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- On Growth, Poverty And Opportunity (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 29, 2006)
"While India's growth performance has improved there are concerns about whether this is doing enough for the poor and excluded groups.
- Reliance, Chevron Readying For New Exploration Venture (The Financial Express, ANUPAMA AIRY, Aug 29, 2006)
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group may soon float a new upstream company for undertaking exploration and production (E&P) ventures in various parts of India. US major Chevron International may pick an equity stake in the new company.
- Raipur Says Song Must Be Sung On Sept. 11 (Asian Age, Sudhir K. Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
A circular issued on Sunday by the Chhattisgarh school education department on the singing of the first two verses of Vande Mataram has created an impression that the state government had made it compulsory that the national song be sung in all . . .
- Poor Grade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
The SSA has stated that project targets have not been met.
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- Shortage Of Milk In Capital (Pioneer, Neha Kaushik, Aug 29, 2006)
With Rajasthan and Gujarat, the two major milk producing States reeling under floods, the national Capital is facing a severe shortage of milk.
- A Salutary Approach (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks at a conference on terrorism organised last week by Muslim clerics in the capital addressed their immediate apprehensions against the grisly background of the Mumbai bomb explosions.
- India Stands By Baloch People (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Armed with yet another opportunity to give Pakistan a dose of its own medicine, India on Monday said the killing of veteran Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was "unfortunate" and that it underlined the "need for peaceful dialogue to address the . ..
- Who Makes Policy? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 28, 2006)
More or less everyone with an interest in nuclear policy welcomed Saturday’s meeting between the prime minister and nuclear scientists.
- Over 250 National Monuments Under Encroachment (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 28, 2006)
They are our link to the country’s glorious past. But, this link is in the danger of being snapped.
- At Least 93 Dead In Floods In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
At least 93 people were killed and dozens more are missing in massive floods caused by monsoon rains that have swamped the normally drought-prone desert state of Rajasthan, reports said Sunday.
- Pm Visit Effort To Derive Political Mileage: Bjd-Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
A day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Orissa, the ruling BJP-BJD alliance today said it was “an attempt to derive political mileage”.
- Holcim Fined Over Takeover `Lapse` (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today slapped a Rs 25-crore penalty on Swiss cement major Holcim for its failure to comply with takeover regulations during its acquisition of Associated Cement Company (ACC) last year.
- Sebi Slaps Rs 25 Cr Fine On Holcim (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday issued an order, slapping a hefty Rs 25-crore penalty on Holcim (India) Pvt Ltd— an arm of global cement giant Holcim of Switzerland—for violation of its takeover regulations.
- Push The Pace (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
That George Bush should use cuss words when he thinks the microphones are off is not really very surprising.
Has this man ever struck you as a guy with an overwhelmingly sophisticated command of the language?
You do remember that he was asked wheth
- Why The War On Terror Was Lost (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Aug 26, 2006)
When historians look back at the long hot months of July and August 2006, my guess is that they will remember them as the Summer of Terror.
- Taking Refuge In Nostalgia... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Aug 26, 2006)
There was a time I made three visits to Khan Market everyday. It is across the road from my flat.
- Who Are The Bohras? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The 12 men arrested in Amsterdam on Flight NW-42, and since cleared of all charges, were Bohra Muslims from Mumbai. The point of interest is that the Bohra community has always been known for being strictly apolitical, and sharply focused on its primary t
- Sebi Slaps Rs 25 Cr Fine On Holcim (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Aug 26, 2006)
The adjudicating officer of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has imposed a hefty penalty of Rs 25 crore on Holcim (India) Ltd, the Indian arm of Swiss-based Holcim, for not making an open offer in Everest Industries Ltd under the takeover
- Indo-Pak Talks On Sir Creek Doubtful (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Indo-Pak technical-level talks to resolve the dispute over Sir Creek, scheduled to be held here for two days from August 23, may not take place.
- Good Signs For An Endangered Bird (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The sighting of nests of the Great Indian Bustard in the Kutch region has given a ray of hope regarding the endangered birds. These were spotted in the Nalia region of the Great Indian Bustard sanctuary, State Forest Department officials said.
- The Empire Strikes Back (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Aug 25, 2006)
Having failed to push through the amendment to the RTI Act, the Government is now attempting to bring it in through the backdoor.
- The Telangana Turn (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 25, 2006)
When Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K. Chandrashekhara Rao walked out of the UPA and began his hunger strike at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on August 23, he was not the first Andhra leader to use this evocative tool to pursue an emotive cause.
- Of Do’S And Don’Ts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 25, 2006)
A commercial firm called Gujarat Tea Processors asked the telecom department to change the number allotted to it and provide a new number in May 2000.
- Government Claim On Chikungunya Disputed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Dr. Ramadoss says Chikungunya is a non-fatal disease
- Ngos Should Practise What They Preach (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 24, 2006)
NGO activity being largely voluntary, overheads in such organisations should be minimal.
- Nation & States: Iii (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 24, 2006)
UP's economic resurgence cannot be brought about merely by bringing into the state a few industrialists or entrepreneurs.
- If We Require N-Tests, We Will Have Right To Decide, Says Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Brushing aside speculation that India had signed away its sovereign right over its strategic programme with the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted in the Lok Sabha today that the deal would not close . . .
- More Than Soft Drinks, Hard Facts (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 24, 2006)
It seems you can you have your Coke and drink it too? The controversy is getting curiouser with Minister of Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss questioning the findings of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on pesticide levels in colas.
- Organised Riots & Structured Violence In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
What are called Hindu-Muslim riots in India are, in fact, more like pogroms, and have recently, in Gujarat and elsewhere, taken the form of genocidal massacres and local ethnic cleansing as well.
- Cola Report Lacks Fizz, Says Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Even though Kerala and Karnataka have initiated legal action against cola companies alleging high-level of pesticides in soft drinks, the Centre on Tuesday said that the Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) report does not conclusively prove . . .
- Terrorist Killed In Mumbai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Associate arrested during midnight checking in Wadala
- Kakrapar Nuclear Plant `Safe' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Alert follows reports of two `suspicious' men seen moving in the inner fencing area .
- New Tractor For Small, Marginal Farmers Launched In Jaipur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
It has been priced at Rs.1.49 lakhs with its machinery produced in China
Small farmers would be able to create an alternative stream of income from the tractor
As many as 135 modifications have been made in the Chinese model to suit the needs . . .
- Modi’S Thesis On Muslims (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Aug 23, 2006)
Many common Indians have been congratulating themselves on the fact that the recent Mumbai blasts failed to ignite a communal conflagration. It is true indeed that the terrorist strike triggered off no riots but only participation by all communities . . .
- Pak National Killed In Mumbai, Another Held On Terror Charge (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
In an operation which started at midnight and ended early this morning, Maharashtra’s Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) shot dead a suspected militant and arrested another in suburban Vadala and Antop Hill areas.
- Non-Resident Parliamentarians (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Aug 23, 2006)
On one point there is hardly any scope for doubt. Most people in this country — indeed an overwhelming majority of them — respect and rely on the higher judiciary far more than they trust any of the other institutions that comprise the republic’s . . .
- Govt Gives Colas A Clean Chit, Slams Cse Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The government on Tuesday gave a clean chit to beleaguered soft drink giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss told Parliament that an expert committee, set up by his ministry, found no evidence of high levels of pesticides in . . .
- Indian Police Search For Armed Men Near Atomic Plant (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Indian police were on Tuesday conducting a major search for two armed men seen near an atomic power plant, two television stations reported. NDTV said police had sealed off the Kakrapar plant near Surat in the western state of Gujarat.
- Distorting History (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2006)
Politicisation of education in the name of detoxification, will give birth to a generation of ignoramuses, says JS Rajput
- Pak Man Shot Dead In Mumbai Encounter (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
A suspected terrorist was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra police at Wadala TT while his associate was killed in an exchange of fire at Antop Hill in Mumbai early on Tuesday morning.
- Upa Allies To Protest 'Creamy Layer' Issue (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Aug 23, 2006)
The issue of 'creamy layer' among other backward classes (OBCs) is set to snowball into a major confrontation between the allies of the UPA after the Government cleared the decks for 27 per cent quota for them in the Centrally funded institutes of higher
- Actual Hiv Numbers By Year-End (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The country will know the actual prevalence and number of HIV-infected people by the end of this year.
- Terror Scare At Kakrapur Nuclear Power Station (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
A terror scare shook the Kakrapar nuclear power station in Gujarat on Tuesday when information was received that two “armed” men had been spotted moving suspiciously in the vicinity of the plant.
- 2 Armed Men 'Seen' Near Kakrapar Atomic Centre (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Two armed men were spotted in the vicinity of the Kakrapar nuclear power station complex near Surat on Tuesday, triggering a massive search of the area by security forces.
- Muslims Question Pm ‘Inaction’ (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Aug 23, 2006)
Muslim leaders who heard Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech yesterday are asking why he has been unable to act on his “good intentions”.
- Fluid Faith (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2006)
There were the same signs at roughly the same time. In September 1995, it was Ganesh alone who had been kind enough to drink out of the hands of mortals.
- Dull Dogma Doesn’T A Syllabus Make (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 22, 2006)
It would be a shame if the parliamentary furore over NCERT textbooks provides yet another occasion for a display of anti-intellectualism and partisan crossfire.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 22, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 22, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Prime Minister To Visit Gujarat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured a delegation of Gujarat MPs that the Centre would extend all possible help to the people of the state badly affected by floods and heavy rains and indicated that he may soon visit the Western Indian state . . .
- Central Gujarat Villages Remain Marooned, Death Toll Rises To 243 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Rescue and relief operations continued on Monday in marooned villages of central Gujarat though the water outflow from various dams decreased considerably and the situation in Ahmedabad was returning to normal.
- Saving Tirumala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh Government's decision to bring in a law to prohibit the preaching of any religion other than Hinduism on the seven sacred hills of Tirumala, famous for the temple of Lord Venkateswara, is a welcome move to nip evangelical . . .
- Religion As Currency (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 22, 2006)
Archbishop Mar Varkey Vithayathil recently startled India's intellectual elite with his call for more babies to arrest the decline of Kerala's Catholic community.
- Adios, Infosys. Hello, India? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 22, 2006)
If India’s embrace of capitalism continues on its current path, Nagawara Ramarao Narayana Murthy will be seen as just another triumphant businessman the country produced.
- India Must Show The Way (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 21, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we are seeing 'new' innovative methods being deployed by terrorist groups.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- Sensex Down 21pts; Market Breadth Positive (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Sensex has recovered most of its losses and is now down 21 points at 11,444.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 21, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Relief Package For Farmers Too Little, Too Late (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Aug 21, 2006)
Centre's bail-out package for farmers in distress may not amount to much. Farm incomes are showing a decline due to poor productivity of land and rising costs of fertiliser and pesticides.
- After Mahim Miracle, Idols 'Drink' Milk (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 21, 2006)
After the record crowd turnout at Mumbai's Mahim locality to taste "sweet" water of the Arabian Sea, thousands of people on Sunday night thronged temples across Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar and Punjab to watch deities of Goddess Durga and . . .
- Textbook Row (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
NCERT must ensure that textbooks are unbaised.
- Diamond Hub To Be Back On Feet (Hindu, Ramnath Subbu, Aug 21, 2006)
The recent floods have taken a heavy toll on the industry in Surat .
- Breaking Ships Need Not Break Lives (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 21, 2006)
The economics of ship-breaking should not be built on the destroyed lives of those who dismantle the ships.
- ‘We Must Scale Up Iits, Iims, Take Strong Affirmative Action Or . . . (Indian Express, S. Ramadorai, Aug 21, 2006)
His usual reticence reflects his company’s traditional understated style but S Ramadorai, MD & CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, talks tech, quotas and cricket with Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk . . .
- How To Revive Agricultural Economy (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
As the crisis of the farming community reverberate in the country with suicides and hunger, the prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in his Independence speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, loudly proclaimed that the UPA government is "concerned . . .
- Ongc Resumes Gas Production At Surat Outlet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Plant at Hajira was closed for 12 days due to flooding in the Tapi river; water discharge reduced from dams
- Flood Situation Slightly Improves In Gujarat » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The flood situation slightly improved in north and central Gujarat as inflow of rain water from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh decreased even as more than 70,000 people have been evacuated and Army deployed in affected areas, officials said.
- Government In A Bind Over Rti Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
President, Service chiefs, UPSC against sharing "file notings"
"Disclosure of notings may keep officials from rendering frank, written advice on file"
The Government has faced opposition from various official wings.
- Faith Proves Sweeter Than Filth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A part of India went to sleep on Friday wondering how pure its cola is.
- Blot & Botch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 20, 2006)
Enter the sarkari political scientist
A stiff dose of sarkari interpretation of contemporary history is in the offing with the NCERT’s decision to include in the class XII political science curriculum events that in its perception have influenced . . .
- Floods: Army Called Out Again In Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Aug 20, 2006)
Red alert in 100 villages following warning of heavy rainfall in central, northern parts
- The Politics Of Religion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
in a country where fanatics and hardliners come in different shapes and sizes.
- Creek Water Turns Sweet In Mumbai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
On Saturday, another rumour – of the salty water of the Mahim creek in North Central Mumbai turning “sweet” – spread like wild fire in the metropolis and people thronged the creek to taste it, believing it to be a miracle.
- Ongc's Hazira Gas Plant Resumes Operations (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) restarted operations of its flood hit Hazira gas processing complex on Saturday with the revival of one unit with gas supplies of six million standard cubic metres per day (MMSCMD).
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- 35 ‘Protected’ Monuments Vanish (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
At a time when the entire nation is commemorating India’s tryst with Independence, the symbols related to the freedom struggle are fast vanishing.
- Crackdown On Simi (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Students Islamic Movement of India, banned on February 8 this year for the third time since its formation in 1977, continues to deviously work towards its proclaimed objective of "liberating India by converting it to Islam".
- ‘Jaish Was Planning Suicide Strikes In Mumbai’ (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
This is what security agencies find after interrogating two Pak nationals caught sneaking in from Bangladesh.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
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