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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 35809:
- Confident Pm Hints At Bill On Women’S Quota Next (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday indicated that a Women’s Reservation Bill will be brought in the coming Winter Session of Parliament.
- People’S Poison (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 31, 2006)
Something as banal as breathing clean air is obviously not a priority in Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s Resurgent Bengal. Otherwise, why should Calcuttans be repeatedly denied that most basic of biological necessities, and by none other than the state . . .
- Everything But The Big Picture (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 31, 2006)
Summer holidays are drawing to an end. I missed most of this year’s unusually hot weather, when temperatures rivalled Calcutta’s, while travelling in India and the last two weeks of our holiday in Scotland have been rather grey and dull.
- Disclosure Part Ii: Now On Bandit (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
If it is the Tamil Nadu Assembly and the next speaker is M. Karunanidhi, better brace for a disclosure.
- London Given A Kashmir Label (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 31, 2006)
London, which is already called “Londonistan” in some circles, could also be disparagingly nicknamed “Kashmir on the Thames”, it was suggested by a writer who was given airtime on BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme.
- Nc For Early Resolution Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Favouring early resolution of Kashmir issue, opposition National Conference today appealed to the Centre and Pakistan to address the long-standing problem without delay to "relieve" the people of Jammu and Kashmir from "sufferings".
- Lalu To Teach Management At Iim Ahmedabad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
He may be the quintessentially rustic politician whose 15-year-rule in Bihar as Chief Minister was dubbed by critics as ‘jungle raj’ but RJD president Lalu Prasad is set for an image makeover when he dons the role of lecturer at the Indian Institute . . .
- Clouds Over Iranian Pipeline (Daily Excelsior, Chandra Mohan, Aug 31, 2006)
Once again reports are floating that the 2600-km Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is very much on, recreating the dream of energy Nirvana in India. Paeans are being sung about it in Islamabad.
- Beheaded Bodies Of ‘Spies’ Found (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Beheaded bodies of two alleged Afghan spies were found at different places near here on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said.
- Sun Pharma Gets Fda Nod For Epilepsy Drug (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Indian drug maker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market gabapentin capsules and tablets, the regulatory agency said.
- Sebi To Go Easy On Independent Director Rule (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
India's market regulator has no immediate plans to punish companies that have not appointed independent directors on their boards, Chairman M Damodaran said on Wednesday.
- Iran Ignores Un, Six Powers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Shrugging off the threat of UN sanctions, Iran continued to enrich uranium as recently as yesterday, two days before a Security Council deadline to freeze such activity, while ignoring overtures from world powers for a new meeting on its nuclear program,
- Upa's Social Agenda Doesn't Suit Fm's Pocket (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Aug 31, 2006)
The UPA Government's tall talk of massive social sector investment in the XIth Plan may not meet its objectives because of lack of resources at the disposal of the Centre.
- China, Pak To Launch 3 Earth Resources Satellites (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
China will work with Pakistan in the development of space technology and launching of three earth resources prospecting satellites in the next five years, APP learnt from official sources here Wednesday.
- Israel To End Blockade Only After Ceasefire Fully Implemented (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Israel on Wednesday sidestepped demands by visiting UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan that it lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon immediately and withdraw its forces from Lebanon once 5,000 international troops are deployed there.
- Muslims And Modernity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 31, 2006)
To enjoy social dignity as rest of India, Muslims will have to switch over to modern education, says Ather Farouqui.
- Un To Be Made More Effective: Shaukat (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday expressed the confidence that the historic efforts being undertaken by the high level panel of Untied Nations on system wide coherence would . . .
- Sensex Up 58pts; Bajaj, Ongc, Hll Lead (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 30 points at 11,754. The index spurted to a high of 11,794, and is now up 58 points at 11782.
- Ensuring `Faithful Representation' In Financial Reports (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Aug 31, 2006)
The IASB and the FASB have brought out a discussion paper on the qualitative characteristics of decision-useful financial reporting information. `Reliability' came out very strongly as being one of the key characteristics.
- Banking Regulation, Supervision And Monetary Policy (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Aug 31, 2006)
So long as the conflict of interest of supervisors and regulators does not turn into a serious moral hazard problem and there are transparent institutional mechanisms that allow an arm's length relationship between the supervisory and regulatory . . .
- 18 Militants Killed In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Coalition troops killed 18 “extremists” in southern Afghanistan after dozens of the rebels attacked them with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades, the force said.
- Containing Rural Migration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
Providing valuable insight into how migration from rural areas puts enormous stress on the urban infrastructure, speakers at a recent seminar in Karachi said that the deteriorating socio-economic conditions in Pakistani cities could be attributed . . .
- Reviving Economic Boycott (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
TO counter the onslaught of a giant gone berserk, the prospect of a revival of the Arab Boycott, however logical, is unrealistic, but equally so is reliance on an extraordinary but still very small guerilla group.
- Not Just Export Zones (Business Standard, Monica Gupta, Aug 31, 2006)
While the finance ministry has estimated that there will be a loss of Rs 97,695 crore on account of the exports that would shift to the Special Economic Zones, the commerce ministry is of the view this is largely notional.
- Who Should Regulate Gold Funds? (Business Standard, Madan Sabnavis, Aug 31, 2006)
The fundamental issue is whether such a fund should fall under the purview of 'securities' or 'commodities'.
- Adhere To The Frbm Targets, Says Rbi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Reserve Bank of India(RBI), in its Annual report for 2005-06,has highlighted the need for adhering to the FRBM targets.
- Balochistan Cut Off From Rest Of Country (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Aug 31, 2006)
The Baloch-dominated areas of Balochistan remained tense on Wednesday in protest against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti as hundreds of protesters blocked the main highways with boulders, crudely built barriers and trucks, literally disconnecting . . .
- Naguib Mahfouz (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Egypt's most celebrated writer was also a great survivor. For Naguib Mahfouz, who died in Cairo yesterday at 95, perhaps the greater distinction than the Nobel Prize for Literature he won in 1988 was the lifting of the ban early this year on his . . .
- Handling Balochistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 31, 2006)
No death in the world is a cause for celebration. Given the present geo-political and domestic circumstances, Nawab Akbar Bugti's reported demise is a moment of extreme concern for the nation.
- Rights, Development And Security (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 31, 2006)
The latest edition of the much-valued report on Human Development in South Asia was launched in Islamabad the other day.
- Transforming Pakistan (News International, Mosharraf Zaidi, Aug 31, 2006)
A better life for citizens -- this is the fundamental purpose of the state. In different ways, each of the three pillars of state -- government, private sector and civil society --must contribute to improving the quality of citizens' lives.
- No Rotation For Outlaw Panchayats (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 31, 2006)
For the last ten years, the dominant `caste Hindus' of Pappapatti and Keeripatti — two panchayats reserved for the Scheduled Castes — have been making a mockery of the local body elections in Tamil Nadu.
- Centre Gives Rs. 250 Crore For Flood Relief In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Shivraj Patil undertakes aerial survey of areas affected by floods.
- Recruitment Fraud: Dubai Officials To Launch Probe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Dubai Immigration officials have promised to launch an investigation into a company that allegedly supplied more than 50 visit visas to an Indian accused of being an illegal recruitment agent.
- Bsnl To Provide More Broadband Connections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
WLL network too to be expanded: official
Video, audio and data facilities also will be provided
Internet facility to be provided to WLL connections.
- India Should Tread Cautiously (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2006)
The Pakistani army operation, which killed Baluch leader Akbar Khan Bugti, is a grievous political blunder on Islamabad’s part. The scale of violence in Baluchistan, and political protests in the rest of Pakistan, clearly indicate that.
- Japan: Imperial Baggage (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Aug 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi touches a raw nerve by making another visit to the controversial Yasukuni shrine.
- Cuba: Brief Break (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 31, 2006)
Cuban President Fidel Castro, recovering from an illness, is expected to be back at work very soon.
- Panel Wants Coal Price Regulation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Free pricing in near-monopoly situation affects consumers
- Late Selling Trims Early Gains (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
In volatile trading, the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex on Wednesday moved in a wide range and closed flat at 11723.92, up by 17.07 points over the previous close.
- Bsnl Revises Tariff For Pcos (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Telephone calls made from local Public Call Offices or VPTs will cost marginally less per unit, but the pulse in seconds per unit call have been drastically slashed making the longer calls costlier from September 1.
- Rbi Rings Alarm Bells On Govt’S Sez Policy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
With the mushrooming of special economic zones across the country, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned the government on the revenue implications that could arise from such zones.
- Arjun Denies Giving Directives On Vande Mataram (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, who has been at the receiving end of the Opposition’s ire following his controversial comments over the singing of the National Song, today denied having issued any directives to states.
- Andhra Pradesh: Road To Kondamodalu (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The recent floods have provided a ruse to the government to relocate people affected by the Polavaram dam.
- Surely You’Re Joking, Dr Ahluwalia? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Aug 31, 2006)
Montek Singh says getting money for planned programmes is much more important than fiscal responsibility, but unless the Planning Commission recognises that the problem is not lack of funding, but of accountability, we will just be throwing more . . .
- Ministries Can’T Build (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2006)
The numbers are scary enough — 66 per cent jump in cost, thanks to Central government project delays, as reported by this newspaper on Wednesday. But the actual numbers are scarier.
- Iaea Verdict Today, Iran Faces Action (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Iran faces the risk of sanctions when the UN nuclear watchdog delivers its verdict on Thursday about whether Tehran has met a deadline to suspend an atomic fuel programme that Western leaders say could lead to bombs.
- On Naxalites, State Won’T Join The Dots (Indian Express, Ajay K. Mehra, Aug 31, 2006)
The meeting between chief secretaries and director generals of police of 13 Naxalite-affected states on Wednesday places the Naxalite issue on the front burner. It must remain there.
- Caution On Asean Fta (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 31, 2006)
It would be dangerous to sacrifice domestic producers' interests at the altar of free trade negotiations.
- Hub Of Research (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Aug 31, 2006)
Bangalore has emerged as one of modern India's most important centres of higher education and research.
- Progressive Realism In Foreign Policy (The Financial Express, JOSEPH S NYE, Aug 31, 2006)
As this century’s largest country, the US should define its national interest in a way that benefits all
- Jobless Growth? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 31, 2006)
Despite the rapid growth of the Indian economy since the 1990s reforms, the widespread impression is that of its limited employment potential. Reports of jobless growth surface often, with the analysis of statistics published by the . . .
- Programming For Change (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 31, 2006)
When does sustained reform begin?
- Iran: Standing Up To The West (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 31, 2006)
The Iranian leadership and people are united in their defence of the country's uranium enrichment programme.
- Faster And More Inclusive Growth (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2006)
It is not fair to accuse the Planning Commission of coming out with a ‘political’ rather than an ‘economic’ document. The Commission has to be guided by the politically mandated objectives but, as an expert body, it can present feasible alternatives . . .
- Where Will The Sezs Get Power From? (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
“The sezss are fine...but where are they going to get the power from?” asks Maharashtra’s energy minister Dilip Valse Patil.
- Working Beyond Borders (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 31, 2006)
Replace crumbling regulatory regimes
- Rbi Backs Fm, Says Sezs Will Cause Tax Loss (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The Reserve Bank has echoed FM P Chidambaram's worry that disorderly development of special economic zones could result in unjustified loss of tax revenue to the government.
- Guarantee On Capital, Not Returns (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 31, 2006)
It is curious that Capital Protection Oriented Schemes have been singled out for prohibition against promising a guaranteed return as well.
- Beginning Of The End (Pioneer, Wilson John, Aug 30, 2006)
Musharraf may have erred gravely in using brute force against Balochis who were not asking for freedom, but just a share from their resources
- Revolutionary Myth Of Middle Kingdom (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 30, 2006)
Chinese may be closet capitalists but if they don't have the myth that the revolution was good, how will they justify their power, asks Gwynne Dyer
- Jobs More Important Than Growth (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Aug 30, 2006)
Employment creation will more certainly induce growth than the latter generating jobs. The Government should make employment generation, rather than growth, its focus.
- Thatcher Uk's Most Effective Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Post-war leader Clement Attlee and 1980s titan Margaret Thatcher were named Britain's most effective 20th-century prime ministers in a study of British premiers for BBC History Magazine.
- Indians To Spend 50% More On Travel Abroad: Survey ........ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Willing to go places, literally, and having the required money in their pockets, Indians are going to spend on their travel abroad as never before.
- Trouble In The Neighbourhood (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 30, 2006)
Sandwiched between conflict zones in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, India has to achieve the right balance in neighbourly priorities — deciding how far to go in dealing with the Tamil Tigers while . . .
- The Real Question Is Of Relevance (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Aug 30, 2006)
The Planning Commission has neither control over, nor responsibility for, the outcomes of its key prescriptions for ‘faster economic growth’
- The Delisting Problem (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 30, 2006)
Although trading on India’s two bourses hits Rs 60,000 crore (including derivatives) on good days, the illiquid nature of India’s capital market is exposed by two indicators—the number of shares traded on any given day and the sharp decline in . . .
- Unfolding Tragedy (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 30, 2006)
War rages in north and east of the island, and the number of civilians displaced by war has risen to 1.7 lakhs.
- Tata Steel Eyes $600 Mn Share Sale (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Tata Steel Ltd., India's top private-sector steel maker, plans to raise up to $600 million through an overseas share sale as the country's stock markets rebound, according to sources familiar with the matter.
- Bid To Strengthen Anti-Naxalite Measures (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
In a bid to fine-tune the action plan against Naxalism, the Centre has asked all Naxalite-affected states to present a ground level implementation report on anti-Naxalite measures taken by them.
- India And Eu Considering Ceca, Says Kamal Nath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will discuss the prospects of a free trade pact with the European Union at the forthcoming India-EU summit in October. This was stated here on Tuesday by Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath after a meeting with . . .
- Israel Guilty Of Ceasefire Violations: Annan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
In a scathing criticism, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today said Israel was responsible for most of the ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon and urged it to lift aerial and naval blockade imposed on the Middle-east country since . . .
- P&g Hygiene: In The Pink Of Health (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Aug 30, 2006)
Procter & Gamble Hygiene (P&G)’s exit from the low margin contract manufacturing (detergents) business last October has seen its operating margin improve by 770 basis points, y-o-y, to 22.5 per cent in the June quarter.
- Uzbekistan's Tryst With Human Rights (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Aug 30, 2006)
Uzbekistan is replacing death sentence with penalties like life imprisonment and long-term imprisonment for various crimes.
- N-Plants: Chinese Help Sought (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Aug 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has sought increased Chinese military and economic support, especially to meet Pakistan’s growing nuclear energy needs. Talking to a 17-member delegation of the Communist Party of China which met him on . . .
- Bush Aide Says Myths About Us’ Green Policy Remain (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Defending US President George Bush’s policies on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a tough job. In the eyes of environmental activists, Bush could do no right after the US opted out of the Kyoto Protocol.
- Karnataka Plans Economic Zones Boost (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Karnataka will encourage private firms to set up special economic zones by offering infrastructure support and rationalising labour laws, a state policy document said on Tuesday.
- No-Confidence Against Pm Fails (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 30, 2006)
The No-Confidence Motion moved by the Combined Opposition against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the National Assembly has fizzled out.
- Not The Right Way (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf told a public meeting in Murree on Monday that he had "great love for the people of Balochistan" and that he wanted to see it become a developed province.
- Sensex Up By 41 Points In Early Trade (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The stock market continued its upward momentum for the fourth straight session today with the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex, rising by over 41 points in early trading on funds and retailers buying.
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