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- Dramatic Progress At Islamabad (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 08, 2004)
Gestures and personal dynamics were as important as the bilateral Indo-Pak issues that dominated the recent SAARC Summit in Islamabad. But most significant was the joint statement issued to the media, where Pakistan said it would not allow any terror ...
- Jumbo Paeans: Spin Guru Pitches In The Chorus (Indian Express, Ashish Shukla, Jan 08, 2004)
Anil Kumble, who played a significant role in India’s 1-1 Test series draw against Australia, has been rated as the best slow bowler to tour Down Under in the last quarter century by spin guru Kerry O’ Keefe. “It is one of the most cleverly orchestrated
- Create Entrepreneurs To Attain 10 Pc Growth: Kalam (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THE President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Wednesday asked India Inc to promote entrepreneurship for achieving a sustained economic growth of 10 per cent and help eliminate poverty in the country. "There has been substantial growth in our higher ...
- The Education Wars (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 08, 2004)
While every other sector of the Indian economy is being deregulated, education is becoming one giant appendage of the Human Resource Development Ministry.
- The Facade Of Social Reporting (Business Line, John Innes, Jan 08, 2004)
Do the measures that firms publish externally truly influence internal decisions
- Another Attempt At Safta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
HISTORIC IS PERHAPS an exaggerated description of the decision taken by the leaders of South Asia to make this region a free trade bloc by 2006. This is the third and not the first time that the member-countries of the South Asian Association for ...
- Cbdt Move To Demat Tax Challans (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THE Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) does not want the "income-tax challan" to go the "stamp-paper" way. It is planning to phase out tax payment challans from the system with effect from April 1, 2004. "We are planning to dematerialise tax
- Rate War Spills Over To Farm Loans Sector (Business Line, L. N. Revathy, Jan 08, 2004)
THE rate war is on. Not just in home loans but in priority sector lending and farm loans in particular. The nationalised banks are competing with each other to offer a better rate to the farm sector. The Agriculture Development Branch (ADB) of the
- Blocks In The Building Task (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jan 08, 2004)
Looks at the glitches in the book-building regime
- Rbi Raises Gdp Growth Estimate To 7 Per Cent (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THE Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday revised upwards its overall GDP growth estimates for the current fiscal to 7 per cent, with a continued upward bias. This is against the 6.5-7 per cent estimate revealed during the mid-term review of the monetary and
- Strong On Safta (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2004)
THOUGH THE RAPPROCHEMENT between India and Pakistan all but eclipsed the 12th summit of the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Islamabad, it may be crucial as it could smoothen the functioning of the association, which has
- Too Good To Be An Exception (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jan 08, 2004)
On what we can learn from the OECD code of corporate governance
- The Ruins Hold The Answers (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , Jan 08, 2004)
Research on why the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed like they did could help improve the safety of future high rises.
- Suv To Mark Nissan's Re-Entry Into India (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
NISSAN Motor Company, the third-largest automaker in Japan, is set to enter the Indian market by launching its sports utility vehicle, X-TRAIL. Nissan will launch the SUV as a completely built unit (CBU), an industry source has said. "Everything is
- Gender Angle To An Epidemic (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
Specifically, indicators such as income, asset holdings, quality of housing, occupation and the level of educational achievement were all strongly and positively associated with awareness of HIV/AIDS. The study also found that the use of disposable ...
- Anti-Outsourcing American Has ‘other Big Plans’ For India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
His state of New Jersey started it all... First the uproar and then the Bill that had the potential to stall one of the fastest growing industries of India—outsourcing. But when you meet visiting US Democrat and a ‘friend’ of India, Frank Pallone Jr, he
- Teeing For Peace (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 07, 2004)
Golf, it can safely be said at the conclusion of the 12th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, is now a vital element in the conceptualization and execution of Indian diplomacy. A little known aspect of the diplomacy which ...
- Truce At Last (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
STRICTLY speaking, the recent fracas in the Punjab Congress is the internal matter of the party. But in reality, the whole State will breathe easy now that the warring factions have ostensibly buried the hatchet. The State was suffering more than the
- Precious And For Sale (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Jan 07, 2004)
The UNESCO convention of 1970 was held in Paris and its significant focus was to urge its member countries, among which India is one, to adopt measures to safeguard and protect its cultural property and to find ways of preventing cultural treasures from
- Saarc Pledge (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
THE 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) session that ended at Islamabad on Tuesday was, perhaps, the most hyped in its 20-year history. This was bound to happen as it came in the midst of India and Pakistan making earnest efforts
- Bull Fighting (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
The euphoria over the Indian economy extends to the sensitive index, which has crossed 6,000, and is still climbing. Some bullishness about the economy is indeed transient and will eventually come down to earth. Instances are the 8.4 per cent growth in
- Wah Bhai Waugh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
BOTH India and Australia deserve a special round of applause from the growing tribe of global cricket fanatics. The four-Test cricket series between the World Champions and India will certainly be ranked among the best in the history of the game. Over
- Trauma Of Punjab’s Jobless (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Jan 07, 2004)
Punjab is faced with a gigantic challenge: how to give employment to 30 lakh jobless youth? Successive governments have never cared to know why the youth went berserk during the days of militancy. There is no policy worth the name to make them employable.
- The Lost Generation (Tribune, Suchita Malik, Jan 07, 2004)
Dinnertime is usually considered the family time in any Indian household, be it any caste, culture or creed. It has been the accepted convention till before the jet-set modern life style invaded our middle class social set-up in a big and irreversible way
- Kashmir’s Orphans Spread Trust And Goodwill (Tribune, Usha Rai, Jan 07, 2004)
WE hear often of the widows of Kashmir and the agonising search for the missing men in their lives but there are hardly any stories about the children who have been orphaned by the 13 years of turmoil in the valley. So it came as a surprise to meet this
- Dollar's Descent Worries Financial, Commodity Markets (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jan 07, 2004)
THERE is eerie nervousness in financial and commodity markets with no end in sight for dollar's descent, as the euro and pound sterling take the strain and both have soared to a new high against the dollar. The pound has risen by $1.80 against the ...
- India’s Grand Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Jan 07, 2004)
Why has Pakistan become so central to all our thinking and discussions? Open a newspaper and something about that country or its leaders or what they say is bound to be somewhere in it — usually on the front page, and on the few occasions it isn’t, it’s
- New Security Code For Ships, Ports To Be Ready By May (Business Line, Amit Mitra, Jan 07, 2004)
THE domestic shipping industry and the port sector are implementing the new International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) code at a brisk pace. Going by the present rate of implementation of the code it seems that the industry is likely to wrap up the
- Sameer Asks Sit For Time Till Jan 19 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
Sameer Bhujbal’s whereabouts was the talking point at the SIT office on Monday when he failed to turn up for questioning for the second day. If the huge media presence was any indication, Sameer was expected to present himself today. But nothing of
- Pak Gave Nuke Tech To Libya: Us (Indian Express, PATRICK E. TYLER, Jan 07, 2004)
Pakistan was the source of the centrifuge design technology that made it possible for Libya to make major strides in the last two years in enriching uranium for use in nuclear weapons, Bush administration officials in Washington said on Monday.
- Us Team In N Korea Gets ‘bold Offer’ (Indian Express, Paul Eckert, Jan 07, 2004)
A US delegation flew to North Korea on Tuesday, hoping to visit a nuclear complex at the heart of the country’s atomic arms programme, as Pyongyang pitched what it called a ‘‘bold concession’’ to restart talks. A trip to the Yongbyon nuclear complex
- ‘sorry, We Don’t Fly Air Marshals’ (Indian Express, ANDREW CAWTHORNE, Jan 07, 2004)
Airlines in Europe and Africa vowed on Tuesday to cancel flights rather than comply with US demands to carry armed air marshals on US-bound planes to guard against more 9/11-style attacks. The statements by South African Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines,
- Reliance Leads Tally Of Basic Tele Subscribers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
Reliance Infocomm led the basic subscribers’ tally with 58.8 lakh till December 2003, while the all-India subscriber base rose to 81.13 lakh in December from 75.63 lakh in November last year. According to figures released by the Association of Basic ...
- Coai Withdraws Wll Cases From Sc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Tuesday formally filed an application to withdraw its challenge to WLL(M) limited mobility and unified access licensing that was pending before the Supreme Court. The withdrawal was unanimous as ...
- Bears Reappear, Sensex Sheds 95 Points (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
The much-awaited correction pulls down stocks across the board; Sensex falls 205 points intra-day
- On Top Down Under (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
IF IT IS possible to emerge victorious from a draw, then India just did this. The four-Test cricket series against Australia might have been tied 1-1, but the honours clearly belonged to an Indian team that was all but written off before the tour ...
- Steel Price Rise Puts Brakes On Auto Component Sector Growth (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
THE domestic auto-component industry, which is emerging as a key global hub for auto components, has been badly hit by the rise in the steel prices, including the latest hike this month. "This is an industry that cannot re-negotiate long-term prices
- Heroes Miss Out On History (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
Saurav Ganguly wore his heart on his sleeve, and on his collar, his pocket, his trouser leg. Sitting at Tuesday’s press conference, face unshaven and funereal, his demeanour reflected perfectly the disillusionment of the day. He knew he had too many ...
- Cape Town Drama With Sydney Script (Indian Express, Reuters, Jan 07, 2004)
Dwayne Smith struck a century on debut to help West Indies draw the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Smith reached his hundred off just 93 balls as West Indies, requiring 441 to win, batted right through the day
- Saarc Says No To Terror (Indian Express, V.S.CHANDRASEKAR, Jan 07, 2004)
: In A significant accord on tackling terrorism in South Asia, leaders of seven SAARC countries, including from India and Pakistan, today pledged to eliminate the menace in all forms and manifestations in the region and to deal effectively with financing
- Special Audit To Verify Telgi Toll On Exchequer (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Jan 07, 2004)
On the orders of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Maharashtra’s Principal Accountant General has begun an inquiry to verify the extent of revenue loss due to the fake stamp scam. A parallel probe will be conducted in all the other states to
- Opposition Can Still Do It (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 07, 2004)
Any Opposition party or a combination of Opposition parties that wants to displace the BJP-led Government will need to devise a strategy to exploit the thinness of the saffron spread.
- Chautala’s Inld Remains An Ally, Claims Venkaiah (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jan 07, 2004)
Unlike its state unit, the BJP high command is treading cautiously on the issue of its alliance with Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) of Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala. Party president M. Venkaiah Naidu, when asked about the Haryana BJP
- Welcome To Free Trade Zone (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Jan 07, 2004)
The seven SAARC countries on Tuesday signed a treaty that would lead to free trade and movement of goods paving the way for South Asian economic Union along the lines of EU in future. The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) framework treaty signed by ...
- Hurriyat Feels ‘vindicated’, So Do Chief Minister, Opp (Indian Express, Tariq Mir, Jan 07, 2004)
Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee’s meeting with Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf and the agreement to begin a dialogue in the Valley appears to have had a sobering effect on the hawks and doves here. Setting aside their animosity, leaders ...
- Stabilising The Process (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
THE LEADERS OF India and Pakistan have energised the ongoing process of positive engagement by agreeing to restart the composite dialogue in February. They also exuded a degree of optimism in asserting, in a joint statement issued after the ...
- Readymade Garment Exports Up In Apr-Dec (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 07, 2004)
EVEN as readymade garments (RMGs) constitute a considerable chunk of India's textile exports, RMGs exports to quota restricted countries registered a reasonably modest positive growth during the first three quarters of the current fiscal, kindling the ...
- The Great Thaw (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
AS EXPECTED, THE SAARC summit in Islamabad became a show of India-Pakistan entente. Such concrete steps as the progress on the SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Agreement) treaty were overshadowed by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's words and
- Hare And Tortoise (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 07, 2004)
THE old fable of the hare and the tortoise is being played out before our eyes, it seems. Ever since India liberalised, it had been fed with a heavy dose of inferiority complex with reference to China. It was assumed that China, the hare, was leaving
- Interlinking Of Rivers: Ripples Of Concern (Business Line, Sudhirendar Sharma, Jan 07, 2004)
NEVER before has any proposal won the unstinted support of the apex court, the first citizen and the chief executive of the country all at the same time. With this unprecedented backing, the Government has pressed in all available resources to steamroll
- Shakespeare Plays With Economics (Business Line, D. Sambandhan, Jan 07, 2004)
"NO HUMAN capacity ever yet saw the whole of a thing, but we may see more and more of it the longer we look," said Ruskin. This was internalised by Mr Frederick Turner, the Founder Professor of Arts and Humanities at the University of Texas, when he made
- Agreement On Agriculture - Confrontation Among Superpowers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jan 07, 2004)
WTO negotiations are battles between and among nations, and their groups, with countries like the US inclined simply to ignore the mandate of the international trade body, as has happened with the Byrd Amendment repeal. But the boot may be on the other
- Flying Kites And Soaring Fortunes (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Jan 07, 2004)
THIS is the kite-flying season in Gujarat and coming right after the Navratri Global Investors' Summit of September 2003, the State is readying for yet another business summit of the Vibrant variety. But, then, vibrancy seems to be the leit motif of the
- The Renaissance Man (Indian Express, JOHN MEHAFFEY, Jan 07, 2004)
Wearing his beloved Australian cap and allowing himself a rare smile, Steve Waugh left the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday with an imperishable legacy to the international game he graced for 18 years. Waugh’s singular contribution was to blend both ...
- Alliance Arithmetic (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Jan 07, 2004)
Electoral arithmetic, more than political chemistry, is the decisive factor in the realignment of political forces in Tamil Nadu.
- Nothing To Worry: Karnik (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
Unfazed by mounting backlash against outsourcing, Nasscom president Kiran Karnik on Tuesday said there is nothing to worry and asserted the cancelled contract of Indiana state of US would be refloated again where outside companies including TCS could bid.
- Friendship Vista (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
A new phase of India’s engagement with Pakistan has begun. The decision by India’s prime minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to meet Pakistan’s president, Mr Pervez Musharraf, and its prime minister, Mr Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, has, as expected, ...
- China Injects $45 Bn To Bail Out Two Banks (Indian Express, Reuters, Jan 07, 2004)
China has injected $45 billion into two of its Big Four state banks in a long-awaited bail-out of its indebted financial sector, a major step towards selling stakes in the banks. The country tapped its massive foreign exchange reserves to pour capital
- Pawar Flirts With Sena-Bjp, Meets Advani (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jan 07, 2004)
The NCP in Maharashtra is keeping all its options open — toying with the idea of a tie-up with the Shiv Sena-BJP combine even as it has the Congress for an ally. Sources said today that the Shiv Sena-BJP combine has offered 10 of the 48 Lok Sabha seat
- Cabinet To Take Up Strategic Oil Reserve And Gas Price Revision (Indian Express, SANTANU GHOSH, Jan 07, 2004)
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday would take up two crucial issues pertaining to the oil and gas sector. While the Cabinet would discuss a proposal on the creation of a 5 million tonne strategic crude oil reserve, it would also consider a proposal to hike
- Silver Utensils Price Tops Rs 10,000 A Kg (Business Line, Dhimant Bhatt, Jan 07, 2004)
SILVER utensils and jewellery price in the Mumbai bullion market touched Rs 10,000-level a kg on Tuesday, following a firm trend in London market coupled with limited but continued demand in the country, traders said. Silver rose by Rs 90 a kg and ...
- Huge Rush To Convert Shares Into Demat (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Jan 07, 2004)
AS stock indices are at their all-time highs, small and retail investors seem to be cashing in on the booming market by selling their holdings. A clear signal of this is seen in the conversion of large number of physical shares into demat form.
- Chilly North Warms Up Egg Prices (Business Line, G. Gurumurthy, Jan 07, 2004)
GRIPPING cold-wave conditions in North India has warmed up the southern layer poultry farmers as rising egg consumption in upcountry centres has pushed up the table egg price, in consonance with the price trend prevailing across most other production ...
- Devastating Srichapan Demolishes Montanes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2004)
Barring some minor hiccups in the end, second seeded Thai Paradon Srichapan was off to a flying start outplaying Spain’s unseeded Albert Montanes 6-1, 6-3 to enter the pre-quarterfinals in the ATP 2004 World Tour Tata Open tennis championships at the ...
- India Can Shine If It Has A Shanghai Or Two. (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Jan 06, 2004)
India is shining. Or so its government proclaims in full-page newspaper advertisements nowadays.
- Unani Medicines To Be Patented (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jan 06, 2004)
Health Ministry and CSIR focus on patent applicable format in four European languages, Japanese
- Fci Scheme May Push Up Wheat Price (Business Line, Dhimant Bhatt, Jan 06, 2004)
WHEAT prices in the open market are likely to rule higher in the short term, thanks to the new wheat sale scheme announced by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from January 1, 2004, market sources have said. Wheat prices (mill quality) in the open
- Indian Bpos To Capture 56 Pc Share: Icra (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
THE Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will at 50 per cent annually and capture 56 per cent of the total offshore BPO business by 2006, according to a report by ICRA Ltd. However, ICRA warns that prospects of a backlash in the US again
- For Safe Food (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
FOOD SAFETY AND quality standards have been crucial in international food trade; but across the world, and especially in developed economies, the rules are becoming stricter by the day. Recent episodes of food contamination have raised the level of ...
- Tata Group To Focus On Global Biz This Year (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
THE Tata Group plans to expand its business internationally in 2004.
``This year we will also be focusing on expanding our business internationally. This will demand that our products and services are globally competitive and that our enterprises ...
- Amway Comes Under Scanner Of Drug Control Authorities (Business Line, Ratna Bhushan, Jan 06, 2004)
AMWAY India, wholly-owned subsidiary of the US-based Amway Corporation, has been caught in a controversial situation.
The company has, for the second time, come under the scanner of the Drug Control Authority at least in one state - Kerala — for ...
- Sleep After Retiring (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Jan 06, 2004)
AEONS ago, it was thought that those tactically well placed to receive bribes and did so would lose their daily dose of "gentle sleep from Heaven that slid into the soul". We do not know whether those who believed in this adage, slept well or not. But
- Early Childhood Care And Education - First Steps On The Development Path (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 06, 2004)
The sooner the Centre and States realise the importance of universal elementary education, the faster can a new development model be created for India, based on the blend of technical skill, superior knowledge and a population of literate Indians.
- Cas: The Fading Picture (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jan 06, 2004)
The script is all muddled for the Conditional Access System. Instead of rushing to implement an ill-conceived system, the Government could have waited for the enactment of the Convergence Bill, which envisages a super-regulator that could have resolved
- Bank Reform And The Rural Sector (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 06, 2004)
Internal financial liberalisation has had adverse effects upon the availability of credit for farmers, adding to the various economic sources of agrarian distress. In this edition of Macroscan, consider the main elements of banking reform over the past
- Congress In Catch-22 Situation (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 06, 2004)
NEVER before in its long history has the once venerable Congress party faced the crisis it is undergoing today. Because it is, in national terms, in danger of becoming the perennial second party. There are many reasons for the Congress predicament, but
- Rain Harvests And Water Woes (Hindu, T. N. Narasimhan, Jan 06, 2004)
Intensive rain harvesting over large areas can significantly disrupt the hydrological cycle.
- With Saris, Us Scientists Take On Cholera (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jan 06, 2004)
Old saris are perfect for mopping floors. But the US-based National Science Foundation (NSF) has found another more important use for them — as a preventive tool to fight cholera. And the older the sari, the better the chances of surviving the
- Don’t Need Strategy For Friendship: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2004)
In a rare interview given a few hours before his departure for Islamabad, Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee told Nasim Zehra of The News: ‘‘I think we can have a dialogue with President Musharraf and the dialogue will take us to some results.’’ A confident
- Moscow Welcomes Meeting (Indian Express, Dadan Upadhyay, Jan 06, 2004)
Russia today welcomed the meeting between Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Islamabad and expressed hope that it would lead to the resumption of a full-scale dialogue between New
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