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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 35809:
- Feeble Response To Governance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
Accidents of history often become intrinsic to the culture and thinking of a people. India secured its freedom through a process of non-violent confrontation with the British, and this has enormously encouraged a popular psyche that tends to . . .
- Forbes Lists Nooyi As More Powerful Than Sonia (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Chief executive-designate of Pepsico Indra Nooyi and ICICI bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
- Bulls Back, Sensex Gains 79 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The Sensex opened at 11,699.57 on Friday morning and rapidly fell into the red to 11,666.01 as blue chip stocks went down on a moderate bout of selling pressure.
- Kingfisher Ties Up With Northeast Tourism Body (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday inked a deal with North East Tourism Development Corporation (NETDC) to promote the region as the preferred tourism destination to holiday-goers across the country.
- Military Option Against Iran Open: U.S. (Asian Age, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Sep 02, 2006)
Raising the pitch of its rhetoric against Iran, the Bush administration has said while the military option against Tehran stayed open, the United States could also pursue economic sanctions beyond what the UN Security Council may determine.
- No Room For Complacency (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Sep 02, 2006)
It is hard to believe, but investors seem to have been too eager to cast aside the warning of a correction and the global equity market has not adequately reflected crucial risks.
- Why Alienate If You Can Garner Support (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
By promoting racial profiling, Governments are planting seeds of more terrorist modules. They are only alienating a whole mass of people who would only be glad to participate in the war against terrorism
- Stick To Contracts: Even If You Don't Like It (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 02, 2006)
The government’s decision to return Sterlite’s payment for the government’s 49% stake in Balco has potentially far reaching implications for India’s investment climate.
- A Pot Of Gold On The Horizon (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Sep 02, 2006)
For quite a while now — certainly since the terrorist attacks on the US of September 11, 2001, and before as we watched the slaughters in Kosovo, Sarajevo, Srebrenica, Rwanda, and Congo on our televisions — the news has been dominated by war and . . .
- Let's Pursue Gross National Happiness (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 02, 2006)
Is the US, the world’s most industrialised nation, and the most powerful, happy? Or is hermit kingdom, Bhutan, happy and prosperous? Economists often use GDP as a short-hand for the well-being of a nation.
- Rbi Told To Take A Gilt Trip (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
RBI has been asked to build up its stocks of government securities, in order to facilitate conduct of effective outright open-market operations.
- Mumbai's Shanghai Dreams May Remain Just That (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Mumbai has to bear with its infrastructure woes for some more time. The Vilasrao Deshmukh government, which never gets tired of trumpeting its Shanghai dreams for Mumbai, admitted on Friday that the Centre is unlikely to sanction a majority of . . .
- Going Schizo On Patents (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 02, 2006)
Controls breed controls, as Ludwig Von Mises noted. Is it surprising that when the state grants a monopoly in the form of a patent, and also regulates the living hell out of monopolies in its antitrust law that conflicts in the law will arise?
- These Appalling Disparities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 02, 2006)
Some observations made by speakers at the launch of the South Asian Human Development Report, 2005, are most pertinent to the conditions prevailing in Pakistan.
- Unilateral Us Sanctions On Iran? (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 02, 2006)
The passing of the August 31 deadline for Iran to comply with the Security Council resolution calling upon it to end its programme of uranium enrichment has obliged the US to decide on its future strategy vis-a-vis Tehran.
- Durrani Speaks Language Of Violence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 02, 2006)
Minister for Information & Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani has warned the Opposition that it will become irrelevant for Pakistani politics if it continues to follow the tactics of strikes, boycotts and movements. Addressing a news conference . . .
- Rbi For Phased Full Rupee Float (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The RBI committee on capital account convertibility has recommended phased introduction and sequencing of measures spread over three phases in five years.
- Learn From Mistakes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 02, 2006)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to cancel the planned disinvestment of Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) has pushed the Government in a delicate situation.
- Knowledge Is Not Enough (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Sep 02, 2006)
Reading the scriptures can only result in knowledge, not in understanding, when there is no love, kindness, or compassion.
- Bsnl Slashes Pulse Rates (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Coimbatore has announced that charging pattern for local Public Call Offices (PCOs) and Village Public Telephone (VPTs) have been rationalised.
- `Deposit Mobilisation Week' Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Chairman of Kurnool District Cooperative Central Bank (KDCCB) P.P. Nagi Reddy launched the deposit mobilisation week of the bank here on Friday.
- Merkel Overtakes Rice As World's Most Powerful Woman: Forbes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Indra Nooyi,, Sonia Gandhi, Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, Vidya Chhabria among Indians on list.
- Kailash-Mansarovar Pilgrimage Route To Be Made Motorable (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Pilgrimage to Kailash-Mansarovar that now takes several days of walking through mountainous terrain is all set to change with the Centre approving a proposal to construct a road in Uttaranchal.
- Money-Laundering Zones In The Making? (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Sep 02, 2006)
Section 10AA, inserted by the SEZ Act, could turn out to be another money laundering mechanism.
- Australia-India Trade — Gold That's Put To Use More Gold Begets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2006)
For Australia, India is becoming increasingly important primarily because it has become its sixth largest export market. Gold is a critical element in this trade and is now Australia's main export to India.
Gold exports to India in 2000 were . . .
- Nooyi, Sonia Among World’S Powerpuff Women (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi has been listed as the 13th most powerful woman in the world in the annual Forbes listing, headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Drive To Eradicate Child Beggary Launched (Hindu, ANAND HARIDAS, Sep 02, 2006)
The administration and the Department of Social Welfare are on a mission to eradicate child beggary, writes Anand Haridas.
- Slowing U.S. Economy Threat To Developing World (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2006)
Developing countries could suffer greatly from a slowing United States economy, particularly if other developed countries such as Japan and Germany did not take action to stimulate domestic demand in their economies and reduce the huge global . . .
- Rupee Convertibility In Phases By 2011: Rbi Panel (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan , Sep 02, 2006)
Non-residents should be allowed to invest in Indian stock market
Liberal limits for overseas investment by Indian cos.
Ban on participatory notes suggested.
- Trade Rules Must Not Curb Developing Countries: Unctad (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 02, 2006)
Multilateral effort to redress global imbalances advocated
- Disadvantage Sezs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2006)
The Zones are islands of privilege untenable in an era of competition and fairplay.
- Iranian Rejection (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2006)
The Iranian refusal to abide by UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution number 1696 has complicated the crisis that has arisen out of Teheran’s nuclear ambitions. The resolution wanted Iran to suspend uranium enrichment . . .
- Air Mishap | Burning Plane Kills 80 In Iran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
An Iranian airliner caught fire on landing in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Friday, killing at least 80 passengers, state television reported.
- Ba Pass, Otherwise Fail (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 02, 2006)
A lot of hand-wringing on thuggish student politics has followed the murder of a professor in Ujjain. Student politicians have been asked to behave better.
- Some Progress, Some Stagnation (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Sep 02, 2006)
From the preliminary data of the third National Family Health Survey emerges a mixed picture.
- Islam In China: No Longer Insulated (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 02, 2006)
Greater orthodoxy amongst Chinese Muslims is on the rise. Nonetheless, they retain unique characteristics.
- Eu Assesses Way Forward On Iran, Mideast (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
European Union foreign ministers on Friday discussed ways to get the Middle East peace process back on track. A French official said the five UNSC members and Germany would meet on September 7 to decide on Iran. However, they cautioned against hasty . . .
- Colombo, London To Pursue Peace Plan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom have agreed to take "necessary follow up action" on the peace process in the island nation.
- Women’S Quota Bill In Next Session: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Expressing hope that a legislation to reserve seats for women in Parliament can be brought forward in the Winter Session, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, however, was quick to point out that legislative and administrative initiatives to . . .
- India’S Fiscal Deficit Up At 58.1 Per Cent (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Centre’s revenue deficit shot up to Rs 78,210 crore in the first four months, accounting for 92.3 per cent of the budget estimate of Rs 84,727 crore for the entire fiscal.
- Nict Opens With Promises (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Assam Governor Lt Gen. (retd.) Ajai Singh today tom-tommed the Northeast’s USP in its huge number of “well-educated, English-speaking youth” and hoped that . . .
- China’S ‘Look West’ (Tribune, Don Lee , Sep 01, 2006)
Kashgar, China – Not too long ago, Kashgar was a sleepy town with mud houses, largely unchanged since Marco Polo trekked through in the 13th century. Marco Polo is said to have found Kashgar an oasis when he arrived here in 1275 on his journey . . .
- Big Country Small Vote (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
The present IMF voting structure is skewed in favour of developed countries.
- India Fund To Set Up Office (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Kuvera Capital Partners, one of the leading India investment managers, has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
- Women's Reservation Bill In Next Session : Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he hoped that a bill aimed at providing reservation for women in Parliament and State legislatures would be introduced in Parliament in its next session.
- J&k Needs Balanced, Equitable Development (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
The relevance of 'Development' as an instrument of change particularly to build on peace dividends is widely recognized.
- Sonia, Nooyi Among 100 Most Powerful Women In The World (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Sep 01, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Chief Executive-designate of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
- The Beginning Of The Beginning (Business Standard, Jamal Mecklai, Sep 01, 2006)
The astounding success of the public campaign to prevent the government from emasculating the Right to Information Act is an inspiration.
- Prisoner Swap With Israel Being Considered: Lebanon Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Lebanon's Prime Minister said a prisoner swap with Israel was being considered by his Government but "nothing has materialized."
- Rbi Worried Too (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 01, 2006)
The RBI Annual Report reflects its commitment to the Finance Ministry view on sops for SEZs and aspects of fiscal prudence.
- Unctad Trade And Development Report, 2006 (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 01, 2006)
The Report highlights the scope for making the global trading and financial milieu more development-friendly.
- Musharraf: Saudi Investment To Grow (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy time-tested friendship and the economic activities will help strengthen the brotherly relations between the two states, said President General Pervez Musharraf while laying the foundation stone . . .
- Not Working Anyway (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
Thankfully, the government has given in to the pressure from various quarters and has dropped, at least for the time being, its plans to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in such a way as to exclude the notings of . . .
- India To Allow Private Industry To Make Military Hardware (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Indian authorities have decided to allow private companies to develop high technology military systems in an effort to help upgrade the country’s aging military hardware, the Defence Ministry said Thursday.
- Us Drive For Hegemony (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2006)
The Iranian nuclear issue could well prove to be a watershed in world politics. August 31 was the deadline set by the UN Security Council resolution 1696 for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment programme.
- Need For Water Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2006)
Stressing the need for integrated water management, participants at a recent IUCN workshop in Karachi noted that debate on an issue as critical as water is currently dominated by emotion rather than reason and ground realities.
- Stimulating Growth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 01, 2006)
The policy has some features which could spur growth.
- System Is Gaining Ground (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 01, 2006)
Mma leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed has felicitated Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on his triumph over the no-trust move.
- Bugti: Role Of Elderly Politicians (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 01, 2006)
After the Kohlu incident of August 26, situation in some parts of Balochistan and Sindh has assumed serious dimension. Some elements are trying to disrupt the normal life by forcing shutter downs, wheel-jams, torching of public and private property . . .
- Retrieving The Body (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2006)
As if the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti was not enough of a cause for shock and grief, the retrieval of the body itself has turned into a major issue.
- Divine Guidance On Wealth (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Sep 01, 2006)
The Quran provides guidance to human beings in respect of every aspect of life.
- Regulation Comes Of Age (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's annual report for 2005-06 recapitulates the major regulatory initiatives during the past year.
- Eleventh Plan Ignores Food And Nutrition Insecurity (Hindu, Madhura Swaminathan, Sep 01, 2006)
The Plan must have a goal of providing food security to all Indians. The public distribution system must be strengthened and made universal.
- India-Asean Dilemma On Trade (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 01, 2006)
The reasons could be the India-China comparisons, in which Beijing scores high as a major economic player, or the doubts about New Delhi's longer-term priorities towards East Asia.
- Mortgage Your House, Earn An Income (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Senior citizens can now earn a fixed monthly amount by mortgaging their houses.
- Infosys Is A Rs 1 Trillion M-Cap Co. (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
IT major Infosys Technologies on Thursday entered the elite club of Rs one trillion market-cap firms, joining the ranks with market giants ONGC, Reliance Industries and NTPC.
- Corporate Design (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The growing trend of corporate bigwigs entering Parliament has become a matter of serious discussion.
- Terror In Twilight (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 01, 2006)
Is the Hizbul Mujahideen preparing to come to the negotiating table?
- Sbi Plea To Beneficiaries Of Schemes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Chief Manager of the State Bank of India Moturi Marx requested the beneficiaries of various schemes to repay their debts on time so as to facilitate the bank in extending loan facility to others.
- Cut-Price Cas (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 01, 2006)
In announcing a payment plan for the roll-out of the Conditional Access System (CAS) that will replace the current free-for-all in the cable television industry from the beginning of 2007, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has begun . . .
- Indians Who Disgrace India (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 01, 2006)
From swatting flies to crushing protesters under tanks, the Chinese Government holds a world record in disciplining people.
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Opposes Fdi In Retail Trade (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
"But we want private investment in West Bengal"
- Political Brew (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
THE overt involvement of big business in politics, and even more so in governance, is a post-1990 phenomenon in Karnataka. Prior to this, business was viewed primarily as a source of funds to political parties and individuals, particularly during . . .
- Land Of Privileges (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
IN December 2005, when the Congress government in Haryana led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda arrived at an understanding with Reliance India Limited (RIL) to set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the State, it was least expected that the deal would . . . .
- Tax Net And The Big Fish (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Sep 01, 2006)
Government revenues can be increased by spending more on tax administration, ensuring enforcement and coming down on evasion.
- A Reverse For Terrorism? (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 01, 2006)
This battle of wits can never end. But there is no reason why the fight should be given up, for that will strengthen the perpetrators of evil.
- Change Needed (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 01, 2006)
The annual report of the Reserve Bank makes two points that have policy implications.
- Make The Poor More Productive (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Sep 01, 2006)
Subsistence employment with low wages will neither reduce poverty nor stimulate demand. Eventually, unemployment will retard both growth and social cohesion.
- So Did I! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 01, 2006)
As P Chidambaram and Montek Singh Ahluwalia fight over shifting deficit targets, the guru of India’s economic reforms, Manmohan Singh, couldn’t avoid paying attention.
- Green Light For Railways: Can It Build Freight Corridor On Time? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 01, 2006)
The good news is that the dedicated super-fast rail freight corridor has received the government’s approval. The not-so-good news is that it is to be executed by the Railways through a wholly-owned special purpose vehicle (SPV).
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