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- Not Yet The Govt Of Aam Admi (Deccan Herald, UTPAL BORPUJARI, May 23, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, who exactly a year ago was anointed to the top post in the midst of near hysteria among Congressmen because of Sonia Gandhi’s renunciation and when nobody expected the mild-mannered economist to be thrust with the .
- A Handicapped Prime Minister (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, May 23, 2005)
Lenin dubbed George Bernard Shaw a good man fallen among Fabians.
- Sri Lankan Investment Board Sets Up Office (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Thrust areas will be information technology, bio-technology,
- Iit Graduates’ Meet Showcases Human Resources (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , May 23, 2005)
High-technology ties with the US have become a two-way street. India, having contributed some of its best brains, has much to take and also much to give.
- Mush And Kash (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , May 23, 2005)
Judging by the soundbites emanating out of Pervez Musharraf, the man, president and general, it would appear that he is thinking Kashmir 24X7.
- Musharraf's India Policy (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 23, 2005)
There is concern in Pakistan that President Musharraf has not taken all concerned along in making course corrections to the India policy
- In The Deep Freeze (Indian Express, Ajai Shukla, May 23, 2005)
India undervalues its Siachen advantage, see it through Pakistani eyes
- Upa’S New Deal For Rural India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Releasing the UPA’s report card, Dr Singh emphasised the need to rehash public expenditure and to improve efficiency of ministries for the growth of the nation
- Newsweek's Embedded Explosion (Hindu, P. SAINATH, May 23, 2005)
U.S. standing in the Muslim world was not lowered by theNewsweekreport. Such reports are believed because U.S. standing in the Muslim world is so low. And with good reason.
- King Backer Koirala Humbled (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Prakash Koirala has been publicly expressing his support for King Gyanendra at a time when the Nepali Congress has been agitating against the monarch.
- Support To The Congress Is A Historical Need, Says Karat (Deccan Herald, Gobind Thukral, May 23, 2005)
Prakash Karat is no ordinary communist.
- Scientists Proposed Nuclear Testing During My Tenure, Says V.P. Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
Scientists proposed nuclear testing during my tenure, says V.P. Singh
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- Scientists Proposed Nuclear Testing During My Tenure, Says V.P. Singh (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, May 23, 2005)
"Any international treaty should come before Parliament"
- The Artist In Satyajit Ray (Deccan Herald, UTPAL BORPUJARI, May 22, 2005)
Satyajit Ray is known as a filmmaker. But the book released recently in his honour makes known various other facets to the genius, that he was a music director, script writer, and that he even d
- Merits Of Martyrdom (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 22, 2005)
It is not just the tiger, but also the elephant, the turtle, the dolphin, the wetland, the ... facing a bleak future. A look at the crisis facing Indian wildlife.
- Distress Calls (Hindu, Pankaj Sekhsaria, May 22, 2005)
It is not just the tiger, but also the elephant, the turtle, the dolphin, the wetland, the ... facing a bleak future. A look at the crisis facing Indian wildlife.
- News Reporter Turned Newsmaker (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, May 22, 2005)
Iftikhar Gilani, journalist in ‘Kashmir Times,’ arrested on ‘national interest’ and released in ‘public interest,’ gives an inside story of his arrest, experiences in jail and his road to recovery.
- A Chat With The ‘King Of Hearts’ (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, May 22, 2005)
in an exclusive with Ghazal virtuoso Pankaj Udhas, whose inspiration in life is none other than his eleven-year-old daughter.
- If He Seeks Peace Without A Treaty, He Is Calculating (Business Line, D. Murali , May 20, 2005)
As if mystery treaty has been signed, there's apparent peace between the Finance Minister and the central banker, with the Finance Ministry said to have no difference with the Reserve Bank of India on FII inflows.
- Back To Letters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 20, 2005)
Words may be the primary means of communication between human beings. But human exchanges also happen in the medium of time.
- History’S Rough Edges (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 20, 2005)
The visit of the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to Moscow, earlier this month, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory over fascism reminded me of an incident in Rangoon
- Gangubai Hangal, A Symbol Of Talent, Courage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
Amidst the roar of the waves and the faint light from the nearly-full moon, when ‘Gangu tai’, as she is fondly called, sang the mukhda of Jo teri razaa, the audience rose as one – to appreciate a singer whose spirit remains unassailable.
- Science & Third Degree (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
The Orissa High Court upheld the verdict of life imprisonment against Dara Singh while acquitting eleven others convicted by the lower court.
The Orissa High Court on Thursday set aside Dara Singh’s death penalty, pronounced by a lower court,
- Cabinet Approves New National Map Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
The Union Cabinet approved a new National Map Policy with two series, one for defence and the other for public uses.
- The New Job Market — In The Sky (Hindu, V. Jayanth , May 20, 2005)
The new private airlines setting up shop need pilots and cabin crew in a hurry.
- Gender Equality Still A Distant Dream (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 20, 2005)
A recent survey by the World Economic Forum finds that full economic and political empowerment remains a dream for millions of women even in the Western world.
- Governance Reform For India's Forests (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 20, 2005)
The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 reaches out to the Adivasi communities and seeks to make them active protectors of the forest, while strengthening their livelihood possibilities.
- A Shocking Absence Of Outrage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2005)
The gruesome attack on a woman engaged in a campaign against child marriage in Madhya Pradesh is a reminder that despite claims to being on the threshold of developed nation status
- ‘Dil Pasand Committee’ (Tribune, Som Dutt, May 20, 2005)
Those in the government service are well aware of the role which a departmental promotion committee, popularly known as “Dil Pasand Committee”, plays in their career.
- Veto Issue (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 20, 2005)
The process of expanding the United Nations security council has finally generated momentum.
- Rise Of A New Power (Deccan Herald, ANAND GIRIDHARDAS, May 20, 2005)
India is building an economic and military presence in Asia which could alter the global balance of power
- When Foreign Aid Causes Death And Damage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
P V Satheesh is the Director of the Deccan Development Society that is involved in empowering rural Dalit women in Zaheerabad of Medak district, one of the most backward districts of Andhra Pradesh.
- The Old Has Its Uses (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, May 20, 2005)
Shanghai: skyscrapers, curved, jagged-edged, with stylized lighting; traffic jams, police physically stopping motorcyclists and pedestrians from breaking signals; narrow pavements
- Lifetime Achievement Award For Krishnaswamy (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, May 20, 2005)
Ninth recipient over the last four decades and the first from Afro-Asian continents
- Pragmatic Projection (Hindu, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 20, 2005)
The Union Cabinet’s approval of the Mid Term Appraisal (MTA) of the Tenth Plan (2002-07), which has scaled down the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate
- Energising Collectors (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 20, 2005)
The two-day meeting of over 450 Collectors (known as District Magistrates/Deputy Commissioners north of the Vindhyas) in various States called by the Prime Minister
- Barred! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 20, 2005)
When they are not able to ensure regular policing, politicians of clay start taking recourse to moral policing.
- Confounding Corporate Governance (Business Line, Vijaya B. Marisetty, May 20, 2005)
THE recent developments at the Reliance group highlight the opaqueness in Indian corporates. The allegations of movement of funds and a divergence between control and cash flow rights across group companies is at the heart of the corporate governance...
- Upa's Foreign Policy Report Card — More `As' Than `Bs' (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, May 20, 2005)
Dr Manmohan Singh has initiated steps to shed fears about competing with China and is even considering a free trade agreement with it.
- When Will A Yuan Revaluation Happen? (Business Line, T. B. Kapali , May 20, 2005)
China is among the big stories of the global market. When and how China will modify or revalue the pegged exchange rate of the yuan currency against the US dollar is the key issue.
- India, Australia Target $8 B Bilateral Trade By 2007 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 20, 2005)
India and Australia will start work on Trade and Economic Framework Agreement but New Delhi wanted Canberra to tackle the issue of non-tariff barriers to take the bilateral trade to $8 billion by 2007.
- India's Poverty: Help The Poor Help Themselves (International Herald Tribune, Kirsty Hughes , May 19, 2005)
While India's growth makes it an economic and political player to watch in the next decades, the country remains desperately poor. Almost a quarter of India's 1.1 billion people live on less than $1 a day; 700 million more live on less than $2 a day.
- Asia To Slow In 2005 On Oil Rise, Drought, Low Exports (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Asia’s major economies, with the exception of Indonesia, are set to slow this year after growing in 2004 at their fastest pace in four years, a Reuters poll of 12 economies found.
- 'India's Pc Sales Up 29%' (The Financial Express, Reuters, May 19, 2005)
India's personal computer sales jumped 29 per cent in the year to March 2005, powered by a fall in notebook computer prices and purchases by management schools, market researcher IDC said on Thursday.
- Posco Wants $10 Bn Steel Plant In China (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Posco, Asia's third-largest steelmaker, is seeking permission to build a mill in China with capacity equal to 33 per cent of the company's output last year, to expand in the world's largest steel market.
- Nuclear Power Play (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, May 19, 2005)
IT is widely accepted that India’s perfect record on nuclear proliferation is better than that of many nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatories.
- Left Still ‘Red’ On Upa Achievements (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Left showed the “red flag” again to the UPA government on its performance, clearly disassociating with the UPA’s take on the crucial UPA-Left Coordination meet held here.
- Left Govt To Divest 29 Sick Psus (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Bengal’s Left Front Government today decided to disinvest 29 government- run loss-making industries and hand these over to the private sector.
- In Defence Of Transparency (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 19, 2005)
The defence ministry’s procurement manual, albeit for one aspect of the armed forces’ purchase needs, is a welcome step forward.
- No Cbi Probe Into Tiger Reserves (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Not willing to hand over to the CBI the investigation into vanishing tiger population in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the country, the Centre has stated that the Task Force of independent experts headed by Sunita Narain will be allowed to co
- India, China To Discuss Confidence-Building Steps (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Building on the momentum in defence ties following Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's visit to India, military officials of the two countries meet here from Monday to chalk out implementation a set of confidence-building measures along their border.
- Karnataka Launches Anti-Naxalite Offensive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Karnataka Government on Thursday launched a major anti-naxalite offensive with nearly 300 Special Task Force personnel fanning out in Malnad region for combing operations.
- Bangalore-Delhi In 20 Minutes By Hypersonic Jet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
A Bangalore to Delhi flight in 20 minutes flat compared to the 140 minutes it takes now?
- What Lay Beneath (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The report of an English NGO Christian Aid, that blamed the Department For International Development (DFID) of the British government for the more than 4,000 farmers’ suicides in Andhra Pradesh in the last 10 years, has come in handy for the Congress to f
- India Inc Bullish On Pm, Upa (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
India Inc has given the UPA government a 65 per cent score, a shade better than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's own assessment of 60 per cent on completion of one year in office, a survey by an industry chamber said on Thursday.
- Terror Suspect Faces Extradition (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
A London judge has ruled that a British Muslim accused of running websites inciting murder and urging fellow Muslims to fight a holy war can be extradited to the US.
- Nfl To Invest Rs 500 Cr In Panipat Plant (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
NFL, the second largest urea producer in the country, plans to invest Rs 500 crore to shift its Panipat plant to the gas- based fuel feedstock.
- Bengal Plans To Raise Rs 1,700 Cr To Revamp Pses (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The West Bengal Government plans to raise Rs 1,700 crore from different foreign agencies for restructuring 29 public sector enterprises during 2005-07.
- Right Wave Length (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Telecom regulator Trai has done well to recommend lower spectrum charges and additional spectrum for both GSM and CDMA operators.
- Tripura Hands Over 20 Departments To Panchayat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Tripura will now be the first state in the Northeast to hand over the executive authority of twenty major departments to the local self-government as part of decentralisation of power.
- World Bank To Back Investment Lending In Tamil Nadu (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
THE World Bank is of the view that it would support investment lending in Tamil Nadu rather than providing budget support, according to Mr Michael F. Carter, Country Director-India, World Bank.
- Amma Days Again (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
THIS lady needs watching, especially by the Opposition. And where she is concerned, the Opposition comprises all the parties.
- India Holds Talks With N-Suppliers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
A delegation of the 30-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) held a crucial round of talks with senior officials of the Ministry of External Affairs here recently which may have an immense strategic significance for India in the near future.
- Messiah With A Head For Business (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , May 19, 2005)
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty of Bangalore’s famous Narayana Hrudayalaya has created a magnificent healthcare facility for both rich and poor
- A Year Of Dr Manmohan Singh -- 1 (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, May 19, 2005)
CONDUCTING foreign policy in a rational manner while heading a coalition government dependent on Stalinist-oriented communist parties and rabid regional parties is not easy.
- Advani Advice: Tell Left To Pipe Down For Double Digit Growth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
BJP president L.K. Advani today praised PM Manmohan Singh for starting the reforms process but cautioned him against leaning heavily on the Left, an act, he said, that would make it more difficult to achieve a double-digit growth.
- Killing With Impunity (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 19, 2005)
This provision violates India’s treaty obligation under Article 2 (3) of the ICCPR according to which: “Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes:
- Buddha Talks Psu Reforms & World Bank (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, May 19, 2005)
Rs 1700 cr needed to close down 29 loss-making PSUs, trim 70,000 workforce, weave safety net
- Rajputana Rifles, Ins Delhi Sign (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The affiliation encompasses many facets of cooperation,including better understanding of each other's traditions, culture and heritage.
- 'I Am Disappointed By The Pace Of Reform' (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, May 19, 2005)
There is a dilemma at the heart of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Its political mandate was on a pro-people and not a pro-economic reform platform.
- Air Force Seeks Bush Nod For Space Weapons (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The US Air Force is seeking President Bush's approval of a national security directive that could move the United States closer to fielding offensive and defensive space weapons...
- China Hits Back In Yuan, Textiles War Of Words (The Financial Express, Reuters, May 19, 2005)
China on Wednesday dismissed US criticism of its fixed currency peg and attacked European and US steps to curb Chinese textile exports as unfair.
- No Fear Of Flying (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 19, 2005)
The G-4 group of nations — India, Germany, Japan and Brazil — has circulated a draft UN resolution that envisages veto powers for newly-inducted Security Council Members.
- 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
- Cost In Blood (Indian Express, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 19, 2005)
The horror in Andizhan in eastern Uzbekistan that began on Friday last has not yet been fully revealed to the world.
- A Common Bickering Platform (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 19, 2005)
As over 40 top leaders of the UPA coalition assembled at the PM’s residence on Wednesday and held discussions on national issues, there were occasions when only one-upmanship and personal interests came to the fore.
- Miles To Go For Upa To Prove Its Merit (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) has to be congratulated for completing its first year in office without any major hiccups. It has managed its unruly alliances with the Left, RJD and Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP quite well.
- Making India ‘Flat’ Needs Simple Economics (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, May 19, 2005)
Earlier this month, I attended TiEcon 2005, the annual conference of The Indus Entrepreneurs, a South Asian networking organisation born in Silicon Valley, now becoming a global force.
- India, Canada To Put Ties On ‘Faster Track’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
India and Canada have agreed to put bilateral ties on a "faster track" even as New Delhi urged for greater investment, especially in the infrastructure sector, in the country.
- Reforming The Railways (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
With Lalu Prasad as minister for railways, whatever hope remained for substantial reform of the system had been discounted a year ago.
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