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Articles 5221 through 5320 of 35809:
- Labour In State List Suggested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Report warns of poor quality of labour force in 2020
- A Shift Towards Fdi (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Aug 16, 2006)
Portfolio investments in India by foreign institutional players gathered momentum in 1993-94.
- Pm Hints At Food, Fuel Price Hike (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
`Farmers must get remunerative prices for their produce'
- India's Tax System (Business Line, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 16, 2006)
A recent working paper prepared by the IMF under the title "Making India's tax system pro-growth" gives a balanced and constructive analysis of the country's efforts to make its tax structure support and speed up economic growth.
- Calibrate Response To Terrorism (The Financial Express, JANMEJAYA K SINHA, Aug 16, 2006)
Governments should ask people how, and at what cost, they would like to be protected
- The Answer Lies In Client Power (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Aug 16, 2006)
If providers are held more accountable by citizens and there’s more partnership between the poor and the well-off, delivery of public services can improve
- Stop Exporting Terror, Pak Told (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
In a tough message, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked Islamabad to stop the export of terror into India. Singling out terrorism and Naxalism as the main threat to internal security, Mr Singh promised the nation that no stone would be . . .
- Economic Panel Projects 8 Pc Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The high-powered Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to Prime Minister while projecting a growth rate of 8 per cent for the economy during the current fiscal (2006-07) on Monday prescribed measures including improving the key infrastructure sectors . . .
- Is Might Always Right? (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Aug 14, 2006)
From time immemorial to the present days power in certain regions and countries has grown out of the barrel of the gun. Whether it is the Russian Revolution of 1919 or Hitler or Mussolini's take over of power, in Germany and Italy, . . .
- Sezs: Boon Or Bane? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 14, 2006)
The Union and State Governments have given green light to the establishment of about 25 Special Economic Zones by private players.
- Travellers, Check (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 14, 2006)
Disasters — or potential disasters defused at the nick of time — have the effect of completely changing the methods by which one tries to prevent them in the first place.
- Bedfellows In (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2006)
Glance at a newspaper or a television scroll and you will invariably notice a headline on a protest by leaders of the CPI-M, CPI, RSP and Forward Bloc over some decision of the central government.
- Cat Out Of The Bag (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2006)
The Centre’s decision to constitute the Sixth Pay Commission has quickened the drumbeat for higher pay in certain states.
- Food Minister To Hoist National Flag On Independence Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Food and Civil Supplies Minister C. Divakaran will be the chief guest at the Independence Day celebrations to be held at the District Stadium here on Tuesday forenoon.
- Left Asks Pm To Touch Burning Issues (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Ahead of Dr Manmohan Singh’s hat trick of Independence Day addresses, the Left parties today asked him to explain to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15 how the government plans to deal with burning issues confronting the . . .
- Into The Sunset (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Aug 14, 2006)
After taking my class every Friday I would drive to Delhi for the weekend at Teen Murti Library where my wife and I were pursuing research on a project. And we would return by Monday morning just in time for my afternoon class.
- Interfering With Onions (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Aug 14, 2006)
The author is former director- general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Dosa For Sonia, Problem For Lalu (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Aug 14, 2006)
After all those pizza jokes, imagine what Sonia Gandhi wanted in the Central Hall of Parliament: to eat a dosa. But unfortunately, in spite of the DMK being a partner in the government, no dosa was readily available for Sonia.
- Natwar Is One Of Us (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 14, 2006)
Middle-class Indians now like America. But, luckily for politicians, they still don’t appreciate its best qualities
- Waiting For Democracy (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 14, 2006)
Lack of a stable political system in Pakistan even after 59 years of independence is a cause for concern.
- Hc Refuses To Expunge Remarks On Icici Bank (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Standing by its earlier view that banks like ICICI cannot employ musclemen to recover loans, the Delhi High Court has refused to modify its previous order that virtually indicted the bank for abetting the suicide of a youth who reportedly defaulted . . .
- Caveat Emptor Is Still The Norm In India (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 14, 2006)
What happened to caveat emptor? That is the title of a discussion by Professor Gunnar Trumbull of the Harvard Business School on his new book Consumer Capitalism: Politics, Product Markets, and Firm Strategy in France and Germany.
- Pm's I-Day Speech To Focus On Terror (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Aug 14, 2006)
On Independence day, Manmohan Singh will resort to what most mid-term Prime Ministers do focus on the successes of his government.
- I-Day Truths: With Every Stride, A Slide (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Aug 14, 2006)
If one surveys the six decades of independence, the picture that emerges is very enigmatic. One isn’t sure whether one should entertain hopes or fears about the country’s future.
- Iran Keeps India Hanging On Each, Every Energy Project (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Aug 14, 2006)
Stalling approvals, shifting goalposts, all key bilateral projects in deep freeze: from refinery revamp to pipeline, LNG & exploration
- Take It At The Flood (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2006)
Floods in monsoon, as we are seeing now, seem to bring out the most irrational in us. We bemoan the “excess” of water around us.
- Is Salim Selling A Dream Or Mirage? (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 14, 2006)
The CM’s reputation and West Bengal’s future depend on the project’s success
- Ovl Set To Acquire Omimex De Colombia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Ongc Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of state-owned ONGC, and the Chinese firm, Sinopec, will pay about US$ 820 million to acquire the US firm, Omimex de Columbia.
- Republican Barrage Against Anti-War Democrats (Hindu, Paul Harris, Aug 14, 2006)
The White House election strategists hope to duck criticism over domestic failures by emphasising the need to fight terrorism.
- Thinking Out Of The Box (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
John Gray on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s meditation on human frailty, ‘Identity and Violence’.
- A Fresh Look At Partition (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Aug 14, 2006)
Train to Pakistan, like its author, has endured well. So well, in fact, that it has placed itself beyond run-of-the-mill criticism.
- Corporate Britain Soars Above Bomb Plot Scare (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2006)
Britain will shrug off the financial impact of the airline bomb plot that led to severe disruption to air travel and the cancellation of hundreds of flights from airports across the country.
- Ysr For Better Compensation Package (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Chief Minister says that there should be no "heartburn" among small farmers
- Rs. 3,094-Crore Backlog In Collection Of Commercial Tax (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Tax dues of public sector undertakings amount to Rs. 1,054.97 crores
- Listen To Aam Aadmi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2006)
Proof again reforms aren’t vote killers. Lesson for Congress bigshots, the Left and the regionals
- 'The Elephants Have To Lead' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
WTO director general Pascal Lamy feels India, as a big elephant of trade, has responsibility to contribute to the negotiations, and view the scene in its entirety.
- Area Of Darkness (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Rahul Ramagundam analyses the cause and effect of poverty and wretchedness, leading to social restlessness, in the heartland of Bihar.
- Rise In Interest Not To Deter Investment Much: Moody's (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Sunday said the hardening interest rates in India should not significantly deter investment in the economy.
- Pricing Of Ethanol Under Discussion: Isma (Pioneer, Rakesh Bihari Jha, Aug 14, 2006)
In the backdrop of rising oil prices internationally, Government is keen on having ethanol doping with petrol on all-India basis, which will not only bring in some profit to the domestic sugar companies but also to the consumers, who feel pinch . . .
- Andhra Plans To Introduce Psu Order In Multiple Parts (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The controversial government order No. 5 for restructuring of public sector enterprises is all set to appear in a new avatar.
- Fantasy Figures, Poor Delivery (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
The epidemiology used to quantify AIDS cases in developing countries is flawed and often subject to undue influences, write Barrie Craven and Gordon Stewart.
- Let's Observe With Our Mind's Eye (Pioneer, Acharya Mahaprajna, Aug 14, 2006)
Where universal realities merge with human existence, the infinite and finite become one, resulting in expansion of consciousness ----- Perceive the soul through the soul!" The practice of meditation started with the recitation of this maxim and it . . .
- Learn From Gujarat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Modi shows why he's CM No. 1 ---- The Gujarat floods sent a shiver down the spine of the national economy. Production in the State's industrial belts was down to minimum and the export market was hit hard.
- India In The Grip Of Naxalite Movements (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 14, 2006)
Naxalite movements in India are gaining popularity, as a large faction of the country’s poverty-stricken population has begun approaching the communist groups rather than government officials to redress their grievances, said a former Indian . . .
- Narrowing The Public Sector Discount (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2006)
In several sectors of the Indian economy — banking, oil and gas, telecommunication and metals, to name a few — listed public sector undertakings (PSUs) compete with the private sector.
- Revisiting The Eighties (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 14, 2006)
A piece of economic history
- War Of Extermination (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The current events in the occupied Palestine and Lebanon once again have shown the utter moral bankruptcy of western nations and their hypocrisy.
- Rising Debt Burden (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 14, 2006)
For Pakistan, the foreign assistance has not proved to be an unmixed blessing as all of it has not been judiciously used especially where it is needed most to sustain robust economic development.
- Property Development, A Profit Centre (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2006)
The Indian Railways’ (IR) decision to develop its properties is an umpteenth such attempt. The latest, however, may just succeed, given that instead of doing things on its own, the IR wants to rope in a private retail player in a joint-venture . . .
- The Garden Of Forking Paths (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Reading Pankaj Mishra’s Temptations of the West is like undertaking one of those long journeys that the author himself probably likes to embark on. There are high roads, forking paths that branch out of the high road, culverts and the occasional . . .
- Implications Of Targeting Mr Clean (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 14, 2006)
Opposition has filed a petition with the National Accountability Bureau seeking initiation of investigations against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and other economic managers including Dr Salman Shah for their role in the stock market crashes in the . . .
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 14, 2006)
Forcing people into boxes of singular identity is a feature also of many of the high theories of cultures and civilisations that are quite influential right now. These theories do not advocate or condone violence — far from it.
- Let It Be Quaid’S Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 14, 2006)
The nation is celebrating 59th anniversary of Pakistan’s creation amidst colour and pageantry today. Flag hoisting ceremony in the Federal Capital will highlight the celebrations. Cities, towns and villages have been decorated with multicoloured . . .
- President, Pm Vow To Make Pakistan Islamic Welfare State (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in their Inde-pendence Day messages called upon the nation to unite against the elements who do not want to see Pakistan on the path of progress and prosperity.
- Cause To Celebrate? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Yet another independence day is before us. In the days leading to this August 14 there has been the usual welling up of patriotic fervour.
- A Certain Amount Of Light (Dawn, Feryal Ali Gauhar, Aug 13, 2006)
Fidel Castro Ruz, along with an armed group of 123 men and women, attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba in Guatanamo province.
- Banks’ Credit Disbursement Up By 31.3 Pc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Credit given by the scheduled commercial banks grew by 31.3 per cent from July 22, 2005 to July 28, 2006. The disbursements as on July 28, 2006 were Rs 15,56,917 crore as reported by Reserve Bank of India in its weekly statistical supplement.
- Time Warp (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Gulangyu island is China without the cars and the bicycles.
- Moderate Quake Rattles Indo-Bangla Border (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
An earthquake of moderate intensity shook the Indo-Bangladesh border region early on Sunday morning, the Met Department said here.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Aug 13, 2006)
Those who rule Pakistan, learn one lesson very quickly. Never ever pay any attention to what the people say.
- Need Stressed To Solve Youth’S Problems (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Pakistani youth are not in the forefront of supporting important developments in the country unlike their counterparts of many fortunate nations.
- Price Of The War On Terror (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 13, 2006)
Inaugurating an international judicial conference on Friday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz commented in his speech that Pakistan is paying a high price for combating terror and being a member of the coalition that is fighting the war on terror.
- Kuwait’S Road To Democracy (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Aug 13, 2006)
Population urges for democratic governance have been growing in the emirates of the Persian Gulf during the past decade or two.
- Our War Against Extremism (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
With all the ritualistic routines that greet an Independence Day, we seem unusually preoccupied this time with events that cast a shadow on our future as a free country.
- When It Rains (News International, Amir Zia, Aug 13, 2006)
Karachi has witnessed a maximum of 172 millimetres of rains, starting from the end of July up to August 7, which is light to moderate on all accounts.
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has consistently addressed issues such as inequality, poverty and the human costs of economic development.
- Pnb Sticks To Rate Hike Stand (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Punjab National Bank (PNB) hasn’t buckled: the board of directors of the state-owned bank today approved the 25 basis point hike in the benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) to 11.5 per cent that was announced on August 1.
- Chinese Typhoon Victims Try To Pick Up The Pieces (Reuters, Ben Blanchard, Aug 13, 2006)
A procession of mourners clad in white sackcloth wound through Jinxiang village in east China as victims picked their way through the devastation brought by Typhoon Saomai.
- Mcdonald's India Sees Sales, Profits Surging (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar, Aug 13, 2006)
The Indian unit of McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, expects sales and profit to surge over the next decade as it adds new restaurants and a culture of eating out spreads.
- Dams Blamed For Floods In India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The sudden release of large quantities of water from several large dams has contributed to the devastating floods in India which have killed over 350 people, and authorities must take some of the blame, critics said on Saturday.
- Tata Steel To Expand Retail Business (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Tata Steel, which has entered into organised retailing by starting a pilot project 'Steeljunction' in the city, is working on a business plan to develop this line of activity to other cities as well.
- Flood Impact: India Inc Takes A Rs 25,000-Cr Hit (Times of India, ANAND, Aug 13, 2006)
Rs 25,000 crore and counting. That's roughly the money India Inc has estimated to have gone under flood waters that inundated large parts of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, drowning production facilities and washing away inventories.
- Sebi Bans Csfb For 1 Month (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The re-entry of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) to the Indian financial space seems to be jinxed.
- British Muslims Blame Extremism On Foreign Policy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Mr Tony Blair was warned by leading British Muslims yesterday that the Iraq war and the UK’s failure to use its influence to end Israeli attacks on civilians are fuelling extremism at home.
- Income From Derivatives Can Be Termed Business Earning (Tribune, A.N. Shanbhag, Aug 13, 2006)
I am a retired government employee, with pension of nearly Rs 1 lakh per annum.
- Human Rights (Tribune, Y.K. Sabharwal , Aug 13, 2006)
The growth and development of mankind depends on how well the human societies regulate their internal affairs and how they work for common welfare and the dignity of each individual.
- States Told To Woo Nri Investment (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 13, 2006)
With the increase in interest rates on deposits of non-resident Indians (NRIs) and states competing with each other, the government is expecting a jump in NRI remittances and investment in infrastructure sector.
- Truckers Bank On Heavy Machines (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Just months after the Supreme Court banned overloading of trucks, operators are being forced to buy heavier trucks to carry their consignments.
- New Airline To Begin Operations By October (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
It will ply on three sectors from Delhi
A new full service start-up airline, promoted by a real estate entrepreneur, will begin operations in the north and a few hill towns in the region by October.
- Do Not Succumb To U.S. Pressure, Buddhadeb Tells Upa Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
"We are in the midst of an economic, political and foreign policy crisis"
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