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Articles 6621 through 6720 of 21784:
- 'The Focus Is On Quality Credit Growth' (The Economic Times, Hema Ramakrishnan, May 11, 2006)
Mallya shared his vision of transforming BoM into a dynamic, tech- savvy and customer centric bank with international benchmarks of performance standards with ET. Excerpts:
- Mr Mukherjee’S Second Thoughts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee must have made Tuesday a field day for those who remain sceptical about the possibility of rapprochement between his country and Pakistan.
- Slum Tours: An Idea Taken Too Far: Delhi’S Street Children (Daily Times, Amelia Gentleman, May 11, 2006)
Clearing his throat theatrically as he gets ready to reveal a highlight of the tour, group leader Javed stops halfway up the staircase to platform one and points through the railings to a dark alcove beneath the footbridge over the tracks.
- Indian Street Kids Offer Glimpse Into Their Lives (Daily Times, Parul Gupta, May 11, 2006)
In India most children, who run away from home to escape poverty or sexual abuse and sometimes to experience the dazzle of big city life, make the station their home.The busy station provides them ingenious ways to survive the mean streets
- Taliban At It Again (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 11, 2006)
MORE outrageous than the killing in cold blood of an engineer by the Taliban in Afghanistan is the reaction of officials.
- Govt To Bring New Bill On Oop (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring a Bill to amend the 1959 Act of Prevention of Disqualification of Members of Parliament to end the raging office-of-profit controversy.
- Bjp Sharpens Claws, Left To Fake Attack In Parliament (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Opposition BJP all set to step up its attack on the UPA Government, there are clear indications that the Government would be under increasing pressure even from its key allies and supporters when the two Houses of Parliament reconvene on . . .
- A Weak Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, May 10, 2006)
The relationship of the Centre and its political masters with the territories beyond always constitutes a vital issue. Shorn of all that is derivative or politically transient, the strength of the Centre defines what endures beyond it.
- Pm Takes To Bjp Road (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Within days of the BJP winding up its Bharat Suraksha Yatra, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked young men and women to hold nationwide yatras to mark the 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 uprising, an event he cited as an example of . . .
- The Battle For Africa (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 10, 2006)
While Minister for State for External Affairs Anand Sharma is bravely flying the flag in Africa, India is yet to match the relentless momentum behind the Chinese diplomatic onslaught in the continent.
- Bjp Condolence Meet On Mahajan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The provision of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes was incorporated in the Constitution for a limited period. However, politicians not only kept extending it through repeated constitutional amendments, but the ambit of caste-based . . .
- Bring Cheer To The Aged (Telegraph, TUMPA MUKHERJEE, May 10, 2006)
The abuse of old people can take many forms — physical, psychological, emotional or financial.
- Bjp National Executive In Delhi On May 29-30 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The first national executive meeting of the BJP after Rajnath Singh took over as party president would be held here on May 29-30.
- Troops Kill Suspect In Varanasi Bombings (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Indian soldiers in Kashmir on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Muslim militant, who police said was behind bomb blasts in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in March that killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
- Pakistan Charity Says U.S. Terror Label An Indian Plot (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , May 10, 2006)
The founder of one of the most feared militant groups fighting in Kashmir accused the United States on Tuesday of pandering to India and being anti-Islam by branding the charity he now runs as a terrorist organisation.
- Singapore Wants To Train Its Armed Forces In India, Govt Positive (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, May 10, 2006)
Departing from its policy of allowing only joint exercises, India is preparing to open its terrain to Singapore by allowing it to station and train its army here.
- No Demilitarisation In J&k: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today categorically ruled out any de-militarisation in Jammu and Kashmir, one of the main demand of moderate Hurriyat Conference, saying number of the troops will not be reduced in the State.
- Battle For Tn Or Southern Blockbuster? (Statesman, Usha Mahadevan, May 10, 2006)
The people of Tamil Nadu await a verdict on their franchise sealed in mute voting machines till 11 May, but the battle for the state had all the elements of a southern blockbuster ~ vendetta, histrionics and farce.
- The Other Side Of The Rising India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 10, 2006)
More and more people nowadays have the means to buy the international goods now available in India's cities.
- Use E-Governance To Fight Corruption: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
"All courts should follow Supreme Court and make judgments available online"
- Heat Wave (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 10, 2006)
Govt must take steps to protect the poor from the scorching summer
- Centre Assures Allocation Of Gas For Delhi Power Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Gas is proposed to be supplied from the Panna-Mukta Tapti field
Request for allocation of gas for the second phase of Pragati power project
`The coal-based power station cannot be set up in the Capital due to environmental concerns'
- Us Opens Military Barn Door For India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: In a military and arms sales career spanning three decades, Michael Devers seldom had India on his radar -- until 2005.
- "Evictions Now A National Crisis" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , May 10, 2006)
Miloon Kothariis the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing appointed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He spoke toThe Hinduon resettlement and rehabilitation under development projects and forced evictions in urban centres.
- Today's Editorial: Sonia's Sally (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 10, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's public debate with prime minister Manmohan Singh on free trade agreements (FTAs) with ASEAN countries may well pander to populist protectionism, but it does not speak well of the government's clarity of thinking on the issue.
- Arrested Let Ultras Were Planning To Attack Key Hubs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists nabbed in Delhi on Monday have revealed a gory plot by the outfit to spill blood across the nation, including attacks on Kandla port and bomb explosions at glitzy Bollywood dos.
- The Missing Emphasis (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, May 10, 2006)
Somewhere along the way, power sector reforms in India seem to have lost direction.
- Sri Lanka To Offer Oil Exploration Block To Ongc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Sri Lanka will offer one oil and gas exploration block to Oil and Natural Gas Corp on a preferential basis, the country’s foreign minister, Mangala Samaraweera, said on Tuesday.
- India Elected To Un Panel (Hindustan Times, DHARAM SHOURIE, May 10, 2006)
India was on Tuesday elected to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations.
- Emission & Noise-Free Transport (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 10, 2006)
The public transport strike in Karachi is nothing short of blackmail by bus and minibus owners to force the government to back out of implementing a Sindh High Court ban against smoke-emitting and noisy vehicles.
- Kargil And After (Tribune, Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (retd), May 10, 2006)
History of human conflict and wars has persistently included three elements. More often than not, fighting men, unless they are incapable or lack the grit, inevitably bear the cost of (military, political and bureaucratic) planning and intelligence . . .
- The Fast-Lane Present (Telegraph, Shahid Amin, May 10, 2006)
The 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 Uprising and the staging of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have begun a rethink on what we — living in a fast-lane present — have done to our built heritage.
- Arrested Militants Had Planned To Target Kandla (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , May 10, 2006)
Huge cache of explosives seized; the militants had planned to attack Mumbai film awards ceremonies
- Factory Of Disease Production (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, May 10, 2006)
Bird Flu is one of many diseases that regularly attack chickens in badly kept poultries.
- Fun Intended (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
Much like James Boswell, Mohinder Singh believes a good pun is necessary towards the cause of lively conversations.
- Nepal's Trust For Democracy (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, May 09, 2006)
After the Indian Prime Minister's special envoy, Dr Karan Singh went to Kathmandu on 20th April and met King Gyanendra, the later restore Nepal's Parliament. One can say now emphatically that in this round, it is a clear victory for pro-democracy . . .
- Right Move, Mtnl (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 09, 2006)
Mtnl has decided to dump BSNL as its sole long distance carrier and instead tender for the lowest cost service.
- The Ultimate Car-Rally (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 09, 2006)
Forget the bumpy Kenyan safari! Forget the gruelling Paris-Dakar car rally! Commuting to work and back in Bangalore is the ultimate test of a car driver’s motoring skills and the state of his peripheral vision!
- Indian Police Kill Muslim Militant In New Delhi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Indian policemen killed an Islamist militant on Monday after a gun-battle in the heart of New Delhi, police said.
- Indian Heat Wave Kills 53 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The death toll from a blistering heat wave across India climbed to 53 Monday and weather forecasters predicted worse to come with temperatures already above 40 Celsius.
- Vsnl To Buy Direct Internet For Rs 75 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Deal to be through in a few weeks
- Another Exhibition (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 09, 2006)
An encounter with truth" is the name of the photo exhibition currently in progress in the national capital. It has been organised by the Ajay Chrangoo faction of Panun Kashmir focussing on "expulsion of Hindus" from the Kashmir region.
- Long Overdue Consumer Surplus (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 09, 2006)
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd’s decision to invite bids from national long distance (NLD) operators—in place of its single-vendor relationship with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd—is a welcome development, though it is possibly a fallout of the spat between . .
- Growth, Poverty And Employment In States (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, May 09, 2006)
A recent study says the richer and faster growing states have effectively reduced poverty, created jobs .
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Man Poses As Human Bomb To Rob Bank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
An unidentified man claiming to be a human bomb robbed Rs 4 million from a bank in west Delhi on Monday, police officials here said.
- Dominant Discourse In Politics (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, May 09, 2006)
Paints a broad canvas of the several strands of contemporary politics impinging on secular nationalism
- Is Education For All A Chimera? (Hindu, S.S.RAJAGOPALAN, May 09, 2006)
Offers insight into the primary education schene in the whole country.
- Evm Bears Brunt Of Jaya Rival’S Rage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Jayalalithaa’s rival DMK candidate today lost his cool and smashed an electronic voting machine, providing the lone moment of drama in the Tamil Nadu polls that witnessed a high turnout of 65 per cent.
- Every Drop Counts (Times of India, Murad Ali Baig, May 09, 2006)
Few people realise that unless there are miraculous heavy unseasonal rains in the next few weeks north India is going to face a summer of acute discontent.
- : We Are Opening Skies, Fly In, Pick Up Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 09, 2006)
Pushing ahead with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer for an open skies in the SAARC region, India has sent out detailed letters outlining the offer to all SAARC members except Pakistan and has even extended fifth freedom rights for flights . . .
- India’S Secret Weapon? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2006)
Its intellectual property rights protection regime
- `Human Bomb' Loots Uti Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
A youth posing as a human bomb decamped with Rs. 40 lakh from the UTI Bank's Vikaspuri branch in West Delhi on Monday.
- From Shakti Maira's Book (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Hampi is spread across 10 square kilometres and is built on the banks of the Tungabhadra River... It was the capital of the Vijayanagar kingdom, the genesis of modern Karnataka.
- A Call For Beauty (Hindu, ATHREYA, May 09, 2006)
Towards Ananda makes a plea to incorporate aesthetic principles into everyday life
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
gt}{gt}Ammu Joseph writes to say that the obituary "A man of many parts" on Pattabhi Rama Reddy ("Newscape", May 7, 2006) was not written by her (as the byline stated), but was a press release prepared by the family, which she had re-arranged and . . .
- Holiday Offer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
MakeMyTrip.com is now offering the money back guarantee on its holiday packages. Deep Kalra, Founder and CEO, MakeMyTrip.com, says: "With the holiday season starting we have marked out our strategy to solidify our tours business. After the phenomenal . .
- Uti Bank Robbed Of Rs. 40 Lakhs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
"Human bomb" vanishes with bags containing the money
- A Historic Opportunity For Separatists: Azad (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 09, 2006)
Round-table conference on Kashmir to be held on May 25
CBI to probe sex scandal, says CM
Protests continue in many areas
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The Karnataka Sahitya Academy has invited entries for its annual book awards in 18 categories from publishers and authors of books published in 2005. Each award comes with a purse of Rs. 5,000.
- Politics Of Hero Worship And Filmdom (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, May 09, 2006)
An objective and insightful firsthand narrative of the oddities of Tamil Nadu politics by a writer and journalist
- Nepal Recalls 12 Ambassadors (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 08, 2006)
Pro-democracy movement toll 21; Maoists want interim constitution
- Under An Unkind Sun (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 08, 2006)
India should care for its citizens working abroad in difficult conditions
- China Stoops To Conquer (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, May 08, 2006)
The China-Australia agreement on uranium supply was signed in April 2006, after the Indo-US joint statement of March 2, 2006. Therefore, the Chinese should have been aware of India contesting the perpetuity clause and getting satisfactory assurances . .
- Why Did Taliban Kill Him? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
Jihadis beheaded Suryanarayana in order to stop India from developing close relationship with Afghanistan, says Sajid Ubaid
- Epitome Of Courage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
APS Malhotra was taught the meaning of life by his part-time maid who faced all the hardships with never-ending patience
- U.P. Assembly Polls Likely In February: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Criticises Centre for its ``pro-US'' foreign policy
- Wooing Adb (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 08, 2006)
With the new face of the Left
Asim Dasgupta’s desperate effort to present West Bengal’s case for infrastructure funds from the Asian Development Bank is in line with Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s claim that his state is now the best destination for . . .
- Indian Signs Mou With Icici Bank (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Indian has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ICICI Bank, India's second largest bank, for funding of the pre-delivery advance payments (PDPs) for acquisition of its aircraft.
- Go Rural Is Tourism's New Mantra (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
With a view to exploiting to the hilt India's cultural richness and varied excellence in the field of health and spirituality, the Government is planning to diversify tourism.
- Power Struggle Between Delhi, Up (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, May 08, 2006)
First it was water. Now it's power. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (UP) are at loggerheads again.
- Bjp To Raise Sealing Issue In Parliament (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Coming out in support of agitating traders in the capital, the BJP today said it will raise the issue of sealing of shops and offices operating in residential areas in the upcoming session of Parliment.
- 'Overdrawal Of Power To Be Referred To Regulatory Body' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today warned that states which were "overdrawing" power from the northern grid would be referred to the regulatory commission and assured that there would no power shortage in Delhi.
- Promise Of Transborder Gas Pipelines (Hindu, Vinish Kathuria, May 08, 2006)
Political factors stand in the way of three crucial regional deals
Apart from wheeling charges and issues relating to inter-dependence, India will have to consider the menace of insurgency in transit countries.
- Work On Tadari Power Project To Begin By January Next (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Environmentalists' concern being addressed, says Shinde
Ultra mega' power projects to be launched in five States
Each of them is estimated to cost Rs. 16,000 crore
- Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh Hospitalised (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Heart beat slows down due to heat, condition stable
- I'm Powerless, Sorry (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, May 08, 2006)
Two broad points emerge from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC’s) order last week on the matter of whether Gridco should be allowed to make profits of over 300 per cent on electricity sales (Rational Expectations, March 27), and . . .
- On A Low Key ... And Some Gaps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 08, 2006)
The reverberations of Election 2006 have reached the Readers' Editor's office too. Grievances and complaints came in a steady stream.
- No Longer A `Functioning Chaos' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 08, 2006)
Thanks mainly to the economic reforms, which have unleashed the productive powers of the nation and its people, India does not figure in the list of `failed states'. Indeed it has come a long way from being so described, in the 1970s, and a . . .
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