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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 35809:
- Fascinating Metaphors (Deccan Herald, P SRINIVASAN, Jul 06, 2006)
When read out of context metaphors often amuse by their usual suggestions
- Return Of Mining Raises Hope In Congo (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Jul 06, 2006)
There is little to break the silence at Kolwezi, once the economic powerhouse of Congo, now a landscape of industrial desolation. Potholed roads lead to ruined, rusted factories.
- Kalam’S Nephew Passes Away (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam’s nephew Shahul Hammeed died following a cardiac arrest on Tuesday. He was 65.
- Kerala For Inclusion Of Professional Colleges Act In The Ninth . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The measure seeks to ensure social justice and standard in the higher education sector
The Act seeks to regulate self-financing professional colleges
- Relief For Pensioners (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jul 06, 2006)
The most unpopular part of a falling interest regime is that retired people have suffered a large reduction in real income
- Indian Companies' Investment In U.K. Doubles To $2 B (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jul 06, 2006)
South Indian cos. account for 30 p.c. of the investment decisions
Third largest investor next only to U.S. and Japan
ICT companies dominate with 26 projects
- Delhi Napping As Beijing Pushes Tibet Rail To Sikkim, Arunachal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 06, 2006)
The long-awaited re-opening of the Nathu La pass for border trade between Sikkim and Tibet tomorrow pales into insignificance as Beijing unveils plans for rail connectivity across the Sino-Indian border and all along it.
- Journalism Has An Elitist Approach: Hari Kumar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Journalism has an elitist approach and is moving towards cheap titillation today. There is a total abandonment of the Indian languages, former editor of Deccan Herald and Prajavani K N Hari Kumar said.
- Tata Shores Up Stake To Steel Against Bids (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Tata Group plans to raise its stake in the country’s largest private steel maker, Tata Steel Ltd., to ward off possible hostile takeover bids, Chairman Ratan Tata said on Wednesday.
- Avoiding An Unequal Social Bargain (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Jul 06, 2006)
Grass-roots democratic institutions need to be revitalised and involved in managing food and water security systems.
- Tatas To Raise Stake In Tata Steel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The objective is to thwart a hostile takeover; preferential allotment in two tranches
Tata Steel to raise its capacity to around 30 million tonnes
The steel major plans to raise Rs. 6,500 crore from overseas markets to fund expansion
- Only A U.N.-Led Process Can Halt The Iraq Catastrophe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 06, 2006)
The British Government cannot justify the continuing presence of its troops unless it shows it has learned from its failures.
- The Jatropha Opportunity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 06, 2006)
It is self-evident that biofuels hold out the promise of significantly easing the impact of the ongoing oil crisis.
- Uk Abolishes Post Of Lord Chancellor (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Britain's House of Lords has abolished the 1,400-year-old post of Lord Chancellor and for the first time Baroness Helene Hayman has been elected as the Speaker, to preside over parliament's upper house.
- Cooperative Bank Sets Up Trust For Self-Help Groups (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
It will make financial and marketing arrangements for them
The trust is said to be the first of its kind in the State
Its rules and regulations have been finalised
It will be inaugurated during `Cooperation Week' in November
- Sensex Down 142pts; Market Breadth -Ve (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
ICICI Bank has dropped 3.5% to Rs 489. Satyam has shed 2.5% to Rs 715.
HDFC Bank, Wipro, Bajaj Auto and Dr.Reddy's are down over 1.5% each at Rs 794, Rs 489, Rs 2,767 and Rs 1,356, respectively.
- War Long Forgotten, India And China Reopen Silk Road (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jul 06, 2006)
Asian giants India and China resume border trade through a Himalayan pass on Thursday, hoping to build on warming relations and curb smuggling, 44 years after a brutal border war closed the ancient route.
- Elections In Azad Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Dr Shabir Choudhry, Jul 06, 2006)
A 'drama' in name of elections in Azad Kashmir is in full swing. Hundreds of candidates are in the field contesting for the Azad Kashmir Assembly which in practice has very little powers.
- Illegal Immigration In North-East (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 06, 2006)
It was on 6th December 1971 that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, informed the Lok Sabha amidst thunderous applause the decision of the Governor of Indian to grant recognition to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
- The China-India Matrix (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 06, 2006)
China may be on everyone's lips, but India is not far behind. Both, as it came out at a recent economists' meet in Singapore, are the power-houses of the world, especially with a combined middle-class population of one billion. The key to a win-win . . .
- Nda Has Caused Price Rise! (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 06, 2006)
Cong says it all started in 2002, * BJP retorts, why not blame the British?
- Beijing Concerned Over Pyongyang Missile Tests (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
China issued a mild rebuke to North Korea on Wednesday over its missile tests, expressing concern, while urging all parties not to aggravate tensions in the region.
- Economy Of Shortages Upa Creation, Says Bjp (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 06, 2006)
The BJP on Wednesday shot back the 'surplus economy' salvo at the UPA Government to counter the allegation that the current bout of inflation is rooted in the wrong policies initiated during the regime of the NDA in 2002 under the Essential . . .
- Bleak House~i (Statesman, Jagmohan , Jul 06, 2006)
The agonising picture of housing shortage and growth of slums in the developing countries that has emerged at the Vancouver World Urban Forum III (June 19-23) is, in essence, no different from the picture that was painted at the first Forum held at . . .
- Policy And Policing (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 06, 2006)
The first mustn’t impede the second
The Central police organisations may have been remarkably successful in holding elections as they should, but have on occasions miserably failed when it comes to tackling crime.
- World On Edge As N. Korea Test-Fires 7 Missiles (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
North Korea fired a flurry of missiles into the sea on Wednesday in what was widely seen as a bid to pressure Washington into addressing demands for economic aid and other concessions amid a long-running nuclear standoff.
- Tatas To Hike Stake In Tata Steel (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Company's AGM passes resolutions for raising funds
Tata Steel plans capital expenditure of Rs 70,000 crore over the next 10 years,
Shareholders approved enhancing the authorised share capital from Rs 850 crore to Rs 2,000 crore.
- Rbi, Sebi Meet On Fii Stock Lending (Business Standard, Anindita Dey, Jul 06, 2006)
The ministry of finance has called for a meeting of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) later this week for a discussion on the revised stock lending and borrowing scheme for foreign institutional . . .
- Men Of Steel (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jul 06, 2006)
This last fortnight has brought the spotlight on four very different individuals from three different countries, whom I would unabashedly refer to as “men of steel”.
- Inflation Dilemmas (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 06, 2006)
When it comes to inflation, public perception is political reality. While the inflation rate as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI) has been steadily rising over the past few . . .
- Safta Stymied (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 06, 2006)
Pakistan denying MFN status to India and persisting with its `positive list' do not augur well for the South Asian trade bloc.
- Sensex Surges 257 Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Markets bounced back on Wednesday and ended up 257 points on the back of buying supports from FIIs.
Markets bounced back on Wednesday and ended up 257 points on the back of buying supports from FIIs.
- How About Focussing On Deliverables? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Jul 06, 2006)
A push for what is doable within three years would make the current fiscal strain worthwhile
- The Trouble With Pakistan (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Terrorism has many sources and claimed justifications, but if it can be said to have a centre, it lies in the training camps, madrassas and battlefields of northern Pakistan and south-eastern Afghanistan. There the Taliban and their ally, al-Qaeda, . . .
- Rajapakse For Talks With Ltte (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
President of Sri Lanka has called for direct peace talks with the leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels, saying he has appointed a group of experts to outline a possible solution to the decades-old ethnic conflict.
- Negative Impact Of Gst On Foreign Travel (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 05, 2006)
The Federal Government has deferred imposition of 15 per cent GST levied in the Budget 2006-07 on foreign travel for a month to avoid confusion in the absence of necessary groundwork to collect the amount.
- The Opening Of Old Passes (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Jul 05, 2006)
The mandarins of South Block scored a good goal. Or is it the babus of the Foreign Ministry in Beijing who put a self-goal? On July 6, when the Dalai Lama celebrates his 71st birthday, the Gate of Tibet will be reopened after 44 years.
- Pak Defence Strategy Earns Recognition Earns Recognition (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 05, 2006)
In a letter emailed to Pakistan Observer’s internet edition being carried on the Opinion Page today, Mr Moubayed Allawi has lauded Pakistan’s defence strategy to restrain its many size bigger neighbour India from embarking on any adventure against . . .
- Sust To Bolster Pak-China Trade (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Tuesday inaugurated the Sust dry port, saying the high-altitude facility near Pakistan-China border would bolster bilateral commerce to new levels and also facilitate in realizing Pakistan’s potential as hub of . . .
- Upa's Style Of Functioning 'Polluted': Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday accused the Congress of adopting a "polluted style" by doing away with the "all-party meeting" culture in tackling issues of national concern.
- The True King (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 05, 2006)
When the Emperor Jehangir summoned 5th Nanak, Guru Arjun Dev Ji, to meet him in Lahore, mainly at the instigation of Chandu.
- It Case: Jayalalithaa Challenges Economic Offences Court Order (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Her petition is yet to be numbered
- Will High Interest Rates End The Party For India Inc? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 05, 2006)
The situation today is different from what it was in the 1990s. The current growth dynamics is unaffected by such a hike.
- Chinese Communism Celebrated (Tribune, Clifford Coonan, Jul 05, 2006)
China’s Communist Party is 85 years old and the cadres are having a party. The Mao jackets have given way to sharp blue business suits and the red star may be digitally generated these days, but the message is still couched in doctrinaire . . .
- Pm Seeks Un Fund For Relief In Natural Calam (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel (HLP) on UN System-wide Coherence on Tuesday discussed draft recommendations to improve efficiency of the world body as Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz called for giving “prime priority” to the needs . . .
- India’S Red Corridor (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 05, 2006)
In 1947 India was partitioned on religious basis. The situation in Central India indicates that this time India will be partitioned due to the huge gap between the rich and the poor. India’s red corridor that runs from Nepal to Andhra Pradesh is . . .
- Stage Set To Take Up Kashmir Row: Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
“Considerable progress has been made through confidence building measures and people-to-people contact, which has reduced tension and improved the bilateral atmosphere,” Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said.
- Pm To Visit Helsinki For Indo-Eu Summit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
According to senior Indian and Finnish officials, the Prime Minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation including Commerce and Industry Minister, Kamal Nath, will be in Helsinki for three days.
- Steps To A Misadventure (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Jul 05, 2006)
The author is professor of economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
The Reserve Bank of India has recently set up a committee, headed by S.S. Tarapore, to put together a roadmap for steering the country towards full capital account . . .
- Pm Assures Full Support For Revival Of J-K Economy (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today assured full support for revival of economy of Jammu and Kashmir whose Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad met him here and apprised him about various developmental works underway in the State.
- Sbi: Banking On Subsidiaries (Business Line, Deeptha Rajkumar, Jul 05, 2006)
State Bank of India, which was in the news on Tuesday for issuing dividend, is also being talked of as being an attractive buy once its subsidiaries go to the market to raise money.
- `India Has The Advantage Of Low Employee Cost And Best Technology' (Business Line, Shyam G. Menon, Jul 05, 2006)
A manufacturer has to have the best of both (low staff cost and technology). Complete automation, as in Europe and America, is still not the best solution here. MR PRAVEEN KADLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE, . . .
- Safta: An Instrument For Peace And Prosperity (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Jul 05, 2006)
Many current studies point out that regional trade agreements that expand trade flows appear to have a dampening impact on conflict. Can SAFTA, whose implementation began on July 1, do this for India and Pakistan whose bilateral trade has been . . .
- Neglect And Apathy (Telegraph, Gyan Pathak, Jul 05, 2006)
Unseen and unheard, almost 7 to 10 per cent of India’s population lives in the worst conditions possible.
- Sowing Hope In Vidarbha (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 05, 2006)
The long-term solution is in strengthening the farming system with input supplies, irrigation, agronomy, and infrastructure.
- Trading Charges (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2006)
If the WTO becomes a club not worth being a member of, it would be because — as our columnist explains — the trade body simply can’t guarantee enough liberalisation.
- Kalam Comes Calling, Will Agni Iii Trial Follow? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday visited the country’s premier missile testing centre at the Wheeler Islands off the coast of Orissa’s Bhadrak district which was set up by him when he was heading the Defence Research and Development . . .
- Lalu Goes On Euro Rail Odyssey (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Jul 05, 2006)
Lalu Prasad is enjoying going round Europe by train and, hopefully, the Indian railway minister will return home with a few good ideas.
- Clock Is Ticking, Eu To Tell Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The European Union will tell Iran tomorrow that time is running out for it to agree to enter negotiations on incentives to curb its nuclear activities or face penalties.
- 10 Mini-Townships On Salim Map (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today told CPI leaders that the Indonesian Salim Group would develop as many as 10 small townships along the proposed 100-km Barasat-Raichak road.
- `8-9% Growth In 11th Plan Feasible With A Strong Fiscal Effort' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 05, 2006)
According to the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, launching on to a high growth path with the completion of the reform agenda after evolving a political consensus is the sure-fire route to progress.
- Return Journey (Tribune, Ashok Kundra, Jul 05, 2006)
The story of the Kalka–Delhi Shatabdi lies wrapped in some dusty file of the Industries Department of Punjab government, which may not be traceable now.
- Experiments With Terror (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 05, 2006)
The peace process resembles nothing so much as an arch without its keystone – in this case, an end to killing. Now as before, though, the keystone is stored in Islamabad, not New Delhi or Srinagar.
- Deepening Crisis (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Jul 05, 2006)
Sri Lanka slips back to a phase of military conflict as the LTTE steps up its attacks and the Army readily retaliates.
- Faltering Peace Process (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Ceasefire agreement between Sri Lankan government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam comes into force at midnight. Northern and eastern Sri Lanka demarcated between government- and LTTE- controlled areas, security restrictions eased.
- Requiem For The Wto (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Jul 05, 2006)
It’s looking like the UN general assembly. Responsibilities and rights must go together
- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul To Address Several Meetings In Up (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
An action plan to galvanise the party in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the assembly polls is being finalised by Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi who held detailed deliberations today with party leaders from the state where the Congress is at loggerheads with . . .
- Living With Leaks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 05, 2006)
The leakage of pre-medical entrance test papers of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences is indeed shocking but can’t be surprising for most people.
- Camps Of Neglect (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 05, 2006)
The refugees have lived without electricity, drinking water supply and sanitation.
- Bjp Goes Round In Circles (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jul 05, 2006)
The BJP's efforts to ride out of political ignominy and organisational lethargy expose its inability to generate fresh ideas.
- Maheshwar Stalled (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Jul 05, 2006)
The MoEF halts the Maheshwar project and asks for R&R plans. The move squashes the promoters' attempts to get finances for the project.
- Bhutan: Abode Of Mist And Mysticism (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Bhutan is a veritable Himalayan oasis, where religion and mysticism play a vital role in defining life.
- Is India Overtaxed Or Undertaxed? (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Jul 05, 2006)
Taxes are inherently distortionary, compliance is a problem so they are best kept rational.
- Anatomy Of A Confrontation (Frontline, Jayadeva Uyangoda, Jul 05, 2006)
Behind the failure to reach a compromise is the incompatibility of the Sinhalese and Tamil nationalist projects.
- Fast-Track Justice (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 05, 2006)
Inquiry commissions on communal riots must have a fixed term, not exceeding a year. This is the recommendation of the National Integration Council panel on communal violence.
- India Forgets Its Afflicted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2006)
There is still no cure for AIDS. But today the disease is no longer the automatic death sentence it once was.
- Sri Lanka On Red Alert For Black Tiger Day (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Sri Lanka today stepped up vigil ahead of the Tamil Tiger rebels’ programme to honour some 261 of their men and women who carried out suicide bombings.
- Independence Is What Dalai Wants: China (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
A senior Chinese official has accused the Dalai Lama, the region's exiled spiritual leader, of seeking to split China and play politics with religion.
- Women Empowered (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 05, 2006)
In which direction is the political wind blowing in Bangladesh?
- Out Of Space (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 05, 2006)
The earth is the cradle
of humankind, but
one cannot live in the cradle forever.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, 1895
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