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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 35809:
- Chinese Strategy To Break The Iranian Impasse (Daily Excelsior, Srikanth Kondapalli , Aug 30, 2006)
China's position on Iranian WMD programme provides for several inconsistencies and inadequacies. China is critical of the proposed US sanctions against Iran as that is a step forward in forcible regime change in Tehran.
- Pakistani Assembly Rejects Pm No-Confidence Move (Reuters, Arshad Sharif, Aug 30, 2006)
Pakistan's parliament rejected a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday after he dismissed accusations of corruption as lies and hailed economic improvement under President Pervez Musharraf.
- Trade At Nathu-La Limps (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Aug 30, 2006)
'A dawn of economic prosperity awaits Sikkim-India-China: Border trade reopens’ read huge billboards as one drives across the 56-kilometre Gangtok-Nathu-La newly-carpeted road, the ancient silk route that cuts through mountain ranges and gorges . . .
- Media-How Much Embedded? (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Aug 30, 2006)
‘‘Today, if you are a journalist in the print or the electronic media anywhere in the world, it is difficult to escape embedding,’’ celebrated documentary film maker, Anand Patwardhan recently wrote in an article. Corporate and Government interests . . .
- Annan To Press Israel To Lift Lebanon Blockade (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will urge Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon and discuss the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers when he meets Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday.
- Dr Singh’S Ruling Code (Indian Express, Dilip Cherian, Aug 30, 2006)
Even as The Indian Express broke into the Code that will soon follow the proposed Public Services Bill 2006, it is clear that in Dr Manmohan Singh we have a prime minister who actually wants to leave his mark strongly on governance rather than . . .
- The Matrix Takeover: Precursor To Bigger M&as In Pharma Space (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 30, 2006)
The US generic major Mylan’s acquisition of a majority 71.5% stake in Matrix Labs is a consequence of the toughening global generic drugs market and the strategic advantage Indian companies enjoy.
- More The Men, Less Safe The World (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Aug 30, 2006)
The preference for male babies in India and China has skewed national sex ratios to levels that could spawn increased anti-social behaviour and violence and destabilise society, researchers warned on Monday.
- Bush Remembers Katrina Victims (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
US President George W. Bush on Tuesday mourned Hurricane Katrina's victims and vowed to do right by its survivors, one year after the killer storm devastated New Orleans, appalled the world, and forever scarred his presidency.
- India Needs Universal Child Custody Law (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
To cope up with the increasing number of inter-parental conflicts involving children of NRIs and multiple problems arising leading to removal of such children to India, the Union Government should enact a universal child custody law by adhering . . .
- Back To The Third Front (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2006)
The third front may be no more than an idea at the moment, but the CPM believes its search for a non-Congress, non-BJP “third alternative” will finally emerge as it engages with the UPA on its policies.
- Campaign Launched To Promote Government Schemes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on Tuesday launched a public information campaign on Bharat Nirman to showcase programmes introduced by Union and State Governments.
- Bsnl Launches Wireless Cdma Mobile Network (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
It allows access to internet at 144 kbps even while on the move
- Cpi (M) To Review Government Performance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Not fully satisfactory, but no threat to UPA regime: Karat .
- The Other Questions (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 30, 2006)
The parliamentary and public debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal has, predictably, focussed on two questions.
- Consensus Is The Way (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Aug 30, 2006)
No democracy can be run without providing plenty of space for dissent and debate on vital issues of the day.
- Pak’S Double Game (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Aug 30, 2006)
ISLAMABAD – For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent . . .
- A Recognition That Was Overdue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2006)
The recent passing of the Actuaries Bill by Parliament paves the way for the development of a profession whose natural growth had been stalled by the circumstances in which the insurance industry in India had evolved over the past five decades.
- A Country Unravels (Deccan Herald, AHMED RASHID, Aug 30, 2006)
The Baluch, who have waged four unsuccessful insurgencies against the army since 1947, have been demanding a fair share of the profits and development funds, and political representation.
- ‘The Austin Code’ (Deccan Herald, N C SHIVARAM, Aug 30, 2006)
Hunts can be interesting and may help some people revive their careers.
- Big Blunder (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
Pakistan needs to negotiate with the Baluchs.
- Hsbc Offers Factoring For Indian Smes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited has widened its product suite for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India by offering them factoring services.
- Zip On Bangalore-Mysore Road From Tomorrow (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Finally the 112 km four-lane Bangalore-Mysore road will be thrown open to the public on August 31, one month before Dasara, by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in Mysore.
- State Aims At 9 Pc Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Karnataka on Tuesday launched a new industrial policy aimed at garnering a 20 per cent share in the country’s total exports, and targeting a gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth of over nine per cent by 2011.
- Nagarjuna Construction Bags Rs. 114 Cr. Order (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Nagarjuna Construction Company has a secured a civil construction contract of Rs. 114 crore from the Times of India Group for the construction of a new printing press complex at Times Print City, Airoli, Navi Mumbai.
- Employment In Asia (Hindu, Juan Somavia, Aug 30, 2006)
If the dramatic growth rates the region has enjoyed are to continue in a stable social framework, the benefits need to be felt by all through improvements to their lives and livelihoods _ in other words, decent work.
- Sudan’S Principled Position (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2006)
President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir has rejected American pressure for the deployment of the UN peacekeepers in the troubled Darfur region.
- Pm Reviews Initiatives In Punjab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly election in Punjab, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently reviewed the progress of infrastructure projects and directed the state and central ministers to speed up their implementation.
- Heroes And Superheroes (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 30, 2006)
Mr Brown: At Diversity Today, we believe it's very easy to be a hero. All you need are honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness. Dwight: Ah, excuse me? I'm sorry, but that's not all it takes to be a hero. Mr Brown: Great, well, what is a . . .
- Celebrity Circus (Times of India, Manjul Bajaj, Aug 30, 2006)
It was refreshing to see the media go 'Will she? Won't she?' on the issue of Suchitra Sen making a public appearance to receive a possible Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
- Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam Biggest Rural Development Scheme (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Aug 30, 2006)
Aimed at injecting substantial amount of resources for village panchayats Aimed at injecting substantial amount of resources for village panchayats .
- Industrial Policy Aiming At 9 Per Cent Growth Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The policy will remain in force for five years with retrospective effect from April 1, 2006
The Cabinet approved the policy after the Chief Minister vetted it
Rs. 500 crore earmarked for comprehensive infrastructure development in industrial areas .
- China And Nam (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 30, 2006)
The 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana next month is bound to be dominated by anti-American rhetoric from the Latin Left, Israel-bashing by the Arabs, and Iran’s nuclear confrontation with the West. Instead of being bogged down by . . .
- Konkan Paradox (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Aug 30, 2006)
In resource-rich Konkan, successive governments have neglected agriculture, the region's mainstay.
- Textile Export Flaws (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2006)
THE revelations contained in the UNDP’s Asia-Pacific Development Report 2006 about Pakistan’s low standing in the region in textile exports — even compared to Bangladesh, a non-cotton-producing country — are shocking beyond belief.
- Judicial Rap (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Aug 30, 2006)
The Bombay High Court directs the State government to take more responsibility regarding farmers' suicides.
- `Irrigation, The Key' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Interview with Dr. B.L. Mungekar, member, Planning Commission.
- Borrowed Glory? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 30, 2006)
Corporates may be sanguine because of the easy access to cheap global funds, but inflationary trends could spoil the party.
- Bitter Truth (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Aug 30, 2006)
In western Maharashtra, the crisis in sugarcane has hit small and medium farmers the most.
- Musharraf For Cooperation With China On ‘Bro (Pakistan Observer, Mariana Baabar, Aug 30, 2006)
Brisk preparations are being made by both Pakistan and China ahead of the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Pakistan.
- Hometruths (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The finance minister’s response (letter to Montek, FE August 28) to the Planning Commission’s draft approach paper to the 11th Plan is in sync with ground realities.
- Projects Worth Rs. 62,864 Cr. Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
They will provide employment to 6.31 lakh people in the State
- Borrowed For 20 Years? Pay For 38 (The Financial Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Aug 29, 2006)
Welcome back to the pocket-pinching era of high interest rates. You may not have realised it by now, but in the last 18 months, your home-loan rate has gone up 2 to 2.5%, depending upon your housing finance company.
- Bjp Admits It Has Some Differences With Jd-U (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The BJP conceded on Monday that it had serious differences with its NDA ally, the JD(U), on the proposed religious conversion the party wants to bring in the Jharkhand Assembly.
- Child Budgeting (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 29, 2006)
India can be rightly proud of the tremendous progress it has achieved over the last decade, particularly in terms of its remarkable economic growth and increasing global political influence. Yet, it is wanting in an area closest to people's hearts . . .
- On Growth, Poverty And Opportunity (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 29, 2006)
"While India's growth performance has improved there are concerns about whether this is doing enough for the poor and excluded groups.
- Re-Defining Indo-Dutch Economic Ties (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 29, 2006)
The Netherlands may have been slow to wake up to India's economic resurgence, but it is making up by quickly "redefining" the trade and investment relations.
- Institutionalising Money-Lending? (Business Line, Manasi Phadke, Aug 29, 2006)
Registering money-lenders to give cheaper loans to farmers is not going to solve farmers' problems. The solution has to be found from within the banking framework, by making it provide credit to landless labourers, marginal farmers and women . . .
- Chidambaram Vs Ahluwalia (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Aug 29, 2006)
In his letter to Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, finance minister P Chidambaram raised several questions about the Eleventh Plan Approach Paper.
- Not On, Mr Singh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
Twenty-seven months after assuming office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has arrived in Orissa on a visit that is, really, an insult to the State.
- Sankara Nethralaya's Research Project Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
It will pioneer ophthalmic research in nano-technology and stem cell applications
- Ratification Of Treaties (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s insistence on maintaining executive privilege in dealing with the Indo-US nuclear deal raises two kinds of questions.
- Reliance, Chevron Readying For New Exploration Venture (The Financial Express, ANUPAMA AIRY, Aug 29, 2006)
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group may soon float a new upstream company for undertaking exploration and production (E&P) ventures in various parts of India. US major Chevron International may pick an equity stake in the new company.
- Telangana Issue: 17 Trs Members Suspended From Ap Assembly (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Seventeen legislators of the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) were suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for a day on Monday for stalling proceedings to press their demand for passing a resolution on a separate Telangana state.
- Delhi: Dystopia Or Utopia? (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Aug 29, 2006)
When a city that can claim to have hosted almost 2,500 years of human habitation confronts its future, illuminating sparks are bound to fly. A two-year project of number crunching came to an end last week with the release of the Delhi Human . . .
- Amd To Invest $500 Million In Semindia Sez (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
World’s second largest computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is planning to invest about US$500 million in SemIndia’s proposed chip manufacturing facility near Hyderabad.
- Blasts Rock Turkey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Two people died and seven others were injured in a blast in Turkey’s Mediterranean city Antalya on Monday, the fifth bomb to hit the country in less than 24 hours.
- Nepal King’S Indian Business Links (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 29, 2006)
It is now clear that the royal family of Nepal has business links with at least five well known Indian companies.
- India Must Not Lose Interest (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 29, 2006)
India’s disinterest has created fear in Pakistan. Peace process must continue even if it is limping.
- Us Backtracks On Fmct (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 29, 2006)
Talks on FMCT were stalled as the US does not wish to have verification in the mandate.
- Clipped Wings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The failure of the West Bengal government to evict CITU, the CPM trade union, from its occupation of a building within the precincts of Kolkata international airport reveals much that is wrong with the party.
- Iran Dismisses Us Threat Of Sanctions (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Registering money-lenders to give cheaper loans to farmers is not going to solve farmers' problems. The solution has to be found from within the banking framework, by making it provide credit to landless labourers, marginal farmers and women . . .
- In The Afterlight Of The Bugti Episode (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 29, 2006)
The widespread protests in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country over the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti should come as no surprise to anyone.
- Beyond Merit And Quota (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 29, 2006)
The very base in which we target to alleviate the discrimination through implementing affirmative action policies have been questioned at different levels in our times overlooking its wider impact on creating social capital among the underprivileged . . .
- Sensex Up 86pts; Tata Steel Spurts (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The Sensex touched a high of 11,722, and is now up 86 points at 11,706.
Tata Steel has spurted 1.4% to Rs 535.
- "India Not Part Of Any Design To Contain China" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 29, 2006)
U.S.-China conflict unlikely: Saran
China likely to become India's biggest trading partner
Need for closer economic, transport links.
- Blast Kills 17 In Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
A suicide blast tore through a crowded bazaar in Helmand on Monday, killing 17 people and wounding nearly 50, a provincial government spokesman said.
- Illegal Mining: Govt Set To Scuttle Lokayukta Probe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The State Government is all set to withdraw the reference made to the Lokayukta to probe into the illegal mining of iron ore in Bellary district and the huge loss of revenue to the exchequer.
- Time For Dialogue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
President Musharraf said on Sunday that while the government favoured negotiations in Balochistan, it would ensure in any way it can that the writ of the state runs in the province.
- Flying To Skardu (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
Our national flag carrier has the singular distinction of flying a Boing 737 aircraft to Skardu -- the gateway to what international tourists call the 'throne room of mountain gods'. On paper it is a daily 45 minute flight from Islamabad to Skardu . . .
- Rbi Opposes Frbm Target Relief (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 29, 2006)
The finance ministry has found support from the central bank in its opposition to any populist move for dilution of the restrictions that the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2004 imposes on government spending and fiscal profligacy.
- No-Trust Session To Focus On Balochistan (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Aug 29, 2006)
ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim and MMA’s deputy parliamentary leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmed and other legislators from both sides met in Parliament Lodges on Friday evening to finalise strategy on the no-trust motion.
- Fake Currency Racket Busted In Bangalore (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The city police on Monday busted a fake currency racket in Bangalore by arresting a five-member gang for circulating counterfeit notes in Karnataka and Maharashtra, a top police official said.
- Fund Managers In Cbi Net Over 2001 Market Scam (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Mr Niamatullah, the former managing director of SBI Mutual Fund (SBI) and 32 others in the charge-sheet filed before the sessions court in the case related to the purchase of Padmini Technologies . . .
- Us Pharma Major Mylan Buys Matrix Labs (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
US generic drugs major Mylan Laboratories on Monday announced the largest-ever takeover in the Indian pharma industry by agreeing to buy Hyderabad-based Matix Laboratories for up to $736m in cash.
- Bajaj Auto To Invest $430m In New Plant (Pioneer, Reuters, Aug 29, 2006)
India's second-largest motorcycle maker Bajaj Auto Ltd said on Monday it will invest 20 billion rupees ($430 million) in a new manufacturing plant in Maharashtra.
- Rbi Report On Bank Charges Soon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
A Reserve Bank working group set up to formulate reasonableness bank charges, is likely to submit its report in next 10 days.
- Grid Locked (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 29, 2006)
The capital is a city of many dubious firsts, one of which is its poor power management in relation to India's other metros.
- Fall-Out Of Oil Price Hike (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 29, 2006)
International oil prices that had almost settled around $75/76 a barrel are once again volatile. These have crossed $78 and there are apprehensions that they may reach $80 a barrel within days.
- Iran Not Concerned About Un Deadline Over N-Issue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Iran said on Monday it is not concerned about this week's United Nation deadline demanding it suspend a key part of its disputed nuclear program or face political and economic sanctions.
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