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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Left Parties Will Not Allow India To Be Junior Partner Of U.S., Says Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat said here on Thursday that the Left parties were firmly against the India-U.S. nuclear deal and would not allow India to be a junior partner of the United States.
- Manmohan: I Have Not Given Up Hope Yet (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 19, 2007)
While conceding that the government’s image was affected in the wake of the controversy over the India-U.S. nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for seeking his resignation.
- Arrival Of The 'Asian' Century (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2007)
The ultimate strategic effect of the Iraq war has been to hasten the arrival of the Asian Century.
- Cheers, Sobs Greet Bhutto In Pak (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Benazir Bhutto found it hard to know whether to laugh or cry after ending her eight years of exile.
- Divided They Stand (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 19, 2007)
Over the years, America has hatched and executed plans to throw out several ‘unfriendly’ regimes across the world and then brought in exiled leaders to power, nurturing them with considerable success. There are several examples of this in recent history.
- Professor Pm (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 19, 2007)
It’s usually retired politicians who hit the lecture circuit. But Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been giving - on request from his Nigerian hosts when he went visiting - lessons on how to manage an economy to top Nigerian officials.
- Australian Pm Closing Gap In Election Race: Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Prime Minister John Howard is closing the gap on the opposition in Australia's election battle after pledging tax cuts worth 34 billion dollars (30.4 billion US), two opinion polls showed on Friday.
- Australia To Review Plans To Sell Uranium To India (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 18, 2007)
The UPA government’s decision to put off the Indo-US nuclear deal in view of the Left parties’ unrelenting opposition to it has started having repercussions internationally.
- The Boot, At Last (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today announced the transfer of police commissioner Prasun Mukherjee and four others linked to the Rizwanur Rahman case, enforcing the sweeping shake-up at least 10 days after the chief minister made up his mind to take action.
- Antony Talks Tough To Old Friends (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Defence minister A.K. Antony’s mission here to assuage old friends has not made him mince words on the Indian armed forces’ very real concerns on Russian supplies.
- Constitutionalism And Judicial Governance (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Oct 18, 2007)
The judiciary’s effort to infuse accountability in the functioning of government institutions and the growth and development of human rights jurisprudence have demonstrated the importance of judicial governance.
- Pakistan Is Facing Warlordism: Benazir (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 18, 2007)
The former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday said, “Pakistan could end up with war-lordism and ethnic cleansing. We need to learn lessons from history”.
- India For Expanding Defence Ties With Russia: Antony (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 18, 2007)
India is committed to further upgrading and expanding defence ties with Russia, but is concerned over delays in Russian supplies and problems in product support, according to Defence Minister A.K. Antony.
- Prime Minister Unveils 8-Point Social Development Agenda For Ibsa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Singh said each of the three countries had strengths in science and technology and urged the business leaders present to look at innovative approaches to exploit these strengths...
- Consensus Process Still On: Manmohan (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 18, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday indicated that the government had not given up persuading the Left parties on the nuclear deal with the United States.
- Praful Patel Achieves The Impossible In Face Of Odds (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Taking economic reforms forward is not easy in a coalition government; so, experience in negotiating with trade unions definitely helps. As does prudence gained by running a Rs 1,000-crore business.
- Staying Tax Positive (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Britain over the years, has been likened to the world’s only onshore tax haven; it’s one of the few countries in the world, where till now, a Lakshmi Mittal, a Roman Abramovich or a Mohammed Al Fayed could pay taxes only on what they . . . . .
- For A Transshipment Hub In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
While ports are traditionally classified as major or minor ports, it is difficult to define transshipment ports in these terms as they target mostly international traffic.
- Power Of Three (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Taking off from a suggestion by South African President Thabo Mbeki, the ‘India-Brazil-South Africa’ (IBSA) forum was formed in 2003.
- Condi Party Cost $10000, Says Uk (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Britain spent nearly $10,000 on a surprise 50th birthday party for secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in 2004, according to the foreign office.
- The Crazier The Theory, The Better (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
There’s one question no one has raised at this inquest into Diana’s crash. Is it really possible that an elaborate murder, involving flashing lights, redirected cameras and ghostly Fiat Unos, could be organised by a family made up of . . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Oct 18, 2007)
It might have been the 150-year dream of the people of Tamil Nadu to take up the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project to cut short the distance navigated by ships sailing from the west coast of the country for ports on the eastern . . . . . .
- Financial Supply Chain Has To Cope With The Physical One (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 18, 2007)
Ask company treasurers about the performance of their working capital processes, and in most cases their answer may be, ‘Sub-optimal’.
- Making Sense Of It (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 18, 2007)
For a housewife or for that matter the average consumer, what matters most is the monthly bill.
- I Am Pakistans Salvation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Blowing hot and cold against the military regime in Pakistan, former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto believes that she alone is capable of bringing the beleaguered country back to the centre-ground of democracy.
- Pm For Joint Line With Sa, Brazil (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Oct 18, 2007)
Happily acknowledging that India, Brazil and South Africa are "increasingly consulting each other" on the margins of major international meetings, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for stepped-up initiatives towards . . . ..
- Confucius On Good Government (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2007)
THE most spectacular economic growth in the last 60 years has occurred in East Asia. In spite of being destroyed in the Second World War, Japan rose to become the second largest industrial nation.
- From Killing Fields To Smiling Fields (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Oct 17, 2007)
The focus in dealing with the agrarian crisis should shift from suicide relief to suicide prevention.
- Australia To Review Uranium Deal With India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
With India virtually putting on hold its civilian nuclear deal with US, Australia has decided to review its plans to sell uranium to New Delhi.
- We Are Not Poles Apart (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 17, 2007)
Poland has gainfully used its past to build a promising new future. Poland was ravaged by conquests for centuries and yet rose remarkably from the ashes.
- After Ludhiana (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
The bombing of a cinema hall in Ludhiana is more than a statistical intrusion upon Punjab's decade-long terror-free record.
- Nuclear Deal Back To Haunt Govt (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Oct 17, 2007)
The threat to the Government isn't over yet though the UPA may have decided to go slow on the India-US nuclear deal.
- Bitter Sugarcane (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 17, 2007)
As dawn cracks over seemingly endless fields of sugarcane, a ragged army of men and women sharpen their machetes to harvest the raw material for Brazil's "white gold".
- The Right Education For The Right Jobs (New Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
With a growth rate of 9 per cent and a phenomenal growth in the manufacturing and IT & ITeS (IT Enabled Services) sectors, there has been a growing demand for skilled manpower in India.
- China Not A Threat But A Promise (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2007)
THE conventional wisdom is that China is rising and the United States is on its way down.
- Ronen Summoned Before Rs Privileges Committee (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Oct 17, 2007)
Having earned the ire of parliamentarians for his controversial remark of “headless chickens” to describe those allegedly opposed to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, the two Houses of Parliament have summoned India’s Ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen t
- A Persuasive Account (Pioneer, Bidyut Chakrabarty, Oct 17, 2007)
In the context of globalisation, Indian economy is becoming more and more 'open' and subject to supra-national economic influences.
- Callous About Security (The Economic Times, P R RAMESH, Oct 17, 2007)
A senseless government and political seat-warmers at its helm are ensuring that 2007 turns out to be a good year for blood-thirsty jehadis.
- Problems Of Equality (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 17, 2007)
Rising inequality has emerged as a subject of debate in various parts of the world.
- Close The Gap (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2007)
Connecticut educators can pat themselves on the back again. The state’s school children remain among the top in the nation in reading and mathematics, based on test results posted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
- Antony Visits Russia For Defence Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
As the future of two of India’s mega-defence projects hangs in balance, Defence Minister A K Antony leaves for Moscow on Tuesday to iron out the financial issues blocking acquisition of more Su-30 fighters and Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier.
- Nrega: Action Against Corruption In Orissa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Fake muster roll found in Badhigam Gram Panchayat
Enquiry initiated by the Vigilance Department
- Pranab For Collaboration In Tackling Climate Change (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
India has called for collaboration between developing and developed countries in creating technologies to deal with climate change while ensuring energy security and economic growth.
- Tsunami Early Warning Centre Inaugurated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
It will take 30 minutes to analyse the seismic data following an earthquake of more than magnitude 6
- Migrants Were The Target: Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Punjab Chief Secretary Ramesh Inder Singh said here that the choice of place for the attack where the Bhojpuri movie was being watched in a jam-packed hall of mostly migrant workers, pointed to the fact that migrant labourers could have been the target.
- Fine-Tuning Policy On Invisibles (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 16, 2007)
Although it was always known that inward remittances have helped in bridging the current account deficit, the extent of their contribution has often been understated.
- Instil Confidence In The Nations Food Producers (Deccan Herald, PANDURANG HEGDE, Oct 16, 2007)
A drastic shift in policy in favour of commercial and export-oriented crops is denying the countrys small farmers access to growing food crops, threatening food security.
- Third Death In A Year At Indian Factory That Supplies Gap (Guardian (UK), A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 16, 2007)
Clothing firm tells supplier to investigate conditions
Worker verbally abused for leave request, union says
- What's Not Exciting To Vodafone Ceo? (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Arun Sarin has got more than he bargained for when he paid a bomb to acquire Hutchison Essar; he’s getting a taste of ‘how they do business in India’ and he sounds bowled over. Yes, Hutch Essar is adding 1.5 million to 2 million subscribers per month.
- Pm Moots Strategic Ties With Nigeria (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 16, 2007)
For this, cooperation will also have to go beyond tangibles to cover sustainable development
- Facing Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 16, 2007)
The proposed national policy on rehabilitation and resettlement and a related proposal to amend the existing Land Acquisition Act represent a serious effort on the UPA government’s part to address the raging controversies over land acquisition . . . .
- Behind Pm’S Isolation On Nuclear Deal: Wary Allies And A Nervous Party (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Oct 16, 2007)
From challenging the Left on August 11 to philosophically declaring two months later that “one has to live with disappointments,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appears to have realised that his attempts to turn himself into an assertive political . . . .
- India Unveils Tsunami Warning System (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
India on Monday unveiled its own tsunami early warning system put together by its scientists, three years after being caught off guard by the giant killer waves that wreaked havoc along the country's southern coastline.
- No False Dignity (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Oct 16, 2007)
For a daring spirit of enterprise, a Punjabi stands apart.
- Increased Dieselisation In Cars (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 16, 2007)
Turbo diesels exhibit significant advantages over naturally aspirated gasoline engines, showing typical fuel efficiency gains of 30 per cent, with CO2 reductions of more than 20 per cent.
- Tax The Car, Fund Public Transport (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 16, 2007)
None can deny the security one gets by owning a product instead of renting it.
- Toys: Time For A Better Gameplan (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 16, 2007)
The recent recall of as many as 19.6 million Chinese-made toys by Mattel and the subsequent high drama can be analysed at different levels — company, industry and country.
- Australia Polls On 24 Nov (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Ending weeks of speculation, Australian Prime Minister Mr John Howard today called a general election for November 24, claiming it's all about the “right leadership”.
- Sikh Outfits, Jihadis Behind Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Involvement of Sikh separatists in collaboration with Islamic jihadi groups is being suspected behind the blast that killed seven people and injured 32 at the Ludhiana multiplex last night.
- Zionism's Bleak Present (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Oct 16, 2007)
Israel is under siege: From Iranians building a nuclear bomb to Syrians stockpiling chemical weapons, and Hizbullah and Hamas attacking from Lebanon and Gaza
- Pm Briefs Bush On How Left Blocked Nuke Deal (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Oct 16, 2007)
Confirming to the United States that its civil nuclear deal with India has hit a wall, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday explained to US President George W. Bush the circumstances compelling his government to put the deal on hold.
- Tsunami Warning System Inaugurated; Alert In 13 Minutes (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Oct 16, 2007)
Nearly 400 million persons living in coastal areas of the country will feel more assured about their safety as the government has put in place a state-of-the-art national tsunami warning system to provide timely advisories.
- Terror At Ludhiana (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2007)
One again Punjab has had to suffer the bitter taste of terrorism after so many years following Sunday night’s cinema blast at Ludhiana.
- Australian Elections On Nov 24: Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Australia's veteran PM John Howard on Sunday called a national election for November 24, stressing experience over his Labor opponent and shrugging off polls that show he faces near-certain defeat.
- Manmohan Singh First Indian Pm To Visit Nigeria After 45 Yrs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Sunday in the first state visit by an Indian premier to the oil-rich west African state in 45 years.
- Government Blinks (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 15, 2007)
It began with a bang when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear that the government had bargained hard to obtain a significant nuclear deal that was favourable to India’s interests, and would stand or fall by it.
- Classic Rock (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
A. L. Basham’s book “The Wonder That Was India” may not be the most authentic or exhaustive account on ancient India. Many contest the historian’s conclusions.
- Australia Poll Set For November 24 (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 15, 2007)
Long-serving Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday announced he would seek a fresh mandate in a general election to be held on November 24.
- Legitimacy And The Indian State: Mounting Deficit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The country cannot boast of legitimacy of state either through nationalism or economic development.
- Sonia Got It Right This Time (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 15, 2007)
Well done, Sonia Gandhi. Not words you would expect to read in this column and not words I expected ever to write.
- Howard Calls Risky Polls (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Australia’s veteran Prime Minister John Howard has called national elections on November 24, stressing experience over his Labor opponent and shrugging off polls that show he faces near-certain defeat.
- Anti-Posco Brigade Holds Road Workers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Eleven persons, including 10 contract workers engaged to construct a wooden bridge in the proposed steel plant site of South Korean steel maker Posco in Jagatsinghpur, have been held captive for three days.
- Two Sides To The Coin (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 15, 2007)
There is a story of two boys. Fond parents of one of them left a plate of sweets while the boy was sleeping.
- Opponents Of Reliance Sez Criticise Centre’S Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
“It does not address the basic opposition to the SEZs ”
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- Social Activists To Meet Sonia (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Oct 15, 2007)
Led by Magsaysay Award winner Aruna Roy, a delegation of social activists will meet United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on land-for-landless issue.
- Move To Clip U.K. Premier’S Powers (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 15, 2007)
The controversy over British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s botched plans for a snap election has prompted calls that the power to decide the timing of a general election should be taken away from the Prime Minister and transferred to Parliament.
- Let Sensex Play Itself Out! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 15, 2007)
It is best that watchdogs of a country’s economic performance, especially, the custodians of public finance, refrain from making off-the-cuff comments on the complex happenings in bourses in motley gatherings where it is difficult to . . . . . . .
- Brown In Trouble, Tories Lead Polls (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces another tough week as a new survey has revealed that the Conservative Party has got a seven-point lead over the Labour, taking its support to a 15-year high.
- Howard Calls For Polls On November 24 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday called a general election for November 24 in which the staunch US ally in Iraq faces the fight of his life as polls show him heading for a landslide defeat.
- Blast In Ludhiana Cinema Hall Claims Six Lives (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Six people were killed and at least 20 injured when a powerful blast took place inside Shingaar cinema hall in Ludhiana, crowded with the weekend audience on Sunday evening.
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