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Articles 8321 through 8420 of 12047:
- Workers Lose Claims To Value Gains (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 13, 2005)
Reds travel from Honda to Maruti, scream the day's stories about labour interest in the `other' Japanese company.
- Pascal Prepares (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2005)
Nations are equal in theory and fractious in practice; the politics of international institutions can be Byzantine and convoluted.
- Unlock Ratios To Find Riddles To Reason And Reckon (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 12, 2005)
The likelihood of one individual being right increases in direct ratio to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong, said Leonore Fleischer. With different ratios being spoken about in the case of Reliance, it may well be confusion . . .
- `Is Govt Losing Faith In Leading Role Of Psus?' — Mr Gurudas Dasgupta, Cpi Member Of Parliament (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 12, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition Government, led by the Congress(I), sets great store by the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP).
- A Class For Every Child (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Aug 11, 2005)
Last time I wrote for you I was basically trying to draw your attention to one interesting exchange that had once taken place nearly sixty years ago on the floor of India’s new constituent assembly. B.R. Ambedkar was replying to two amendments . . .
- Farmers’ Suicides Drive Kids To Elders’ Care (Tribune, Rashme Sehgal, Aug 11, 2005)
Dressed in a tehmat and kurta, Bade Ram looks older than his age. He has every reason to look worried.
- The Next Big Risk May Hit From A Different Angle (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 11, 2005)
Antonio's first big mistake in The Merchant of Venice was to bet his whole fortune on a fleet of ships, and his second mistake was to borrow 3,000 ducats from a single source, states the intro of David Shirreff's Dealing with Financial Risk, from Viva
- Desalination Plants (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
A recent presentation given by an American company to the Sindh governor on the installation of a desalination plant in Karachi draws attention to the scarcity of water in the city and the need to develop alternative sources for its supply.
- A Drive For More Energy (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 11, 2005)
With the world oil prices racing past the dreaded 60 dollar a barrel mark, and likely to stay high for quite some time, activities in the oil and gas sector in Pakistan are increasing rapidly.
- Americans For Withdrawal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 11, 2005)
According to a survey, most Americans are of the opinion that US troops should be withdrawn from Iraq.
- India's Marxists Learn Dialectic For Software: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Aug 11, 2005)
Answering calls from U.S. customers who need help troubleshooting computer bugs or tallying company accounts is a common task in India's outsourcing centers, where such work is usually devoid of political meaning.
- "Increase Investment In Dryland Farming" (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Aug 10, 2005)
Farmers in these areas need to be uplifted, says ICRISAT chief India is "one of the rising stars" and the Government has a strong regulatory mechanism, he says.
- Tata Tea Looks At Global Acquisition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Eyeing units involved in ready-to-drink tea
- Fuzzy Findings (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 10, 2005)
The tabling of the report of the Commission headed by the former Supreme Court Justice, Mr G. T. Nanavati, on the November 1984 riots following Indira Gandhi's assassination and of the Action Taken Report (ATR)
- Indo-Us Nuclear Agreement (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Aug 10, 2005)
Much has already been written and said on the nuclear agreement reached between the United States and India in the Pakistani, Indian and international media.
- Laboured Proposal (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 10, 2005)
Clearly there is an element of political expediency in the reported claim of the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, that the Centre is considering empowering the States to frame their own labour laws for geographies within their domain.
- Foreign Remittances: From Monitoring To Managing (Business Line, T. R. Shastri, Aug 10, 2005)
Foreign inward remittance was always welcomed in India with higher interest rates and tax exemptions from the days of the oil price boom in the 1980s, when the exodus of Indian workers to West Asia commenced.
- No Company Shall Buy Its Own Shares ... (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 10, 2005)
In Hamlet, Lord Polonius advises Laertes, "This above all: to thine ownself be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
- Memories Of 1945 Mass Destruction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 10, 2005)
Sixty years ago yesterday, a single plutonium bomb killed 80,000 people in Nagasaki.
- Turbulent Times Ahead For European Union (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 10, 2005)
Uncertainty and a certain paralysis mark the European Union, with doubts being cast over plans to welcome new members and strengthen existing internal political ties and institutions.
- Employment Guarantee — Mps Lead The Way (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Aug 10, 2005)
The parliamentary standing committee favours a universal, self-targeting employment guarantee.
- Maharashtra Dance Bar Bill Gets Governor’S Assent (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Maharashtra government’s dance bar bill, passed by both houses of the state legislature unanimously to draw curtains on around 1500 dance bars in the metropolis and across the state,
- Private Sector To Fuel India-U.S Relationship (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Attempt to bring back American infrastructure companies
- State Says Maharashtra's Flood Problems Are Of Its Own Making (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Dharam Singh offers `bagina' to the Cauvery at Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir
- 'Chhattisgarh Will Lead In Economic Growth' — Dr Raman Singh, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (Business Line, Santanu Sanyal, Aug 09, 2005)
An Ayurvedic doctor by profession, 53-year-old Dr Raman Singh took over as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh in December 2003.
- Regional Blocs And Multilateral Trade (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
The passing of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) by the United States' House of Representatives by a wafer-thin margin of two votes is an indication of the increasing concern among American politicians about job losses on the one side. . .
- Niger's Children Doomed To Starve (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Aug 09, 2005)
Economics, not the hand of nature, has led to the crisis in the West African nation
- Revolt Of The 19th Century (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 09, 2005)
Everything has been happening when nothing happens. Good management is not about solving problems;
- Means To Liberation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
There are two objectives in human life and the first is engagement in the world to enjoy material pleasures and the other is pursuit of liberation from bondage.
- A Lifetime Passion For Politics (Hindu, Ned Temko, Aug 08, 2005)
It is somehow fitting that Robin Cook's most memorable parliamentary performance in a political career that spanned three-and-a-half decades should have come in a resignation speech.
- Flood Forecasting: Possibilities And Problems (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Aug 08, 2005)
Just knowing the rain intensity in different places in a city and the amount of rain that has already fallen can help the authorities identify the areas most likely to face flooding and take timely action.
- Keeping Effective Check On Proliferation (Dawn, Dr Moonis Ahmar & Ishtiaq Ali Mehkri, Aug 08, 2005)
The recent U.S-India defence pact signed in Washington, apart from other things, would allow New Delhi to join the multilateral Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).
- Sweeping And Arbitrary (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 08, 2005)
Finally, Mr Tony Blair has acted, though belatedly, and taken a number of steps that include the banning of two extremist groups
- Eloquent Images Of Struggle (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Aug 07, 2005)
Rupashree Nanda's "Harvest Of Hunger" establishes the link between food insecurity and distress migration in Orissa
- The Second Prime Ministerial Embrace For August 15 (Indian Express, N K Singh, Aug 07, 2005)
Time passes quickly. It was exactly one year ago that I wrote my first column, ‘‘A prime ministerial embrace for August 15’’.
- Safety Net Must For Workers: Memani (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 07, 2005)
The police assault on the workers of Honda Motor and Scooter India (HMSI) in Gurgaon raised serious doubts over the efficacy of the western
- Five Ultras Among Nine Killed In Jammu And Kashmir (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Nine persons, including five ultras and a woman, were killed and five others injured in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, where militants made an abortive bid to set off an explosion in Anantnag and set ablaze 13,000 wooden scants in Doda since....
- Build Coexistence Strategies, Says Tiger Task Force (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Repair relationships with people
Prime Minister to chair steering committee
Independent audit to be submitted in Parliament
- Military Action Alone Cannot Contain Terrorism, Says Alva (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Solution lies in dialogue and undoing the injustices of the past
- Where Are The "Native" Brits? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 06, 2005)
The answer to the increasing flight of home-grown talent from British universities lies in better funding of higher education.
- The Price Of Occupation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 05, 2005)
Twenty-two Americans, one of them a civilian, have lost their lives in Iraq in three days. For eight days, the figure goes up to 37.
- Distorted Devolution And Lb Polls (Dawn, Aqil Shah, Aug 05, 2005)
As the local government elections approach, any prospects that these will be free and fair are fast fading. General Musharraf does not tire of stressing that his government will ensure transparent polling.
- We Have Lost Our Labour, They Are Gone A Contrary Way (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 05, 2005)
Labour is one thing that managements labour hard to come to terms with, especially when the riding is rough as in Honda.
- Labor Clash Has Lessons For India, Japan (Japan Times, B. GAUTAM, Aug 04, 2005)
India's image as an attractive destination for global capital may take a beating after a July 25 clash between the police and workers of Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Ltd.
- Water Dispute With India (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 04, 2005)
If the recent years of drought, particularly in the south of Pakistan, underscored the importance of more dams to store water, the current floods emphasize the urgency for large dams to prevent such calamities and use the water saved for cultivation.
- The World Is Still Round (Dawn, Robert J. Samuelson, Aug 04, 2005)
One of the unheralded contrasts of our time is this: Everywhere we see the increasingly powerful effects of globalization, and yet the single most important reality for the economic well-being of most people is their nationality.
- State Pins Hopes On Growth Initiative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2005)
A composite vision of participatory development and freedom of choice: Jayalalithaa
A composite vision of participatory development
World Bank has offered to share cross-country expertise
Transition from agrarian to manufacturing and services sector
- As Insecure As Before (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 04, 2005)
On the eve of another Hiroshima Day, Achin Vanaik exposes the hypocrisy of “responsible” nuclear powers like the US The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University.
- Policy Response Should Be Well Informed About The Costs And Benefits Of Offshoring (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 04, 2005)
As professionals in the truth business, it is only but fair that we read a hot report titled Truth and consequences of offshoring' by L. Josh Bivens, posted on http://epinet.org, the site of the Economic Policy Institute.
- Political Union Necessary For Such A Currency (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Aug 03, 2005)
Can South Asia share a currency like the euro? Unlikely, unless the monetary union is preceded by a political union of the states in the region. That looks improbable at this moment.
- New Murree Project (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 03, 2005)
The Government of Punjab has decided to go ahead with construction of New Murree project, an international standard tourist resort at Patriata, about 24 kilometre south east of Murree.
- Punjab Set For Orange Revolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2005)
A proactive citrus programme should create a new pattern of profit and sustainability
- Networking For Early Cancer Detection Is Important’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2005)
A proactive citrus programme should create a new pattern of profit and sustainability
- Relate Key Values To Work (Tribune, Patricia Kitchen, Aug 03, 2005)
There she was — at the pinnacle of the academic community. An assistant professor at Harvard University.
- The Climate Change Deal (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Aug 03, 2005)
Important India-US deals seem to “come not single spies, but in battalions”, now that mutual suspicion and distrust have given way to trust and confidence.
- Lca And Project Management (Deccan Herald, S R Valluri, Aug 03, 2005)
The Indian LCA programme should have a full time DG-ADA who is professionally knowledgeable
- Open Source Software Is A Movement That Is Gathering Momentum (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 03, 2005)
It may be a matter of time before the Rs 9,990-price tag of HCL on the people's PC launched a couple of days ago loses its sheen,
- Future Of The Iran Pipeline (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Aug 03, 2005)
In the last few days much has been written about the pipeline and the impact that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remarks on the fundability of the project has had on the ongoing talks between India and Pakistan.
- Intra-Kashmir Dialogue Raises Voice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2005)
Acknowledging the recent Indo-Pak peace initiatives, participants of the first intra-Kashmir dialogue here have appealed to the militant groups and governments of the two countries to effect ceasefire and an end to violence for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Labour Of Love Frees You From Greed & Discontent (Times of India, SADHU VASWANI, Aug 02, 2005)
An ancient Tao thought says: "Choose a job you love — and you won't have to work a day in your life!" The first secret of success is: Don't work just for wages, work for the love of God.
- Fdi Needs Micro-Micro Reforms (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Aug 02, 2005)
Foreign Direct Investment enters a country only if it is competitive so that foreign firms can benefit from its presence. On the other hand, FDI is also expected to enhance a country's competitiveness.
- New `Knowledge' And The Farming Community (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Aug 02, 2005)
How farmers get access to knowledge and information about new and existing technologies can be critical in determining the viability of cultivation.
- When Trading Is A Crime (Times of India, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Aug 02, 2005)
Hawkers persecuted despite providing invaluable services
- Double Standards (Telegraph, Jay Bhattacharjee, Aug 02, 2005)
Why is it that one Japanese MNC clamps down on unions in Gurgaon while another welcomes them in Canada? asks Jay Bhattacharjee
- New Hope On German, French Horizon (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Aug 02, 2005)
Germany, the world's third largest economy, is today one of the slowest growing economies. It, however, remains Europe's largest "locomotive economy" with a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of $2.362 trillion.
- The Age Of Displacement (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 02, 2005)
Parliament’s enthusiastic approval of the bill on dual citizenship, the arrest of yet another London bombings suspect and the Irish Republican Army’s promise to lay down arms all bear out Eric Hobsbawm’s definition of the 21st century as the age of . . .
- Lessons From Gurgaon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2005)
While it is too early to say how durable the truce between the Honda management and workers brokered by the Haryana Chief Minister would be, ...
- Europe In Crisis (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 02, 2005)
A common theme permeates the European continental countries as they face a future of some uncertainty and foreboding.
- Terrorists Of The Third Tier (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 01, 2005)
That the bombers of London on July 7 were British is shocking to British public opinion.
- The Holy Cow (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Aug 01, 2005)
December 13, 1982, was a normal day at the UN General Assembly. I was elated that morning as my boss,
- Creating Employment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 01, 2005)
Going by the observations of the adviser to the prime minister on finance, the official strategy to create employment seems to be acquiring a new focus. Dr Salman Shah says the government plans to generate three million jobs by setting up community-based.
- Regional Market, Key To Asian Oil Security (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Aug 01, 2005)
The Union Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, is quite correct when he says that the accident at ONGC's Bombay High North will not compromise India's energy security.
- Fear Of Job Loss Due To Outsourcing — It Career Loses Sheen Among Us Students (Business Line, Moumita Bakshi Chatterjee, Aug 01, 2005)
Rising salaries and a growing software industry may have made IT one of the most sought-after careers for Indian students.
- Workers Must Get Their Due: Brinda (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jul 31, 2005)
The Rajya Sabha or the House of Elders will definitely be enriched further with the election of Mrs Brinda Karat as a member.
- U.K. Should Abandon Its Nuclear Weapons (Hindu, Robin Cook, Jul 30, 2005)
Replacing the Trident nuclear weapons programme is against both British national interests and Britain's international obligations.
- Instrument Of Change (Pioneer, Subodh Kumar, Jul 30, 2005)
The judiciary is an arm of social revolution, upholding equality that social majoritarianism had longed for through various movements.
- Pm’S Statement In Parliament On Us Visit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 30, 2005)
The purpose of my visit was to sensitise the US Government about the full extent of the changes that have taken place in India since 1991.
- Reaching For The Stars (Times of India, JAYANT V NARLIKAR, Jul 30, 2005)
Higher education should fuse teaching, research to improve
- The Most Pitiful Among Men Is He Who Turns Silver And Gold Into Dreams (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 30, 2005)
O GOLD! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bank of vapour, exclaims Calvin Coolidge.
- The Trade Route To Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 30, 2005)
The resumption of trade by road between India and Pakistan after a hiatus of 40 years will go some way towards rectifying the anomalous nature of economic interaction between the two neighbours.
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