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Articles 15221 through 15320 of 53943:
- Tata Motors, Marcopolo To Form Jv (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
To manufacture fully built buses and coaches
New plant to go on stream in a year's time
Total investment envisaged at Rs. 150-200 crore
- The Agenda For New Towns (The Economic Times, Kala S. Sridhar, May 06, 2006)
This year’s budget sets aside a grant of Rs 4,595 crore for the Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Note that existing urban areas of the country are expected to contribute about 65% of GDP by 2011.
- China — Reaching Out To The World (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 06, 2006)
There is a global fascination now for all things Chinese. On its part, Beijing gives due importance to cultivating soft power.
- Iran Firm On Nuke Way, Russia Wakes Up To Iaea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Iran will press ahead with its nuclear programme until it has achieved “industrial scale” production of atomic fuel, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today, according to the text of his speech at a regional summit in Azerbaijan.
- Canberra Can If Delhi Inks Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Australia may change its official policy of not selling uranium to countries such as India, which have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), if New Delhi negotiates a special agreement with Canberra on safeguarding its nuclear facilities.
- Be Tough With Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 06, 2006)
The Indians had to face again, great & sorrowful news last days when media telecast news that an Indian Engineer, Surya Narayan was killed by the Talibani militants.
- Bush Warns Hamas Again To Shun Terror, Recognise Israel (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 06, 2006)
President George W Bush has slammed Palestinian Islamic group Hamas, which is in power there, saying that unless it disarms, stops terrorism and recognises Israel's right to exist, the US will not work with it.
- India Seeks Trade Pacts With China, Japan, South Korea (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, May 06, 2006)
India is working on free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea as part of a concerted effort to strengthen its regional ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.
- Lagging Behind (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
When the conversation around the dinner table turned to India, one of the most popular television anchormen in Guangzhou, the southern Chinese metropolis of more than 10 million people, said, "We Chinese regard Indians as our little brothers".
- Battle For Survival (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court verdict that construction work on the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) should go on simultaneously with effective rehabilitation of the project affected appears to be legally and morally correct. But it means little in concrete terms.
- Explain That (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, May 06, 2006)
In its list of 100 global notables, Time magazine has included Nandan Nilekani, the CEO of Infosys, describing him as the 'great explainer' or, in other words, 'explainer-in-chief' of Indian IT.
- Chautala & Sons (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 06, 2006)
For mere mortals, Rs 1,467 crore is an astronomical sum. Most may not even know how much it really mean in effect. But for those of O.P. Chautala ilk, even that may be only small change, collected casually while “serving” the public.
- Fiscal Revamp Can Burnish Rating: S&p (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The sovereign rating of Indian economy could further improve if India will pursue fiscal consolidation vigorously along with necessary policy initiatives to boost economic growth, a top official of Standard & Poor’s said here on Friday.
- Angry Protests, Firing Leave 17 Hurt In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Amid protest demonstrations, life was paralysed throughout the valley against the recently unearthed sex scandal in response to a call given by the Central Traders and Manufacturers Association and supported by several separatist organisations.
- What A Waste! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 06, 2006)
The commerce ministry’s stand on the ongoing conflict with the finance ministry on the minimum area norms for special economic zones (SEZs) ignores economic logic and ground realities.
- Creditable Response (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 06, 2006)
Banks are wise to scale down credit targets
- Struggle For Justice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurance to a delegation of Bhopal gas victims of his government’s willingness to provide clean drinking water and remove the toxic waste in and around the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is welcome. Unfortunately, even .
- Tv For Your Vote (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, May 06, 2006)
MR Muthuvel Karunanidhi, patriarch of ‘Dravidian’ politics, of course, does not bear the palest resemblance to Marie Antoinette. But he has come out with a message to the electorate that his critics can make sound remarkably like the reported . . .
- New Western Aid Plans Are Recycling Old Failures (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 06, 2006)
FOREIGN aid today perpetrates a cruel hoax on those who wish well for the world’s poor. There is the appearance of action – a doubling of foreign aid to Africa promised at the G-8 summit last July, grand United Nations and World Bank plans to cut . . .
- Cabinet Nod To Rs 800-Cr Shahpur Kandi Dam Project (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The Punjab Council of Ministers, possibly eyeing the Assembly elections, approved the recruitment of 1,995 cops, 2,000 teachers and also revived eight posts for IPS officers at a meeting held here today.
- The Sweat On Their Brow (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 06, 2006)
India’s difficult task with its unskilled labourers abroad
- Site Unseen (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
In H G Wells's The Invisible Man, a scientist theorises that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will not be visible.
- Manmohan For Steps To Tackle Global Economic Imbalances (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , May 06, 2006)
"International institutions must respond quickly to rectify the mismatch"
- Sonia Pleads For Repeat Massive Mandate For Dpa (Hindu, G. Satyamurty , May 06, 2006)
"Tamil Nadu needs a Government which cares for the people"
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 06, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- This Semi-Final Was A Goalless Draw (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 06, 2006)
Centre’s talks with Hurriyat were run-up to Srinagar roundtable on May 25 but yielded little to work with
- Massive New Power Cuts For Capital's Citizens (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Long hours of load-shedding daily for markets and industry; must weekly holiday for markets to save power
- Uk Varsities Likely To Outsource Research To India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
After banks and insurance services, it could be the turn of leading British universities to outsource administration as well as research to Indian companies and institutions to reduce costs.
- Back From The Brink (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 06, 2006)
Vadodara presents a textbook case of how to prevent a bad riot situation from turning worse
- On Wheat Imports, Time To Go Against The Grain (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, May 06, 2006)
India’s foodgrains policy needs to get out of the FCI-babu mindset and in line with the ways of the world if it is to benefit the farmer
- Overcome Pain Of Death With Kundalini Yoga & Practice (Times of India, ANIL K RAJVANSHI, May 06, 2006)
The soul clings to the body. So the shedding of lifetime memories at the time of death is painful. That's why the Indian yogic system stresses the liberation of soul so that the painful cycle of birth and death is stopped.
- Government Urged To Intervene In Chitrakala Parishat Row (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
B.L. Shankar says he continues to be the rightful president of the parishat
The former Legislative Council Chairman questions validity of resolution replacing him
Claims that property of the Trust is in danger
Says credibility of the parishat is at
- Interview For Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Claire Birney, Associate Dean of International Office, Newport will be in CampusUK office at Chennai on Saturday (4 p.m and 7 p.m) to interview prospective students for this September intake.
- Why Not Strike Bargain With Iran? (Toronto Star, Haroon Siddiqui, May 06, 2006)
The world is only marginally less polarized on Iran than it was on Iraq three years ago. But the big difference this time is that George W. Bush is doing his bullying more skilfully.
- Deployment In Afghanistan ‘Most Challenging’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Nato’s senior civilian representative in Afghanistan said on Thursday the alliance’s upcoming deployment to southern Afghanistan will be the “most challenging” ground mission Nato has ever undertaken. Speaking at a ceremony . . .
- Back To The Security Council (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2006)
The United States will begin a long, difficult and possibly unsuccessful campaign this week to persuade the UN Security Council to order an end to Iran’s nuclear programme — even though Iran’s president has already said the regime does “not give a . . .
- More Carnage In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
AS the Iraqi Parliament was convened for the first working session since elections in December, about 69 people were killed across the country in bombings and execution-style sectarian shootings. In the deadliest attack, a suicide bomber killed 15 . . .
- Turmoil In Balochistan (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, May 05, 2006)
THE Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be a federation, with autonomous units in which fundamental human rights, equality of status and opportunity, social, economic and political justice would be guaranteed.
- Interaction Across Loc (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 05, 2006)
The New Delhi meeting between Pakistan and India held on May 2-3 within the framework of composite dialogue took certain decisions which would make for greater interaction between the people of Kashmir on either side of the LoC, by providing . . .
- Time To Shun The Chinese Trap (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
Beijing has executed well its plan of propping up the Maoists and then making Nepal's royalty an institution of disgrace, says Bulbul Roy . . .
- Inundation Of Imported Cars (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
The import data for the first nine months of the current financial year shows that the country imported new and used cars worth about 13 billion rupees during the period as compared to only 4 billion rupees in the same period last year.
- Who's Afraid Of Convertibility? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 05, 2006)
Over the past month or so, I have been on a road show meeting clients around the country to talk about capital account convertibility, and, to my amazement, I have encountered a fair amount of concern about what could happen if we opened up our . . .
- Honour For Mukhtaran Mai (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2006)
AT A time when a section of the international press portrays Pakistan as one of the failed states, it is heartening that Mukhtaran Mai offers a ray of hope as she continues to receive global recognition for her tenacity and courage.
- Progress On Kashmir (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2006)
Followinged months of stalemate on the Kashmir front, some movement is at last visible in this area of India-Pakistan relations.
- Comply Or Face “Further Measures”, Security Council Tells Iran (Tribune, DHARAM SHOURIE, May 05, 2006)
Britain and France have moved a resolution in the UN Security Council demanding that Iran suspend nuclear enrichment or face the threat of unspecified “further measures”, setting the stage for a possible confrontation with Russia and China who . . .
- Government Denies Report On Fuel Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has clarified in response to some speculative reports that prices of petroleum products in the country have been hiked on Thursday, that no decision in this regard has yet been taken.
- King Faizal Prize For M.S. Narasimhan (Hindu, S. Ramanan, May 05, 2006)
The acclaimed mathematician's contributions are profoundly original
- Miles To Go For Mfs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 05, 2006)
The latest figures available of assets under management (AUM) of domestic mutual funds show just how competitive the industry has become. The only constant factor is of the top few players swapping places among themselves in the league tables.
- How To Tackle Hostage Crises Abroad? (The Economic Times, Sushant Sareen, May 05, 2006)
An aggressive and ‘forward’ foreign policy, like the one India has adopted in Afghanistan, inevitably extracts a heavy price in men and material.
- 200 Die In Malaria Epidemic In Lakhimpur District Of Assam (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, May 05, 2006)
Death toll in the State could be 500, say health officials
In the absence of blood slide test, official figure is low
Civil hospital is chock-a-block
- Lazy Regulation: Hurts Consumer Interest In Insurance (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 05, 2006)
The insurance watchdog IRDA’s objection to ICICI Lombard’s Loan Shield Policy would appear to be a case of the consumer interest being sacrificed for regulatory convenience.
- Crossing The Rubicon...Tamil Nadu Style (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, May 05, 2006)
The state’s elections show how the process of manipulating votes has reached its nadir
- The `When Issued' Market (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 05, 2006)
The RBI opens an avenue for Government Securities trading in a bearish environment
Will the `when issued' market take care of the government borrowing programme without driving the yields through the roof as interest rates harden?
- Cement Worries (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 05, 2006)
Should the Government intervene to correct prices when the rise is due to a demand-supply mismatch in construction boom?
- The Widening Net Of Quota (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 05, 2006)
Will the supporters and detractors of quota for students fight pitched battles, or will the movement subside? Will we see another Mandal-like agitation, as was witnessed in 1990, with self-immolations over the Government's decision to introduce . . .
- Fettered Fertiliser Firms (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 05, 2006)
Urea pricing regime needs a fast revamp
- Tracing Disequilibrium In The Asset Markets (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, May 05, 2006)
The considerable lag between the flow of funds and the creation of assets is ensuring the imbalance.
- Indian Origin Astronaut To Make Maiden Journey To Iss (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Three years after Kalpana Chawla's tragic space expedition, another American astronaut of Indian origin Sunita Williams will make her maiden journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's six-month mission.
- Toilet Trouble (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
One is not quite sure of it, but the Government of Chhattisgarh may well have created a global record by prescribing a new ground for depriving an elected member of a local self-governing body of his or her job - the absence of a loo in . . .
- South Indian Red Herring (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 05, 2006)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
In his defence of further extending reservations to the other backward classes, P. Chidamabaram, a late and curious convert to the new reservation mania sweeping the government, predictably . . .
- Ceasefire Ceases (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 05, 2006)
The suicide attack on the Sri Lankan Army Commander, Lt.-Gen. Sarath Fonseka, on 25 April, by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, marks the end of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement between the government and the militant organisation.
- Consensus Crucial (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 05, 2006)
Nobody with a modicum of common sense would oppose a settlement of the debilitating dispute over Siachen, yet there is scope for disquiet at the series of “leaks” suggesting that an accord is imminent.
- For The Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 05, 2006)
Four-year-old Buddhia Singh of Orissa will make to the Limca Book of Records for running all of 65 kms in conditions most oppressive.
- Nba Seeks Rights Commission's Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
We also highlighted violation of socio-economic rights: Patkar
- Globalisation Of Saarc (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, May 05, 2006)
When India hosts the 14th SAARC Summit next year, it will see not only the entry of Afghanistan as a full member but also the participation of East Asian neighbours China and Japan, as observers.
- Order In The House (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 05, 2006)
The latest instalment of the ongoing Sindh Assembly session started more than two hours late on Wednesday and lasted a mere 25 minutes before yet another tiresomely predictable "rumpus" led the chairperson to prorogue the proceedings.
- Nepra's Imminent Jolt (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 05, 2006)
After Monday's 2.5-7.17 climb in the prices of petroleum products in Pakistan, dictated by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority, electricity consumers in Karachi must now brace for another blow: an increase of 15 paisas per unit by the Karachi . . .
- Sri Lanka Army Says Kills 7, Talks Remain Deadlocked (Reuters, Peter Apps, May 05, 2006)
Sri Lanka's army said it killed seven suspected Tamil Tigers after an attack on a checkpoint on Thursday, while the rebels raised new objections to a government plan aimed at ending the deadlock over peace talks.
- Fish Fossils Found In China May Shed Light On Origin Of Man ....... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Chinese scientists have announced that fossils of fish species that lived over 405 million years ago in southern China may shed exciting new light on the origin of human beings, the state media reported.
- Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Violate Religious Freedom: Us Report ........ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to designate 11 nations, including Pakistan, Burma and Iran, as ''countries of particular concern'' for violations of religious freedom.
- Another Futile Cbm (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed on another Confidence Building Measure (CBM). This time it relates to launching of a truck service between Azad and Occupied Kashmir to promote trade between the two parts.
- Hazardous Task Of Monsoon Forecasting (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 05, 2006)
After a nine-year spell, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that there is a 22 per cent chance that the coming monsoon (2006) would be some 7 per cent below normal.
- Dco Wants Shops Set Up To Sell Meat From India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
District Coordination Officer (DCO) Mian Ijaz on Thursday directed district authorities to establish 12 shops for the sale of Indian meat in Lahore.
- Us Embassy Opens Visa Application Centre At Jalandhar ....... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
To facilitate immigrant visa applicants, US embassy has signed an agreement with a private Indian company VFS to pen visa application centre in Jalandhar.
- Nba Slams Nhrc; Demands Its Intervention (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Accusing National Human Rights Commission of "turning a blind eye" towards their struggle, NBA leader Medha Patkar on Thursday demanded that the Commission intervene and take up the Narmada issue as a human rights violation case.
- China Church Row Worsens (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Pope Benedict said today China’s appointment of two Catholic bishops without his blessing was a “grave violation of religious freedom” as a standoff with Beijing over control of church posts escalated.
- Road To Nowhere (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 05, 2006)
A few villagers refusing to vote may make no difference to the election results. It may even work towards the greater glory of the winning parties, since India does not have a system in which the percentage of abstentions is taken into account.
- Justified Protest (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 05, 2006)
Villagers of Sungal and adjoining areas in Akhnoor tehsil are angry for right reasons. Indeed it is a matter of shame and regret that a minor girl should have her modesty outraged by her teachers.
- Hidden Hunger (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2006)
A Unicef report says India has the highest number of malnourished children in the world: One in three of the world's malnourished children is Indian. Of the world's 146 million malnourished children, 57 million are in India; they are 47 per cent of . . .
- Designs In Demolition (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2006)
BJP is playing the communal game
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