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- Big Is Beautiful, Fm Tells Banks (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Sep 11, 2005)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has identified seven public sector banks having assets of over Rs 50,000 crore, as the ones to take the lead in the consolidation process in the banking industry while addressing banking and media personnel at Bank of India
- The Children Of Paradise (Deccan Herald, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Sep 11, 2005)
Salman Rushdie misses out the appeal of the ordinary in his ‘continent crossing’ new novel, Shalimar the Clown, says Natasha Walter.
- The Journey Of Life, Literally (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
The sharp contrasts between the glamour of advertising and the grime of local trains bring into focus the character of a city that doesn’t care.
- When Men Tread Female Turf (Deccan Herald, Staff Reporter , Sep 11, 2005)
The Gotipua dance, performed by young male dancers in feminine roles, has played an important role in preserving Orissa’s dance heritage, writes Jayalakshmi Yegnaswamy.
- Uneasy Existence (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 11, 2005)
With the Forest Department, conservationists and human rights activists at loggerheads, there are no easy solutions for the villagers around the Melghat Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra.
- Bsf To Be Pulled Out Of Srinagar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 11, 2005)
Border Security Force (BSF) troops deployed in Srinagar have received orders to withdraw from counter-terrorist operations in the city. Starting Sunday, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), in coordination with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, will be so
- Mapping History Of The Garden City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
Much-loved Bangalore was, it seems, a hit with the British too. Giridhar Khasnis on Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha’s book Deccan Traverses, which traces the history of the city.
- Bringing Up The Parents (Deccan Herald, Mala Kumar, Sep 11, 2005)
Raising children today is a complex and crucial activity that needs sustained parental effort, writes Mala Kumar.
- The Stately Pleasure Dome That Housed Turkish Damsels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
Ghiyath-ud-Din, the founder of Mandu, had a seraglio of 15,000 women, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer.
- France Backs India's Claim For Unsc Seat (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
France on Saturday backed India's candidature for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council and its fight against terrorism even as it expressed concern over the situation in South Asia and said war should be the last resort against Iraq.
- Dancing With The Red Dragon (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2005)
India and Pakistan should take a leaf out of China’s savvy economic diplomacy with Taiwan, reports Pallavi Aiyar
- Cooking Up A Storm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
From young media guys to middle-aged ad professionals, out-of-work intellectuals and writers– all versions of modern-day Adam in India are climbing on to the food bandwagon,
- Floating An Idea (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 11, 2005)
During the arguments on the plea of the Shankacharya of Kanchi before the Supreme Court last week that the criminal cases against him should be transferred out of Tamil Nadu, his counsel Fali Nariman pointed out that there was a curious ambivalence in the
- Once Upon A Time... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
She is colourful and vivacious. And the stories she tells make her a hit with children. Veena Pradeep meets Mama Nomusa whose powerful stories touch many young lives.
- Dream Debut (Business Standard, Emcee, Sep 10, 2005)
Even if it is evident that the markets are on a roll, Sasken’s debut at Rs 460, a 76 per cent premium to the issue price, is stunning. What’s more, it closed even higher at Rs 466.
- Starvation Deaths And Sonia’S Antics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2005)
A chief minister in whose state children die of hunger should not just be forced to resign but should be tried for criminal negligence
- Us Moves Gingerly On Nuke Ties With India (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Sep 10, 2005)
The Bush administration has begun to feel its way around the legislative jungle in order to reach the goal of civilian nuclear cooperation with India.
- A Significant Advance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 10, 2005)
The passage by Parliament of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Bill — in response to demands from the National Commission for Women and citizens' bodies — to provide for a civil remedy against atrocities has not come a day too soon, consideri
- An Autocrat Gets Himself Elected (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2005)
Since Upper and Lower Egypt united more than 5,000 years ago, the country has been ruled by ruthless autocrats.
- A Linked Future (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Sep 10, 2005)
Alice Hardgrove’s scholarly work on Marwaris cites European Jews and the Chinese of Indonesia.
- Ideological Twins (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Sep 10, 2005)
The way out of the impasse for Pakistan and Israel is to give up their claims to be homelands of their religions.
- American Bellyache (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 10, 2005)
It’s been a spectacular and confusing September so far in America.
- Poised To Grow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2005)
While the outcome of the just-concluded Sixth India-European Union (EU) summit signals that the two sides are poised to enter a phase of enhanced engagement, whether they will follow up the positive words with action remains to be seen.
- Kamal Nath Seeks Land Route (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 10, 2005)
Stresses its importance for greater trade between the two countries
- Wishful Facts (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
In a TV poll conducted hours before Sania Mirza’s fourth round match against Maria Sharapova in the US Open, a full 82 per cent of those taking part in the poll predicted a Mirza victory. In another poll, 55 per cent felt Sharapova would be under greater
- That 8000, And Rising, Feeling (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Sep 10, 2005)
After weeks of relentless climbing and coasting every potential setback, the Sensex this week crossed a dizzying 8000.
- Mad Girl In A Little Dress (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 10, 2005)
It is not news when a woman is locked up by her family.
- Jointly With Eu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2005)
THE Joint Action Plan (JAP) for an “Indo-EU Strategic Partnership” adopted by India and the EU is wide-ranging, and has been described by the parties themselves as an “ambitious” document.
- India, Pak Discuss Opening Of More Land Routes (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Encouraged by the increasing flow of goods to Wagah border, India and Pakistan today discussed the opening of more land border points to increase bilateral trade.
- India, China To Exchange Information On Terror Crimes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2005)
Stepping up efforts against terrorism, India and China have decided to exchange experiences on anti-hijacking, hostage situations and other terror-related crimes.
- Us Rejects Pak Demand For N-Parity With India (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2005)
Rejecting Pakistan’s demand for parity with India in accessing civilian nuclear technology, the US has said the landmark accord with New Delhi was a “mechanism to deepen” further its commitment to international non-proliferation.
- U.S. And The Middle East (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Sep 10, 2005)
Despite claims that it is spreading democracy in the Arab world the general feeling is that the U.S. doesn't want to push the ballot box too much for fear of an unwelcome result.
- India-U.S. Deal And The Nuclear Ceiling (Hindu, R. Rajaraman, Sep 10, 2005)
India will suffer no loss of security if it were to abandon all further production of fissile materials for military purposes and declare all its power reactors open to safeguarding.
- Gail, Petronet To Finalise Rs 12,000-Crore Projects (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 10, 2005)
GAIL and Petronet LNG Ltd will set the ball rolling on mega projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore in Kerala in the next two months. With the completion of DFR, GAIL board will give its approval to the Rs 7,000 crore gas-based petrochemical project and the a
- Manmohan To Host Dinner For Musharraf In New York (Indian Express, PTI, Sep 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet US President George W Bush and host a dinner for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in New York next week on the margins of the UN General Assembly session.
- Talk N-Issue Over: India To Iran, Us (Indian Express, Reuters, Sep 10, 2005)
India said on Friday it wanted differences between Iran and the United States on Tehran's nuclear activities to be resolved through talks, as New Delhi walks a diplomatic tightrope in its ties with both nations.
- China Gets Proactive Diplomatically (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 10, 2005)
Peace, development, and cooperation on a global scale are the focus of China's policy.
- Crude Oil: Nuisance Or Bonanza For The Us? (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Most of the bears were waiting for hurricane Katrina to validate their pessimism. It arrived and despite public protestations of sympathy for the victims
- Fissures And Face-Offs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 10, 2005)
The BJP’s latest crisis speaks volumes for its present fragility. The Lal Krishen Advani-Madan Lal face-off, even if it can be managed for the moment,
- Going Into Relationships (Business Line, R. Anand, Sep 10, 2005)
R. Anand discusses the issue of employer-employee links in the fringe benefit tax regime
- There Are Contradictions In Fbt (Business Line, Tosh K. Toshniwal, Sep 10, 2005)
THE latest circular on fringe benefit tax (FBT) makes one think hard, trying to analyse and understand the justification and rationale of taxing the various transactions as also the correlation, or rather contradiction, of the expressions at different pla
- Open Retail, Relax Banking Norms: Uk (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Britain has asked India to open up the retail sector to foreign direct investment and allow greater participation of foreign banks in the banking sector.
- At E-Gram Panchayat, New Windows Open (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
It’s a remote area, surrounded by dense forests and the Aravalli hills. Juna Chamun and three other villages here have a population of 4,500 with most of the people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes. And only 10 per cent of them own
- A Million Bridges (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
World Islam has been in crisis, its billion or so adherents being variously in a state of bewilderment, frustration, anger and despair.
- Euphoria Tempered By Caution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 10, 2005)
The rise of the premier stock exchange indices has been spectacular recently.
- Surprise Handshake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2005)
The recent meeting between the Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom in Istanbul appears to be the first step towards normalisation of Pakistan-Israel relations.
- Oil Bonds Not Before November’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2005)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, on Thursday, indicated that the government would not issue oil bonds worth over Rs 10,000-12,000 crore to petroleum companies before November, as the move required Parliamentary approval.
- Nature Lays A Superpower Low (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2005)
Natural disasters, whether in the form of storms or tsunamis, make no distinction between developed and developing countries.
- Mumbai After The Rain: Piecemeal Policies (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Sep 09, 2005)
Mumbai might have survived the floods but the challenge that people in the city now face is the deluge of piecemeal policymaking.
- The Sensex Soars: Celebrate, Cautiously (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2005)
Raise a toast, but drink moderately. At 16.5, the price-to-earnings ratio of the sensex is far from manic, and if earnings growth continues, the index could scale further heights.
- Plight Of The Under-Trials (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 09, 2005)
A picture in this newspaper’s metropolitan section shows dozens of under-trial prisoners waiting in the compound of the district courts premises in Karachi, waiting for the hearing of their cases.
- Blair For Promotion Of Indo-British Educational Links (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 09, 2005)
The British Govt seems keen on promoting Indo-British educational ties. This bid is in view of providing students with mutli- cultural experiences.
- Heroes And Charlatans (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 09, 2005)
Over the past few weeks, I have busied myself trying to understand the dynamics of an encounter that agitated corporate India of the Twenties and Thirties — the conflict between the fledgling Scindia Steam Navigation Company and the well-entrenched Britis
- Beware! Don’T Be Your Own Doctor -I (Greater Kashmir, NAQSHAB AFRA, Sep 09, 2005)
Self medication and drug abuse is also one of the mental health related problems and all sections of every society is prone to it.
- Hands Across The Sea (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 09, 2005)
HARROWING images from the disaster created by Hurricane Katrina along America’s Gulf coast have been beamed round the world and generated offers of help from likely and more unlikely quarters.
- Loss Of Soil Carbon "Will Speed Global Warming" (Hindu, Tim Radford, Sep 09, 2005)
ENGLAND'S SOILS have been losing carbon at the rate of four million tonnes a year for the past 25 years — losses which will accelerate global warming and which have already offset all the cuts in Britain's industrial carbon emissions between 1990 and 2002
- Bangla Lessons For Hindi Belt (Hindu, Jairam Ramesh, Sep 09, 2005)
THE UNITED Nations Development Programme's annual Human Development Report for 2005 has just been released.
- Hurricane Katrina's Political Fallout (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 09, 2005)
The neocons may have been damaged by Katrina, but progressives will have to fight for a new political settlement.
- Eu’S Promises (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2005)
Although many nuts and bolts are to be sorted out, the emerging agreement between India and the European Union making New Delhi
- If Katrina Escapes Retirement, It May Figure In The 2011 List Of Scheduled Hurricanes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 09, 2005)
THE latest posting on the US Federal Reserve Board's site (www.federalreserve.gov) is the Beige Book, or the `informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts', dated September 7.
- Forty Years After 1965 War (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 09, 2005)
COME September 6 and every year our neighbour to the west observes the “Defence of Pakistan Day”.
- As Oil Prices Rise, Field Trips Get Cancelled (Tribune, Fem Shen, Sep 09, 2005)
The adults in your life are probably really cranky right now about having to pay more than $3 per gallon for gas.
- Challenges And Change In Persian Gulf — Why India Needs A "Look West" Policy (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 09, 2005)
MILITARY INTERVENTION in Iraq could well prove to be a historic blunder for the United States, resulting from setbacks like those it faced in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia
- Manufacturing Excellence In India — Implications For A Rapidly Integrating Economy (Business Line, Harish Anand, Sep 09, 2005)
THE World Bank Quarterly Update on China (August 2005) has some interesting facts that throw light on China's experience in pursuing rapid economic growth while ensuring social upliftment, especially in the rural areas.
- Communicate More, Commute Less (Business Line, T. H. Chowdary , Sep 09, 2005)
CRUDE oil prices have crossed $70 a barrel from $35 two years ago, and LNG (liquefied natural gas) at $10 per MMBTU is double that of last year
- Energy Independence (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Sep 09, 2005)
It was quite a timely and apt slogan --- Energy Independence by 2030 --- given by President APJ Abdul Kalam considering that India's economy is growing at a fast peace and will be requiring sufficient energy in the coming years if it wants to be a world p
- Musharraf Inches Close To Jews (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Sep 09, 2005)
General Pervez Musharraf address to the American Jew community in New York on September 17 is being seen as a relaxation in Pakistan's bigotry towards Israel either under the United States pressure or as a matter of strategy.
- Happy Reunion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 09, 2005)
The air of hope and expectancy in the house of 70-year old Champa Devi in the Kathua town is only to be expected. After all, her son Radhey Shyam is returning home after a lapse of nine years which he was condemned to spend in a Pakistani jail
- Bird Flu Warning (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 09, 2005)
During the winter of 2004, the scare created over the bird flu menace had caused huge losses not only to the Rs 30,000-crore Indian poultry industry, the fourth largest in the world, but also to the entire downstream food chain.
- India, Uk Pact On Aviation, Nuke Power (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 09, 2005)
India and the United Kingdom today agreed on a roadmap for co-operation in aviation, hydrocarbons, intellectual property and a civil nuclear programme besides agreeing to work together on a norm on zero tolerance for terrorism.
- India, Uk To Fight Terror, Call For ‘Zero Tolerance’ (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 09, 2005)
India and Britain on Thursday resolved to combat the growing menace of terrorism in a bid to promote global peace and security even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for an international norm of zero tolerance for terrorism.
- Guaranteeing Work With Growth (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Sep 09, 2005)
With corruption being the central issue of the entire debate on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, there is bound to be significant attention paid to the leakage of resources earmarked for the scheme.
- Can We Improve Public Service Delivery? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Sep 09, 2005)
India has a functioning democracy and several institutions and practices ensure checks and balances and a modicum of governance. Yet, every government feels handicapped in delivering on its promises.
- India, China Sign Anti-Terror Mou (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 09, 2005)
India and China on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to combat terrorism and drug trafficking as also gun-running along the border areas.
- Honesty Test (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANYA PATTABHI, Sep 09, 2005)
Many a time, honesty goes hand in hand with innocence. Children’s minds are not corrupted, they are innocent, and therefore they are honest. Once a doctor asked a kid brother of a sick woman to give his blood to save her life. The kid was scared and hesit
- If America Couldn't Protect, Who Can? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Sep 09, 2005)
Hurricane Katrina has achieved the near-impossible in Indian politics: it has united America-lovers and America-baiters.
- Hope Runs Through It (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Sep 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran separately visited Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan last week making it the most hectic week for regional diplomacy in recent years.
- India, E.U. Favour `Effective Multilateralism' (Hindu, Diplomatic Correspondent, Hindu, Sep 09, 2005)
They agree to open security dialogue at the level of senior officials Manmohan Singh hails the framework agreement on Indian participation in the Galileo satellite navigation system
- India, Uk Agree On Economic Ties — Pacts On Air Service, Oil, Gas Signed (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Sep 09, 2005)
INDIA and the UK on Thursday agreed to cooperate on a wide range of economic issues including civilian nuclear energy and the hydrocarbon sector.
- Iran: Talks Must Continue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 09, 2005)
PAKISTAN has vital stakes in a peaceful settlement of Iran’s nuclear imbroglio.
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