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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 35809:
- Gm Launches Cng Variant Of Chevrolet Optra (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
General Motors India launched the Chevrolet Optra CNG on Friday.
- Oop Bill Among 16 Others Passed In Rajya Sabha (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday urged parliamentarians to set high standards in order to present Parliament as a role model of democracy and evolve and refine better ways of effective functioning of the institution.
- Pm To Meet Nuke Scientists Today (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will seek to allay scientists’ fears over the Indo-US nuclear deal when he meets a group of nuclear scientists and members of the Atomic Energy Commission here tomorrow The meeting with the scientists is taking place at a
- Social Security And The State (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The government had constituted a National Commission on Enterprises in the unorganised/informal sector.
- Indian Polity At The (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Aug 26, 2006)
The battle of ballot boxes have been fought and won. The winners are happy while the losers will have to wait for the next opportunity for pocketful of winning bonanza. Promises have been made to citizens for a better life.
- Pan-Asian Fta (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 26, 2006)
India’s support to the Japanese suggestion for a 16-country free trade zone encompassing the 10 Asean countries and Japan, China, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand is welcome, as Asia consolidates its position in the global . . .
- Push The Pace (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
That George Bush should use cuss words when he thinks the microphones are off is not really very surprising.
Has this man ever struck you as a guy with an overwhelmingly sophisticated command of the language?
You do remember that he was asked wheth
- Spare A Thought (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Women and children continue to be two vulnerable sections of society. This stark reality hardly bears any reiteration.
- A Non-Existent State (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
This is apropos of In a world of its own (August 19).
- The Fading Screen (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
State must adopt liberal approach
The West Bengal government has perhaps no choice but to be more liberal towards the exhibition side of the film industry which has been incurring crippling losses.
- Storm In A Cola Bottle» (Hindustan Times, BARUN MITRA, Aug 26, 2006)
It is said that when history repeats itself, it usually ends in a farce. Tragically, the farce is behind the façade in the present rerun of the debate over pesticide in your soft drink bottle.
- Sebi Slaps Rs 25 Cr Fine On Holcim (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Aug 26, 2006)
The adjudicating officer of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has imposed a hefty penalty of Rs 25 crore on Holcim (India) Ltd, the Indian arm of Swiss-based Holcim, for not making an open offer in Everest Industries Ltd under the takeover
- Frbm Targets Well In Sight, Says Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Finance Ministry today asserted that the government has not only been able to achieve the targets set under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, but has also “reasonably” enabled most of the states to reduce their fiscal stress.
- Ril Set To Buy Stake In Rewas Port (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Reliance Industries is close to acquiring a stake in Rewas Port. The acquisition is expected to help RIL facilitate trade in two special economic zones it is building.
- Now For A No-Work Policy» (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
The problem of child labour in India is a reality.
- Pakistan's Awkward Balancing Act On Islamic Militant Groups (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Aug 26, 2006)
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 groups to meddle . .
- Book Of Jobs (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 25, 2006)
As most of us, of various denominations, were taking our well-earned sabbatical last Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI was working — if extolling people to take it easy at work can be called working.
- The Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2006)
The debate on the Nuclear issue was rather tame and clearly the Prime Minister and the Government are doing the right thing and on this issue there is little need to fire 'blanks' in the air [Left parties] and if we look at the political and . . .
- New Delhi A City Of Wealth And Woes - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
New Delhi's economic growth in the past decade has pushed its per capita income to more than double the national average but India's capital has failed to provide basic services to millions, a report said on Thursday.
- Dutch To Free Passengers Arrested On Flight To India (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Dutch authorities will release all 12 passengers arrested on a US Northwest Airlines plane bound for India on Wednesday after concluding they were not planning an attack, prosecutors said on Thursday.
- Rel Plans Rs 20,000 Crore Investment For Dadri Power Plant (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Reliance Energy plans to invest more than Rs 20,000 crore for setting up the Dadri power plant in Uttar Pradesh.
- India’S Role In Making Peace (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 25, 2006)
India should not hesitate in bringing both the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE to the negotiating table.
- Grab A Plate (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The best place for networking at annual CII summits is not during those boring sessions, but while you stand in a queue to grab a plate for lunch. The queue is about 100 people long and it takes about 20 minutes till you can even get near the array . . .
- Thrifty China, Spendthrift America (The Financial Express, ROBERT J SHILLER, Aug 25, 2006)
The difference in the two countries’ savings rate must be a major reason why China’s annual economic growth rate is much higher. Differences in life experiences explain much of this.
- States Gain On Service Taxes (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The finance ministry’s move to allow states to tax services is a move in the right direction and it will give state revenues more buoyancy.
- Tata Motors To Finance Vehicles (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
India's largest truck-maker, Tata Motors Ltd., said on Friday it had set up a separate company to fund vehicle purchases.
- Sensex Up By 103 Points (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex gained over 103 points on Friday in early trade, on heavy buying by funds in frontline stocks.
- Storm In Parliament Over Forced Haircut (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The forced haircut of a Sikh boy in Jaipur raised a storm in both Houses of Parliament today as Union home minister Mr Shivraj Patil assured agitated members in the Rajya Sabha that the government would take note of such incidents, hurting religious . .
- A State In Search Of Industries (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2006)
Industrial regeneration is now the buzzword in West Bengal. Ratan Tata called on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on 18 May soon after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister to propose a Rs 1,000-crore investment in a small car project.
- Sbi Can Access Capital Market To Raise Funds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
In a significant decision, the Union Cabinet on Thursday night approved the proposal to allow the State Bank of India (SBI) to access capital market for raising funds.
- Rbi Notification On Relief Bonds (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said banks should either issue a demand draft free of cost, or an at-par cheque payable at all branches of the bank.
- Globalising Indian Firms (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 25, 2006)
The significance of Tata Tea’s decision to buy 30% in the US-based Energy Brands Inc (EBI) extends much beyond it being the largest foreign equity investment by an Indian company.
- Telangana Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2006)
The exit of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) from the United Progressive Alliance and its government has again brought to the fore the politics revolving around the demand for a separate state.
- Degeneration Of Modern Nations Into Tribalism (Hindu, Hywel Williams, Aug 25, 2006)
Colonial interference and Europe's failure to absorb minorities has led to a global decay of the state.
- Victim Of Its Charisma (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 25, 2006)
Tigers are a step away from extinction and the need of the hour is to protect them, instead of farming them for use, says Nirmal Ghosh.
- Banks And The Government (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 25, 2006)
The government’s recent contentious direction to public sector bank (PSB) boards to reconsider interest rate hikes is an example of the risk of heightened interference with the banking Bill getting parliamentary approval.
- Barbs Against The Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The Darul Uloom Deoband’s monthly journal, Mahnama Darul Uloom in an editorial in its latest issue has recognised the contribution of the Congress party in India’s independence, but has gone onto strongly criticise the economic policies of the regime.
- Mulayam Blames Centre For Flight Of Industries (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
U.P. facing hurdles, not given relief package
No headway despite significant investment proposals: Congress
Government rejects demand for separate Harit Pradesh.
- Science Takes Backseat When Quota Is King (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Aug 25, 2006)
In his obsession with pushing through caste quotas in elite educational institutions, HRD Minister Arjun Singh seems to have turned a blind eye to the promotion of science and engineering education in India.
- The Biggest Internal Security Challenge (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 25, 2006)
Stringent measures like confiscation of assets can stop corruption from spreading.
- Iim-A Biz Lessons For Defence Officers (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is all set to impart business education to defence officers who have just retired or who are about to retire.
- More Sops Please, Asean Tells India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Asean, on Thursday, called upon India to make further tariff concessions in its list of goods and services offered under a beleaguered Free Trade Agreement (FTA)...
- The Born Again Terrorist (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
Less than a fortnight after Heathrow, another scare aboard a Northwest Airline flight has the world’s headlines. Perhaps we’d be less scared if we learnt more. There is no convenient ‘us’ and ‘them’ when it comes to terrorism. ‘Converts’ who join . . .
- Jan Morcha Plans `Nyaya Yatra' (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Aug 25, 2006)
The 49-day march will highlight local problems
- On Quotas, Hasten Slowly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The cabinet’s nod to the bill on OBC reservations in institutions of higher education has revived the spectre of 1990. The high emotive potential of the issue should have induced caution.
- Dutch To Free Passengers Arrested On Flight To India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Dutch authorities will release all 12 passengers arrested on a U.S. Northwest Airlines plane bound for India on Wednesday after concluding they were not planning an attack, prosecutors said on Thursday.
- India To Continue Nuclear Tests (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 25, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that his country will not forfeit its right to carry out future nuclear tests despite civilian nuclear deal with the United States.
- Anti-Americanism In Russia (Dawn, Rajan Menon, Aug 25, 2006)
The Bush administration’s imposition of sanctions on two Russian companies this month for selling military technology to Iran certainly sends the Kremlin a message — but it won’t be the one the White House has in mind.
- Road To Telangana Hyderabad, Congress Politics Are In The Way (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Aug 25, 2006)
The indefinite fast undertaken by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao is oddly reminiscent of the one in the early 1950s that led to the creation of Andhra state, though no two persons can be as dissimilar as Potti Sriramulu . . .
- Pakistani Accused Of Operating Hezb Tv (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
A Pakistani man was due to appear in court in New York on Thursday, accused of providing a banned Hezbollah-linked television station to viewers in the city, prosecutors said.
- Arms And The Raj (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 25, 2006)
Britain emerged as the world’s sole superpower during the first half of the 19th century. Despite withdrawals from North America between 1837, the date of Victoria’s accession to the throne, and 1861, the . . .
- Indecision On Tribal Bill A Sign Of Weakness: Cpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Panel had made a unanimous recommendation
- 12 Detained Passengers Mumbai-Born (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
All 12 persons detained in Amsterdam following a security alert on a US airliner were Mumbai-born, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said today.
- Voice Of Shakti (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 25, 2006)
The destinies of women can be extremely diverse. Some have freedom and power while others only survive. What they have in common, however, is an awakening sense of their potential political influence.
Chantal Boulanger
- Should The Number Of Sezs Be Capped? (The Economic Times, Amitendu Palit , Aug 25, 2006)
Lack of quality infrastructure is recognised as one of the main reasons behind India’s inability to attract large doses of export-oriented FDI.
- Separate Statehood No Solution, Says Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
"Wrong on the part of TRS to have left UPA"
CPI (M) differs with UPA Government on many economic issues
Alliance with TDP paid dividends to the party.
- Rs. 22 Crore Sanctioned For Development Of Kochuveli (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
To construct 10 platforms and supporting infrastructure .
- Bank Launches Free Account Scheme In Dindigul (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The Syndicate Bank launched Synd-Samanya, a free account scheme catering for the needs of lower echelons of the society.
- `Population Policy Should Transform People Into Assets' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Invest in education, health and skills: Manmohan
- Bsnl Urged To Start Single Window System (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Union says this will help to obtain new subscriptions
- Responding To Karnataka's Needs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 24, 2006)
Karnataka's demand for an adequate package of Central aid to mitigate the damage caused by floods — as well as drought — in the State, and its complaint of inequities in the matter vis-à-vis Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, ought to be given due weight . .
- On The Wings Of “Bole So Nihal” (Tribune, Nirupama Dutt, Aug 24, 2006)
THE Malaysian Airlines late-night flight to Kuala Lumpur to Delhi is delayed by good 50 minutes because a number of passengers are still waiting in the long queues. Those on time start drowsing after the long rigmarole at the Indira Gandhi . . .
- Where Does The Buck Stop? (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 24, 2006)
Despite poverty, India has emerged as a world leader. The PM’s expression of helplessness is not understandable.
- Pm Fails To Impress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s defence of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Rajya Sabha last week may have earned him a lot of admirers and silenced both BJP and the Left, but Organiser is clearly not impressed.
- Iran’S Response (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2006)
Iran’s response to the package of incentives offered to it three months ago by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany provides an opening for further negotiations - that is, if the US and Europe are willing to seize it.
- Corporation Bank Plans `Loan Factories' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Corporation Bank plans to set up `loan factories' in 11 centres by December, initially for home loans. According to the Chairman and Managing Director of . . .
- India Will Go Beyond Geographical Borders To Protect Interests: Iaf (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 24, 2006)
India will have to “forget geographical boundaries to protect its interests outside its boundaries”, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi of the Indian Air Force (IAF) said here on Tuesday.
- Ban On Wedding Meals And Other Bad Laws (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 24, 2006)
One bad law — ban on wedding meals — the citizens of Pakistan have tacitly resisted since its enforcement in 1997 has been amended by parliament with near unanimity.
- One-Dish Meal At Weddings (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2006)
Ground realities were recognised on Tuesday when both houses of parliament passed a bill allowing ‘one-dish’ meals at wedding receptions.
- Exploring Tourism Potential Of Jammu And Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 24, 2006)
If Kashmir is paradise on earth, Jammu is the gateway to reach this heaven. Similarly, Ladakh is the crown of India; all the three regions of the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been blessed by nature with much more to be offered to the tourists.
- Rbi Nominees To Stay On Psb Boards (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Avenue opened for allowing preference share issue to shore up capital .
The Bill received Lok Sabha approval today after the Government introduced 37 amendments.
Banks may also be allowed to issue equity shares through preferential allotment or . . .
- Doha Talks Failure — Giving The India-Asean Fta A New Thrust (Business Line, S. Majumder , Aug 24, 2006)
The deadlock in the Doha Round talks paves the way for the India-Asean Free Trade Agreement that was hobbled by the squabbling over the negative list.
- Rbi Caps Banks` Investments In Vcfs (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India today capped investments by banks in venture capital funds (VCFs) at 10 per cent of their respective net worth.
- Nation & States: Iii (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 24, 2006)
UP's economic resurgence cannot be brought about merely by bringing into the state a few industrialists or entrepreneurs.
- Manmohan-Musharraf Meet At Unga Not Ruled Out (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
A meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled for next month, "cannot be ruled out", Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri said today.
- Revive Doha Talks, Asean Tells Wto (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Asean, on Wednesday, called on WTO members, especially its major players, to try and revive the Doha Development Round negotiations before the end of 2006.
- Export Exuberance (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 24, 2006)
The data released by the ministry of commerce and industry last week indicate a high degree of buoyancy on the trade front.
- A Retrograde Move (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 24, 2006)
When the move to amend the Essential Commodities (EC) Act, 1955, was initiated, there was hope that it would lead to further liberalisation of the restrictive provisions of the original statute.
- Singh, The Gladiator? (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Aug 24, 2006)
Dr Singh was clever enough to speak a lot, leaving the main contentious issue at bay.
- A Rapid Industrial Expansion (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has defined job creation and income generation as major objectives of his government.
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