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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 27558:
- Washington’S Watching (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 18, 2005)
Two months before the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, arrives in Washington to meet the president of the United States of America, George W. Bush, his trip...
- Cracks Within Left On Lalu’S Continuation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Cracks became visible today within the four Left parties supporting the UPA government at the Centre on the issue of resignation of Railway Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav following the framing of charges against him in the multi-crore ...
- Newsweek Retracts Quran Story (Telegraph, Howard Kurtz, May 18, 2005)
Newsweek issued a formal retraction yesterday of the flawed story that sparked deadly riots in Afghanistan and other countries...
- India Won't Allow Unfair Restrictions On N-Plans (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, May 18, 2005)
As a responsible nuclear weapon state, India is ready to work for an effective global regime to prevent the illegal proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and technologies associated with them.
- What Now? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 18, 2005)
Why does anything that the West Bengal government has to say about air pollution sound wickedly farcical? The state government’s credibility on this issue is perhaps at its lowest now.
- Nature Conservation Is Govt's Duty (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, May 18, 2005)
To think that free market forces by themselves can protect the environment is a fallacy.
- Sebi Bans Ubs Securities Asia From Derivatives Segment For One Year (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The market regulator is yet to zero-in on other entities allegedly responsible for bringing down the market on May 17.
- Let’S Get Rid Of Public Schools (Tribune, David Gelernte, May 18, 2005)
Increasingly I wonder why. Why should there be any public schools? I don’t ask merely because the public schools are performing badly, although (as usual) they are.
- Women Fuel China’S Growth (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, May 18, 2005)
Indian leaders and industrial captains may never be tired of citing “hire and fire” policy and autocratic rule behind the Chinese miracle, but they have often ignored the contribution of women empowerment, high female work participation rate in the Chines
- Of Defence Controversies (Tribune, Vice-Admirals K.K. Nayyar, May 18, 2005)
Even after more than 50 years, the Indian system of procurement of defence hardware gets mired in controversies and scams.
- Behind The Explosions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 18, 2005)
The recent terrorist attacks in Srinagar indicate that Kashmiri extremist groups have not lost their sting.
- Don't Arm This Despot: Is India Committed To Democracy In Nepal? (Times of India, HARI ROKA, May 18, 2005)
India's decision to 'resume' supply of arms to the dictator of Nepal has disappointed democrats everywhere. Expectations were high that for once in the long history of relations between the two countries
- Rejecting What Is Useless (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 18, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government's decision to reject the Phukan Commission's report comes as no surprise.
- Bangladesh Matters (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
While the Indian government has been caught up with events in Pakistan and Nepal, the situation across our eastern border has been steadily worsening.
- Why Growth Does Not Lead To Jobs (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 18, 2005)
Unprecedented growth has taken place in the world economy after the Second World War. According to mainstream economic theory, unemployment should have disappeared spontaneously in the process.
- Reforms Will Continue To Attract Fdi: Chidambaram (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The government would carry forward ongoing economic reforms to attract overseas investment to achieve double-digit growth rate in coming years, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said here on Tuesday.
- Stamp Them Out (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 18, 2005)
The recent ruckus in Maharashtra, where the state government imposed a tax on securities transactions and derailed the entire country’s securities markets, is eerily familiar.
- Six Out Of Ten (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 18, 2005)
The Prime Minster’s Report card on the Government — that gave it 6 out of 10 — is a distinctly odd exercise.
- Reconstruction Of Higher Education In India (Hindu, V.C. Kulandaiswamy, May 18, 2005)
Higher education in India is ill-equipped, fragmented, and outdated. The affiliating system, a curse, must go.
- Dilemma For Pakistan's Leadership (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 18, 2005)
For Pakistan, ending violence in Jammu and Kashmir isn't a concession to India; it concerns its own future as a viable, modern nation-state.
- India Game For Npt, Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
India is willing to play its part in checking nuclear proliferation provided ‘our legitimate interests are safeguarded’
- Penukonda: Blood Has Begun Flowing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Friday’s violence, which killed seven in Penukonda, forebodes more bloodshed in the coming days.
- Jaya Bounces Back (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 18, 2005)
AIADMK has shown pluck in winning the by-elections, but it has miles to go
- Ignorance Kills (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 18, 2005)
At the dead of night on Sunday, an apparently harmless mosquito coil set off the blast of a dump of firecrackers and an LPG cylinder exploded, killing eight persons, destroying two houses and damaging four other houses in Hassan city.
- Aerators Installed At Lake (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Nearly a week after the mass death of fishes at Vengaiana Kere (lake) in K R Puram, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has installed Floating Surface Aerators to increase oxygen level in the lake water.
- Hello, Singapore (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 18, 2005)
A new trade and financial services agreement with Singapore, as reported by this newspaper, could bring a flood of fresh investments into India.
- The Capitulation (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 18, 2005)
The ‘developed’ countries resort to manipulation to make the French Pascal Lamy the WTO chief
- Tata Motors Q4 Pat Up 32.72 Pc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
TATA Motors Ltd on Tuesday reported a 32.72 per cent rise in profit after tax for the quarter ended March 31,2005, to Rs 388.17 crore from the previous year's corresponding period's Rs 292.47 crore.
- Ioc To Match Reliance's Discount To Railways (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
INDIAN Oil Corporation will match the discount offered by Reliance Industries to the country's largest bulk customer for fuel — the Indian Railways.
- Edible Oil Imports Rise 21 Per Cent (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
THE country's import of edible oils for the November 2004 - April 2005 period was higher by 21 per cent at 21,95,770 tonnes, compared to 18,15,630 tonnes during the same period the previous year, according to data compiled by the Solvent Extractors' Assoc
- Summer Cotton Yield In Tn Poised To Touch 3 Lakh Bales (Business Line, G. Gurumurthy, May 18, 2005)
Seeded cotton output this summer in Tamil Nadu is poised to touch three lakh bales, up from the normal yield of around 2.5 lakh bales.
- India May Become Wheat Deficit, Says Cargill Cmd (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
TERMING India as a food-deficit country along with China, Cargill India's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Hardeep Singh, said on Tuesday that the country may have to begin importing wheat.
- Curb Industrial Pollution In Vizag: Cpi(m) (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
IN view of the increased industrial activity in Visakhapatnam and several projects coming up in the near future, strict pollution control measures should be taken, opines the district committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Govt Clears Dth Proposals Of Space Tv, Sun Direct (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
THE direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting segment is set to witness some action with the Government clearing applications of Space TV (a joint venture between the Tata group and Star group) and Mr Kalanidhi Maran's Sun Direct Pvt Ltd.
- New Policy Framework For Financial Sector — Chidambaram Urges Industry To Have Dialogue With Parties (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, today said that a new comprehensive policy framework for the financial sector is in the works.
- Maran Not In Favour Of Entry Fee For 3g Services (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
THE Communication and IT Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran, today indicated that existing operators would not be asked to pay an entry fee for offering third generation (3G) services.
- Defence Tech Denial Regime Against India Continues: Pm (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
INDIA, faced with bilateral and multilateral denial of technologies, needs to make maximum use of its indigenous talents and capabilities for developing defence technologies.
- Sebi Bars Ubs Securities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Exactly a year after the `Black Monday', May 17, 2004 stock market crash, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued orders against the Swiss investment firm...
- Doors To Be Opened Wide For Fdi, Fii Inflows (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Expressing alarm over the gradually widening trade deficit despite increased exports, the Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, on Tuesday hinted at further opening up of the economy...
- Kuwaiti Women Get Political Rights (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 18, 2005)
Attempts to block law fail; A historic step, says Kofi Annan
- Orissa Plans 56 Mt More Steel (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Orissa government officials today said a fresh steel production capacity of 56 million tonnes will be created over the next four to five years in the state.
- G4 Nations Unveil Draft On Unsc Expansion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Brazil, Germany and Japan might agree for permanent membership without veto, but India argues that new entrants should enjoy same powers as earlier ones.
- Exports Post 17.2% Growth In April (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
EXPORTS during the inaugural month of the current fiscal clocked a robust 17.20 per cent growth at $6,567.99 million against $5,603.96 million in April 2004.
- Hidden Strings And Free Lunches (Indian Express, K SUBRAHMANYAM, May 18, 2005)
Ever since the US state department unveiled its new strategy for South Asia, of US helping India to become a world power in the 21st century, there is debate in this country about the costs of this trajectory.
- Indian Spirituality As Business (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, May 18, 2005)
The spiritual TV channels break the monotony of everyday life and take us to a domain of moral certainties
- India Is A Responsible Nuclear Power: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
We will not be a source of proliferation of sensitive technologies
- Sebs' Unbundling Deadline Extended By Six Months (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The Centre has decided to extend by six months the June 9, 2005 deadline for unbundling of State Electricity Boards (SEBs), as mandated by the Electricity Act 2003.
- Panacea In Pacts With Us Research Body (Business Standard, C H Unnikrishnan, May 18, 2005)
The licensing deals include a novel technology for a hair growth hormone and a new vaccine for dengue fever.
- Fm Moots New Norms For Fdi (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said there was a need to review the norms on foreign direct investment, foreign institutional inflows, external commercial borrowings, services exports and remittances to bridge the trade deficit estimated at around $3
- Ndtv Plans Fourth Channel (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The Prannoy Roy-promoted New Delhi Television Ltd is planing to launch another news channel.
- Trai Exceeding Its Mandate, Says Maran (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Govt not to impose entry fee for extra spectrum for next generation services.
- Isro's Success (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 18, 2005)
IT MUST HAVE been with a sense of pride that the Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman, Mr Madhavan Nair, presented to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, last week the first images beamed ...
- Isro Aims At Global Market For Launch Vehicles (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Revenue from the market growing at the rate of 25 per cent
- Al-Libbi Provided No Clues On Osama: Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
The arrest of al-Qaeda operative Abu Faraj al-Libbi has failed to provide any clues on Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was quoted as saying on Monday.
- Korea Talks Start Again After Hiatus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Seoul is likely to make Pyongyang a proposal, apart from guarantee of aid, to bring North Korea back to the six-country talks.
- Blasts Revive Concern Over Myanmar Situation (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, May 17, 2005)
The security situation in Myanmar, not just its progress card on the restoration of internal democracy, may determine its first-ever bid to chair the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2006.
- `Hiv Infection Is More Among Non-Literate Pregnant Women' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
`A variety of approaches and programmes are needed to tackle disease'
- Cpm Slams Centre’S Fdi Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
The CPM said the current policies of the UPA government could erode national sovereignty and cause massive retrenchment in retail trade.
- Aiadmk Scores Big Wins In By-Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Though the EC had deployed a large number of paramilitary forces for the smooth conduct of elections, Opposition parties allege violation of rules during election campaign.
- Bouncing Back In Style (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2005)
The victory of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in two Assembly by-elections in Tamil Nadu is a stunning upset no psephologist would have dared predict.
- Power Of Icons And Networks (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2005)
Amitabh Bachchan, who was recently named goodwill ambassador for the United Nation's Children's Fund, will use his baritone voice and charisma to address issues critical to children, including HIV/AIDS.
- Wild Allegations Will Not Deter Us, Says Tandon (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 17, 2005)
"The developments over the last one week have been most unfortunate; I am pained" "I hold all castes, communities, tribes, religions and political parties in high esteem in the true secular and democratic spirit"
- Art Madhyam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
The word “Madhyam” makes linguistic sense to an average Indian, no matter to which part of the country he may belong to.
- Despair In The Post-Industrial World (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 17, 2005)
The failure of their children to find jobs has placed a huge and unforeseen burden on parents in France
- Aiadmk Scores Upset Victories (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, May 17, 2005)
"Alliance of the people bigger than the seven-party alliance," says Jayalalithaa
- $2.2 Billion Pledged For Sri Lanka Reconstruction (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, May 17, 2005)
Conference also focussing on macro-economic restructuring and the current state of the peace process in the island nation
- Clashing Interpretations And Policies (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, May 17, 2005)
The 60th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War celebrated in Moscow last week was as much about the future as about the past.
- A Shrine For Music (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
This place depicts the progress of a small town girl to the queen of classical music, providing the vital source of inspiration for musical aspirants
- Economic Growth And Environment (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, May 17, 2005)
Four per cent wilderness and eight per cent economic growth — it’s possible if we adopt an innovative approach
- Reliance, Revisited (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Over six months have lapsed since Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) — India’s largest petrochemical and oil refining company in the private sector — was rocked by an ownership dispute between the Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil.
- "Scientific Temper Yet To Take Root" (Hindu, Shital Chauhan, May 17, 2005)
Sixty-six-year-oldJayant Narlikaris an astrophysicist and cosmologist of renown. He has another distinction — making science accessible through his articles and science fiction in Marathi, Hindi and English. His new work of science fiction isT
- Maoist Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
A member of Maddileru platoon of CPI (Maoist), Hanumantha Reddy alias Diwakar (35), was killed in an encounter with the police between Katnekalva village of Anantapur rural mandal and Bukkacherla of Rapthadu mandal in the wee hours of Monday.
- Olive Branch Flutters On Siachen (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, May 17, 2005)
When the Indian and Pakistani defence secretaries meet in Islamabad, they have the political mandate from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf to find an “expeditious” solution to the long and pointless military confrontation in th
- Safeguarding Heritage, A Shared Responsibility (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Efforts to save the State’s monuments including the cultural landscape, has been going on in full swing. ARUNA CHANDARAJU suggests an action plan.
- It’S No More Chinese! (Deccan Herald, SOWMYA ACHARYA, May 17, 2005)
Quick...! Which is the most spoken language of the world? It would probably not require you any time to say “Mandarin”.
- Call Her Bluff (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 17, 2005)
Mayawati is using pressure politics to get the govt to concede her demands
- New Nikahnama Is A Damp Squib (Indian Express, SHAHIDA LATEEF, May 17, 2005)
The announcement by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board of a new nikahnama form that would address the current lacunae on marital contracts by standardising them is a damp squib.
- Making Waves (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 17, 2005)
The latest recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on lowering charges for spectrum and providing additional spectrum for GSM and CDMA operators is a welcome step despite the criticism it has invited.
- Musharraf's Survival Tactics (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 17, 2005)
To remain in power, Gen Musharraf wants his friends to win the local government elections in August
- Learn It From India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
First the Pentagon energetically disputed it, now the magazine itself has issued an apology for the story that touched off a deadly storm across Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries.
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