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Articles 20821 through 20920 of 26861:
- Confounding Corporate Governance (Business Line, Vijaya B. Marisetty, May 20, 2005)
THE recent developments at the Reliance group highlight the opaqueness in Indian corporates. The allegations of movement of funds and a divergence between control and cash flow rights across group companies is at the heart of the corporate governance...
- Upa's Foreign Policy Report Card — More `As' Than `Bs' (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, May 20, 2005)
Dr Manmohan Singh has initiated steps to shed fears about competing with China and is even considering a free trade agreement with it.
- Asia To Slow In 2005 On Oil Rise, Drought, Low Exports (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Asia’s major economies, with the exception of Indonesia, are set to slow this year after growing in 2004 at their fastest pace in four years, a Reuters poll of 12 economies found.
- Consensus Can Lead To Higher Growth: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The BJP president said it was the responsibility of both the Central and State governments to improve the infrastructure facilities in the country.
- Amma Days Again (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
THIS lady needs watching, especially by the Opposition. And where she is concerned, the Opposition comprises all the parties.
- Prod To Nepal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Criticised for resumption of military aid to King Gyanendra’s government, India today tried to put Kathmandu under some pressure again.
- Upa, Left Rift Widens (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The seven-hour-long UPA-Left Coordination Committee meeting today ended on a discord note with the Communists disassociating with the Congress-led coalition’s assessment of the performance of Manmohan Singh government during the past one year.
- In Fodder Heap (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 19, 2005)
MR Lalu Prasad Yadav’s continuation in the Union Cabinet has become all the more untenable following the framing of charges against him in yet another fodder scam case.
- A Common Bickering Platform (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 19, 2005)
As over 40 top leaders of the UPA coalition assembled at the PM’s residence on Wednesday and held discussions on national issues, there were occasions when only one-upmanship and personal interests came to the fore.
- How The Koran Fought The Authoritarian State (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, May 19, 2005)
In the protests about the now discredited report about the alleged desecration of the Koran, repressive regimes used the bogey of ‘Islamic extremists’ to stamp on public freedom
- Miles To Go For Upa To Prove Its Merit (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The UPA (United Progressive Alliance) has to be congratulated for completing its first year in office without any major hiccups. It has managed its unruly alliances with the Left, RJD and Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP quite well.
- Iran Won’T Reverse N-Plan, May Delay (Indian Express, PAUL HOLMES, May 19, 2005)
Iran will not back down on resuming nuclear activities opposed by the West but may wait for a few weeks if talks with European powers go well, chief negotiator Hassan Rohani said on Wednesday.
- Pepsi Plant Charged With Overexploiting Groundwater In Ap (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Pepsi bottling plant at Madhurawada on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam is overexploiting groundwater by sinking some 40 borewells, as a result of which the people in the vicinity are facing great hardship, according to Mr P. Pulla Rao, economist and hu
- Rs 256-Cr Project To Tackle Ttp Pollution Issue (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Kerala Cabinet has approved a Rs 256.1-crore project to tackle the problem of pollution caused by effluents from the State-owned Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTP).
- Left Out Of Sync With Upa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
After a marathon meeting of the coordination committee the Left said the UPA’s economic policies were no different from the NDA’s.
- Lack Of Proper Mechanism Hits Implementation Of Eco Projects (Business Line, G. K. Nair , May 19, 2005)
Absence of proper mechanism for taking up the Centrally sponsored environment related projects might deprive the State of two important programmes.
- Nmpt Steps To Arrest Iron Ore Dust Pollution (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The Chairman of the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), Mr P. Tamilvanan, has said that the port has taken all steps to arrest iron ore dust pollution in the port area.
- Chennai Port To Install Wind Curtains To Prevent Coal Dust (Business Line, Raja Simhan T. E., May 19, 2005)
The Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) is installing wind curtains along the harbour's beachfront to prevent wind carrying coal dust into the city.
- Upa, Left Focus On Gujarat Affairs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partners and the Left Parties on Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to confront and combat communal forces and strengthen the secular pillars of the state.
- Eu’S Barroso Appeals To France To Back Treaty (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The head of the European Union’s executive commission appealed to French voters on Wednesday to back the EU’s new constitution and said rejecting the treaty would have far-reaching economic and political consequences.
- Written Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 18, 2005)
It was in another age that a king’s word made both law and history. In these democratic times, though, the people’s will reigns supreme.
- If Lalu Doesn’T Quit, Dismiss Him: Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The BJP today demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should dismiss Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav from the Union Cabinet if he does not resign on moral grounds after the framing of charges against him in yet another fodder scam case.
- World Bank Ready To Extend Rs. 7510-Cr. Loans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
The World Bank has expressed its willingness to extend loans to the tune of Rs.7510 crores to the Andhra Pradesh Government for development of roads, irrigation and slum area development scheme.
- Sebi Bans Ubs Securities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 18, 2005)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today cracked down on a foreign institutional investor, UBS Securities, over its role in the stock markets crash of Black ....
- India Rushes To Enter Elite Club (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 18, 2005)
India, acting in concert with Japan, Germany and Brazil, yesterday took the bold, but risky, step of circulating a draft UN resolution, which, if adopted, could see all four countries elected permanent members of the Security Council by the middle of...
- Pervez To Stand For Election After Term Expires In 2007 (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
Pakistan’s military ruler President Pervez Musharraf will stand for election after his current term expires in 2007, a government minister said today, a plan swiftly denounced by political opponents.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Let Market Forces Resolve Green Issues (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2005)
There's no free lunch and, by extension, no free air, water or any other gift of nature. Minus a price tag, the so-called bounty of nature will soon become history.
- 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
- 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.
- The Capitulation (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 18, 2005)
The ‘developed’ countries resort to manipulation to make the French Pascal Lamy the WTO chief
- Where Did The Dmk's Votes Go? (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, May 18, 2005)
NEWSANALYSIS Between 2004 and 2005, the DMK lost thousands of votes in the two constituencies
- 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).
- 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...
- Kuwaiti Women Get Political Rights (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 18, 2005)
Attempts to block law fail; A historic step, says Kofi Annan
- 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
- 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
- Governor Releases Kannada Translation Of Koran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
Governor calls for translating scriptures of all religions in different languages
- 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.
- 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.
- How Aiadmk Achieved The Twin Success (Hindu, V. Jayanth , May 17, 2005)
It was a thorough, scientific and systematic approach to the voters that made the difference.
- 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.
- 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"
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- `Universities Must Heed Wake Up Call' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 16, 2005)
Deepak Nayyar's tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi ended on Sunday. In a farewell interview, he toldSiddharth Varadarajanthat the Indian university system is in urgent need of structural reform if it is to remain relevant.
- Acrimony In Parliament (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, May 16, 2005)
Now, in Parliament, political differences have turned into personal animosities.
- Politicisation Of Poll Panel Unfortunate,laments Cec (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Stating that questioning of the poll panel’s decision was unfortunate, Krishna Murthy said the reaction from responsible quarters, however, was good.
- Stifling A Movement For Reform (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 16, 2005)
The movement for democratic reform in the Arab world has suffered a setback: women in Kuwait have once again been denied the right to vote.
- Students Defy Ban Order In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Demonstration demanding King Gyanendra to restore democracy
- Peenya: A Brilliant Beacon Of Entrepreneurship (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Peenya Industries Association, one of the largest industrial estates in the country employing three lakh people, has its mixed bag of success and failure. On its silver jubilee year, Mr N NARASIMHAN, one of the three founder members, recalls how this orga
- Politicisation Of Ec Has Cec Upset (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy was "upset" on his last day in office on Sunday as he felt that the credibility of the three-member poll body's decision was being "questioned and politicised".
- Iraq's Misery (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2005)
A democratically elected government was installed in Iraq on April 28. But stability is still a mirage in the strife-torn nation.
- `Gyanendra Has Assured That Democracy Will Return To Nepal' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
The National Security Adviser, M. K. Narayanan, has said that India resumed military supplies to Nepal only after getting a "categorical assurance from King Gyanendra that democracy will be restored to Nepal.''
- Dead Fish Being Removed From Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2005)
Fish that died in Vengaianakere in Krishnarajapuram are being removed from the waters and buried on the banks of the lake.
- Let’S Be Elitist In Approach: Nayyar (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, May 15, 2005)
BOUQUETS and brickbats in equal measure. Prof Deepak Nayyar’s tenure as the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University ends today (May 15, 2005) was all this and more.
- Actress With Poise And Dignity (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 15, 2005)
NANDITA Das is the second Indian actress, considered tall enough, to sit in judgement on the films in competition in the world’s premier film festival at Cannes.
- More Secular Than Thou Art! (Business Line, Kushwant Singh, May 14, 2005)
None of our languages have an exact equivalent for the word ‘secular’. It means something quite different in Western democracies which are almost entirely Christian, from what it means in the Indian context. . .
- Khaki Raj (Tribune, M B NAQVI, May 14, 2005)
IN Pakistan’s 58 years, 31 were spent under open military dictatorship; even the current phase is basically a military regime, only slightly camouflaged by a civilian façade.
- Iran: Bigger Threat Than The Bomb? (Hindu, Martin Woollacott , May 14, 2005)
The world can live with Iranian nuclear weapons. But can the United States?
HOW MUCH would it matter if Iran had the bomb? Merely to pose this question, within the Bush administration, would almost be treason.
- "Remaining Above The Fray" (Hindu, Anand Kumar, May 14, 2005)
"I have been directed to invite your kind attention to the wrong impression conveyed through the editorial `Remaining above the fray' appearing The Hindu, Delhi Edition, dated May 10, 2005.
- Tall Tax, Food Police, A Bizarre Bridge And A Robber Wanting Your Past Or Future (Business Line, D. Murali , May 14, 2005)
YOU PROBABLY know of John Galt in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Here is a different JG in Ken Schoolland's story, The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey.
- Towards Transparency (Business Line, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 14, 2005)
Right to information can lead to a greater empowerment of the people
- Accountability & The Right To Information (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 14, 2005)
The Right to Information Bill, 2005 goes a long way in putting together a comprehensive mechanism for citizens to secure information under the control of the Government and thereby (as the statement of objects and reasons asserts)
- India’S Weakness Apparent (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, May 14, 2005)
Despite their insensitivity to its security interests, India is still unable to deal firmly with its troublesome neighbours
- A Policy In Search Of A Rationale (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 14, 2005)
With the Foreign and Defence Ministries at loggerheads, it isn't surprising that India took 17 days to confirm King Gyanendra's statement in Jakarta that military supplies to Nepal would continue.
- Merging Into A Mere Circular (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 14, 2005)
SETTING RULES FOR mergers of private and public sector banks makes little sense when banks cannot buy beyond 10 per cent of the paid-up capital without the nod of the Reserve Bank of India.
- Maya’S Blackmail (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2005)
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati’s threat to withdraw her party’s outside support to the UPA government if it did not stop the ongoing CBI probe against her should be dismissed with the contempt it deserves.
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