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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- India, Singapore To Hold Joint Artillery Exercise In October (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Artillery Forces of India and Singapore will participate in a joint exercise near Nasik in Maharashtra, later this month.
- Mumbai To Bank On High Capacity Generators (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Industries and businesses can now install high capacity generator sets in Maharashtra. The state government has decided to raise the limit of captive generator set capacity to 200KV from the current 10KV.
- Indian Bureaucracy Reluctant To Shed Old Ways (Dawn, Surojit Gupta, Oct 11, 2007)
When Ashok Kheny decided in 1995, after 15 years in the United States, to return to India and take up a $700 million project to build a road and new townships, he dreamed of creating something unique.
- India’S Communists Renew Threats Over Nuclear Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
In the new capitalist India, old-line communists are playing the spoiler, threatening to bring down the government over a nuclear energy deal with the US.
- Protests Against Retail (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2007)
The agitation against organised retail appears to be escalating. On Wednesday a section of small traders in Mumbai downed shutters in protest.
- 18.6 K, And Counting (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 11, 2007)
Political uncertainty doesn’t seem to be bothering the market any more.
- Centre Raining Sops To Garner Votes For Congress (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
As the rains recede, the power-deficit Maharashtra, with over 2,200 mega watt (MW) shortage, is facing unscheduled load shedding. The state electricity board has introduced three-four hours of load shedding in major cities of Thane . . . .
- India's Small Retailers Protest (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Thousands of small shopkeepers and street hawkers have protested in the Indian city of Mumbai over the proposed entry of foreign retail chains.
- Experience Works, The Mba Way (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
For young and mid-career Indian professionals, taking a break to join an MBA course in the US seems to have become a very attractive option.
- Indian Children Work Despite Ban (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
A year after India banned children under 14 from working as domestic servants or in food stalls, millions continue to be employed, a study says.
- No Deadline For Talks, Says Elbaradei (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohammed ElBaradei said on Wednesday that there was no deadline for starting talks on an India-specific safeguards arrangement but pointed out that it was imperative for the country to. . .
- Protest Against Retail Giants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Over 20,000 people gathered at Azad Maidan here on Wednesday to protest against the entry of corporates and foreign chains such as Wal-Mart into retail trade in India.
- Cbi Raids Major General (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
In what could be perhaps the first instance of corruption related crackdown on a serving Major General, the CBI on Wednesday filed a disproportionate assets case against Anand Kapoor and raided 12 of his premises in five States.
- America To Study & Work, China For Reform Tips (Telegraph, CHARU SUDAN KASTURI, Oct 11, 2007)
A record number of Indian students have applied for visas to study in the United States over the past year, a senior US state department official said here today.
- Open To Talks With India: Elbaradei (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohammed ElBaradei on Tuesday said he was open to talks with India whenever it approached the IAEA on the safeguards agreement, which is the first step to operationalise the India-United States . . .
- No Formal Talks With Iaea Chief On N-Safeguards (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Treading cautiously on the contentious negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the wake of continuing UPA-Left stand-off over the issue, the government is unlikely to hold "formal" talks with visiting IAEA Director . . .
- Advani Lists ‘Failures’ Of Upa Govt (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
With the threat of mid-term polls looming large, the BJP has asked its cadre to educate the people about their party’s main campaign themes, revolving around the broad categories of national security, development and national identity.
- Elbaradei In India, But Ready To Wait (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
On a day when the Left parties managed to extract an assurance from the UPA government that the Indo-US nuclear deal will not be discussed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), its chief Mohamed ElBaradei said he is willing to wait.
- Iaea Chief To Meet Pranab Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohammad El Baradei, who reached Mumbai yesterday on a three-day visit, will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on October 11.
- No Time For Yesterday (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 10, 2007)
For the past several weeks, the commissars of the Left have strutted and fretted on the public stage, hectoring the government in the most intemperate language. They want it to back away from the civilian nuclear agreement with the US.
- Don’T Be Lenient In Caste Killing Cases, Says Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
“Judges tend to become apologetic in cases of murders arising out of caste”
“Has this hands-off approach led to creation of casteless utopia?”
Bench says considering the gravity of offence, death penalty ought to have been awarded
- Iaea Urges India To Begin Talks On N-Pact: Elbaradei Meets Scientists In Mumbai (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 10, 2007)
International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei said in Mumbai on Tuesday that the global nuclear watchdog was ready for formal talks with New Delhi aimed at legitimising India’s civil nuclear deal with the United States but remained . . .
- Reliance: Stepping On The Gas (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 10, 2007)
The government’s approval of Reliance’s pricing formula for gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin triggers a major controversy.
- Indian Govt And Communists Step Back In Nuclear Row (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 10, 2007)
The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies, specially Bihar strong man Lalu Prasad and Maharastra ally Sharad Pawar, on Tuesday intervened and averted a near-certain head-on collision between the Congress and the Communists on the nuclear . . . .
- And Children Labour On... (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
A year of a ban on domestic child labour has brought some change in the lives of a few thousand rescued children, but lakhs continue to lead miserable lives in dhabas and in the homes of influential families, including those of government officials.
- India Valuable Partner: Iaea Chief (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Even as the raging controversy over the Indo-US nuclear threatened to topple the Union government, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said in Mumbai on Thursday that India was a "valuable partner" and any dialogue with . . . .
- Round I To Left (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Sticking to their opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, Left parties today pushed the beleaguered Manmohan Singh government further into weighing a tough political choice.
- Google India Launches Sms (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Search engine leader Google Inc announced on Tuesday an SMS-based text message service for India, aiming to use its search capabilities and user-generated content listings on the Internet to help consumers find restaurants, movie halls and . . .
- Next N-Deadline Is Oct. 22 (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 10, 2007)
The Left has made it clear to the government yet again that it will not allow formal or informal talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency for safeguards to operationalise the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States.
- We Will Wait For India To Approach Iaea: Elbaradei (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Even as the Left parties continued their pressure on the government against going ahead with the India-US civil nuclear deal, Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the UN nuclear watchdog, on Tuesday said he will wait for a formal request from the . . . . .
- Capital Market Plays A Catalytic Role (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Oct 09, 2007)
India’s growth story has important implications for the capital market, which has grown sharply with respect to several parameters — amounts raised, number of stock exchanges and other intermediaries . . . .
- Nuclear Deal: Apex Court Rejects Pil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed at the admission stage a public interest litigation petition to restrain the Union Government from executing the India-U.S. nuclear deal without Parliament’s approval.
- Sc Dismisses Pil Regarding Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) of a Mumbai-based IITian seeking a direction to the UPA for a discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal on the floor of Parliament.
- Dae: No Safeguards Talks With Elbaradei (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
It is still unclear whether International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammed ElBaradei, who arrives in Mumbai late on Monday night, will hold any substantive talks on safeguards for India’s nuclear facilities.
- El Baradei Arrives In India As N-Row Rages (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The UN’s nuclear watchdog head begins a long scheduled trip to India on Monday that has turned into a political flashpoint as a nuclear energy deal with the United States threatens to spark snap elections.
- Reddy Not Keen On Stabilisation Funds (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India is not in favour of setting up sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) or stabilisation funds in India even though China recently announced the establishment of such a fund.
- The Art Market In India Reframes Itself For The 21st Century (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
For an uninitiated Westerner, making your way to one of this city's new art galleries can be a disorienting study in contrasts.
- Spectre Of Sovereign Wealth Funds (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Oct 09, 2007)
With apologies to Karl Marx, a spectre is haunting the capitalist West: that of sovereign wealth funds (SWF).
- Speed Means Another Govt Can Save Deal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Ministers and officials in favour of the nuclear deal feel that the UPA could end up losing both the government and the deal if it does not start negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sometime later this month.
- Iaea Talks To Address Your Concern: Upa Will Tell Left, If It Listens (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 09, 2007)
The Indo-US nuclear deal may have plunged the UPA government into a crisis but that is unlikely to come in the way of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussing India’s plans to expand cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector with IAEA . . . .
- Bangalore Heads For Delhi Rule, Cm Quits Saying ‘Game Of Fate’ (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Oct 09, 2007)
An attempt to revive the JD(S)-BJP coalition in Karnataka fell through tonight as Governor Rameshwar Thakur moved to recommend President’s rule.
- Advani’S Bouquet, Party’S Brickbats For Ally Akali Dal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Continuing his efforts to mend BJP’s ties with its allies ahead of a possible Lok Sabha poll, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha L K Advani met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at his Prithviraj Road residence on Sunday evening.
- Anglo-Indians Rediscovered In Britain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The name ‘Alistair McGowan’ may not have quite the ring and instant recall of Hollywood’s Vivien Leigh or Bollywood’s Helen. McGowan is not part of a cult beat for all time, as was Pete Best, the Beatles’ drummer. But, last week’s ‘outing’ of . . . .
- Govt Keen To Clinch Pact With Iaea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Undeterred by the Left’s stout opposition to the proposed Indo-US nuclear deal for civilian purposes and the prospects of a snap general election looming large, the Congress-led UPA government appears to have made up its mind in going ahead with . . . .
- Iaea Chief In Mumbai Amid Speculation Over N-Talks (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Oct 09, 2007)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei is arriving here late on Monday night to begin his three-day visit to India on Tuesday, amidst speculation that he might hold informal discussions with the Department of Atomic . . . .
- Left Rejects Govt Plea On Iaea Talks (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 09, 2007)
In a day of fast-paced developments after Congress president Sonia Gandhi described opponents of the Indo-US nuclear deal as "enemies" of peace and development, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee tried to seek Left support for the . . .
- Above Faith (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 08, 2007)
"Gasket, Gasket", the crowd shouted, cheering the number one seed in the recent ATP tennis tournament in Mumbai. If he were a car engine, he would certainly have blown up, since the French are particular about the pronunciation of their names.
- Incredible Lives (Pioneer, Utpal Kumar, Oct 08, 2007)
The two had as much similarity as they were different. Both came from that part of Punjab which later merged with Pakistan, and both bore the brunt of Partition.
- Ndma Guidelines Soon To Tackle Urban Flooding (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will finalise guidelines for management of urban flooding in three to four months.
- The Bangalore Reality Check (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 08, 2007)
The squalour of India always shocks me for the first few days after returning from some foreign land but this time, because Bangalore was the first Indian city I visited, the shock sent me reeling.
- Cong Forcing Elections: Cpi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The UPA-Left relations soured today, with the Communists taking umbrage to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s statement on the nuclear deal, saying if a mid-term poll was thrust on the country, then the Congress alone will be responsible for it.
- East-Meets-West Ends On Suicide Track (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
A British Indian parks her car and enters a CD shop, which sells undercover pirated Bollywood DVD's, with her desi husband.
- Soft Hands (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Oct 08, 2007)
Politics prefers soft hands. Why have Indian politicians suddenly started playing with knuckledusters? Democracy functions best when handled gently.
- The Pressure Cooker (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 08, 2007)
It is sometimes strange to see the political class, that is supposed to have emerged from the grass roots and represents the masses of India, be so insensitive to the growing disparity between the rich and the poor.
- Grease Palms And Govern (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Oct 08, 2007)
The Mayawati Government in Uttar Pradesh has sacked more than 10,000 policemen in September 2007 on the ground that their recruitment and selection process was not fair.
- Onion War Breaks Out In Cabinet (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Oct 08, 2007)
A war of sorts has broken out over onions in the Union government. Union agriculture and food minister Sharad Pawar wants the export of onion to continue, but finance minister P. Chidambaram, more concerned with domestic inflation . . ..
- Fighting Aids, The Gandhian Way (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Inspired by the Bollywood character Munnabhai, a group of Gandhians here launched a campaign against HIV/AIDS by urging people in a "Gandhian style" to keep themselves away from illicit relationship.
- Vilasrao May Be In Fresh Trouble (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh could be in trouble again soon. An indication to this effect was available after Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s return from her foreign visit.
- Indian Leftists Agree To Consultations With Iaea (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 06, 2007)
Within hours of the leftist parties’ hawkish posture of withdrawing their support if the government proceeds with the Indo-US nuclear agreement, on Friday Prime Minister Manmohan Singh government’s main allies grudgingly conceded to continuing . . . .
- When Taxman Was Unclear About Nuclear Power (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 06, 2007)
When the air was thick with nuke talk, Dr Manmohan Singh had to assuage the fears of the anxious by saying, “I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.”
- Informal Talks With Iaea On: Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The Manmohan Singh government today said it was holding informal consultations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for an India specific safeguard agreement.
- Quite A Mouthful (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
We’d like this piece to be as concise as possible but that’s quite a challenge.
- Upa, Left 'N The Elusive Fix (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The UPA leadership sought to convince the Left parties on going ahead with discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on India-related safeguards in the Indo-US nuclear deal as the joint committee held its third meeting here on Friday.
- Your Destination Finder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
For those who are bad at remembering directions, driving can become a nightmare, frequently rolling down the window to ask the way, only to get conflicting instructions from passers by, spending time, energy and fuel for all the wrong reasons.
- 'Give Sethu Project Contract To Gujarat' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Dubbing the controversy over the Sethusamudram Project as an issue of 'Ram verses Rome', the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has challenged the UPA government to go ahead with the multi-crore ship canal venture without damaging the Ram Setu.
- Logic Does Not Defy Ram Setu (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Oct 06, 2007)
Is there any authoritative, scientific evidence to prove that Ram Setu is a natural formation? According to Mr T Satyamurthy, who recently retired as Superintending Archaeologist, having worked with Archaeological Survey of India since . . . .
- Images That Hold The World In Our Head (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Oct 06, 2007)
How heartening it is to find that some of the best stories being told in book releases for the festival holidays are told through photographs! A string of recent books affirm the American critic Susan Sontag’s seminal critique on photography:
- ‘Sena And Bjp Glued By Bond Of Hindutva’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Downplaying the rift between the Shiv Sena and BJP in Maharashtra, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said the alliance was very much intact and would definitely be contesting the 2009 state Assembly polls together.
- It's A Battle Between Ram & Rome: Modi (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Making the forthcoming election a battle between ‘Ram and Rome’, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked every Indian to say Ram was born, so loudly that even “Italy hears it”.
- It’S That Oscar Thing Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 05, 2007)
The recent Oscar nomination fracas highlights the state of delusion of our film industry.
- Debate Contempt (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Oct 05, 2007)
It is difficult not to agree with the widespread criticism of Delhi High Court’s order sentencing four journalists found guilty of contempt of court. Questions can certainly be raised if the mere publication of articles alleging corruption against . . .
- To Help Rbi Rein In Re, Govt Ups Mss Ceiling (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
The government has increased the ceiling on sale of securities to Rs 2,00,000 crore to absorb the excess liquidity generated by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) intervention in the foreign exchange market to check the rupee’s rise against the dollar.
- Kakodkar: No Consultations With Iaea (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 05, 2007)
Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, on Thursday firmly denied an agency report that the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was holding negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on arriving at India-specific. . .
- Bsnl Gets Spectrum, Private Telcos Cry Foul (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Tensions between private telecom players and the government ratcheted up a notch after it was discovered that state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) was given additional spectrum of up to 10 MHz for GSM . . . .
- Maharashtra Cm Talks Of Cabinet Expansion (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Thursday appeared unperturbed by the campaign by a section of the PCC and AICC leaders for his removal and said he could take up the long-awaited state Cabinet expansion after the ‘shradh’ period.
- India's Soaring Markets Create Corporate Goliaths (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Skyrocketing stock markets and a soaring currency are creating publicly traded behemoths in India.
- Secularism Politicised (Asian Age, Dr P.C. Alexander, Oct 05, 2007)
Two days ago the nation celebrated Gandhi Jayanti with the usual reiteration of its adherence to the great legacies left behind by the Mahatma, particularly the legacy of secularism.
- Bjp Should Let Jd(s) Be In Power (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Oct 05, 2007)
Political activity is quite unpredictable in coalition politics and results from Karnataka will surprise all political parties including the JD(S).
- Icici Bank Plans To Raise $11 Billion To Fund Growth (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
ICICI Bank Ltd., India’s biggest lender to consumers, plans to raise $11 billion overseas in the next 12 months to fund its expansion abroad and credit growth in the country, according to three people familiar with the plan.
- Face To Face With The Holy Cobras (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
During the Hindu festival of the snake god, farmers capture cobras from their fields and let villagers shower them with offerings. They believe it will bring good fortune for next year. Jeremy Grange joined some of them in Shirala, in the Indian . . . .
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