindu, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 29, 2005)
The UPA government’s decision to set up a separate dedicated fund comprising proceeds from the sale of government equities in public sector undertakings (PSUs), whose earnings will finance social schemes and ailing
- ‘I Have Freed State From Political Terror... (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Jan 25, 2005)
Creation of Chhattisgarh as a separate state four years back was a dream come true for its population of 2.8 crore—predominantly tribals.
- Gone September (Deccan Herald, MANJULA KESHAV RAO, Dec 15, 2004)
‘Come September...’ was a favourite and a very popular number of the early 60s, especially among the teenaged and I was no exception. September was special for me.
- Dying Art Of Dropping In (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Dec 11, 2004)
My daughter, who lives in the US, was telling her daughter about evenings at my parents’ house in Anna Nagar, Chennai. Of how, come evening and the air cooled, the cane chairs and little occasional tables would be brought out on to the front lawn and kept
- Junior’S Death As Reality Check (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Dec 08, 2004)
The lynch mobs are out again. Cricket is off the boil so they need a new target. The tragedy of Cristiano Junior pops up nicely for the national jury that is our TV audience (and, distressingly, the Talking Heads with more at stake) to have a go at Subrat
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