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Articles 21121 through 21220 of 53943:
- Nani’S Take (Indian Express, Harsh A. Desai, Mar 02, 2006)
Finance ministers came and finance ministers went. Nani Palkhivala was always there. To us Bombayites, more important than the annual budget was Nani Palkhivala’s budget speech. Palkhivala was a doyen of the Bombay bar . . .
- He Arrives To Start A New Journey (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 02, 2006)
INDO-US SPRING Lights on at PMO well after midnight as both sides set the stage for landmark nuclear deal
Movement on separation and safeguards, key issue pending: US assurances on fuel supply
- Social Problems Of Aged Gujjars (Daily Excelsior, Simi Kandara, Mar 02, 2006)
Ageing is unequivocally a universal and irreversible process. The process of ageing obviously affects every type of social group and indeed every type of social relationship in all societies.
- Protest Against George Bush's Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Activists of the Socialist Unity Centre of India hold demonstration in Bangalore
U.S. occupation of Iraq has only benefited American business interests'
Communist parties come in for criticism
- Ideal Time To Resolve Kashmir: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Tells Karzai to put his own house in order
- Chorus In The Valley: Us A ‘Concerned Superpower’ (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 02, 2006)
While people across the Muslim world may appear to be increasingly hostile to the United States—unfurling the dreadful prospect of the so-called clash of civilisations—the reality is the opposite in India’s only Muslim majority state.
- Back To School For Some, To First Principles For Others (Indian Express, Partha J Shah, Mar 02, 2006)
Back to school for some, to first principles for others
- Stringent Steps To Tackle Naxal Menace Will Continue: Raman Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
No point inviting Maoists for peace talks, says the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
- Indo-Pak Trade Talks From 28th (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Mar 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India will discuss bilateral trade, economic and commercial cooperation as part of the third round of composite dialogue in Islamabad from March 28 to 30. The Indian delegation will be headed by the commerce secretary, . . .
- Terrorising Tribals (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 02, 2006)
The attack will only alienate the Naxals
The deadly attack by Naxalites on tribals in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh was aimed at intimidating villagers opposed to their violent methods.
- Higher Social Spend (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 02, 2006)
Keeping in tune with its focus on spurring growth the General Budget 2006-07 has made a determined effort to accelerate the pace of development in crucial social sectors.
- Osama To Face Justice: Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Mr Bush stressed that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons because that would be the “most destabilising thing” to happen in the region and the world.
- Maoist Violence Echo In Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
IB had alerted Chhattisgarh about the possibility of an attack
26,000 police personnel despatched to the States
Centre extending all cooperation to tackle the situation
- U.N. Reforms Will Benefit All: Dhanapala (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka's candidate for the post of U.N. Secretary-General, Jayantha Dhanapala, has said reforms of the global forum would benefit all member-States.
- Signs Of Metro On City Roads (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Though the final clearance of the Bangalore Metro from the Centre is still awaited, the first signs of work on the project are being seen on various prime roads in the City.....
- Pm Breaks Protocol To Greet Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
US President George W Bush arrived in the capital on Wednesday night on his first visit to the country to engage the Manmohan Singh government to take forward the Indo-US strategic engagement initiative set in motion by the Clinton-Vajpayee duo six years
- The Divine Name (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
The abodes of the Supreme Being glorified by the Azhwars of the Srivaishnava tradition are hailed as Divyadesas and they are 108 in number.
- Musharraf Seeks Bush’S Influence In Kashmir Settlement (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said he expects US President George W Bush to use his influence to help settle the Kashmir dispute because "now is the ideal time and ideal environment to resolve it".
- Call Centre, Transcription, Erp Services Become Costlier (Hindu, Shanthi Kannan, Mar 02, 2006)
Service tax coverage comes into force
Support services of business comes under service tax
Internet telephony also included
Levy will reduce the margins for the outsourcer
Nascent domestic market will be hit
- Musharraf To Raise Blasphemous Cartoons Issue With Bush (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 02, 2006)
Gen. Musharraf urged the international community to work together for the prevention of acts of blasphemy, which are inimical to inter-faith harmony and the cause of world peace
- What Geogre W Bush Can Expect In India (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Mar 02, 2006)
India and the US are at last within kissing distance of saying "I do" and "till death do us part" to each other. Even as the Bush people in Washington DC were beginning the countdown to board Air Force One and start the long trek to South Asia, . . .
- India Softens Kashmir Stance (The Nation, Shaiq Hussain, Mar 02, 2006)
As US President George W. Bush arrived Wednesday in New Delhi, on the first leg of his four-day official visit to South Asia, India has softened its stance on Kashmir by indicating its willingness to formally discuss the Kashmiris . . .
- A Lot Is Rotten In The State Of Denmark (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, Mar 02, 2006)
Pakistan is on fire, as are a dozen other Muslim states over the cartoon controversy sparked by the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten
- Anti-Bush Rally In New Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Leaders of several political parties on Wednesday joined hands with various Muslim organisations to oppose the visit of U.S. President George Bush at a massive rally held at Ramlila Grounds here
- Civilian Nuclear Deal Will Be A Breakthrough, Says Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Nuclear deal "a way to bring India within non-proliferation framework"
"Pakistan is not in same place as India"
Our relationship with India is broader than discussions about energy: Bush
- Bush Arrives In India Amid Strong Protests (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
US President terms N pact with India ‘difficult issue’
- Encouraging Economic Indicators (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the overall poverty in the country has declined by 6.7 per cent, unemployment rate for the current year has gone down by 6.8 per cent and GDP is expected to grow by 6.5 to 7 per cent during . . .
- A Taste Of India For The President And His Men (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Mar 02, 2006)
The hotel will be closed to the public for half a day on Thursday
- Bird Flu Precautions (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 02, 2006)
THE fact that the government has sent virus samples from affected poultry farms in the NWFP to London for confirmation of the deadly H5N1 influenza strain shows just how little prepared it is to deal with a large-scale outbreak of avian flu at home.
- Us President Due Tomorrow (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
President George W. Bush will arrive in Pakistan from Hyderabad, India, on Friday, when the MMA has called for a countrywide strike against blasphemous cartoons published in a section of the European press.
- Hike In Indian Defence Budget (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Pakistan on Wednesday criticised the latest hike in India’s defence budget as out of sync with the peace process launched by the two nuclear-armed South Asian rivals.
- How To Lose Friends (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 02, 2006)
Among many other things, the president’s job description requires him to keep abreast of economic and political developments around the world; respond to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina;
- Bush’S Crucial Visit (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 02, 2006)
Gepolitical realism demands that the United States, being the sole superpower of our times adopt a policy of even-handedness towards Pakistan and India.
- Us Human Rights Record (Dawn, ALI DAYAN HASAN, Mar 02, 2006)
Islamabad will be sealed off so that President Musharraf can welcome US President George Bush to his capital. Bush is making the journey to compliment and compensate Musharraf on services rendered in the ‘war on terror’.
- Now Vision 2030 (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Mar 02, 2006)
After trying with large visions in small areas, we are now opting for a grand vision 2030. In fact the National Economic Council approved the vision in principle in May last year and is to be taken up more seriously and in detail now.
- Nationwide Protests As Bush Arrives In New Delhi (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Mar 02, 2006)
US President George W. Bush arrived on his maiden visit to India on Wednesday amid unprecedented secrecy and encircled by raging nationwide protests against his country’s occupation of Iraq.
- Reappearance Of Opium (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 02, 2006)
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s report that poppy growing has returned to Pakistan for the first time since 2002 warrants the government’s immediate attention.
- 5,000 Personnel, Over Dozen Aircraft To Keep Watch: Bush Visit Toughest Security Challenge (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 02, 2006)
President Bush’s visit to India poses the “toughest security challenge” that the US Secret Service which protects him, has faced since the American leader went to Iraq, according to Stratfor, a news intelligence service.
- Claims Lack Credibility (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz informed the National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday that poverty had declined by 6.7 per cent on the basis of calorie intake.
- Bush To Help Resolve Kashmir Dispute, Hopes Musharraf (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday he expected US President George W. Bush to use his influence to help settle the Kashmir dispute.
- Tata Panel Moots Labour Reforms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Effective Centre-State investment policies favoured
Seeks reduction in number of approvals
Recommends setting up of independent regulatory commissions
- Good Nukes, Bad Nukes (Dawn, David Ignatius, Mar 02, 2006)
Juxtaposed this week are the two poles of the emerging world: India and Iran. They are alpha and omega, the dream and the nightmare. One symbolizes the promise of globalization, the other the threat of global disorder.
- Comfort For Markets With Political Stability (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Mar 02, 2006)
The finance minister has taken advantage of strong economic growth and the economy’s healthy state to bring the fisc back on track for achieving FRBM targets.
- Focus On Business Continuity (Business Line, RANA KAPOOR, Mar 02, 2006)
The measures proposed in this year's Union Budget reflect on business continuity with stable direction, and will further augment medium and long-term growth.
- Two Cs And Two Ds Make Four As (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Mar 02, 2006)
Making the top grade in four dimensions: Civil society and commerce, democracy and demography, India, to give a Hollywood metaphor, is the world's Million Dollar Baby. This has been so for long, though it has not won many contests because . . .
- Sure, Small Is Beautiful... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 02, 2006)
The finance minister’s decision to cut the excise duty on small cars is a well-thought move that benefits customers and manufacturers alike.
- Australia Will Not Supply Uranium Till India Signs Npt (Hindu, K. Venugopal , Mar 02, 2006)
Australia will not supply uranium till India signs NPT
- Manmohan Singh Frisked For Bush (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who received US President George Bush at the airport in breach of protocol, was reportedly frisked by American agents when he was allowed to approach the president.
- Iran Rejects Russia’S Moratorium Demand (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator today rejected Moscow’s demand for the re-imposition of moratorium on uranium enrichment as part of the package for floating nuclear joint venture on Russian soil.
- Indian Budget Wins Praise (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
India’s new "common man" budget combining populism with pledges of strong growth and fiscal vigilance spurred shares to a record high on Wednesday as it won praise from economists, business and traders.
- Endgame For Mulayam: The Right Price For Politicking (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 02, 2006)
Mulayam Singh has dealt democracy a body blow. The trust vote his government sought and won — immediately after the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court invalidated the merger of 40 BSP MLAs into SP in 2003 — is an example of the lengths . . .
- Bush's Delicate Path (Telegraph (UK), editorial, telegraph UK, Mar 01, 2006)
In 2000, Bill Clinton made the first visit to India by an American president for more than 20 years.
- Thank You, Mr President (Rediff on the Net, Sheela Bhatt, Mar 01, 2006)
This is what Prime Minister is most likely to say when President George Bush meets him in New Delhi, says a source in the Prime Minister's Office.
- Passage To India (San Francisco Chronicle, Edotorial, San Francisco Chronicle, Mar 01, 2006)
Over the past decade, India has swapped its suspicious view of the United States for a warmer one built on trade, technology and shared worries about terrorism. The world's two biggest democracies have a lot in common, it turns out.
- India, Pak To Review Air Services (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Top officials from India and Pakistan will hold talks next month to review the bilateral air services agreement, to further commercial cooperation and iron out differences on tariff and non-tariff barriers.
- No New Taxes In Budget (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Proposing no changes in corporate and personal income taxes and levying no new taxes, the Union Budget for 2006-07 made small cars and aerated drinks cheaper, raised service tax to 12 per cent and widened it to include 15 more items . . .
- Us Secretary Of State Rice Speaks To Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over telephone and said the two countries needed to work hard to implement the civil nuclear deal as they were "close" to it, ahead of President George W Bush's visit here.
- Afghanistan Slams Musharraf Comments Before Bush Trip (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Mar 01, 2006)
Afghan's foreign minister on Tuesday slammed comments by Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, who dismissed Afghan intelligence on the whereabouts of Islamist militants as "lies" influenced by Indian propaganda.
- Roundtable Meets Ultimate Solution: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Welcoming the ‘bold decision’ of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in calling a roundtable conference on Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Capital recently, People’s Democratic Party patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed today said . . .
- Govt Vows More For Poor, Budget Banks On Growth (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Mar 01, 2006)
The government pledged on Tuesday to boost spending on health, education and rural infrastructure to help the poor, unveiling an annual budget designed to foster growth and rein in the country's federal deficit.
- Bush To Begin India Visit, All Eyes On Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 01, 2006)
- U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in India on Wednesday on his first visit to the world's largest democracy, hoping to elevate a new friendship between the two nations into a strategic partnership.
- Parthenium Management In Kandi-Areas (Daily Excelsior, Dr Anil Kumar, Mar 01, 2006)
Weed management has been a major concern for all the farmers but the menace is of more concern in dry and Kandi areas where these unwanted plants not only extract excessive amount of water but also create health hazards for the poor farming community.
- Bush Heads To India, Pakistan, Leaving Domestic Troubles Behind (Reuters, Steve Holland, Mar 01, 2006)
U.S. and Indian negotiators were working to try to reach a nuclear agreement as President George W. Bush flew to New Delhi on Tuesday, his top officials said.
- Right Approach (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 01, 2006)
Like in the private sector there is need for adopting a performance-oriented approach in the Government administration too.
- Don’T Mis-Underestimate Dubya (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Mar 01, 2006)
The Bush family has an uncanny knack of knowing where the future will happen, says Jaithirth Rao
- Nailing The ‘Bad Guys’ (Indian Express, KALYANI MENON-SEN, Mar 01, 2006)
Delhi Police Commissioner Dr K.K. Paul addressed a public meeting in Delhi recently on the initiatives being taken by the Delhi Police to curb crime in the city.
- Timely Warning (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 01, 2006)
In the sphere of cyber crimes the number in our State or for that matter in the country as a whole is not important.
- Giving India An Energy Boost (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement on civil nuclear energy cooperation with the US has, at last, put the issue in perspective:
- Bush To Arrive Today, Nuke Deal Likely To Take-Off (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 01, 2006)
US President George W Bush, accompanied by First Lady Laura Bush, left Washington for India and Pakistan for a five-day trip.
- Us, India Discuss Terms For Possible Nuke Pact (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
The United States and India were bargaining over the terms of a landmark nuclear agreement even as US President George W Bush flew to New Delhi for the first visit there of his presidency.
- India Keeping Its Fingers Crossed On Civil Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 01, 2006)
Negotiations on with the United States to reach an agreement before the visit of George W. Bush
It was always obvious it would be difficult for both sides: Saran
Major initiatives in agriculture, energy, economy, biotech, defence expected
- Executive Decisions (Indian Express, MICHAEL GREEN, Mar 01, 2006)
Natural allies? If only their countries would appreciate the direction taken by Manmohan Singh and George W. Bush, says MICHAEL GREEN
- Indians Cheated In Malaysia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Human Resources Minister Fong Chong Onn said his ministry wanted to know the entry procedures of foreign workers when investigating the allegations, the Malay Mail paper said.
- N-Deal Hopes Take Off As Bush Boards Air Force One (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 01, 2006)
As US President George W Bush boarded Air Force One at 1.25 pm (Washington time), India and the United States began inching towards a closure on the nuclear deal. What Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called a “short distance” this evening . . .
- Half Of What Taxman Collects, He Gives Away: In Budget, A Revelation And A Revolution? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Mar 01, 2006)
Tucked away in Para 174 of P Chidambaram’s 180-para speech is a fiscal revolution in the making: it leads us to the conclusion that of every Rs 100 the Centre gets as tax revenue, it gives away almost Rs 52 by way of exemptions.
- Is Pandemic A Real Fear? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
WHO estimates that two million people could die if bird flu turns into a pandemic
- Coasting Along (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 01, 2006)
Within a ‘don't rock the vote’ approach, Chidambaram has done some fine tuning but made no structural changes
- Clear Danger (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 01, 2006)
Sectarian violence could lead Iraq into civil war
There are clear signs that Iraq is teetering on the brink of a civil war. It does seem that the sectarian powder-keg, which has been highly volatile for over two years now, is about to explode.
- Riding On Buoyancy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 01, 2006)
The budget has scored by letting the economy take care of itself
- 3½ Looking At 10 (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Mar 01, 2006)
Budget wants 10% GDP growth. It hopes economy will be on autopilot
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