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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 35809:
- Pm Meets President (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met President A P J Abdul Kalam, a day after assent was given to the controversial Office of Profit Bill.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 20, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Hurdles In Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 20, 2006)
A hard scrutiny of the Indo-US agreed minutes on defence cooperation hides more than it reveals.
- India Says Hindi Should Be Included In Un (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
India has said that Hindi should be included as one of the languages used by the United Nations as it was spoken by a substantial percentage of the world population.
- Humane Judiciary A Must, Says Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said today that a humane and efficient judiciary was a must for good governance and there was need to sensitise the lower courts towards the objective.
- Pm For More Jobs In Manufacturing (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Stresses need for more employment outside agriculture at meeting with union leaders .
- Money Matters (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Aug 20, 2006)
Bank deposit rates are on the rise in the past few weeks. The first move was taken by some new generation private sector banks which started offering 8 per cent interest on deposits between nine months and a year.
- Parts Of Jammu, Kashmir Discriminated: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Aug 20, 2006)
Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig today highlighted the issue of discrimination with some areas of the State but assured the people that policies and programmes of the coalition regime will be guided . . .
- Aye, Every Inch A Pm (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 20, 2006)
In the recent past, as well as earlier, The Telegraph, in these columns, had commented on the prime minister’s failure to speak strongly on important matters as well as on his apparent tendency to allow matters to drift.
- Judiciary Should Be More Sensitive Towards Poor: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the judicial system needed to be more sensitive and humane towards the poor in the face of rising litigation cost so that doors of justice were not closed for them and assured his government's full support . . .
- Bomb Explodes On Rail Tracks Ahead Of Lalu’S Visit (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Aug 20, 2006)
A crude bomb kept in a bag exploded on the rail tracks near the Rajendra Nagar terminus here today, barely an hour before Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was to board a train on the line to Banka.
- Law Of The Land (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 20, 2006)
India's industrialisation efforts do not take into account the fact that land is a scarce resource. The recent rush to set up special economic zones (SEZs), with the government having cleared over 40 proposals, affirms this trend.
- Desperate Language (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2006)
The search for scapegoats is on. Ever since it was widely seen to have lost the nuclear deal debate, the BJP has been desperately searching for a fall guy.
- Visa Power! Canada Welcomes Ahmedabad's Lesbian Migrant (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Sexual preference helped a 29-year-old woman from the city secure a permanent resident (PR) visa to Canada. The lesbian woman migrated earlier this week after she was sponsored by her girlfriend in Canada, who declared her as conjugal partner.
- Iraq Doubles Funding For Oil Import (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Iraq has doubled the money allocated for importing oil products in August and September to tackle the country's worst fuel shortage since Saddam Hussein's 2003 ouster, a senior Iraqi official has said.
- Centurian Bank, Lkb To Merge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Board of Directors of Centurion Bank of Punjab Limited and Lord . . .
- India Says Hindi Should Be Included In Un (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
India has said that Hindi should be included as one of the languages used by the United Nations as it was spoken by a substantial percentage of the world population.
- Being Prime Ministerial (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2006)
These are moments that come rarely to prime ministers. Moments when they earn the adjective, ‘prime ministerial’. Before Manmohan Singh rose to reply to Thursday’s day-long discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the anxiety in the Rajya Sabha did . . .
- It And Tourism Projects To Get Instant Approval (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Aug 20, 2006)
"SEZ will encourage all types of industries"
- Eye Catcher (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
IN an industry where fashions change every Friday, Amitabh Bachchan has been synonymous with cinematic entertainment for over 30 years. What is it that makes Amitabh Bachchan . . .
- Why Paswan’S Pill Is A Placebo (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2006)
On Thursday, Union chemicals and fertilisers minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced changes in the government’s thinking on drug price control. KG Narendranath sifts through the fog to see that it isn’t necessarily good news all around
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 20, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 20, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India. That was wrong. Enterprise is driven by profit, and vast areas of national activity and development are inherently a function of enterprise.
- Mutual Fund Rules (New Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 20, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman M. Damodaran has a way of effecting major changes in regulation and statute without the market getting a whiff of his plans.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Some Sterling Buzz (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 20, 2006)
While one applauds the UK economy’s continued economic growth for 14 years, the buzz of optimism in favour of the pound sterling against the US dollar seems unfounded.
- Global Growth? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 20, 2006)
fe’s new weekly snapshot of hot debates on popular blogs
- Gung Ho On The N-Deal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2006)
The India-US nuclear agreement and, in a broader sense, the improvement in relations with the US are — along with 8% economic growth — the biggest achievement of Dr Manmohan Singh’s prime ministership.
- Steep Payments To Omcs (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 20, 2006)
One doesn't know whether to laugh or to cry after reading a news report according to which the federal government has released five billion rupees to oil marketing companies (OMCs), especially given that the latter have in recent years made . . .
- The Real Pesticide Threat (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 20, 2006)
Now that the numbers are out on the level of pesticides we legally allow in our daily food (‘A handful of rice=34,180 colas,’ FE, August 18), several issues become clear.
- Manmohan Forgets Brother (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
In India, being the brother of the country’s prime minister offers no safeguard against being treated as a mere commoner.
- Hold That Drink (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2006)
Drug companies have reportedly agreed to the government’s intent to cap trade margin in unbranded generic drugs at 50%, 35% for retail and 15% for wholesale. What does this mean for them, the consumer and the trade?
- ‘The Government Sticks To The Commitment Made To Vajpayee’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Will the peace process, which was postponed by India following the Mumbai bomb blasts, help Pakistan achieve its Kashmir policy objectives?
- Break The Rice-Wheat Cycle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
An unwarranted controversy has been kicked up against crop diversification. This is absurd and belies the truth.
- Sib Launches Products For Nris, Returnees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The South Indian Bank (SIB) has launched an innovative product, `SIB Pravasi Swagat' for non-resident Indians and returnees.
- Iraq Doubles Funding For Oil Import (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Iraq has doubled the money allocated for importing oil products in August and September to tackle the country's worst fuel shortage since Saddam Hussein's 2003 ouster, a senior Iraqi official has said.
- Four Minors Drowned In North Delhi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Four minors drowned to death while bathing in the Yamuna on Friday in north Delhi. Police said that body of one of the minors was recovered while the search was on to find the other three children.
- A History Lesson (Times of India, Lalit Mohan, Aug 19, 2006)
The thought may just be entering their minds, but some Americans are beginning to miss what Ronald Reagan called The Evil Empire.
- Desperate Language (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 19, 2006)
The search for scapegoats is on. Ever since it was widely seen to have lost the nuclear deal debate, the BJP has been desperately searching for a fall guy.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- Being Prime Ministerial (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 19, 2006)
These are moments that come rarely to prime ministers. Moments when they earn the adjective, ‘prime ministerial’.
- Modern Methods (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Builders have been adopting new construction techniques, materials and organisational practices.
- U.S. Espionage In India (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 19, 2006)
The book is a comprehensive survey of U.S. intelligence on the bomb in countries including India, Pakistan, the USSR and Israel.
- Pollution Solution (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Aug 19, 2006)
Asia should learn from the West and leapfrog the mistakes it made, to avoid polluting the environment.
- Nuclear Doubts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 19, 2006)
The Prime Minister made a good job of a tough defence.
- A Lesson In Values (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh’s reply to the marathon discussion on the Indo-US nuclear agreement in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday should allay all doubts about the deal.
- Boeing Bets On Freight Boom In India (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Aug 19, 2006)
Having done an estimated business of $18 billion and received orders for as many as 150 planes — either outright sale or lease — in just two years, Boeing is expecting more orders from India in the coming years.
- Sbi Hikes Deposit Rates By 25-50bps (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
State Bank of India (SBI) today announced hike in deposit rates across maturities by 25-50 basis points (0.25-0.50%) w.e.f tomorrow, August 19, 2006.
- Money Matters (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Aug 19, 2006)
Bank deposit rates are on the rise in the past few weeks. The first move was taken by some new generation private sector banks which started offering 8 per cent interest on deposits between nine months and a year.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 19, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Reliance Industries To Open Food Store In City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Company to invest Rs. 25,000 crores in retail sector
- Naxals, Police Exchange Fire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
There was an exchange of fire between Maoists and police near Appayapalli village in Lingala mandal on Friday evening.
- Jayalalithaa Privilege Issue Referred To House Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
AIADMK leader's statement questioning Speaker's actions opposed
- Indian New Tariff Concessions To Revive Free Trade Talks (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
India offered new tariff concessions on Friday on a range of imports including sensitive agricultural products to break a deadlock in free trade negotiations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an Indian official said.
- This Is Us Gift For Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
According to Western sources opium cultivation in Afghanistan has hit record levels – up by more than 40 per cent from 2005. As per estimates, about 370,650 acres of opium poppy was cultivated this season as compared to 257,000 acres in 2005.
- Save Karachi Save Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
At least 13 people died in Karachi from electrocution as heavy storms with thunder and lightning struck many parts of the city on Thursday paralyzing life and wreaking havoc on the power supply and communications’ networks.
- Not A Sustainable Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Economic growth is a complex phenomenon. How much growth is achieved by a country for how long, using which strategies, emerging from which sectors and is shared by whom are all inter-related questions.
- Over Rs. 2,000 Crore For Infrastructure Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
New roads and projects are in the pipeline
- The Confession Of Gunter Grass (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2006)
"A lie is a straight untruth," Sir Robert Armstrong, the United Kingdom's former Cabinet Secretary, famously remarked in response to a question during a trial in 1986.
- High Court Stays Arrest Of Lotus Temple Trustees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of the trustees and management committee members of Delhi's Lotus temple, till September 25 on a complaint registered with the Delhi Police.
- Why Paswan’S Pill Is A Placebo (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 19, 2006)
On Thursday, Union chemicals and fertilisers minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced changes in the government’s thinking on drug price control. KG Narendranath sifts through the fog to see that it isn’t necessarily good news all around
- Will The Fragile Peace Last In Lebanon? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 19, 2006)
The prospective members of UNIFIL have failed to agree on or even properly discuss the exact nature of UNIFIL's mandate.
- Know The Neighbours — Ist (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the time Nepal adopted multi-party system, peace and stability has eluded her. Democracy is not a ready made ball of sweetmeat to be swallowed with relish.
- Four Questions For The Prime Minister (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 19, 2006)
It is our good fortune that our economist Prime Minister is deeply concerned about the welfare of the common man.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 19, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Himalayan Ecology Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 19, 2006)
All hell breaks loose the moment there is talk of exploiting Antarctica's mineral reserves or of laying a pipeline across a portion of Alaska or when another few thousand hectares of forest are lost along the Amazon.
- Unravelling Of Hope (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 19, 2006)
The government is drifting on numerous issues ranging from economic to foreign and security policy, and from handling of terrorism to the right to information.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 19, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India.
- The State Of Vat (Business Line, R. Srinivasan, Aug 19, 2006)
It is clear that the revenue loss to State governments would be substantial .
- Gung Ho On The N-Deal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2006)
The India-US nuclear agreement and, in a broader sense, the improvement in relations with the US are — along with 8% economic growth — the biggest achievement of Dr Manmohan Singh’s prime ministership.
- Global Growth? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 19, 2006)
fe’s new weekly snapshot of hot debates on popular blogs
- Nuclear Plans Intact (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reply to the marathon discussion on the Indo-US nuclear agreement in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday should allay all doubts about the deal. He has particularly disarmed the BJP and the CPM critics that the nuclear deal . . .
- Data For Leverage (Frontline, Sarah Hiddleston, Aug 19, 2006)
A new front has opened in the attack on generic drugs in the pharmaceutical industry, which could push up the prices of medicines.
- Widening Investor Base (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A house is usually built or purchased to last a lifetime. However, the idea of building a house to reside in it has been replaced by the motive of "investing" in property to serve a speculative urge.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- The Real Pesticide Threat (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 19, 2006)
Now that the numbers are out on the level of pesticides we legally allow in our daily food (‘A handful of rice=34,180 colas,’ FE, August 18), several issues become clear.
- Some Sterling Buzz (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 19, 2006)
While one applauds the UK economy’s continued economic growth for 14 years, the buzz of optimism in favour of the pound sterling against the US dollar seems unfounded.
- Buddhist Enclave May Hold Key To Sino-Indian Border Row (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 18, 2006)
At first sight, a 400-year-old Buddhist monastery, tucked deep in the Himalayas in a remote corner of India's northeast, hardly seems like a highly coveted piece of real estate.
- Kidwai Gets Rbi Nod, To Quit Nestle Board (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
India's central bank has approved the appointment of HSBC’s new Indian head, Naina Lal Kidwai, after she agreed to bow to the regulator’s demands and quit the board of food maker Nestle, HSBC said.
- Linking N-Deal To Growing India’S Energy Hunger, Pm Says Trust Me, Won’T Bend (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Aug 18, 2006)
Aware that the dissent in the Opposition and within his Left allies on the nuclear deal had as much to do with politics as strategy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today invoked his personal credibility and reputation as a reformer in an . . .
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