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Articles 20221 through 20320 of 53943:
- Sahara India Goes Global (Hindu, Madhur Tankha, Mar 11, 2006)
Offers Indian's largest travel services network under a single brand
- And Then They Wonder Why The Rest Of The World Does Not Like America (Indian Express, David Ignatius, Mar 11, 2006)
Dubai. Officials here heard late Thursday that Karl Rove had decided to pull the plug.
- The Importance Of Being Raj Thackeray (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Mar 11, 2006)
It is difficult to predict whether Raj Thackeray will be a maverick comet or a new star on the political firmament of Maharashtra. Whatever be his fate, one thing is for certain.
- N-Deal Journey Begins, Up The Washington Hill (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Mar 11, 2006)
Setting into motion what promises to be a tough climb, the Bush Administration formally submitted a draft proposal before the US Congress seeking its approval for the civilian nuclear agreement with India signed in July 2005.
- Zaheera Sheikh Turns Herself In, Says Don’T Send Me To Gujarat (Indian Express, Stavan Desai, Mar 11, 2006)
In the end, it was the “estranged cousin” who had claimed she had severed all ties with him and denied any knowledge of her whereabouts, who escorted Zaheera Sheikh to the Mazgaon sessions court this evening.
- George Bush As Dr Strangedeal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2006)
Ten years from now, will George Bush’s determination to rewrite nuclear rules for preventing the bomb’s spread be judged to have been courageously right or dangerously wrong? In striking his deal with India, allowing it to import nuclear . . .
- Fm Lists Steps To Prosperity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday declared that there would be no cut in food and fertiliser subsidies and asserted that the government would spend on developmental projects in social and infrastructure projects to boosts economic growth.
- "We Will Be Global Hub For Small Cars" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Says proposals will also boost agriculture; no cut in food, fertilizer subsidy
Urges members to throw away their "ideological and political blinkers"
Stresses growth alone is best antidote to poverty
- Polls: Dmk Wraps Up Seat-Sharing Exercise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The DMK on Friday completed its seat-sharing exercise by allocating 102 seats to its allies and keeping 132 seats to itself in the elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly scheduled to be held on May 8.
- Proposal For "Joint Management" Of J&k Came From India, Says Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 11, 2006)
"New Delhi should realise the fleeting opportunity for durable peace"
Pakistan's proposals of "demilitarisation, self-governance and joint management" offer a tenable solution
"Need to take all stakeholders on board"
- International Decisions Systems' Plans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
International Decision Systems, provider of asset finance portfolio management software and services, having its product development centre in Bangalore, announced that two more Global Fortune 500 companies have selected . . .
- Evergreen Magic Of The Steam Engine (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Mar 11, 2006)
The train was once a revolutionary force, bringing romance and power to the world.
- Neighbours Building An It Highway (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Mar 11, 2006)
Real Sino-Indian collaboration in software is beginning to materialise, giving China a valuable chance to enhance its own capabilities. What has, however, failed to take off is any collaboration in hardware, where the Indians could learn from the Chinese.
- Challenges Ahead In Sino-Pakistan Ties (Dawn, Ziad Haider, Mar 11, 2006)
Last month, President Musharraf visited China to celebrate 55 years of Pakistan’s diplomatic relations with its most valued ally. His focus was on securing energy assistance and bringing “our economic ties in consonance with our excellent political and...
- Oil Pricing: A Correct Decision (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 11, 2006)
The government’s decision to take away the pricing of petroleum products away from the Oil Companies’ Advisory Committee (OCAC) from April 1 and hand it to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) is the correct thing to do, though the . . .
- Npt In The Doldrums (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 11, 2006)
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which has at no time been on very solid grounds since it was launched in 1970, is now in danger of meeting its end.
- Complete Ban (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The Punjab government’s decision to finally impose a complete ban on kite flying for an indefinite period is yet another example of its adhoc way of running business.
- Us Submits Nuclear Proposal To Congress (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The Bush administration has already submitted a proposal to the US Congress, seeking to amend the laws for enabling India to acquire nuclear technology from the United States while a senior State Department official said he was . . .
- Pac Recommends Cbi Inquiry Into Smart Card Scam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Scathing indictment of the Delhi Government
`The entire tender process is illegal'
`The antecedents of the vendor are suspect'
`No justification for adopting untested technology'
'Any middle men need to be identified and punished'
- Work On Seven-Kilometre Stretch Of Metro Rail Likely To Start Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The stretch between the cricket stadium and Byappanahalli will be covered initially
Metro to have a logo of its own
The project cost isRs. 6,300 crores
It will have standard gauge
BEML to build coaches which will costRs. 853 crores
- Us-India Nuclear Deal To Spur $100 Billion In Energy Ventures (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
A landmark US deal extending civilian nuclear technology to India could open up 100 billion dollars in energy business ventures for Americans, a top US business group said.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Not A Military Agreement: Boucher (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 11, 2006)
Richard Boucher, the new head of South and Central Asia at the State Department, said on Thursday that the nuclear deal with India was “not a military agreement,” but one meant to “provide a clearly-demarcated, permanently . . .
- Another Shameful Day In The Life Of Lahore (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 11, 2006)
Until two days ago the Punjab government was insisting that Basant would be celebrated come hell or high water.
- Tehran's Nuclear Duplicity (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Mar 11, 2006)
Iranian officials openly brag to one another about their success in fooling European Union negotiators into believing they had stopped their efforts to produce nuclear fuel, according to Hassan Rowhani, who until last last year headed . . .
- Indian Left Has Little Hope For Iran Gas (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Mar 11, 2006)
As Indian officials braced to participate in next week’s crucial tripartite meeting with Iran and Pakistan to specifically discuss the price of gas that Tehran would supply, India’s leftist parties on Thursday expressed the fear . . .
- Playing With Fire In U.P. (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2006)
The last thing the boiling political cauldron of Uttar Pradesh needed was for the temple town of Varanasi to be hit by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
- Us-India N-Deal To Spur $100b In Energy Ventures (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
A landmark US deal extending civilian nuclear technology to India could open up $100 billion in business ventures for Americans in the Indian energy sector, a top US business lobby group said on Friday.
- Anatomy Of A Partnership (International Herald Tribune, Henry A. Kissinger, Mar 11, 2006)
President George W. Bush's visit to India has brought relations between the United States and India to an unprecedented level of cooperation and interdependence.
- Us Policy Gurus Drum Up Support For Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 11, 2006)
An open letter urging support for the Indo-US nuclear deal has been sent to members of the US Congress by 25 Washington-based policy analysts.
- Nuclear Deal Sent To U.S. Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
An issue for entire nation: Boucher
Nuclear Suppliers Group also must alter regulations so foreign countries can supply India
Presidential determinations gave U.S. virtually no leverage: Arms Control Association
- Musharraf Suggests Joint Management For Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan’s proposals of demilitarisation, self-governance and joint management offered a tenable solution to long-standing Kashmir dispute and urged the Indian leadership to come forward with . . .
- Balochistan Imbroglio (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 11, 2006)
AS violence between the security forces and local population has escalated in Balochistan the acts of terror and sabotage have almost become a daily occurrence. On Friday 26 people were killed and seven injured when a vehicle carrying a wedding . . .
- Probe Irregularities, Says Power Corporation Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Corrupt practices by officials alleged
He ordered probe based on an unsigned petition from a staff
There are irregularities both in purchase and award of works
Lt Governor has forwarded the petition to Vigilance and Anti Corruption for action
- Hamas Presents Coalition Proposals To Fateh (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Islamic group Hamas presented Fateh Thursday with proposals for forming a Palestinian coalition government, in the search for an elusive deal on sharing power, an official said.
- Cryptic E-Mails (Deccan Herald, SUJATA RAJPAL, Mar 11, 2006)
A large part of the first impressions you create on others come from posture, expression, eye-contact and gestures. Studies indicate that 55% of communication happens through body language, 38% through tone (paralanguage), while just 7% happens . . .
- Vulgarity Of The Nouveau Riche (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 11, 2006)
On Diwali day a Sardarji rang me up to say he had met God face to face and wanted to tell me about it.
- Science And Society (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Mar 11, 2006)
Developmental activity should not degrade the environment but has to sustain the earth
- Work On Bangalore Metro Rail May Start Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
7-km stretch from Chinnaswamy Stadium to Byappanahalli
- Pak Taliban To Open Office In Wana To Settle Disputes (News International, Sailab Mahsud, Mar 11, 2006)
A meeting of tribal elders and clerics held in Wana on Friday authorised the local Taliban to open an office to settle disputes between the people on the basis of the Sharia and local customs and traditions.
- Yes, Minimum Deterrence Is A Must (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 11, 2006)
The address of President Pervez Musharraf at the inauguration of Centre of Excellence of NESCOM was mainly devoted to his vision of relations with India with focus on economic defence but he also vowed on the occasion to maintain a credible . . .
- Ignored Pukhtoons Of Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Providence Journal, Mar 11, 2006)
The Federal and Provincial Governments are taking a number of steps to resolve, once and for all, the so-called issue of Balochistan. On the one hand, it is dealing firmly with those challenging the writ of the Government . . .
- Adverse Verdict (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 11, 2006)
Hopes of Sarabjit Singh, a farmer from Punjab languishing in a Pakistani jail, escaping the gallows have been dashed with the Pakistan Supreme Court upholding the death sentence on him.
- Gilgit And Baltistan India’S Integral Part’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 11, 2006)
Continuing its newfound pro-active stance, India on Friday said the Gilgit-Baltistan region known as Northern Areas is a part of Jammu and Kashmir and hence an integral part of India.
- Musharraf Suggests Joint Management For Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan’s proposals of demilitarisation, self-governance and joint management offered a tenable solution to long-standing Kashmir dispute and urged the Indian leadership to come forward with a timely response . . .
- Tehran's Nuclear Duplicity (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Mar 11, 2006)
Iranian officials openly brag to one another about their success in fooling European Union negotiators into believing they had stopped their efforts to produce nuclear fuel, according to Hassan Rowhani, who until last last year headed talks with . . . .
- The Right Number (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2006)
For TRAI, number portability is the way to go. But it needs to hit that dial pad faster
- The Two Faces Of Gujarat Riots (Indian Express, Palak Nandi, Mar 10, 2006)
If Best Bakery is now the metaphor for justice in Gujarat, Qutu-buddin Ansari was the face of the riots.
- Demolitions Disrupt Budget Presentation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Two MLAs enter well of the House in a bid to obstruct Finance Minister
- Time For Up To Come To Jaya Aid: Bill Says Job Not Office Of Profit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
With Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan facing disqualification from Rajya Sabha for holding an office of profit, the Mulayam Singh government today pushed through a Bill in the UP Assembly that seeks to take away 79 posts, including chairmanship . . .
- Ear To The Pitch (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 10, 2006)
On March 1, 2006, if you wanted to follow the First Test match between India and England in Nagpur on radio, you couldn’t.
- Fdi Questions (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 10, 2006)
The government’s initiative on changing foreign investment norms in telecom appears to be coming unstuck.
- Finally, General Says Kashmir Bilateral Issue (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
After the US publicly rejected its request for facilitation on the Kashmir problem, Pakistan today changed its decades-old stance, with President Pervez Musharraf saying the issue was a bilateral matter and he did not want it to become multilateral.
- Mico: The Missing Spark (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 10, 2006)
MICO’s results for the quarter ended December 2005 were just ordinary. Though adjusted operating revenues for the company grew 36.06 per cent y-o-y to Rs 868.39 crore in the quarter, operating profit grew only 1.1 per cent to Rs 160.13 crore.
- Basant Cancelled Under Mullah Pressure (Daily Times, Khawaja Naseer, Mar 10, 2006)
The Punjab government buckled under pressure from religious parties on Thursday and imposed an immediate ban on kite flying in the province, effectively cancelling the Basant festival.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Under Fire (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 10, 2006)
The US-India nuclear deal remains under fire from leading experts in the area with one of them, Stephen Cohen of Brookings, arguing that even if the deal fails in Congress, it would still have enabled India to shop around the world . . .
- Bush ‘Made Fatal Error’ By Signing N-Deal With India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
A leading nuclear and security expert has said that the deal signed by President George Bush in New Delhi “endorses and assists India’s nuclear weapons programme”.
- Mush Claims Bush Visit 'Extremely Successful' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said the visit of US President George W Bush to Pakistan was "extremely successful" in discussing issues like Kashmir, acquisition of F-16 fighter jets at cheaper cost and meeting Islamabad's defence . . .
- Iran Rejects Iaea Decision As ‘Unjust’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Iran on Thursday rejected as “unjust” a decision by the UN nuclear watchdog agency to refer its nuclear programme file to the UN Security Council, and said it won’t be bullied into abandoning its pursuit of nuclear energy.
- A Pause Button (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 10, 2006)
The sharp correction in stock prices on Wednesday has been followed immediately by a correction of the correction.
- Vive La Difference! (The Economic Times, Rama Bijapurkar, Mar 10, 2006)
The two of us, writing this piece, are battle hardened though somewhat exhausted sufferers of a debilitating physical and mental condition.
- Why Squander A Priceless Opportunity? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Mar 10, 2006)
Our higher education is in deep crisis. Our human resource structure, instead of a pyramid with ever-increasing skills from base to apex, is more like an hourglass.
- Budget Low On Fdi Initiative (Business Line, S. Majumder , Mar 10, 2006)
Growth in FDI has been catalysed by the general spurt in the economy and not by special measures in the Budget. The Finance Minister should ponder over fiscal incentives to woo foreign investors.
- Critical Need For Consensus On Economic Issues (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Mar 10, 2006)
In my article at the same time last year, I called that year’s Budget a “deliberately non-dramatic” one. That same description could very well be applied to this year’s Budget. And in this lies a pattern.
- A Practical, Managerial Effort (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Mar 10, 2006)
Budget 2006 is exciting because it discards many shibboleths and debunks myths about savings, subsidies, supply-led growth and planned capital expenditure. Instead, it celebrates consumption by ordinary . . .
- Positive Fallout (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 10, 2006)
The US President, Mr George Bush's public denial of a civilian nuclear deal to Pakistan has led to a positive development that escaped many.
- Greenfield Power Projects To Come Under Rating Watch (Business Line, Anil Sasi, Mar 10, 2006)
Five new `ultra mega' projects to lead the pack
The move is expected to improve the bankability of individual power projects.
It is also expected to activate the bond market as a source of long-term funding.
Discussions carried out with the four ratin
- Down Under Beckons (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 10, 2006)
There is a clear change in perception, with Canberra pulling out all the stops to deepen bilateral engagement.
- The Uncommon Crow (Times of India, SANTRUPTI R VITTAL, Mar 10, 2006)
It was a strange pecking order.
- Wal-Mart May Enter India With Local Partner (Business Line, Sudha Menon, Mar 10, 2006)
Hopes for change in policy on foreign direct investment in retailing
- Kalam Wears Teacher’S Hat (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was asked questions ranging from whether the IQ of girls was different from that of boys to if he liked more being a scientist than the President.
- Bush Boys Begin Nuclear Deal Hardsell (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has rejected charges that the Indo-US nuclear deal would fuel an arms race in South Asia.
- Whose Welfare? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 10, 2006)
The Punjab Budget for 2006-07, the last one presented by the Amarinder Singh government before the state goes to the polls in February next year, has earmarked Rs 25 lakh for each MLA to carry out development works in his or her constituency.
- Couples And The British Tax System (Statesman, Mary Dejevsky, Mar 10, 2006)
International Women’s Day, and the culture secretary, Tessa Jowell, was out speaking about equal pay in her capacity as minister for women. It was an uncontentious, mother-and-apple-pie topic, perfect for a woman politician still under pressure.
- Pak Sc Upholds Death Sentence To Sarbjit (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Mar 10, 2006)
Even as the Double Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has upheld the death sentence of Sarbjit Singh, alias Manjit Singh, his wife Sukhpreet Kaur
and sister Dalbir Kaur today sought immediate intervention of . . .
- Maoists Vs Militias (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 10, 2006)
Parts of Chhattisgarh are witnessing a strange sort of militarisation that is depriving people of their basic political and economic freedoms.
- Dampened Curiosity (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 10, 2006)
The ‘sting’ operation which unearthed the can of worms on MPs actually taking money to raise questions in the House has brought some relief to the bureaucracy, says a senior government official.
- Move To Redesign First Phase Of International Airport Project (Hindu, P. Manoj, Mar 10, 2006)
Board of Bangalore International Airport Limited will hold discussions today
The airport project is estimated to cost Rs. 1,411 crores
Redesigning the first phase entails an additional investment of about Rs. 400 crores
It envisages an increase in t
- Delhi Budget 'Pro-Woman', Says Walia (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Delhi Finance Minister A.K. Walia said the budget he presented for the fiscal year 2006-07 on Thursday was a pro-woman one as it had several proposals aimed at improving the female ratio.
- Iaea Report Sent To Security Council (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 10, 2006)
Iaed Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei transmitted his report on Iran’s nuclear programme to the UN Security Council, at the close of the Agency´s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna today.
- Deal Will Not Fuel Arms Race: U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Washington replies to critics of the agreement
Deal doesn't recognise India as a nuke weapons state
Accord brings India into non-proliferation mainstream
India's growing energy needs will be addressed by pact
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