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Articles 6121 through 6220 of 35809:
- India, Pakistan Seek To Keep Peace Process Alive (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jul 30, 2006)
India and Pakistan resume a badly bruised peace process this week, hoping that the dialogue does not collapse because of bomb attacks in Mumbai blamed on Islamic militants.
- 'World Bank Impressed By Jharkhand Presentations' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Impressed by its project presentations, the World Bank has asked Jharkhand government to officially send details of projects for favourable consideration, a senior state official said.
- Scientists Shut Out, Pmo Thinks It’S Know-All (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
“We need to take some risks and if out of 10 rocket launches two fail, that is ok and we can learn from it.” Dr P K Iyengar former chairman Atomic Energy . . .
- Bhel Q1 Net Up 85 Pc; Defers Decision On (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Public sector firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has posted a 85.08 per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 236.67 crore for the quarter ended June 30 compared to Rs 127.87 crore in the year-ago period.
- Sail To Pump In Over Rs 10,300 Crore In Wb (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
State-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) will invest over Rs 10,300 crore in two integrated steel plants in West Bengal.
Out of the total investment, IISCO, which recently merged with SAIL, would receive a lion's share of Rs 9,592 crore . . .
- Bank Official's House Burgled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Thieves broke into a bank official's house in Subramanyapura police station limits on Friday and made away with Rs. 65,000 in cash and gold ornaments worth Rs. 3.5 lakh.
- I Wish To Be Remembered As A Human Being: Kalam (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 30, 2006)
``I realise our children have a dream''
Youth have to promote a scientific temper
Collective societal action needed to end the practice of child labour
- Special Economic Zone For Leather Products In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Tatas to invest Rs.100 crore, says Union Minister
- The Mole And The Fox (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 29, 2006)
Be it New Delhi or New York, I am no early riser. So it is never welcome when the phone rings at 6 am, as it did at Manhattan’s (then) Taj Group Lexington Hotel in the fall of 1997.
- Bank Staff Strike Over New Payment Service (Reuters, M.C. Govardhana Rangan, Jul 29, 2006)
Half a million workers at state-run banks stayed at home on Friday to protest against a planned electronic cheque-clearing system they fear will cost jobs, denting bond trade.
- Sacred Serpent (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Wherever nature is revered as self-moving, and so inherently divine, the serpent is revered as symbolic of its divine life.
- Scotch For Secrets (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 29, 2006)
On returning to London from Delhi, one of the two British journalists covering the Congress’s 1968 split who were refused government accreditation told me that the official snub meant nothing in professional or personal terms.
- Kalam Moots 9-Pronged Plan For J&k Prosperity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said the peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir is a guarantee for the peace and development in the country.
- India A Sad Lot On Happiness Scale (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
India is the 125th happiest country in the world, according to a world map of happiness prepared by noted British scientist Adrian White.
- Want To Buy A Fake Vacation? (Deccan Herald, KIM MURPHY, Jul 29, 2006)
Want to buy a degree or purebred alley cat? Anything’s possible, as long as you don’t care if it’s real....
- Internal Hurdles Hurting Performance: Pm To Industry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned industry against internal hurdles — from inertia, old ways of thinking —that take away from their pursuit of excellence.
- Sebi Lifts Ban On 3 More Entities (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
IDBI, Ing Vysya, IL&FS can open fresh demat accounts.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday lifted the ban on three depository participants — IL&FS, IDBI Bank and ING Vysya Bank — on opening fresh demat accounts.
- Officials Ordered To Attend Aug 14 Flag Hoisting (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The govt has directed all officers of grade 19 and above to be present at the Independence Day flag hoisting ceremony at the Jinnah Convention Centre, according to a letter sent to the secretaries of all ministries and divisions.
- Profession Tax Through The Ceiling (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jul 29, 2006)
The Centre has finally relented on the long-standing demand from States to enhance the ceiling for tax on professions from the current Rs 2,500 to Rs 7,500 per year.
- The Unfinished Agenda (The Economic Times, PUSHPA SUNDAR, Jul 29, 2006)
Bill Gates’ decision to retire and devote himself entirely to philanthropy, followed by Warren Buffet’s stupendous donation of $38 billion or 85% of his personal wealth to the Gates Foundation, has created an unprecedented interest in . . .
- Time For Ceasefire: Israeli Bombing Will Destabilise Region (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 29, 2006)
The prime minister has called for an immediate halt to the violence in Lebanon to give diplomacy a chance.
- The Business Of Diplomacy And The Diplomacy Of Business (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 29, 2006)
"India's real challenge and opportunity remain at home," thinks Sanjaya Baru, media advisor and spokesperson for the Prime Minister, in Strategic Consequences of India's Economic Performance. Ron Suskind in The One Percent Doctrine critiques . . .
- While Talking West Asia, Watch North Korea (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 29, 2006)
The fires of West Asia must not be allowed to distract the world’s attention from the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, which it demonstrated by its recent test of a long-range missile.
- Better Than Quotas (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 29, 2006)
The recent reservation and quota debate has confused the entire issue. If India has to emerge as an economic giant in the 21st century, SCs, STs and OBCs have to be equally equipped as any other section of society.
- Oriental Bank Net Rises 116% (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Oriental Bank of Commerce’s net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2006 rose 116 per cent to Rs 94.02 crore from Rs 43.53 crore a year earlier. Total income increased to Rs 1,304 crore, up by nearly 20 per cent from Rs 1,083.1 crore a year . . .
- Has Wto Lost Its Meaning? (Business Line, Geethanjali Nataraj, Jul 29, 2006)
Collapse of the Doha Round
The bottomline is that countries should follow unilateral trade policies suited to their own domestic needs but within the framework of the changing international trade . . .
- Infosys Waits For Bengal Terms (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Infosys Technologies has decided to set up a software development centre in Kolkata with a caveat: the terms and conditions have to be right.
- Parliament`s A Bad Investment (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Stock market returns, over a period of 14 years, have been significantly lower during the period when Parliament is in session.
- Oil Falls As U.S. Takes Step To End Mideast War (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Oil prices fell more than a dollar on Friday as the United States and Britain sped up diplomacy for a U.N. resolution aimed at halting a 17-day war between Israel and Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas.
- Nhpc Net Up 20 Per Cent (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The NHPC today announced highest-ever dividend of Rs 223 crore, against Rs 140 crore of previous year.
- Industry Scoffs At Forced Job Quota (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Vehemently opposed to reservation, India Inc. is “walking a more difficult route” of “taking responsibility”. Unyielding in its approach to quotas, the industry has instead opted to help provide access and afford the disadvantaged and marginalised . . .
- In A World Of Wealth, Poverty Is A Necessity (Hindu, Jeremy Seabrook, Jul 29, 2006)
Forget Doha — the existing development model robs the poor of a meaningful role in the relief of their own penury.
- J&k: Kalam Unveils 9-Point Mission (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 29, 2006)
But underlines the importance of durable peace in the State
- New Deposit Scheme From Repco Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Repco Bank has introduced a new deposit scheme called `Diamond' for senior citizens.
- Failed Trade Talks Usher In Uncertainty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 29, 2006)
So now it’s official: Global talks to lower trade barriers are ``suspended,’’ perhaps never to resume.
- Few Buyers For Pc’S Price Line (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
P. Chidambaram faced empty Opposition benches, walkouts by allies and protests from party colleagues today as he defended the government in Parliament on the spiralling prices.
- Kalam Moots 9-Point Development Plan For J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today suggested a nine-point developmental plan for militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, including a people’s movement to eliminate terrorism and the creation of an economic zone along the Line of Control.
- Inclusiveness, Not Quotas, Best In Industry (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 29, 2006)
SC/ST representation in our workforce will boost industrial growth through multiplier effects on consumption and investment
- Peace Must For J&k’S Progress, Says Kalam (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Jul 29, 2006)
Stressing the need for restoration of peace and prosperity, the President, Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, here today put forth nine-point “prosperity mission” for Jammu and Kashmir that could be undertaken on the basis of its core competence.
- Dawood Malls To Be Razed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will finally begin the demolition of the Sara and Sahara shopping centres allegedly constructed by gangster Dawood Ibrahim.
- India, Bhutan Sign Pact On Hydel Power (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
India and Bhutan today signed agreements on long term cooperation in hydel sector, and on purchase of power from the 1020 MW Tala Hydroelectric Project that has been constructed by India in Bhutan .
- Bedlam In Rajya Sabha Over Congress Member's Remarks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The discussion on Mumbai blasts in Rajya Sabha once again remained inconclusive with the BJP stalling the proceedings, demanding Congress MP Rajiv Shukla retract his allegations that former Foreign Minister and Leader of Upper House Jaswant Singh . . .
- Up's Dalit Politics At The Crossroad (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jul 29, 2006)
As the State assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are to be held early next year, there is a dramatic realignment of forces in the State. The Congress Party is jockeying for a piece of electoral cake.
- A Common Stance In Wto For South Asia (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 29, 2006)
Regions such as Asean, Mercosur have gained from such a strategy; is the same possible for South Asia?
- Abani Roy Alleges Gail Chief ‘Fudged’ Pipeline Costs (Asian Age, Sanjay Basak, Jul 29, 2006)
Chairman of the Gas Authority of India Limited (Gail), Mr P. Banerjee, has been accused of being party to a "multi-billion-rupee misappropriation". In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP and member . . .
- U.N. Looks To Vote Next Week On Iran Nuclear Measure (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Jul 29, 2006)
France introduced a draft resolution to the full U.N. Security Council on Friday that demands Iran suspend nuclear activities by Aug. 31 or face possible sanctions.
- Party Mps Join Attack On Pc (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Union finance minister P. Chidambaram came under fire from all sides of the Lok Sabha on Friday when the House took up the discussion on the price rise in essential commodities.
- Ril-Rnrl Gas Valuation In A Month: Oilmin (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Jul 29, 2006)
The Oil Ministry has formed a committee which will prepare a framework of guidelines for the valuation of gas that will be supplied to it under the production sharing contract by the oil companies in a month's time.
- Obc Doubles Net Profit In Q1 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) on Friday reported it has more than doubled its net profit to Rs 94 crore in the first quarter ended June, as against Rs 43.5 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.
- Bush Govt Tries To Pacify Accord Adversaries (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 29, 2006)
As concerns were raised in India over some provisions of the Senate bill on Indo-US nuclear deal, the Bush administration has said it is trying to ensure that there is nothing done to "distort, change and re-negotiate" the arrangement reached between . .
- Peace Process Sidelined (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jul 29, 2006)
The multiple bomb blasts in Mumbai on July 11 resulted in the death of nearly 200 people.
- President Rejects Mqm Ministers’ Resignations (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jul 29, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday rejecting the resignations submitted to him by the MQM federal ministers has asked them to continue to work with the government for strengthening the political and democratic institutions in the country.
- Mqm Should Let The System Work (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 29, 2006)
In a dramatic move, one of the allies of the Government – the MQM has directed all its Federal and Provincial Ministers, advisors and special assistants to immediately send their resignations to the Sindh Governor and the President.
- Musharraf For Taking Advantage From Pak Geo-Strategic Importance (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jul 29, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has said that concerted efforts need to be made on a fast track to translate the geo-strategic importance of Pakistan into economic opportunities for the country. He made this observation at a high-level meeting . . .
- Kandahar Chaos Stalls Rajya Sabha (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Kandahar issue reared its head again in the Rajya Sabha as angry NDA members forced the House to be adjourned without completing a short duration discussion on the Mumbai train blasts.
- Global Arena Widens For Mf Investors (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 29, 2006)
Investors can now look forward to new opportunities in the global markets with eased overseas investment norms for mutual funds, which provides the much-needed quality diversification to their portfolios, the industry experts said.
- ‘Vimochana Samaram Ii’ (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jul 29, 2006)
History is repeating itself in Kerala. Exactly 47 years ago on 31 July, 1959, the first democratically elected Communist government of EMS Namboodiripad in Kerala, after only two years and four months in office, was dismissed by the Union government . . .
- Par For The Course (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 29, 2006)
It is no surprise that banks and housing finance companies (HFCs) are adopting ingenious ways of passing on the burden of higher interest rates on home loans.
- Oic Wakes Up Ultimately (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 29, 2006)
In a belated move, a summit of OIC leaders has been convened to discuss the burning issue of Israeli aggression against Lebanon.
- Tsunami And The Tide Of Globalisation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2006)
Before your research in oceanic history, you also wrote about the 1857 Uprising. South Asia is now preparing to mark its 150th anniversary. Would you say that 1857 saw the beginnings of a pan-Indian consciousness?
- Magnanimity For Millions On The Margins? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jul 28, 2006)
Thinking sections of society need to act fast and mobilise those suffering from misgovernance.
- Limited Limo (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 28, 2006)
Log on to the website of famously low-cost Deccan Aviation and up flashes the logo on the top left, proclaiming Deccan to be a “limousine in the sky.” Given that one has to pay for even a bottle of water on Air Deccan, this takes some mental adjusting.
- Sbi Q1 Profits Fall 35% To Rs 799cr (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Disappointing market estimates, State Bank of India, India’s largest commercial bank, posted a 35 per cent drop in quarterly earnings on Thursday following a rise in staff costs and taxes.
- Let's 'Western India Chief' Arrested (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The police on Thursday arrested software engineer Muzammil Shaikh and his brother, Faisal, and claimed that the latter was the "western India Lashkare-Taiba commander".
- Tania Was Arrested In Kolkata Last Year (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The stabbing of a call centre employee, Tania Banerjee (32), took a curious turn on Thursday after it surfaced that she was arrested for immoral activities from a south Kolkata apartment on August 31, 2005.
- This Land Is Their Land (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2006)
As someone who has spent several years working with aboriginal Australians, it is with great sadness that I watch the great efforts being undertaken to pass the tribal bill in India.
- Legalising The Illegal (Statesman, SANKAR SEN, Jul 28, 2006)
It is learnt that the Government of India is debating the issue of legalisation and decriminalisation of prostitution. Some feminine groups as well as human rights activists are aggressively campaigning for legalisation of prostitution.
- Numbers In Search Of Concepts (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jul 28, 2006)
"Economists must accept that much of what they have been writing and saying about fiscal policy has been an exercise in linguistics, not economics."
- Salwa Judum Will Be A Watershed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 28, 2006)
The police term Salwa Judum as the people's response to the Left-wing extremist group.
- Industry Thumbs Down To Job Quota (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jul 28, 2006)
Indian industry has given thumbs down to UPA Government's poll-pledge of legislating quota in private sector jobs.
- Ministry Of Ocean Development Renamed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
In an announcement made on Wednesday, the Ministry of Ocean Development has been renamed as the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and was given an additional mandate of atmospheric sciences among other things.
- Centre Of Controversy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 28, 2006)
Kerala wants out of the Centre’s fiscal responsibility law that was incentivised for adoption by states. Gujarat and MP want flexibility in terms of deciding whether they must follow, as is the custom, the Centre when it restructures government pay.
- Poverty In A World Of Wealth (Deccan Herald, Jeremy Seabrook, Jul 28, 2006)
The existing model robs poor countries of a role in the relief of their own penury.
- Trick, Tax And Trade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 28, 2006)
If you thought that the new electronic meters cannot be tampered with, think again.
- Vijaya Bank Jubilee Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Vijaya Bank has launched a new long-term deposit scheme called Vijaya Platinum Jubilee Term Deposit effective from July 1. The scheme offers "high return to those depositors who are willing to invest their funds for a minimum of five years," said . . .
- Aim For $126 B Target, Govt Exhorts Exporters (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The Centre, on Thursday, urged exporters to aim at achieving a target of US$126 billion exports during the current fiscal thereby doubling India’s merchandise exports in three years — from a level of US$63 billion in 2003-04.
- Foreign Policy Tangles (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Jul 28, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- No Quota This Year: Iim Board (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jul 28, 2006)
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, today made it clear that it would be unable to implement the reservation policy this year even if it was directed to do so by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry.
- Reddy Reckoner (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 28, 2006)
The first quarter review of the RBI’s monetary and credit policy for 2006-07 has answered one critical question. For the first time, the central bank has said it is following a policy of ‘inflation targeting’ — using monetary management to keep inflation
- Bsnl Employees Stage Demonstration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Employees of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited staged a demonstration at Bibikulam here on Thursday as part of a nationwide agitation in support of their demands.
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