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Articles 10521 through 10620 of 27558:
- Five Days That Could Change The World (Indian Express, Rohit Brijnath, Jan 02, 2004)
Ganguly’s men eye greatness, as Aussies keen to give Steve Waugh a grand farewell
- India Shining (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
HURRAH TO THE Indian economy. People across the country walked into 2004 with bugles and drums, crackers and whistles, perhaps intuitively aware of good tidings which morning newspapers brought with the GDP growth touching 8.4 per cent in the second ...
- Disgruntled Diaspora (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 02, 2004)
THE Ministry of External Affairs and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry are jointly organising the second Pravasi Bharathiya Divas on January 9-11 at New Delhi with the usual pomp and circumstance. The significance of January 9
- `Stock Market Is A Buffet Waiting To Be Relished' (Business Line, Virendra Verma, Jan 02, 2004)
Mr Rakesh Jhunjhunwala loves stocks. It has been that way since his childhood. Today he is arguably the largest individual proprietary investor and one of the biggest single taxpayers of Mumbai. Mr Jhunjhunwala describes the current market as a buffet ...
- Missiles Are Cost-Effective (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Jan 02, 2004)
RECENTLY the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies, UK, hosted the first ever workshop on missile issues in South Asia that was attended by strategic experts from India, Pakistan and China, the three countries in the region with ballistic missiles.
- How Do They Get Rich? (Hindu, Virginia Postrel, Jan 02, 2004)
The process of economic development is hard to repeat. The great mystery is why.
- Why Interest Rates Should Go Up (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Jan 02, 2004)
If, as policymakers claim, India is moving towards a market driven interest regime, then rates should be determined by demand and supply. Lower interest rates cannot be achieved through administrative diktats but by increasing the availability of capital
- Worked Up (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
Saving a coalition is not the same thing as making it work. Jharkhand’s chief minister, Mr Arjun Munda, may have managed to prevent his National Democratic Alliance government from disintegrating, but even he knows that it is not working. Mr Munda’s ...
- Patch-Up For A Return To The Past (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 02, 2004)
The wheel has come full circle. The Congress, which last aligned with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1980, is now preparing to align with the party again. And the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which formed an alliance with the All-India Anna
- Roadblocks For Congress (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
TWO grand alliances contesting against each other in the coming Lok Sabha elections is the stuff electoral dreams are made of. It was Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s announcement about her party’s readiness to forge an alliance against the National ...
- Lashkar's New Wave Of Recruits From Indian Expatriates (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 02, 2004)
Even as the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba has come under pressure to de-escalate its jihad in Jammu and Kashmir, the organisation has unleashed its formidable capabilities to inflict a far more painful all-India war. Lashkar cells operating from Dubai,
- Mutiny In Punjab Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
SOLDIERS UNDER ENEMY fire know how to survive: they bunker down and conserve their ammunition until an opportunity to hit back presents itself. For reasons known only to the Congress rebels in Punjab, they have chosen to charge out of the ...
- Dumping Suit Against Indian Shrimp Export To Us - China, Thailand & Vietnam Also Face Problems (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Jan 02, 2004)
A COALITION of US shrimp farmers has filed a trade complaint seeking to curb $2.4 billion of annual shrimp imports from India, Thailand, China, Brazil, Vietnam, and Ecuador. The SSA, which represents the interests of eight shrimp producing US States,
- India Shining (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
The year 2003 has ended with good news and not just because foreign exchange reserves have crossed 100 billion US dollars. In 2003-04, the Central Statistical Organization’s first quarter estimates showed a gross domestic product growth of 5.7 per cent.
- Love, Actually (Telegraph, Ambrose Pinto , Jan 02, 2004)
It is arguable that John le Carré’s real subject, all those years when we supposed him to be writing the classic espionage novel, was not politics but love. Love ran like a crack, a fissure undermining the most solid of ideological foundations, through...
- Home And The World (Telegraph, ARNAB BHATTACHARYA , Jan 02, 2004)
Western secular modernity viewed history as a panoptical narrative produced by rigorous scholastic enterprise and based on solid, unalterable archival evidence. It scornfully dismissed other possible sources like autobiographies, memoirs and local lore
- A Question Of Identity (Telegraph, SHAMS AFIF SIDDIQI , Jan 02, 2004)
The rise of Hindutva in our country has brought to the fore issues of religious, social and cultural identity. It has led to a fresh evaluation of India’s heritage, its culture and religious thoughts. In the circumstances, Indians must learn to think ...
- Advancing Ls Polls (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
WITH Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani giving ample indications of advancing the general elections because of the feel good factor for the BJP-led NDA, the stage is set for the party’s National Executive in Hyderabad on January 11 and 12. Andhra Pradesh
- Tyre Imports From China To Enjoy Duty Sops (Business Line, K. R. Srivats, Jan 02, 2004)
DOMESTIC tyre manufacturers will have to contend with tyre imports from China at much lower protection levels from January 1. The Finance Ministry has formally included China in the list of countries (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Korea) that can
- It Hit Me At Nets: Time For Tugga’s Last Farewell (Indian Express, JOHN BUCHANAN, Jan 02, 2004)
Last night, as we gazed at the Sydney Harbour fireworks which herald each New Year, the midnight sky was awash with crackling coloured sprays of light. These winged sparklers then faded into obscurity, as if by decree from an unseen pyrotechnic magician.
- Love Angle In Doubles Tangle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
A first-round showdown between newly-engaged tennis stars Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters will grab centre-stage in the $752,000 Hopman Cup starting here Saturday. Australian Hewitt and Belgian world No.2 Clijsters go head-to-head in doubles of the ...
- ‘telgi Possessed Mobile In Custody’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2004)
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the fake stamp paper scam has alleged that prime accused Abdul Karim Telgi used mobile phones to contact his aides when he was in the custody of the Mumbai crime branch. Besides facilitating his stay in
- Ashes For India, Dust For England (Indian Express, Reuters, Jan 02, 2004)
India are poised to replace England as Australia’s major cricketing rival, Australia’s retiring captain Steve Waugh said on Thursday. Waugh said the growing rivalry between Australia and India was starting to match the intensity of the traditional Ash
- Rupee Becomes Stronger; Gains 5.24% (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
The Indian rupee eased on Wednesday, but ended the year with a record 5.24 per cent gain against the dollar on a flood of foreign investments pouring into a rapidly expanding economy. The rupee ended at 45.5950/6050 a dollar, weaker than Tuesday’s close
- Textile Sector Emerges Flavour Of The Year (Business Line, Anna Peter, Jan 01, 2004)
FOR the textile industry, 2003 has been a year of bonuses, with some unforeseen stumbling blocks.
It started off with the Finance Ministry announcing a slew of sops for the textile industry - reducing import and excise duties and completing the ...
- Happy Days Ahead For Job Hunters (Business Line, Veena Venugopal, Jan 01, 2004)
GOOD news for job hunters. Placement agencies predict across the board hiring, in all sectors, at all levels in 2004. Business school graduates are looking forward to a placement season where the toughest choice they make will be which out of the half
- Exports Cross $50-Billion Mark (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Exports crossed the $50-billion mark during 2002-03, which also saw the country emerging as a key player in the WTO at the Cancun ministerial, revealed the commerce ministry’s year-end review released here on Wednesday. The review also noted that the ...
- Standardspeak On Point Of Sale (Business Line, P. S. Kumar, Jan 01, 2004)
On determining when `sale' is performed for the purpose of AS-9
- Npa Chase With Millstones Tied (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Jan 01, 2004)
On the rough road ahead for banks and financial institutions in managing non-performing assets
- The Shattered European Dream (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2004)
The year gone by saw the masks of unity and integration torn off to reveal an E.U. rife with fragmentation, infighting and personal rivalry.
- Vajpayee's Challenge (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 01, 2004)
While Mr. Vajpayee may be able to lead the NDA back to power, this may not be enough for him to leave a permanent stamp on history.
- Fiscal Deficit Up At Rs 93,656cr Till Nov (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
The Union government’s fiscal deficit inched up to Rs 93,656 crore till November, which is 61 per cent (61.5 per cent last year) of the budgeted estimate of Rs 1,53,637 crore for 2003-04.
- New Year Pronouncements (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jan 01, 2004)
While India will emerge stronger in 2004, it is only political will that can bring about a real change in the economy, society and politics.
- Rules Rather Than Exceptions (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
There are promising signs of change in…attitude, with examples of how judicial, legislative or policy action can readily mitigate stigma and discrimination. There have been several instances where the courts have ruled in favour of reinstating HIV
- Cii Predicts 9 Pc Gdp In Third Quarter (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday predicted that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth during the third quarter of the current fiscal year is likely to reach 9 per cent. The Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) today reported
- Central Bank Fixes Bplr At 11.0%, Cuts Agri Loans Rate (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Central Bank of India on Wednesday slashed the benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) by 0.5 per cent to 11.0 per cent and cut the interest rate for agri and small scale industries (SSI) loans, while offering higher returns on savings of senior citizens.
- How To Win Allies And Form Fronts (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 01, 2004)
With increasingly clear signals that general elections may be less than six months away, the cauldron of Opposition politics — simmering for the past five years — started bubbling with new vigour on New Year’s eve today. Congress president Sonia
- A Weekly Is Born (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 01, 2004)
Were he around, Sachin Chaudhuri, the founder-editor of the journal, Economic and Political Weekly, would have been bemused to see that his journal has become a phenomenon, the imprimatur of recognition for young social scientists, and èminences grises to
- Seeing Through The False Front (Telegraph, Soumitra Das, Jan 01, 2004)
The British may have bagged the Hooghly riverfront project, but for the rejuvenation plan to have relevance local sanction is a must
- A Downsizing Dream (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
THE PROPOSAL OF the Standing Committee of Parliament on Industry for consolidating the Ministries of Coal and Mines, Oil and Petroleum, and Steel under one composite ministry may appear, on the face of it, revolutionary. But on closer reflection, it is
- Get Saarc Going (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
EVERY SUMMIT OF the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) raises the same question: can this grouping of seven nations ever get its act together to achieve any of its goals? In the nearly two decades of its existence, SAARC has ...
- Engaging In Talk About Talks (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Jan 01, 2004)
New Delhi's thinking on the nature of contacts with Pakistan's leadership, at the time of next week's SAARC summit, is crystallising in the light of the flow of signals from Islamabad. The meaning and implications of each word is carefully examined. The
- No Longer The Stereotype Terrorist (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 01, 2004)
Indian intelligence officials are increasingly concerned over the emergence of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as new hubs for the Lashkar-e-Taiba. The organisation is known to have been recruiting energetically among Indian expatriates in the wake of the
- India Offers Fresh Peace Pack To Pak (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 01, 2004)
As part of its new year gift to the sub-continent, India today proposed to hold talks with Pakistan on starting bus routes across the Line of Control in Kashmir and the international boundary in Rajasthan, hiking the strength of their respective missions
- Pakistan: Chickens Coming Home To Roost (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Jan 01, 2004)
The recent assassination attempts on Gen Musharraf can best be described as the wages of sin that Pakistan's rulers have inevitably to pay for the policies they have followed for over a decade. The ISI's inducting and training of terrorists and the ...
- Dollar Breaches 1.25 To Euro (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jan 01, 2004)
For how long will this turbulence continue on the currency market is anybody's guess, but a recession-prone European Union is obviously dreading any further rise of Euro against the dollar.
- ‘inshallah Kashmir Will See Peace This Year’ (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Jan 01, 2004)
Standing against the backdrop of the idyllic Dal Lake, Hurriyat Conference Chairman Maulvi Abbas Ansari points above—to the migratory birds who sail against the water currents. That’s who Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee and President Pervez Musharraf have to
- Swami Army Gear Up For Sydney (Indian Express, NEENA BHANDARI, Jan 01, 2004)
The thrill of a series-decider coupled with the emotions surrounding the farewell match of Australia Test captain Steve Waugh have provided supporters of both teams the perfect excuse to break into grand celebration during the Sydney Test, irrespective of
- Leading The Alliance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
IF SONIA GANDHI came tantalisingly close, last Sunday, to suggesting that the Congress party would not make her prime ministerial candidature a necessary condition for a pre-electoral alliance, a day later the party's spokesman came close to ...
- When Cheap And Free Spelt Mega Value (Business Line, Aarati Krishnan, Jan 01, 2004)
MISSED the stock market rally? Take heart. If you are a consumer of branded products or services, there are still plenty of reasons to pop the champagne at the end of 2003. It was a year in which marketers, eager to lure new consumers into their fold,
- Unmasked (Indian Express, DEVRAJ DASGUPTA, Jan 01, 2004)
Contrary to apprehensions, life for the D’Silva family, plagued by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), has been a smooth ride after the fortnight-long ordeal back in April. Though eyebrows were raised initially, it is business as usual for the
- Setting Bloodhounds On The Watchdogs' Trail (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 01, 2004)
TODAY is January 1, and you want to wish everybody, "Happy New Year!" Yet, if you run into any accountant, the greeting may not be appropriate. The CA Act is undergoing change, and the forebodings are already on the DCA's site for all to see — "a Bill
- Toasting Time Again For All In It Sector (Business Line, V. Rishi Kumar, Jan 01, 2004)
THE year 2004 promises to be full of excitement for the technology sector where domestic players — big, small and medium and multinational corporations have struck a positive mood. Herewith a perspective on the general outlook for the sector that is
- Sensex 2nd Best; Gains 72.9% In 2003 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Investors won’t forget 2003 easily. The resurgence of Dalal Street bulls have made lakhs of investors richer by several lakhs during the year which was marked by zooming share prices and indices. Stock markets ended the year 2003 on an optimistic note
- From Kiribati To New York, Billions Welcome 2004 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Millions of revellers from Sydney to Shanghai celebrated the coming of 2004 today with fireworks and parties as authorities tightened security against possible terrorist attacks. First to greet the new year were residents of Kiribati, a tiny island
- Congress Badly Bruised By Poll Defeat (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 01, 2004)
POLITICS is like a game of cricket. A team could be cruising along comfortably but one fine bowling spell can prove devastating, converting a certain victory into defeat. Something similar appears to have happened to the Congress this year. It was riding
- Stepping Out (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Ideology, or even unease in partnership, can no longer be accepted as a convincing reason for exiting a power alliance. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has offered the second for leaving the National Democratic Alliance and giving it “issue-based” support
- Two-Child Norm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
THE Population Foundation of India’s concern in its annual report over spurt in female foeticide in 11 states including Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh is timely. Figures speak for themselves on the magnitude of the problem. From 945 per 1000 in 1991
- Only 15 Firms Raise Rs 2,194 Cr In 2003 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
However, the year 2003 is better than 2002 (6 issues); 600 companies planning to raise over Rs 50,000 crore
- Allahabad Bank Plans Overseas Foray, Cuts Plr (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Allahabad Bank on Wednesday announced a slew of measures to expand its presence in overseas countries and also improve net asset base through combination of increased use of technology and productivity. The bank is also planning to raise Rs 200 crore ...
- A Very Busy Year Ahead For The Ec (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Jan 01, 2004)
If the Lok Sabha poll is advanced, as is being speculated, to late April or early May, then the Election Commission is bound to club it with the Assembly poll in Andhra Pradesh. But if it is instead held in the second half of May, then the EC will have
- Attempts On Musharraf’s Life (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Jan 01, 2004)
THE chickens are coming home to roost for Pakistan’s military ruler. Just after he seized power in October 1999, Gen Pervez Musharraf became the first ruler in Pakistan to justify the violence unleashed by his jihadis in Kashmir as being a noble jihad
- Waugh’s Minder Holding Back Wave Of Callers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
Steve Waugh’s manager says he is fielding a barrage of calls as the Australian captain’s farewell tour reaches a crescendo with the Sydney Test starting on Friday. Waugh is playing in his 168th and final Test here and has been on a national lap of honour
- Newspapers Circulation Goes Up 24 Pc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2004)
THE total circulation of newspapers across the country grew by 24 per cent, from 11.52 crore copies in 2001 to 14.2 crore copies in 2002-03 according to the 47th Press In India report. This increase can be attributed to the larger number of publishers
- Bjp Gains Ascendancy In Nda In 2003 (Tribune, Satish Misra, Dec 30, 2003)
THE last one year of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has been marked by an intense struggle between ideology and “realpolitik”, precipitating the beginning of the process of realignment of political forces.
- Politics Of Alliances (Tribune, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 30, 2003)
THE Congress party is now facing up to an incontrovertible political fact. If it is to be a serious contender for power it will have to forge complicated political alliances across India, as it feels now. But crafting alliances is a delicate game, not ...
- Will Bjp’s Hype Turn Into Votes? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 29, 2003)
If hype is an indicator of victory, and the BJP has certainly managed to create it around its victory in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, then the party is on its way to notching up the 300 Lok Sabha seats that Venkaiah Naidu has been talking
- The Dmk's Shrewd Play (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2003)
THE DRAVIDA MUNNETRA Kazhagam's exit from the National Democratic Alliance is a function of shrewd, hardheaded political calculation rather than of the high-sounding reasons spelt out in the resolution of the party's high-level policy committee, ...
- Dmk Ministers Ignore Last Minute Bjp Request, Resign (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2003)
Unmoved by conciliatory voices from the BJP camp, the two DMK ministers in the NDA Government—Environment Minister T.R. Baalu and Minister of State for Health A. Raja—called on Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee here today and put in their papers.
- Pm: No Remote Control In Judeo Video Probe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2003)
ls: Vajpayee says he sent Express story to CBI; Oppn slams Govt, CBI
- The Strategies That Win Elections (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 10, 2003)
IN response to the article "Introspection time for Congress-I" (Business Line, December 6) by his author urging the Congress(I) to introspect on its poor performance in the Assembly elections in the Hindi heartland, a couple of readers wrote to say that..
- Chorus: We Shall Sign The Whistleblower Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2003)
Parliament: From TDP to BSP, all parties say we need to protect whistleblowers, Somnath demands statement in LS
- The Great Indian Vote Trick (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Dec 07, 2003)
My most interesting day was the day after the counting — more than the day of the voting or the day of the counting. I have read the tortuous explanations offered by analysts and columnists on the results of the elections in three States and in the Union
- Saffron Sweep (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2003)
THE LOTUS HAS flowered again, and spectacularly so, in three of the four Congress(I)-ruled States that went to the polls on December 1. The victory must be that much sweeter for the Bharatiya Janata Party because in all the States it was directly pitted..
- Will The Bjp Hasten The Elections? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 05, 2003)
There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at a flood, leads onto fortune
- A Brutal Blow To Congress Ambitions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2003)
WHILE CONFOUNDING MOST poll pundits, the Bharatiya Janata Party has surprised itself by wresting three out of the four Hindi-belt States decisively from its chief adversary. Contrary to popular expectation, the BJP scored an emphatic win in ...
- Year Of Bounty (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
IN A QUIRK of economic theory, the traditional law of demand and supply has seemingly not worked this year in the farm sector, happily so for farmers.
- Iit Engineer Stood Up To Highway Corruption, Shot Dead In Bihar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
That the most serious roadblocks on the Golden Quadrilateral are in Bihar and Jharkhand was underlined once again when a senior engineer of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) who had complained against allegedly corrupt contractors was shot d
- Steel Tariffs: Pitting Us Against Half The World (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Nov 28, 2003)
For developing countries such as India and Brazil, the steel sector is pivotal to growth. If it slumps due to the vicissitudes of international trade, these countries would be seriously hurt.
- In Fast-Track City, Old-World Khurana Runs A Solitary Race (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
If elections are won on favours and pavement-thumping activism, then the BJP’s candidate for chief minister of Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana, should be well ahead of his rival, Congress Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
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