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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- It Looks Like 1967, But With A Big Difference (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, May 19, 2007)
Contributing my mite to the avalanche of comments on Mayawati’s momentous victory — contrary to all "expert" expectations — in UP’s historic Assembly election, let me begin with a confession.
- Orissa Ig Suspended For Dacoit Connection (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
The Orissa government on Friday put under suspension a senior IPS officer of the rank of Inspector General (IG) for his alleged links with anti-social elements from Bihar involved in a major loot and murder case in the state.
- Upa Campaign (Tribune, Vikramdeep Johal, May 19, 2007)
Mor no more, kabootar will soar” — This is the slogan coined by the United Pigeon Aficionados. The organisation’s mission is to secure for the pigeon the status of India’s national bird.
- Tata Steel To Become 2nd Largest By 2012, Q4 Net Up 41% (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
World's sixth largest steel firm Tata Steel on Thursday said it aspires to become the second largest firm in the world by 2012 with 40 million tonnes production capacity as against 25.6 mt now.
- An Outsider’S Inside View (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 18, 2007)
The Australian journalist Christopher Kremmer had caught the attention of the reading fraternity with The Carpet Wars — a well-researched and captivating account of the texture of the Oriental carpet. Kremmer dwells there on the various motifs of . . . .
- India: 5-Year-Old Marathoner To Walk 300 Miles (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Budhia Singh, the 5-year-old whose long-distance running set off an outcry from rights activists last year and led to a ban on his future runs, is planning to walk 500 kilometers, about 310 miles, in 10 days beginning June 6, his coach said.
- Tata Steel's Q4 Net Up 41% (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Now the sixth largest steel firm, Tata Steel on Thursday said that it is aiming to become the second largest steel maker the world by 2015 with 50 million tonnes of production capacity. The company, along with the recently acquired Corus currently . . .
- Has Development `Land'ed India In A Crisis? (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , May 18, 2007)
The economic miracle in the country has engendered a dramatic reversal of factor supply — capital is available on tap, land is not. Unless the Government can reconcile conflicting interests over land acquisition consensually, the Manmohan Singh . . . .
- Cultures & Vultures: Wake-Up Call From Vadodara (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 18, 2007)
These `fundoos,' self-appointed custodians of Indian culture, may start chipping away at temple murals, breaking down monuments, and eventually targeting the temples at Khajuraho, Konarak, and Bhubaneswar — until they succeed in effacing the . . . . .
- Ncert Orientation For Teachers (Hindu, Parul Sharma, May 17, 2007)
On the newly restructured textbooks for Classes II, IV, VII, X and XII
Face-to-face interaction between master trainers and writers from June 4 Orientation of teachers using EDUSAT technology from July 9
- Landing In Trouble (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 16, 2007)
Land acquisition and displacement could become major roadblocks to the growth momentum.
- Indian Firms To Invest $5 Bn In China (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
Eleven Indian companies, which were part of a 35-member business delegation to China, have entered into an agreement with Chinese business interest to set up manufacturing facilities and offices there with a total investment of $5 billion . . . .
- Orissa Equipped To Generate 20,000 Mw Of Power (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
Orissa, where power plants receive 25 MT of coal that is sufficient to generate 5,000 MW, is all set to produce 20,000 MW in the near future with the Coal Ministry granting new linkages and sanctioning coal blocks for generating the additional power.
- It Looks Like 1967, But With A Big Difference (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, May 16, 2007)
Contributing my mite to the avalanche of comments on Mayawati’s momentous victory — contrary to all "expert" expectations — in UP’s historic Assembly election, let me begin with a confession.
- Congress, Left Parties Join Hands Against Vedanta Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
Demand CBI probe into all agreements signed by State Government
Green Kalahandi to go on satyagraha from June 16
Four lakh people will be deprived of water for agriculture
- Exit, Polls (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, May 15, 2007)
How much money can you make by selling a mirage? Quite a lot, actually, if you dress it up in jargon and put on a suitably pseudo-serious face before a television camera.
- South Korean Steel Company Officials Taken Hostage In India (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
Three Indian officials working for a South Korean steel company were taken hostage yesterday by activists opposed to the company's plan to build a plant in eastern India which they said would displace thousands of people, police said.
- Not The First Revolt Against The British (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 14, 2007)
It is fruitless to keep stoking up the controversy over whether the uprising of 1857 against the British in India was a war of Independence or whether it was just a series of ill-organised armed attacks by sporadic groups with their own axes to grind.
- Central Govt May Let States Acquire Land For Sezs (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
The Empowered group of ministers (eGoM) on special economic zones is now willing to allow state governments have a say in the acquisition of land. This was confirmed to ET by a senior member of the eGoM on Sunday.
- Painting The Art World Red (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
The outrageous arrest of Chandramohan, a final-year fine arts student at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, on May 9, has confirmed that the only right that is taken seriously in India today is the right to take offence.
- 1857 Rising Volunteer Dies In Gzb Hospital (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
The march from Meerut to Delhi to commemorate 150 years of the 1857 rising, the First War of Independence, turned into a tragedy when one of the participants died in a local hospital.
- Deshmukh To Make Power Point To Pm (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a special meeting in New Delhi on Friday to hear the arguments of chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on the acute shortage of power in Maharashtra, which has even led to deterioration in the law and order . . . .
- Vanjhara Syndrome: Used And Dumped (Indian Express, SANKAR SEN, May 12, 2007)
Fake encounters staged by the police resulting in the killing of even criminals is illegal and has very rightly landed senior police officers in Gujarat in a sea of trouble.
- Dark Side Of Mining (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
AS the shadows lengthen on Keonjhar's main street, the tube-lit sign above Hotel Arjun flickers to life, illuminating both the entrance to the hotel and the cigarette seller next to it.
- Local Locks Out National (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, May 12, 2007)
The trend began in Tamil Nadu and caught on in the east, west and the rest of the south. But is it possible that Uttar Pradesh, the centre of heartland politics, is also going regional with the “mainstream” parties pushed to the margins?
- Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Don’t voters care for performance at all? Well yes, they do, which is why 20% of incumbent governments get re-elected. But in democracies the desire for change is strong: even rich, well-governed countries tend to change governments frequently.
- Dlf, Vedanta Among New Sezs Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
Decision on Reliance's Navi Mumbai scheme deferred
40 proposals will be considered at the next meeting on May 31
Board of Approval has received 355 new applications
- India Tests N-Capable Missile (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
India on Wednesday successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a site in the eastern state of Orissa, defence sources said.
- India Tests Nuclear-Capable Prithvi 1 Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
India on Wednesday successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a site in Orissa, defence sources said.
- Boa Defers Decision On Mukesh Ambani's Sez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
The Board of Approvals on Wednesday gave formal approval to 17 Special Economic Zones, including those of Vedanta and DLF, but deferred a decision on the Navi Mumbai zone promoted by Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani and his associate Anand Jain.
- Power Cry To Soar Higher (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
Bhubaneswar, May 9: Orissa’s energy demand will go up to 3,257 megawatt by 2009, of which 500 MW will be required by Posco and other upcoming industrial projects alone, an estimate submitted by the state-owned Orissa Power Transmission Corporation . . . .
- Nod To 17 Sezs (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
The Board of Approvals (BoA) today gave a formal approval to 17 special economic zones (SEZs), including those of Vedanta and DLF, but deferred a decision on the Navi Mumbai zone promoted by the Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani and his . . . .
- 16 New Sezs Cleared, Reliance's Held Back (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
Meeting over a month after the empowered group of ministers lifted the freeze on new Special Economic Zones, the SEZ Board of Approvals today considered 23 proposals with in-principle approvals and cleared 16.
- 16 Sezs Cleared, Ril Put On Hold (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
The board of approvals (BoA) on SEZs which met on Wednesday gave clearance to 16 SEZs. The BoA deferred a decision on the Navi Mumbai SEZ promoted by Reliance Industries, owing to some land issues.
- Board Approves 6 Sezs In Tamil Nadu, 2 Each In Karnataka And Orissa (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
The Board of Approvals on Wednesday gave formal approval to 6 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Tamil Nadu.
- It Cannot Get Worse (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 09, 2007)
If you insist on evidence of the sparse reach of India’s public distribution system (PDS) and its irrelevance in the poorest states, look at the latest figures on consumption brought out by the National Sample Survey Organisation.
- Quota Hearing Today, 13 States Get Back With Their Obc Figures (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
At a time when the Centre and Supreme Court have locked horns over who constitute the OBC and just how many of them are there in the country, only 13 states have got back to the Centre with data on their OBC population.
- Sinosteel Outlines Us$4b Project For Eastern India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Sinosteel Corp, a Chinese mineral trading company, plans to build a US$4 billion (HK$31.2 billion) steel plant in India, joining global steelmakers in tapping the world's fifth-biggest iron ore deposits.
- Is Narcoanalysis A Pseudo-Science? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 08, 2007)
Dr. B. M. Mohan, Director, Forensic Science Laboratories, Karnataka has sent this rejoinder to the article, "We need to talk about narcoanalysis," by Sriram Lakshman published on the Op-Ed page ofThe Hinduof May 2, 2007:
- Orissa Trip For Displaced (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Tata Steel today unveiled its plans to first rehabilitate the displaced even before starting on their greenfield projects at Kalinga Nagar in Orissa and Tontoposhi in Jharkhand.
- Heat And Dust (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, May 07, 2007)
Another hot summer is upon us and once again there are severe power shortages in every part of the country. Is there ever going to be a respite for the harried Indian consumer?
- Buddha's Delight (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2007)
Sheila Kumar emerges as peaceful as the Enlightened One after a quiet day at Sanchi
- All In The Family? (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, May 07, 2007)
From all accounts, the ongoing Assembly poll in India’s largest state is not going to be remembered as a landmark election.
- Two Faces Of Police (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2007)
The involvement of three senior police officers in the killing of a Muslim couple in a fake encounter in Ahmedabad two years ago shows the ugly face of the police.
- Growth In India's Industrial Hub Leaves Many Behind (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Bhan Sai makes about $1.40 a day. The minimum wage is almost twice that, but if he complains, he says, the steel mill will fire him.
- From Bhubaneswar To Kolkata: Budhia’S Next Marathon Walk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Budhia’s plan to go for the long distance walk is not aimed at creating any record, Das clarified that the effort would be mainly for “promotion of sports in general.”
- Dalma Tribals Up In Arms Against Forest Department (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Faced with mounting pressure from the Jharkhand state forest department to stop hunting wild animals in and around Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, the tribals living along the foothills of the Dalma Range and adjoining areas have decided to fight for . . .
- World Bank Farm Project For Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh, along with four other States, has been selected for World Bank-aided Multi-State Agricultural Competitiveness Project (MACP) to develop competitive marketing systems and improved market access to farmers.
- Tatas To Enter Sez Business Only After Clarity In Policy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
The Tata group was not averse to entering the SEZ business but would do so only after the Government unveiled its policy clearly on the matter, a top Tata group official said.
- India's Industrial Growth Leaves Many Behind (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
Bhan Sai makes about $1.40 a day. The minimum wage is almost twice that, but if he complains, he says, the steel mill will fire him.
- Penalising Our Own Team (Deccan Herald, NICHOLAS D KRISTOF, Apr 28, 2007)
India is stirring after many centuries of torpor, and it has a chance of ending this century as the capital of the world, the most important nation on earth.
- Ls Condemns Depiction Of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev As Terrorists (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
The Lok Sabha on Friday condemned the depiction of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdeo and Rajguru as "terrorists" in a tenth standard text book in Orissa.
- Depiction Of Bhagat Singh As Terrorist Condemned (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
The Lok Sabha today condemned the depiction of revolutionary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh and Rajguru as terrorists in the Xth standard text book in Orissa.
- The Other India (Frontline, C.T. KURIEN , Apr 28, 2007)
A report on rural infrastructure brings out shocking facts about the conditions in which the rural population lives.
- Ril’S Yearly Profit Zooms Past Rs 10,000 Cr Mark (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), India’s largest private sector company, has registered a jump of 20 per cent in net profit to Rs 10,908 crore for fiscal year 2006-07 as against Rs 9,069 crore for the previous year.
- More To Dance Than Movements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Leela Mohanty takes pride in promoting the Debaprasad Das style of Odissi.
- Bhagat Singh Is A Terrorist Here (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Apr 26, 2007)
On the page number 91 under the topic ‘India’s Freedom Struggle’ with a sub-title Santrasabadinka Bhumika (the role of the terrorists), the book says Santrasabadimane (the terrorists) had also played a key role in the freedom struggle.
- Coordination Centre On Naxalism To Meet Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
The Coordination Centre on Naxalism will meet here tomorrow amidst reports of a shift in strategy by the Left Wing extremists leading to high casualties.
- New Artillery Regime To Handle India’S Brahmos (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
The Indian Army is adding a new regime in its artillery wing to handle the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the nucleus of the new formation were involved in its test-firing in Orissa on Sunday.
- Vedanta's Sesa Goa Gambit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 26, 2007)
The vigorous bidding for Sesa Goa, India’s largest private sector iron ore exporter indicates the potential for this sector. India has the third largest iron ore reserves in the world, after Brazil and Australia.
- Vedanta Buys 51% In Sesa Goa For Rs 4,070 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Plans open offer for an additional 20 per cent holding
To announce open offer in the next four days, which will remain open till July
The acquisition will be financed through a mix of newly committed bank debt facilities of $1.1 billion and the existin
- Order Without Force (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Apr 25, 2007)
The Centre seeks modification of the apex court order on police reforms, while several States have refused to comply with the directives.
- A Significant Success (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 25, 2007)
"Before the jubilation," said Avinash Chander, Programme Director, Agni-III, "there were times we had heart attacks." The countdown for the launch had progressed smoothly.
- Interview: Avinash (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 25, 2007)
Interview with Avinash Chander, Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory, and Programme Director, Agni-III mission.
- Vedanta Buys Sesa Goa For $981 M (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Plans to venture into steel manufacture Plans to venture into steel manufacture
To make open offer by July
Plans thermal plant in Orissa
- India Test Fires Supersonic Cruise Missile (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
India on Sunday successfully tested a surface-to-surface version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile developed jointly with Russia, official sources said.
- Congress Threatens To Launch Agitation On Quota For Sebcs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
Wants Government to maintain status quo on reservation policy
Government urged to file a review petition
Congress to chalk out a plan of action
- Credible N-Deterrence (Pioneer, Wilson John, Apr 24, 2007)
The Agni III success will pave the way for a submarine-launched IRBM, which is what will make the theory of credible nuclear deterrence in India's 'No First Use' doctrine that requires a multitude of retaliatory weapon systems, a reality
- Brahmos Test-Fired Successfully (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 23, 2007)
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia, was successfully test-fired on Sunday from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea, about 10 km from Balasore, in Orissa.
- Ilo Selects Gulbarga For Pilot Project Under Employment Scheme (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Apr 23, 2007)
It will introduce the `decent work' concept in NREGS projects
Team from organisation had held talks with officials
Decent work initiative proposes productive participation of women
- Global Warming To Devastate Indian Coast: Expert (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Towns and cities along India’s eastern coast will be devastated with global warming intensifying cyclones and rising sea levels eroding vast stretches of the shoreline, a climate official said on Friday.
- Global Warming To Devastate Indian Coast (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Towns and cities along India’s eastern coast will be devastated with global warming intensifying cyclones and rising sea levels eroding vast stretches of the shoreline, a climate official said on Friday.
- Wipro Profits Rise 42% (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
It services-to-soaps major Wipro Ltd has recorded a 42 per cent rise in profits for the financial year 2006-07 at Rs 2,942 crore and outdid market expectations for the last quarter of the year, reporting a 39 per cent jump in profits year-on-year . .
- Ndc Sub-Committee Forms Panel To Look Into Wto Issues (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Apr 21, 2007)
Groups comprising technical experts to submit report next month
- Delhi Fourth Costliest Location For Office Space In Asia-Pacific (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
The Indian capital is the fourth most expensive location in the Asia Pacific region, with occupancy of industrial space costing 88 euros per square metre per year.
- Details, The Key To Implementation (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 20, 2007)
There is a humorous story of a grasshopper yearning to become a cockroach.
- Pm Assures All Help To Expedite Posco (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who assured him all help to expedite work on USD 12 billion POSCO Steel project, dogged by protests from locals, in the state.
- Moderate Credit Growth To High-Risk Sectors: Fm To Psu Banks (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
The government on Thursday asked public sector banks to moderate credit growth to high risk sectors like commercial real estate, capital markets and open new branches in 103 minority-dominated districts.
- Russian Envoy Meets Tripura Leaders, Keen To Invest In North East (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
Russia's Ambasador to India Vyacheslav I Trubnikov told reporters here on Friday that Moscow is very keen to enhance its economic and cultural ties with New Delhi, and also evinced interest in making investments on behalf of his country in . . . .
- Politics Of Entitlement (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 20, 2007)
From all accounts, the ongoing assembly poll in India’s largest state is not going to be remembered as a landmark election.
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