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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- For Humane Recovery (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Nov 03, 2007)
In India, borrowers overstate their property valuation, provide false documents and mislead the bank about their actual income.
- Govt Clears 12 Fdi Proposals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The government on Friday, cleared 12 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals that will bring in Rs 212 crore, of which the largest chunk will be by US-based Millennium India Acquisition Company.
- N Korea Needs To Do More, Says Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
North Korea must prove it is not engaged in terrorism before it will be removed from Washington's blacklist of states sponsoring terrorism, a top US diplomat said Friday.
- Wb Loan To State Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The World Bank(WB) on Friday agreed to sanction a loan of $944 million to India for funding three socio-economic developmental projects including a community-based water management endeavour in Karnataka.
- Tamil Tigers Leader Killed In Sri Lankan Air Strike (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The public face of the Tamil Tigers, one of the world's most deadly rebel militias, was killed yesterday in a Sri Lankan air raid - prompting analysts to warn of a dangerous "spiral into full-scale war" on the Indian Ocean island.
- Regulation In India: Inevitable Reality (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Regulation is inevitable in all areas of activity and it should be transparent with rights of consultation for all.
- It’S India Time, Folks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
When I came to India in September, the immigration official while checking my passport asked me about the book I was carrying. And then went on to ask if it was good.
- Stay Away From Uncle Sam's Cabin (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Cheerleaders of the India-US nuclear deal betray their innocence of the trap Washington is leading India into.
- 30 Lost Years (Pioneer, Harinder Sekhon, Nov 03, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance that it's 'not the end of the road' for the nuclear deal does little to soothe the anguish felt over the frittering of the gains of three decades of diplomacy to end India's nuclear isolation.
- Bazaar Parody Of Mussolini (Pioneer, Premen Addy , Nov 03, 2007)
The sight of Ms Benazir Bhutto offering namaz before the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah was one to treasure.
- Obama For ‘Creative Diplomacy’ To Bring Iran On Board (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Leading Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has said he would offer Iran economic inducements and a possible promise not to seek “regime change” if it stopped meddling in Iraq and cooperated on terrorism and nuclear issues.
- Grizzly Encounters (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2007)
I couldn’t resist that curiosity of beholding something taller than Mount Everest. Native Athabascan Indians call Mount McKinley ‘Denali’ or ‘The Great One’. Geologists claim that at 20,320 feet, this mountain has a vertical rise 6,000 feet more . . . .
- Russia Finalises Claim On Arctic (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Moscow has finalised its legal claim to annex 1.2-million square kilometres of resource-rich Arctic wilderness, and will send its final petition to the United Nations next month, the Russian government has announced.
- Global Positioning (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 03, 2007)
A recent issue of a news magazine proclaimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s volte face on the nuclear deal had destroyed his credibility.
- Hillary Advocates 'Augmented' Indian Role In Un (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 03, 2007)
Senator Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner for the '08 US presidential race, favours giving India an "augmented voice" in the United Nations and other major institutions, given the country's "special significance both as an emerging . . . .
- Decision On Fdi In Commodity Exchanges Soon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The much-awaited decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) in commodity exchanges is expected to be taken by the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) in its next meeting shortly, a top official has said.
- Colonial Cousins (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
When steel baron LN Mittal was still jostling for the takeover of French company Arcelor, India was convinced that racism and xenophobia stood between him and history.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Nov 03, 2007)
Mayawati’s call for trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh may have evoked no political reaction and very little media attention but it certainly comes as a surprise.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 03, 2007)
The fact that there were barely 16 working days in October ~ with a state employees’ strike coinciding with the 12+12 mode of disruption ~ may have turned out to be a mite too embarrassing for the West Bengal government.
- India Needs To Learn From China How To Boost Tourism (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Nov 03, 2007)
Among the many refresher courses India needs to borrow from China, tourism diplomacy must certainly rank high. Aggressively promoting some of its "least developed" destinations in western and southern China as part of its policy to open up to . . . .
- Reorienting Youth Policies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
Recentily, President Pervez Musharraf expressed his resolve to extend greater support to youth affairs.
- The Fall Of Dhaka (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Nov 03, 2007)
Autumn, or fall, as the Americans call it, is one of the best times to be in Dhaka. Not this fall though. Visiting the resilient Bangladesh capital, with its teeming, upwardly mobile middle class in late October, twice, in a span of two . . . .
- A Dose Of Indian Summer (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Wichita can expect a nice helping of Indian Summer today and this weekend -- before a wave of colder weather greets the start of next week.
- Dubai Workers' Strike Called Off (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A strike over pay and conditions by thousands of foreign construction workers in the Gulf state of Dubai has been resolved, authorities say.
- In China, It's Fortescue That The Metal Fans Mob, As Bhp (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
CHINESE steel makers and officials are pinning their hopes on Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group to make up for Australia's relatively lethargic supply response to the Chinese iron ore boom.
- Bush Gives Upbeat View Of Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Issuing an upbeat new assessment of an unpopular war in Iraq, President George W. Bush hailed reduced violence and declining US casualties as signs that a troop buildup was working.
- Let's Stop Talking Like Brats (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 03, 2007)
In the old joke, a man comes across a boy looking resentfully at a half-eaten watermelon. "What's the matter, son?", asks the man. "Too much watermelon?"
- Coming Up: Floor Test (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 03, 2007)
The suggested parliamentary debate on the 123 agreement will be among the most important discussions held in Parliament in Independent India. It will be a test for all political parties in terms of their approach to India’s national interest.
- Oil At A New High (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
THE global oil price peaked at $96 a barrel on Wednesday and then fell to $93 on Friday.
- India Child Garment Workers Found (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
About 70 child workers in India have been discovered working in a Delhi textile factory, officials say.
- “Greening India” But Losing Forests (Hindu, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Nov 02, 2007)
Planting trees or raising plantations doesnot recover lost habitats or create pristine natural forests. It is, therefore, no antidoteto habitat fragmentation.
- Germany’S India Focus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2007)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s announcement of a shift in her government’s Asia policy towards New Delhi — ahead of the just concluded state visit — should set the tone for the future of bilateral ties, already underpinned by the 2006 . . . .
- Western Textile Importers Plan Boycott (Hindu, BATUK GATHANI, Nov 02, 2007)
Action likely against manufacturers violating child labour norms
Western clothing retailers are worried about their customers imposing voluntary boycott
Other Asian supply chains in Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Philippines are also under the scanner
- Oil Prices Put Govt On A Sticky Wicket (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The relentless drive of international crude oil prices towards the $100 mark — with the price topping $96 a barrel in the US market on Thursday — has put the government in a tight spot as it finds it difficult to take a politically . . . . . .
- Jd(u) Chief Condemns Anant Singh's 'Misdeeds' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
"I strongly condemn the misdeeds of Anant Singh. Strong action should be taken against him," JD(U) president Sharad Yadav told reporters on Thursday in Delhi.
- Bjp Tries To Mollify Dissident Mlas In Rajasthan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
After rejecting the dissident MLAs' demand to remove Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, the BJP is apparently planning to mollify her detractors by replacing her staunch supporter and State president Mahesh Chandra Sharma.
- Maya Versus Mafia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
In introducing a Bill to check organised crime in her state -- when passed, it will be called the Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) -- Chief Minister Mayawati has taken a step towards fulfilling a key election promise.
- Happy Times (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 02, 2007)
There is no better proof of the rising global confidence in India’s economic success story than the Sensex breaching the 20,000 mark.
- Pm Dons Left Avatar (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Nov 02, 2007)
Prime Minister's abiding image is that of a leader with no strength or fixed ideology - jettisoning economic reforms one day and embracing land reforms another
- Serious Battles Over A Not So Serious Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Russia continues to be concerned over the proposed missile defence shield in Europe; its fears over the CFE are largely theoretical.
- Hcl Inaugurates First Technology Hub In Noida (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday emphasised the need to develop the country as a knowledge society if it is to emerge as a global leader in the field of technology.
- Canara Bank Q2 Net Up 11 P.C. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Canara Bank rebalanced its credit portfolio and shifted focus to priority sector areas during the second quarter of the current financial year.
- Russia, China Have Blocked Tough Iran Sanctions: Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A senior US official said on Thursday Russia and China had been blocking tough UN sanctions against Iran for months but there would be a push to impose them if Tehran had not suspended nuclear activity within two weeks.
- Kingfisher Increases Stake In Deccan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Kingfisher Airlines, a part of the UB Group owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Wednesday increased its stake to 46 per cent in the low-cost airliner Deccan (known as Deccan Aviation earlier) by acquiring an additional 20 per cent shares in . . . . .
- Charity Begins At Party Office (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Nov 02, 2007)
In Communist-ruled West Bengal, people have risen in revolt against the continuing scandal of fair price shops and food riots have broken out.
- Skirting The Border (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The latest Communist Party of China Congress saw Hu Jintao emerge for his second five-year term as a stronger leader.
- Global Positioning (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A recent issue of a news magazine proclaimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s volte face on the nuclear deal had destroyed his credibility.
- Beyond Lip Service (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 02, 2007)
Based on the recommendations of the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee on improving the socio-economic conditions of minorities in India, the UPA government has decided to establish an Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).
- Gather Round That Totem Pole (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The last two times I had made an educated guess about elections — first,when I expected the Mamata Banerjee-led coalition to gloriously dislodge West Bengal’s Left Front government in 2001; second, when I thought that the NDA would return to . . . .
- China Leaps, India Lags (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Nov 02, 2007)
Apropos Mr Chandan Mitra's article, "Class Apart" (October 21), the review of 10 MPs interacting with teachers at the Yale University was thought provoking.
- Merkel Offers Help To Develop Indian Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that fast-growing cities needed all the attention of national policy but to help cities “we must not stop developing the countryside.”
- Nod For Marketing And Export Promotion Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved a centrally sponsored marketing and export promotion scheme worth Rs. 230 crore. It also decided to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for cotton on the basis of quality.
- World Bank Study Calls For River Basin-Wise Approach (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 02, 2007)
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have a major role in delivering India’s ambitious national hydropower programme of 50,000 MW by 2012, and private participation is critical to meet this target both in terms of investment and resources,” . . . . .
- Ansari Calls For Different Human Development Indicators (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Nov 02, 2007)
Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Thursday said that the country needed a database of human development indicators for different income groups.
- Banks Should Be Transparent (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 02, 2007)
Banks would do well to heed RBI governor Y V Reddy’s advice on unfair pricing of home loans. If substantial improvement is not seen in the next few months or if complaints continue, the central bank should move decisively to discipline banks.
- “We Must Intensify Efforts To Tap Non-Conventional Energy Sources” (Hindu, K. Venkiteswaran, Nov 02, 2007)
The debate over the 123 agreement with the United States has generated much heat.
- Karnataka Crisis: Perils Of Coalition Politics (Deccan Herald, Nilotpal Basu, Nov 02, 2007)
What is happening in Karnataka for the last few weeks is not only bizarre, but also extremely sordid. The results that were thrown up during the last assembly elections led to a completely fractured legislature.
- Business Of Giving (Tribune, Anurag, Nov 02, 2007)
We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give. A booming economy and a galloping sensex have made many join the billionaires’ club.
- Did Markets Force Fed's Hand? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 02, 2007)
As expected, the US Federal Reserve Bank lowered the Fed funds rate (the indicative rate in the overnight inter-bank market) by 25 basis points to 4.5%. It also lowered the discount rate at which it lends to banks by an identical 25 basis points to 5%.
- Aiadmk, Mdmk Councillors Stage Walkout From Meeting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazahagam (MDMK) councillors of Manapparai Municipal Council staged a walkout on Thursday, bringing the proceedings of the council’s monthly meeting to an abrupt end.
- What Did The Trick? (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 02, 2007)
One cannot help imagining a more weird scenario. Following Sonia Gandhi’s visit to China, Comrade Karat seems to have started to soften his position and his vitriolic attack against the prime minister of India and other friends! It . . . . .
- In Control (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 02, 2007)
It is not easy being a central banker these days. While capital inflows represent the increasing confidence in the Indian growth story, the sheer magnitude of the inflows is giving the Reserve Bank of India a migraine.
- Staying Alive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Nearly 8,000 aggrieved -- mostly married -- women have filed complaints since a law to protect them from domestic violence came into force in October, 2006.
- Bomb Blast In Southern Nepal Kills One, 5 Injured (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A powerful bomb exploded near the Nepal Telecom office in southern Nepal's Parsa district killing at least one person and injuring five others, police said.
- Putin Won't Leave Power Position (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Ever since he was a scrawny boy chasing rats from his apartment block here, Vladimir Putin has enjoyed being in charge.
- ‘Proposed Law Aimed At Intimidating Sp’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Former CM and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday expressed his doubt over UP CM Mayawati’s intention behind introducing the proposed Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) and challenged her to use the . . . .
- No Right For Turkey To Violate Iraqs Sovereignty: Kurds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Turkey is stepping up pressure on the Kurdistan regional government in northern Iraq to force it to tackleTurkish Kurdish rebels holed up in the inaccessible Qandil mountains along the Iranian border.
- Raj Dharma Fails In Gujarat (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 02, 2007)
I HAVE reasons to believe that Atal Bihari Vajpayee, when he was Prime Minister, wanted to dismiss Nahrendra Modi and had planned to do so after his visit to Ahmedabad.
- Wto Stand: Pm Backs Farmers' Interests (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given a sharp emphasis to India's position at the WTO on protecting its small farmers and to climate change with these concerns dominating his discussions with visiting US treasury secretary Henry Paulson.
- $5.5 Million For Sacked Indian Engineer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
An Indian engineer, who was fired by her company after she complained of her senior’s racist conduct, has been awarded $5.5 million by a San Francisco Federal jury.
- Karnataka Crisis: Bjp Threatens To Launch Agitation (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Seeking to keep up the pressure, the BJP once again petitioned Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Tuesday to invite it form a coalition government with JD(S) and announced the launch a march to Raj Bhawan on Wednesday to press its demand.
- The Party's Just Begun (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 31, 2007)
The rise of the Sensex, now exploring 20,000, looks unstoppable.
- Self-Publishing Book Is The Latest Mantra Of The Authors (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Gone are the days when the time gap between writing a book and actually seeing it on the stands could be a couple of months to years, depending on the publisher.
- Turkey’S Kurdish Problem: Lessons For India (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 31, 2007)
Turkey’s Kurdish dilemma offers salutary lessons for strategic thinkers. It enables them to take a rare peep into the actual world of politics and the pitiless ravines of international diplomacy.
- Bjp Threatens To Launch Stir In Karnataka (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Seeking to keep up the pressure, the BJP once again petitioned Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Tuesday to invite it form a coalition government with JD(S) and announced the launch a march to Raj Bhawan on Wednesday to press its demand.
- Khaleda Ousted In Party Coup (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Oct 31, 2007)
Reformists in Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have ousted the former prime minister as party chief while she is under arrest on corruption charges, officials said Tuesday.
- Moscow To File Arctic Claim In Un (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Russia will file a claim to the gigantic mineral wealth of the Arctic seabed with the United Nations by the end of the year, Russia's natural resources minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
- Not End Of N-Road: Pm (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 31, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight admitted that there was some delay in taking next steps to operationalise the Indo-US nuclear deal but added an optimistic dimension when he said: “We have not reached the end of the road.”
- Q&a: 'Globalisation Is Reducing Sovereignty Of Nation States' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Anthony Giddens is a sociologist and a member of the House of Lords.
- Maoists May Now Target Urban Areas: Ib (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The Maoist upsurge may not be confined to backward districts. Latest intelligence inputs with the Centre indicate that the Maoists are gearing to strengthen their bases in urban areas, especially in the National Capital Region . . . .
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