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Articles 1021 through 1120 of 12047:
- New Norms For Sez Development Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Board of Approvals to meet today to advise States
- Havanur Grasped Those Paradoxical Truths (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 21, 2006)
In the passing away of L G Havanur, the state has a lost a personality who has made a decisive difference to Karnataka’s politics.
- Challenges In The Eleventh Plan (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Sep 21, 2006)
The Draft Outline of the Eleventh Plan can be described, at best, as the eleventh version of the First Five Year Plan because the same old paradigm and plan and non-plan schemes and Centre-state fiscal responsibilities etc are repeated.
- The Case Of The Phantom Pil (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 21, 2006)
PILs are definitely being misused... The courts have realised that they need to control them. There must be a screening process.
- Ioc, Reliance Join Hands For City Gas (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 21, 2006)
One has large reserve of natural gas, the other has the largest number of retail outlets in the country. So arch-rivals Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Indian Oil Corp (IOC) have decided to join hands for the first time to form joint . . .
- No Mean Message (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 21, 2006)
India should learn from China’s experience
- The Probability Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 21, 2006)
Around 1997, I got an interesting opportunity to work in an expert group appointed by the ministry of human resource development.
- 'New Thai Pm In Two Weeks' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
The Army commander who seized Thailand's government in a quick, bloodless coup pledged Wednesday to hold elections by October 2007, and received a ringing endorsement from the country's revered king as ousted Prime Minister . . .
- Neighbours Troubling Afghans: Karzai (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday certain forces in the region were to blame for recruiting and arming the foreign fighters blamed for a resurgence of violence that has claimed more than 2,000 lives so far this year.
- 10 Suspects Arrested In North Waziristan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Security forces have arrested 10 people from Lawara Mandi area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the North Waziristan Agency, officials said.
- Empty Your Mind For Wisdom (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Sep 21, 2006)
A pompous professor came to a Zen Master to learn. Instead of listening, he started blowing his own trumpet. The Master asked for tea and when it was brought, started pouring a cup for his guest.
- Migration Matters (Business Standard, Nitin Desai , Sep 21, 2006)
You cannot ask for more for your citizens abroad than what you give to foreigners here.
Last week the General Assembly of the United Nations held a High-level Dialogue on Migration more than a decade after the proposal was first . . .
- Turning A Blind Eye (Deccan Herald, Ed Vulliamy, Sep 21, 2006)
India and Pakistan issuing joint statement to curb terrorism is not new but both countries claim credit for it.
- Needless Quibble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 21, 2006)
A wrong way to look at Tipu and history.
- Thaksin Shinawatra Could Face Prosecution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Coup leader claims endorsement from the King
- 'India Got Deal Free Of Cost' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Former US deputy secretary of state Strobe Talbott has attacked the Bush administration for agreeing to the nuclear deal in the present form, saying it amounted to giving ‘cost-free exception to the strictures of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)’.
- If You Are Pretending That You Know Pretexting... (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 20, 2006)
Pretexting, also known as `social engineering', is the act of creating and using an invented scenario (pretext) to obtain information from a target.
- Manufacturing Needs A Policy Crank-Up (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 20, 2006)
India can become a global manufacturing base, notably in automobiles, components, electronic hardware and pharmaceuticals.
- Question Of Development (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The three books under review deal with important questions using development economics as the focus.
- Rbi To Launch Financial Literacy Drive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would launch a financial literacy drive to spread mass awareness of the benefits of the services offered by banks. This was part of the apex bank's drive to achieve financial inclusion, V.S. Das, Executive Director, RBI, . . .
- Thai Army Seizes Power, Ousts Pm: C-In-C Revokes Constitution, Imposes Martial Law (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Thailand’s army commander wrested power from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, sending tanks and troops into the streets of the Thai capital and declaring martial law on Tuesday.
- Social Security & Reforms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 20, 2006)
That the World Bank has taken notice of the weak state of social security nets in least developed countries and in emerging markets in volatile regions as one of its principal concerns should reassure the poor in these countries.
- Sri Lankan Jets Pound Ltte Bases (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Sri Lankan air force jets pounded suspected Tamil Tiger targets in the island’s east on Tuesday, officials said, a day after troops and the guerrillas blamed each other for the massacre of 11 Muslim men.
- Training Workers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 20, 2006)
To meet the global shortage for skilled labour, the UPA government has set an ambitious target of creating one million-strong workforce through a private-public initiative. While the private sector will provide technical support, the government . . .
- Searching For A Convenient Forum (Business Standard, M J Antony, Sep 20, 2006)
Rushing to the high court with contractual disputes may not be a good strategy, according to a Supreme Court decision.
- Lanka Muslims Protest Massacre, Want Impartial Probe (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Sri Lanka's main Muslim political party on Tuesday demanded an impartial investigation into the killing of 10 civilians, as residents in parts of the east shut shops and offices to protest the killings that some blame on the Government.
- Experiments That Matter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
Most scientists in India are in the habit of complaining that they do not have the right equipment for conducting good research work.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2006)
The recent CSE reports regarding soft drinks manufactured by multinational companies, such as Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd and Pepsi Co India Holdings Pvt Ltd have become a subject of media hype.
- Old Ideas For The Young (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 20, 2006)
India is supposed to be looking at a demographic dividend.
- Scourge Of Terrorism (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Sep 19, 2006)
Demolishes the theory that licence to religions has worked well for the U.K.
- Suzlon To Invest Rs. 1,500 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Bags order from John Deere of U.S.
- Mufti Welcomes Havana Initiative (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf at Havana had revived the hope for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Dasara Gold Cards Get Good Response, May Run Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
There has been good response to the Dasara Gold Cards being issued for celebrations beginning on Saturday.
- Shift Focus To Employability (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2006)
It is good that labour reform, long relegated to the backburner, is once again the focus of government attention.
- A Strategic Setback For India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 19, 2006)
India has suffered its first strategic setback in the fight against terrorism by certifying that Pakistan is not an aggressor but a state aggressed upon. On the terrorism front it brings both countries at par.
- China: Boom Or Bust? (Tribune, S.P. Seth, Sep 19, 2006)
In a recent forum on Australian television, the participants debated if China was headed for boom or bust. China’s continued economic growth of around 10 per cent is now regarded as a given by many commentators around the world.
- Joint Indo-Pak Protest For Peace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
In what is being described as a first in the history of Indo-Pak relations, social activists from both countries observed a joint daylong fast in front of the Lahore Press Club, in protest against the rigidity of the visa policies of the two countries.
- Pongal Tidings: Free Lpg Stove For Tn Poor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu government will start free distribution of LPG stoves to 10 lakh poor families on January 14, coinciding with Pongal, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi told the district collectors conference here on Monday.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2006)
MNCs Delaying Compliance Of Court Orders
- China Is Not Just Rising, But Also Changing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
China's advance toward global economic pre-eminence appears irresistible. Having recently surpassed Britain, France and Italy, its economy is now the fourth-largest in the world...
- Relax Rules Of Doing Business: Oecd To India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has advised India to liberalise business regulation by doing away with reservations for small firms, reduction in tariff rates and easing of labour laws for large firms.
- The Classroom Famine (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 19, 2006)
The tap of higher education is stuck
- Ap Agriculture - Government Must Go On Mission Mode (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 19, 2006)
The farm scene in Andhra Pradesh needs some some real reforms, quickly.
- Is There A Bubble In Real-Estate? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2006)
Do investors and speculators in real-estate have reason to be worried over fears of the now booming business going bust in the not-so-distant future?
- Doha Round: Has Multilateral Trade Slipped Over Edge? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2006)
After the launch of the Doha Round the WTO negotiations did become democratised, with the emergence of more players and changed rules of engagement, only to be nullified by the pulls and pressures within.
- Health Expenditure In India (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Sep 19, 2006)
There are perceptions that government spending on health in India, which is low by international standards, has been further undermined during the period of economic liberalisation since the early 1990s. In the first of a two-article Macroscan . . .
- New Public-Pvt Plan To Raise 1 Million Skilled Workforce (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 19, 2006)
India plans to launch a programme to create what the world needs most: skilled workers.
- Local Governments Still Dysfunctional (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 19, 2006)
More than five years down the line, the local government system, brought in with so much fanfare, lies in ruins. People continue to suffer from a lack of civic amenities and good governance just as they did when this system was not in place.
- Lessons From Bellary (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 18, 2006)
The widespread illegal mining of iron ore in Bellary district of Karnataka has snowballed into a controversy which has the potential to threaten the future of the current Janata Dal(S)-BJP government.
- Nrega Mitigates Rural Distress (Deccan Herald, TRILOCHAN SASTRY, Sep 18, 2006)
The endorsement of NREGA highlights that people are demanding work and not doles.
- Good News All Around (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Sep 18, 2006)
There is prosperity all over but a section of the population feels left out due to various reasons.
- Omar To Mufti: Forget Bush And Mush, Explain Self-Rule To People (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
National Conference chief Omar Abdullah today advised PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to elaborate the latter's self-rule theory to an average Kashmiri before taking it all the way to New York later this month. He claimed that self-rule was . . .
- Disabled Women (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Women and disability. Both words represent two concepts, a product of not just biology but social attitudes as well. Women with disabilities are disadvantaged. The majority of them are living in poverty.
- Ulfa Sides With Tea Workers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The banned United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) has been trying to project itself as a messiah to tea estate workers in the state.
- India Eyes Undersea Treasure (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
An Indian undersea secret has been kept so well over the past four years that even MPs who got wind of it during the monsoon session of Parliament were not allowed to ask questions.
- Fidel Castro Nostalgic In His Meeting With Manmohan Singh (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 18, 2006)
Recalls conversations with Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi
- Africa Cashes In On New `Silk' Routes With Asia (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Sep 18, 2006)
A rare opportunity for Sub-Saharan "to hasten its international integration and growth."
- Agreement On Anti-Terror Mechanism Helped: Menon (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 18, 2006)
Mandate clear but shape of mechanism still to be worked out
- On Malegaon And Fiscal Responsibility (Business Standard, Abheek Barua, Sep 18, 2006)
If the states continue to manage their finances the way they are doing, towns like Malegaon are in for a tough time.
- Promotion Of Indian Coffee (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Sep 18, 2006)
In a liberalised economy, the Coffee Board has designed programmes for the domestic and external promotion of Indian coffee.
- Diluted Commitment (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 18, 2006)
The Bill meant to provide legal support to reservation gives rise to misgivings that the elite sections have snatched several concessions.
- Convertibility Ruse? (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Sep 18, 2006)
The recommendation of the FCAC committee to push ahead with capital account convertibility seems as unwarranted today as it was in 1997.
- The Great Land Grab (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 18, 2006)
Huge swathes of land are being handed over to corporations in `sweetheart' deals and scams centred on Special Economic Zones.
- Needed: Practitioner Teachers In Ict (Business Line, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2006)
The emerging shortage of trained people in the information and communication technology (ICT) field is alarming.
- Grisly Find Draws Attention To India Foetus Killings (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Sep 18, 2006)
Manual labourer Gulzar Singh is haunted by the day he exhumed baby foetuses from a pit outside an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's fight against female feticide.
- Make Knowledge Utilitarian (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 18, 2006)
For the poor, utility is what counts most. Insisting that the poor must have ten years of academic schooling, is like asking them to eat cake when they do not have bread.
- Racing To The Bottom Of The Pyramid (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 18, 2006)
It is a veritable race to the bottom of the pyramid. Just a decade ago, banks on an aggressive growth path used to eliminate small & medium enterprises (SMEs) from their portfolio. Then, economic and corporate reform, falling interest rates and a . . .
- Medicine Prices A Bitter Pill To Swallow (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Lack of control on prices of many drugs and loopholes in the regulations which govern the prices of those under control are adding to the woes of patients.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 17, 2006)
The problem is almost insurmountable. Governments will come and governments will go. Child labour will go on forever
- Improvement Needed (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 17, 2006)
The new, improved Malegam Committee on disclosures and accounting standards constituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) merges two earlier ones headed by the well-known and respected accountant.
- ‘Rural Policing, The Sole Solution For Naxal Issue’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
“Rural policing has received the lowest priority in the country when it should have been accorded the highest importance, particularly in Naxal-infested areas.”
- America, Britain Have No Place On U.N. Council: Ahmadinejad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Hugo Chavez suggests setting up a bank for developing nations
- Forced Departures (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Sep 17, 2006)
When women, of whatever class, are forced by circumstance to migrate, they expose themselves to new forms of violence and exploitation.
- `Planters Should Move In New Direction' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Minister outlines a number of measures to solve their problems
Special Purpose Tea Fund scheme would be launched in November
Major replanting programme for pepper to be implemented
- Sculptural Perfection (Hindu, Aruna Chandaraju, Sep 17, 2006)
The Somnathpur temple is one of the most exquisite specimens of Hoysala temple art.
- Us Is Nuke Threat: Iran (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has claimed that the United States was the real nuclear threat and reiterated his insistence that Tehran’s nuclear atomic programme had peaceful aims.
- Simmering Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
The much publicised ceasefire declared by Comrade Prachanda and his thugs in Nepal, which has been used by Comrade Sitaram Yechury and his unabashed admirers in the UPA Government to claim the mainstreaming of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), is . . .
- Glamour In The Grind: Devil Of A Boss! (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Sep 17, 2006)
Why would anyone work for such a monster of a boss as Miranda Priestley? Why would anyone work under such sub-human conditions rivalling a prison labour camp? That is the question that will arise again and again in anyone’s mind when reading the book.
- Why Are Investors So Complacent? (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Sep 17, 2006)
My last piece on September 2nd was on investor complacency. I expand on the theme here. In these two weeks, the Mumbai Sensex index has barely moved. With the summer months behind them, investors have to reassess the outlook for the last four months . . .
- 'Understand The Correct Meaning' (OutLook, Editorial, Outlook, Sep 17, 2006)
Vatican says the Pope "sincerely regrets that certain passages of his address could have sounded offensive to the sensitivities of the Muslim faithful, and should have been interpreted in a manner that in no way corresponds to his intentions". Updates
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