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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Ncp Joins Left To Flay Upa's Economic Policies (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The Left's efforts to organise opposition against the UPA's economic policies got a boost on Tuesday when the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) joined the Left-sponsored farmers rally along with the newly-floated UNPA.
- Reinvent The Social Sciences (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
THE commercialisation and privatisation of higher education has marginalised the social sciences.
- Fire In Hamlet: Two Houses, Shrine Gutted (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
While relief and rescue operations are on in fire-ravaged Margi village of Kishtwar,a fire broke out in another hamlet of the district resulting in the burning of two houses and one religious place. Over 12 head of cattle reportedly perished in the fire.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2007)
Far more important than the RSP’s cavil over the possible benefits from a chemical hub in Nayachar is the Centre’s spanner in the works.
- Party At The Bourses (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 31, 2007)
THE relentless capital inflows pushed the BSE Sensex to 20,000 on Monday, making India the 20th nation to achieve this distinction. Managing excess liquidity is a challenge the government faces.
- Grim Reminder (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 31, 2007)
It must be a cynical creed that sanctions cold-blooded murder of innocent people. But that precisely has been the record of the “Maoist” rebellion in India.
- Coping With A Rapidly Urbanising World (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 31, 2007)
When the United Nations Population Fund published its “State of the World Population” report earlier this year, it pointed out that the world would reach “an invisible but momentous milestone” in 2008 when, for the first time in history . . . .
- Bsf-Bdr Consensus On Exchanging Terror Information (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Oct 31, 2007)
India and Bangladesh have reached a consensus on exchanging terror information and handing over criminals hiding in each other’s territory as the five-day directors-general level talks between the two neighbours ended.
- Qatar Assures Priority Liquefied Natural Gas Supply To India (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Oct 31, 2007)
Qatar has said it will consider offering a major chunk of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) on a priority basis to India after its expanded capacity of 77 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) becomes operational by 2010.
- Rbi Ups Crr, Getting Loans Becomes Harder (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
Home and personal loans just got more difficult to get, though they may not get more expensive. On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of India, in its mid-term review of the credit policy, raised the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to 7.5 per cent, a rise of 0.5 per cent
- Planning Process And The Marginalised (Hindu, D. Raja, Oct 31, 2007)
The welfare of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes is an explosive issue that needs the direct attention of the head of the elected government.
- Mukesh Is Not So Rich, Says Reliance (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Reliance Industries Ltd on Tuesday denied the news agency report that its chairman Mukesh Ambani had become the richest man in the world on the basis of RIL’s market capitalisation on Monday, when the Sensex surged briefly past the 20,000-point level.
- Congress May Not Dump Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 31, 2007)
The Congress leadership could use the AICC session being held here on November 17 to announce a final decision on the controversial deal.
- Rbi’S Worry On Inflation Continues (Business Line, Abheek Barua, Oct 31, 2007)
The RBI’s action suggests that it will continue to intervene aggressively in the foreign exchange market to check overvaluation.
- Preserving Status Quo (Business Line, S. Mahalingam, Oct 31, 2007)
Traditionally, the IT and ITeS sectors have not been watching the Credit Policy reviews keenly as its impact on them is not very significant. But, of late, just as the IT players have become alive to the Fed Rate Meet to understand the. . .
- Mixed Messages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2007)
THE picture of the national economy looks rosy on the face of it, despite a worrying rise in the current account deficit and persistent inflationary risks.
- India Nuclear Deal Positive For Global Business: Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Indian approval of a delayed nuclear energy deal with the United States would be seen positively by global business, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday.
- Taming Liquidity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2007)
Increase in CRR by RBI may have limited impact.
- Capital Inflow Worries Rbi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India said that the key future challenge for the monetary policy is "liquidity management" and the "rapid escalation in asset prices, particularly equity and real estate."
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , Oct 31, 2007)
Once Sardar Patel was asked what he thought was the most satisfying task that he performed during his long years in public life. Everybody expected him to say: “Integration of 561 princely states” or “reorganisation of civil services”.
- India Plays German Rhapsody (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
India today said that it attached great importance to its relationship with Germany and looked forward to enhance its cooperation with it on both economic and political spheres even as the two countries signed several agreements and MoUs in the . . . .
- In The Right Direction (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 31, 2007)
The economy continues to do well with GDP registering a growth of 9.3 per cent in the first quarter of this fiscal.
- Chinese Barbie In Russia (Pioneer, Dmitry Kosyrev, Oct 31, 2007)
While the number of students abroad applying for the Russian courses is on the rise, Russian toys are facing extinction
- Rbi Policy Pushes Sensex Down (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Negative effect
Auto and banking sector stocks slip
FIIs, domestic institutions were net sellers on Tuesday.
- A Ready Sponge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 31, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India’s mid-term review of the economy and monetary policy for the first half of 2007-08 reassures the nation that the economy is steaming ahead and that, barring a few glitches — such as rising domestic food prices . . . . .
- Mid-Term Review Of Monetary Policy 2007-08: Exceptional Response (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 31, 2007)
After the Reserve Bank of India Governor, Dr Y.V. Reddy, made his third quarter monetary policy announcement, a commentator on a TV channel remarked that 10 years ago, the then Governor, Dr Bimal Jalan, had declared that credit policy statements . . . .
- The Lull Before The Storm? (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 31, 2007)
The banking system may have no difficulty in absorbing the rise in CRR as it has excess reserves.
- "This Is No Time For The Naive" (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
Don't know and tough to guess. What happened on Wednesday following the regulatory change will have some impact on the inflows over time. And our markets in recent times were propelled by substantial inflows.
- N Korea Agrees To Take Aid For Disabling Nuke Programme (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
North Korea agreed to accept half of the economic aid it has been promised today for disabling its nuclear reactor in energy-related equipment and other items, a South Korean official said.
- Simple Solution: Vote For Green Leaders (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Oct 31, 2007)
Drivers who were getting seven to 10 miles a gallon from their Crown Vics were getting 25 to 30 from their hybrids.
- Let The Rupee Go (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Oct 31, 2007)
Market capitalisation is not the best indicator. Nor may Reliance Petroleum equity have been counted properly.
- Losing The Plot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 31, 2007)
It is absolutely right that there was a policy response to the ‘Janadesh’ rally — 25,000 people marched to Delhi asking for land rights. But the response itself is absolutely wrong.
- Missed Call Magic (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2007)
For some people, missed calls have become the best means of communication.
- This ‘Sick Child’ Needs More Than Words (Indian Express, Harsh V. Pant, Oct 31, 2007)
Amid all the claims about the rise of India as a major player in the world, it is often ignored that the country continues to face some fundamental obstacles in this drive to achieve its full potential.
- Hu's China - Vii (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 31, 2007)
One lesson which India learnt from its experience of dealing with China before the Sino-Indian war of 1962 was the folly of treating Chinese transgressions as unintended. And there have been two recently.
- Rbi Throws Cold Water On Bankers' Crr Hopes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2007)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Tuesday, raised banks' reserve requirements to absorb inflation-fuelling excess cash stemming from capital inflows.
- Hu Gets More Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 31, 2007)
The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that concluded in Beijing last week has been a landmark political event.
- Liquidity Concerns Dominate Review (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 31, 2007)
The RBI’s mid-term review of its annual policy statement for 2007-08 reflects the bank’s overwhelming pre-occupation with liquidity, more precisely with excess liquidity.
- Stem The Forex Flows (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
Much has been said about the inevitability of death and taxes. Now the financial crisis appears to have gone out of the realm of probability to inevitability.
- Banks Have To Rejig Rates (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 31, 2007)
The most significant announcement by the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, is the hiking of CRR by 50 basis points.
- Inflation Still The Key Concern (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 31, 2007)
In a somewhat unexpected move, the RBI has increased the CRR by 50 basis points to 7.50 per cent. The reverse-repo and repo rates have, however, been kept unchanged at 6 per cent and 7.75 per cent respectively.
- On Expected Lines (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
The stance of the RBI’s Monetary Policy appears to be moderate to hawkish.
- Where Are The Promises? (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 31, 2007)
WE are told that elections are around the corner. Both the PPP and the PML-Q appear to have started working the vote.
- A New Model For Pc Penetration (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 31, 2007)
India has emerged as a global leader in the advance of information technology. Yet the country faces a fundamental challenge — building on its successes by enabling greater access to technology for its people.
- How To Untangle Debts From Lies (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 31, 2007)
George Orwell remarked that: “Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” Participants in financial markets certainly take this position.
- 'Storytellers Can Bring In Things Which Bother Them' (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2007)
Jaideep Sahni always wanted to tell stories - stories that rake up important issues even as they entertain people.
- Fuel For The Hungry (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 31, 2007)
The rush into “biofuels” or “agrofuels” is being described as the green gold rush of the 21st century.
- Economic Consequences Of Talibanisation (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 31, 2007)
During the 1990s Pakistan’s annual growth rate averaged about 3 percent.
- Uproar Over The Nro (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Oct 30, 2007)
Benazir Bhutto’s return has evoked strong reactions. A section of society has raised a moral uproar over the National Reconciliation Ordinance that was promulgated before her arrival, claiming that she has been allowed to ‘escape justice. . . . .
- Collective Punishment, Say Palestinians (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 30, 2007)
Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak has approved sanctions against the Gaza Strip to discourage rocket attacks from the territory on Israel.
- Other Voices – European Press (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2007)
There is still some room for manoeuvre in the nuclear dispute with Iran. And the US sees this too, despite the militaristic rhetoric within the Bush administration.
- A New Economic Course (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 30, 2007)
THE political structure that is being built at this time in Pakistan, brick by reluctant brick, may set the stage for the reformulation of economic policy.
- Regulating Capital Inflows (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
It might be early days yet to assess the full impact of the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s decision to bar participatory notes based on derivates and limit the PNs in the spot market.
- Elections Usher In A New Dawn In Poland (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Oct 30, 2007)
Parliamentary elections held on October 21 brought about the downfall of the extreme right Kaczynski twins, who as President and Prime Minister led the country for a disastrous two years.
- Need For Political Balance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2007)
Each country should have a political system that suits its internal and external situation.
- India Sets Up Panel For Land Reforms (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
India said on Monday it is setting up a panel to resolve disputes over distribution and acquisition of land after violent protests by farmers who fear losing their land to build factories or mines.
- Warsaw’S New Dispensation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Poland’s likely new coalition of the centre-right Civic Platform — the largest single party to emerge from the recent general elections — promises to build upon the country’s robust economic growth, push for early adoption of the . . . .
- Political Survival Vs Energy Imperatives (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Both in politics and in military strategy buying time by reaching a tactical agreement with the potential adversary is a standard procedure. India's governing United Progressive Alliance (UPA) move to assure the Left that the operationalisation . . . .
- Globalisation Dynamics (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Oct 30, 2007)
Alan Greenspan, as readers may know, was till mid-2006 the Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve System (“the Fed”), one of the highest official positions in that country which he had occupied for almost two decades.
- Germany’S Merkel In India To Talk Trade, Security (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in India on Monday for a visit expected to focus on security and trade issues, as Europe’s largest economy aims to strengthen ties with the Asian giant.
- Pm: India Has Never Reneged On A Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 30, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in yet another hint that the government is determined to move ahead on the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, told the delegates of the Global Fortune Forum here on Monday that India . . . .
- Bjp Still ‘Totally Opposed’ To N-Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 30, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in yet another hint that the government is determined to move ahead on the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, told the delegates of the Global Fortune Forum here on Monday that India "has never . . . .
- The Future Is Black (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Almost nonstop, gargantuan 145-tonne trucks rumble through China's biggest open-pit coal mine, sending up clouds of soot as they dump their loads into mechanised sorters.
- Fashioning A Policy For Myanmar (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Oct 30, 2007)
The brutal crackdown in Myanmar in recent weeks has quelled protests but has stirred the international conscience.
- Towards Flashpoint (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 30, 2007)
THE efforts to defuse the Iranian crisis through dialogue suffered a major setback when the US imposed fresh sanctions on the Persian Gulf nation last week to force it to give up its nuclear ambitions.
- This Too Shall Pass (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 30, 2007)
Some well-meaning commentators have sought to portray the present, with China’s new emphasis on a harmonious society and a harmonious world, as being propitious for a reconciliation between Beijing and the Dalai Lama.
- Bull Run: Investors To Gain In Long-Term (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
As Sensex scaled yet another psychologically significant milestone, most individual investors are once again looking for clues.
- Arrest Modi, Lalu Will Tell Manmohan (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Oct 30, 2007)
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad will call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to demand the arrest of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of the Tehelka expose on the Gujarat riots.
- Crusader For Women’S Rights (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Oct 30, 2007)
NOT AN arm-chair ideologue, Brinda Karat with her extensive on-the-field experience presents a realistic picture of poor and working-class women.
- Sensex Hits 20k, Makes Mukesh World’S Richest (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The Sensex airbrushed a kiss to the magical 20,000 mark on Monday just 15 minutes before the close of trade as a new set of scrips boosted its fortunes.
- Vicious Cycle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Even by Bengal’s standards, the calls to shut down the state on two successive days are simply preposterous.
- Would Watson Be Different If He Were Black? (Hindu, Sujatha Byravan, Oct 30, 2007)
Does race matter for intelligence? In any case, what is race or even intelligence?
- Pressure Builds On Turkey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Intense diplomatic efforts have continued to try to head off a major Turkish operation against fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the PKK, in northern Iraq.
- Raise And Fall Of The Index: Some Blunders (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 30, 2007)
The RBI governor has hit India's first industrial boom in 13 years on the head with a club, wtrites Prem Shankar Jha.
- This Fuss About Credit Policy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The monetary policy announcement for the coming quarter will take place amid great confusion about what the RBI is trying to achieve.
- Many Colours Of Imperialism (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Oct 30, 2007)
Integration into the global nuclear order has been a long-standing Indian demand. However, New Delhi is dropping out just at the moment when — following lengthy and arduous negotiations and activism — the prize is within its grasp.
- The Children Tricked Into Industrial Slavery (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
In Old Patna station, Bihar, the express train to Delhi represents a chaotic hope of better times.
- Demands Of Indian Landless 'Met' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The Indian government says it will set up a panel on land reform to meet the demands of landless farmers and indigenous people.
- Indian Stocks Charge To New High (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
India's main share index, the Sensex, tops 20,000 points for the first time as foreign investors buy into one of the world's fastest growing economies.
- 123 Agreement In Present Form Not Acceptable, Rajnath Tells Mulford (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 30, 2007)
It would not be possible for the Bharatiya Janata Party to accept the 123 agreement on the India-United States nuclear deal in its present form.
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