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Articles 3321 through 3420 of 35809:
- India’S Time Has Come (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The Madras Management Association (MMA) celebrated its golden jubilee this year.
- Ncp For Greater Say Of Allies (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 17, 2006)
Upping the ante against the total dominance of the Congress in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday demanded 'say' for all allies in running the coalition Government at the Centre.
- Commerce Ministry Stands By Its Data On Foreign Trade Growth (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The commerce ministry has come up with a white paper on computation of growth rate for exports and imports defending its methodology of comparing data which, it claimed, did not lead to an over-estimation of growth.
- No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk (The Economic Times, Janki Chopra, Sep 17, 2006)
All human beings have desires. Desires running amok are the cause of human suffering and pain. When the desires function separated from discrimination, it causes immense suffering. While all of us have desires, few of us ever stop to take a . ..
- Crybaby India (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 17, 2006)
If India is, as its leaders like to say, the "biggest victim of terrorism", why doesn't the wide world know about it? It's a story of a diplomatic McFailure.
- Imf Warns Asia Of Slowdown (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The International Monetary Fund said it has upgraded its outlook for Asian economic growth but warned that slower US growth and high oil prices are more to the downside than previously thought.
- Why Are Investors So Complacent? (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Sep 17, 2006)
My last piece on September 2nd was on investor complacency. I expand on the theme here. In these two weeks, the Mumbai Sensex index has barely moved. With the summer months behind them, investors have to reassess the outlook for the last four months . . .
- The New Market Failure (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 17, 2006)
John Cassidy writes about neuroeconomics in the New Yorker and finds a new market failure:
- High Tide (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 17, 2006)
Good tidings continue, says the Global Economic Outlook presented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Four years of buoyant global economic growth is set to continue, with expansion set to hit a decadal high of 5.1% in 2006 and then . . . .
- Khajuraho Flies Back On Indian Map (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
As the plane banks for the last time before hitting the small runway of Khajuraho, the rain clouds clear.
- Would Gabbar Recognise Ramanagaram? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 17, 2006)
At the end of the 1975 blockbuster Sholay, the cops arrive just in time not to rescue anyone but to pre-empt the armless Thakur from kicking the psychopath dacoit Gabbar Singh to pulp.
- Check The Monopolistic Trend In Ses (The Economic Times, M R MAYYA, Sep 17, 2006)
There has been a sea change in the stock market scenario of the country in the past decade.
- Befitting Honour For Shabana Azmi (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 17, 2006)
Shabana Azmi looked different than other members whenever she raised an issue or participated in a debate in the Rajya Sabha.
- Foundation Laying For Ongc Aromatics Unit In November (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The foundation-laying ceremony of one of the largest projects at the Mangalore-Aromatics (petrochemicals) Complex, to be set up by the ONGC at a cost of Rs 4,900 crore, will be held in the second week of November, said ONGC Chairman R S Sharma.
- Minimum Value Addition Norm For Jewellery Exports Cut (Business Line, K. R. Srivats, Sep 17, 2006)
The Government has reduced the minimum value addition for jewellery exports from the country. This has apparently been done at the behest of trade and in the wake of increase in bullion prices.
- Battle With Darkness (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 17, 2006)
When they, the recipients of donated kidneys, lit their candles and raised them in the courtyard of the Karachi Press Club on Friday evening, the sight was truly inspiring.
- Noam Chomsky On The Origins Of Terrorism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 17, 2006)
Mi linguist and perhaps the best known critic of US policies of the current generation, Noam Chomsky, speaks to Saad Sayeed on, among other things, the origins of terrorism, Kashmir, Lebanon, his friendship with the late Eqbal Ahmed and the role . . .
- Blame Game (News International, Ajmal Shams, Sep 17, 2006)
While the atmosphere still remains relatively tense as far as the relations between neighbouring Afghanistan and Pakistan are concerned, a window of opportunity remains open in terms of a number of commonalities that define geo-politics in the two . . .
- Mahathir Pleads For Nuclear Muslim World (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 17, 2006)
Expressing deep concern over plight of the Muslims all over the world, former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Bin Mohammad has urged Muslim States to keep them well equipped with state-of-the-art weapons including nuclear to deter aggression and . .
- India Leads Opposition To Imf Bid (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
A group of 24 developing nations led by India and Brazil on Saturday put its foot down against the International Monetary Fund’s move to raise voting powers of select member countries, but it appeared that the proposal would get through with the . . . .
- Musharraf For ‘Closing Chapter Of Tension’ With India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Hours ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that a “historic opportunity” existed for the two sides to “close the chapter of tension” and that Islamabad was determined to pursue the . . .
- What Ails Our Foreign Policy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Sep 17, 2006)
Pakistan's foreign policy currently suffers from problems of substance and image, a combination that has made the country vulnerable to the challenges of the 21st century.
- Musharraf Feels Heat Of India’S Blame-Game (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 17, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that India should stop the ‘blame-game’ and should adopt a ‘constructive approach’ towards Pakistan.
- Commercial Attaches Need More Motivation (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 17, 2006)
I a written reply during the Question Hour in the National Assembly on Friday, Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar said that Pakistan has Commercial Attaches in 36 countries, who are supposed to boost foreign trade and increase foreign exchange . . . .
- Cpi To Discuss Upa Govt Performance In National Executive Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The forthcoming Assembly elections in four states and the performance of the UPA Government would come up for discussion at the two-day National Executive meeting of CPI beginning here on Monday.
- Crybaby India (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 16, 2006)
If India is, as its leaders like to say, the "biggest victim of terrorism", why doesn't the wide world know about it? It's a story of a diplomatic McFailure. Instead of aggressively pillorying Pakistan, a project that could result in fewer Diwali . . .
- India Warns Against Use Of Illegal Immigrants For Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Warning against illegal immigrants being used for cross-border terrorism and creating social tensions in the host country, India has asked the international community to take coordinated and concerted action against this scourge.
- Makes Sense (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 16, 2006)
Jammu Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation's decision to introduce insurance cover for tourists visiting the State is a sound business tactic.
- Simmering Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 16, 2006)
The much publicised ceasefire declared by Comrade Prachanda and his thugs in Nepal, which has been used by Comrade Sitaram Yechury and his unabashed admirers in the UPA Government to claim the mainstreaming of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), is . . .
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On India Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior US officials said.
- Third-Rate Realities (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 16, 2006)
we cannot have governance, national security or dream of being an economic superpower as long as we have public buildings that look like garbage dumps.
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W. Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.
- Iran, Venezuela Try To Forge Anti-U.S. Front At Summit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Iran, Venezuela and other states opposed to U.S. policy sought to forge a common front on Friday at a Non-Aligned summit that Cuban leader Fidel Castro was too ill to chair.
- Nam Must Stand United In Fight Against Terror: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Warning that NAM cannot be ambiguous on the issue of terrorism if it wants to be relevant, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told its leaders to unitedly fight the scourge and not allow the forces of extremism to distract the world’s attention . . .
- India, Us, China Agree To Sign New Energy Pact (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 16, 2006)
For the first time, the world’s five major crude oil buyers, including India, United States and China, are likely to meet next month to sign a pact on “collective efforts” to check the recent price volatility in crude oil.
- Cuba Summit Presents Awkward Moments For U.S. Friends (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 16, 2006)
Friends of the United States are finding themselves in an awkward spot at a Non-Aligned Movement summit dominated by anti-U.S. firebrands and hosted by Washington's old foe, Cuba.
- India Ranks 47th In List Of Corrupt Countries: Wb (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
China and India must move to curb corruption or else their booming economies will likely falter, a senior World Bank official said on Friday.
- India At 47 On Corruption List (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
A World Bank report which ranked India 47th on a list of most corrupt countries, said China and India must move to curb corruption or their booming economies will likely falter.
- Not So Close And No Cigar (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Sep 16, 2006)
For his supporters, he is an icon who defied the might of the US.
- Vitriolic Minister Demands Bribe, Abuses Gowda & Co On New Cd (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Forest Minister C Chennigappa has turned out to be the central target of suspended BJP MLC G Janardhan Reddy, who released another CD with another expose on Thursday clearly showing the Minister demanding money and abusing Deve Gowda and his family.
- Slmm Head Meets Ltte Leaders (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 16, 2006)
The newly appointed acting head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), Larse Solveberg, visited the LTTE administrative headquarters at Kilinochchi.
- China In The Internet Age (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The Information Office of the State Council in Beijing has emerged as one of the more active departments in the Chinese capital in recent years.
- Bush And Musharraf To Meet On Sept 22 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Us President George W Bush will meet his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf on September 22 when the latter travels to the US to attend the UN general assembly session, the White House announced on Thursday.
- Chinese & Islamic (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 16, 2006)
Orthodoxy among Chinese Muslims is on the rise but Chinese Islam retains characteristics that set it apart.
- Why Are Investors So Complacent? (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Sep 16, 2006)
My last piece on September 2nd was on investor complacency. I expand on the theme here. In these two weeks, the Mumbai Sensex index has barely moved. With the summer months behind them, investors have to reassess the outlook for the last four months . . .
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior US officials said on Thursday.
- Us Endorses Waziristan Peace Deal (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Sep 16, 2006)
The United States believes that the agreement the government recently signed with pro-Taliban tribal chiefs in Waziristan has the ‘potential to work’.
- More Money, More Food: India Faces Diabetes Crisis (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 16, 2006)
Expert says Indians are prone to diabetes because centuries of food shortages have led to genetic changes that encourage the storage of food as fat
- Pakistan, China Vow To Expand Strategic Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Pakistan and China on Friday vowed to further strengthen their strategic relationship and to expand it further in all areas including defence, security, energy and science and technology.
- Model Revolutionary (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Sep 16, 2006)
The death of Subodh Roy marks the end of an era that linked the present-day communist movement with the freedom struggle.
- On Mps' Salary Hike (Frontline, Era Sezhiyan, Sep 16, 2006)
It is high time that a high-level national commission was set up to consider the changes in the remuneration and facilities of MPs.
- The New Market Failure (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 16, 2006)
John Cassidy writes about neuroeconomics in the New Yorker and finds a new market failure:
- Disaster Capitalism (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Sep 16, 2006)
A year on from Hurricane Katrina, a few honest words from George W. Bush fly in the face of corporate profiteering from reconstruction efforts.
- India Moving Forward `On A Remarkably Stable Trajectory' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2006)
Edward Luce's book In Spite of the Gods takes one on a quick ride across an India characterised as much by a `schizophrenic economy' and shrewd businessmen as by vedantic detachment and Gandhiji's legacy. D. MURALI recommends this meandering read.
- A New Triangle Of Trust (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 16, 2006)
A diplomatic success, the IBSA summit would be more useful if it leads to greater corporate interaction and technology-transfer deals.
- Thinking Beyond Reinforcements (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2006)
Not many people at Nato’s Brussels HQ are likely to laugh these days at the old joke that the acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation actually stands for Now Almost Totally Obsolete.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Will Improve Indian Economy’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 16, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement will signify “an enormous increase in generating capacity that will help India meet its growing demand for electricity without relying on dirty, carbon-emitting coal, improving India’s economy and the lives of . . .
- Crude Effect In The Air (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 16, 2006)
Over the last couple of months major domestic air carriers have raised the fuel surcharge on their fare due to the hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rates.
- How To Ensure Justice For All (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2006)
JUDGES and legal luminaries of 42 countries came to Islamabad on the eve of the golden jubilee of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and held a meeting.
- Why Yasukuni Hurts (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Many Japanese support a national shrine to mourn the dead, not just soldiers but all those killed in battles.
- A Toxic Trail Of Pollution And Profiteering (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 16, 2006)
The recent dumping of toxic wastes around the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan by a Greek-owned ship is another example of how developing countries are exploited by greedy and unscrupulous business interests.
- The Swedish Model Under Challenge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 16, 2006)
Sweden's quadrennial election to parliament on September 17, wherein the centre-right Alliance for Sweden is challenging 12 years of uninterrupted rule by the Social Democrats, is a contest between continuity with the country's traditional economic . . .
- Isro To Create Disaster Database (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is creating a national database for disaster management. The digital database will keep all emergency management-related information, from the availability of JCBs to rescue shelters, across the country.
- Racial Tension On The Rise In Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Sep 16, 2006)
A surging wave of hate crimes threatens to upset inter-racial peace and national stability. Locals fear loss of jobs. Migrants seldom integrate.
- Governor Sees Solution To Kashmir Issue Emerging (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Sep 16, 2006)
Provides an insight in foreword of bookSolving Kashmir
- Rs. 50-Lakh Development Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The State Government has sanctioned Rs. 50 lakh under the socio-economic development programme for Krishnagiri district. The project is implemented in 50 naxal-prone villages in the blocks of Hosur, Kelamangalam, Thally, Uthangkarai, Mathur, . . .
- No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk (The Economic Times, Janki Chopra, Sep 16, 2006)
All human beings have desires. Desires running amok are the cause of human suffering and pain. When the desires function separated from discrimination, it causes immense suffering.
- Check The Monopolistic Trend In Ses (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 16, 2006)
There has been a sea change in the stock market scenario of the country in the past decade. Nineteen regional stock exchanges (RSEs), which accounted for about 50% of the total turnover on stock exchanges, have virtually ground to a halt.
- Would Gabbar Recognise Ramanagaram? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 16, 2006)
At the end of the 1975 blockbuster Sholay, the cops arrive just in time not to rescue anyone but to pre-empt the armless Thakur from kicking the psychopath dacoit Gabbar Singh to pulp.
- Nam Summit Opens Without Fidel Castro (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 16, 2006)
Raul Castro and Chavez launch attack on the U.S., Malaysia cautious
- Bush Pushing Senate To Vote On N-Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
President George W Bush has appealed to Republican leaders to ensure the Senate votes on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India before it adjourns this month, senior US officials said on Thursday.
- High Tide (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 16, 2006)
But with downside risks for global growth
- Manmohan Singh To Stress Reconciling Role Of Nam (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 16, 2006)
Says NAM as relevant today as it was during the period of the Cold War
- Unsung Hero (Times of India, BORIA MAJUMDAR, Sep 16, 2006)
People have suggested that when Sachin Tendulkar walks out to bat, the nation comes to a standstill. When the Indian cricket team wins a major series, anarchy has a field day in India.
- Does The State Know Its Limits? (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 16, 2006)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced a scheme to encourage marriages between Scheduled and non-Scheduled Castes.
- Bush, Mush, Karzai Summit On The Cards (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 16, 2006)
US president George Bush is expected to referee the bitter spat between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the Taliban and its terror footprint when he meets with leaders of the two neighbouring countries in the White House next week.
- Manmohan, Musharraf Express Cautious Optimism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Ahead of their meeting here tomorrow, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today voiced cautious optimism, amid indications that they will focus on critical issue of terrorism and its adverse impact on the stalled . . .
- Just Imagine... (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 16, 2006)
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral...
The theoretician believes in logic and believes that he despises dreams, intuition, and poetry. He does not recognise . . .
- Now, Bina Ramani Accused In Jessica Case (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Socialite Bina Ramani, a key witness in the Jessica Lall murder case, was granted bail by a city court on Friday in a forgery case.
- Repeating Mandal Mantra (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
As expected, the Bill for OBC quotas was finally introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 25. After going to the Standing Committee, it is expected to be passed in the winter session of Parliament later this year. It is likely to come into effect from . . .
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