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Articles 8121 through 8220 of 35809:
- Punjab, Ril To Sign Mou On July 3 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
To launch a Rs. 5,000 cr. project
- Will India Ever Have A Buffet? (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 29, 2006)
This week had two significant landmarks in the evolution of capitalism.
- Why Your Mother Always Walks Beside You (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 29, 2006)
The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked. The guide said: "Yes, but the way is hard, and you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning".
- Let The Best Get A Chance (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Jun 29, 2006)
Instead of quotas, there should be broad-based supportive inputs for the weaker sections beyond considerations of caste . . .
- Strategic Partner Or Threat? (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 29, 2006)
Nothing symbolises the confusion and ambivalence in our approach to relations with China more than the contradictory statements about Sino-Indian relations that have emanated from our Defence and External Affairs Ministries over the past year.
- Threat Rewarded, Docility Ignored (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
It is strange to see the Government providing relief packages to terrorists, but leaving Hindu victims to fend for themselves, notes YK Sharma
- Sans Power And Will (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 29, 2006)
Power crisis is not the only problem that ails Uttaranchal. Law and order too is worsening by the day, says Hiranmay Karlekar
- China And India Eclipsing Japan For Property (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 29, 2006)
Booming China and India appear to be eclipsing an increasingly expensive Japan as the favoured Asian property markets for global funds, but some money managers worry big inflows of capital will underprice risk.
- Gail Consortium Signs Agreement For Oman Block (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
GAIL (India) Limited with its consortium partners has signed the Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with The Government of the Sultanate of Oman for Block 56 in Muscat on Wednesday.
- Vision 2020 (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
The North-east can no longer claim that inadequate funds are hampering development because, over the past decade, the Centre has been quite lenient.
- Cooperatives Imp For Country's Development: Kalam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Cooperatives can play an important role in ushering in second green relvolution in the country and should be given all the support in agri-related ventures, President A P J Abdul Kalam has said.
- A Fickle Pickle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
Parties and politics at Nalco
As Orissa braces for a total work stoppage on 30 June, including disruption of air and rail services, the striking feature of the political agitprop over the Centre’s decision to divest 10 per cent stake in Nalco is . . .
- Reduce Government Spending (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 29, 2006)
A founding father of modern political science and government, Edmund Burke, in one of his many treatises has written that "too much of Government means the minimum of liberty" for citizens, which is bad for a healthy growth of democracy.
- Wide Fluctuations In Share Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
In highly volatile trading, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex made a smart recovery from the early sharp losses on good low-level buying but only to close 21.31 points lower at 10129.70 as select bluechip counters fell towards the end on . . .
- Cbi Seeks Documents On "Kickbacks" In Wheat Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Uncovered while probing Iraq's oil-for-food programme
- Dhanapalan Nominated To Committee For Identifying Next . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Senate members protest against S.P. Thyagarajan chairing the meeting
Policemen posted outside Senate Hall
Renovated Senate House opening in August
Vice-Chancellor condemns the protest
Says charges against him baseless
- How Big Is Togo? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
How big is Togo? How small is Togo? How big is India? How small is the Indian? How petty is the mind that manages Indian sports? How minuscule is the pride that a nation should have in its sports team?
- India To Provide Rs 8.5 Billion For Infrastructure Development In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nepal to provide Rs 8.5 billion for infrastructure development in the Terai region here.
- Top Let Ultra, Who Got 60 Bsnl Sims Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Rajouri Police today smashed a parallel communication network being run by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen cadre with the arrest of two persons including a top Lashkar ultra, who had so far procured 60 BSNL mobile SIM cards for the militants.
- Rs.521-Crore Scheme For Wayanad Submitted To Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The State Government has submitted a Rs.521-crore scheme to the Union Government for assistance to revive the crisis-ridden farm sector of Wayanad district.
- Nabard Urges Banks To Increase Term Loan To Agricultural Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Rs.1,876 crore disbursed as credit in Shimoga district under the credit plan for 2005-06
- Stage Set For Price Hike War Within Congress (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The Congress may have persuaded a sulking Sharad Pawar to accompany Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to Vidharbha.
- The ‘Approach’ Is Business As Usual (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Jun 29, 2006)
Plan panel should make the approach paper to the XIth five-year Plan a reform action plan
- Forget The Past? Forget It (OutLook, B Raman, Jun 29, 2006)
So long as Prabhakaran and others involved in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi continue to lead the LTTE, India cannot deal with it. That should be our message to the Tamils of Sri Lanka.
- Dangerous Dollar Dependence (OutLook, Editorial, Outlook, Jun 29, 2006)
The world economy's reliance on the dollar smacks of dysfunctional co-dependence whereby the US and the rest of the world both rely on the dollar's strength, but neither is well served by it.
- The War Within (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
As the peace-process becomes a mockery, perhaps time to ask: Is Nagaland heading back to the days of continuous fratricidal wars between the 'national workers' out to restore all that was wonderful in the state before 'India' decided to 'plunder and . . .
- Widening Gap (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The gap in per capita income levels between the richer and poorer states has widened over the past three decades. Rich states (Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab and Maharastra) have also grown over three times faster than poorer states . . .
- Enlightened Affirmative Action Is The Key (Business Line, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Jun 29, 2006)
To create a humane, inclusive society, public policy must be perceived to be fair, open and transparent. Reservation is not the best means to achieve social equity in a developing country. A more enlightened affirmative action is the need of the hour.
- Financial Terrors In Dark Databases (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 29, 2006)
The latest issue of AccountingWeb's `Weekly Business Bite' includes a link to an item headlined, `Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme Disclosed.'
- India’S Hands Are Tied, Say Bjp & Cpm (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 29, 2006)
The United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006, which cleared the House International Relations Committee with an overwhelming majority on Tuesday, has met with stiff opposition here, with both the NDA and the CPI(M) protesting . .
- Sensex Up 152; Hero Honda Rallies 3% (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The Sensex is now up 152 points at 10,282.
- Desperation Of The Poor (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 29, 2006)
A factory worker in Lahore killed his three minor daughters recently as he was convinced he would not be able to give them an “honourable life” with his meager earnings, however hard he may try.
- Baseless Accusations (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
One feels frustrated when senior political leaders make wild and senseless accusations against another political party without providing any reasonable proof.
- The Rice Mission (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 29, 2006)
The American secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, described her discussions with President Musharraf as “excellent” and termed US-Pakistan relationship as “broad and deep”.
- Investment In Military To Ensure Peace: Aziz (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan possesses both strategic and conventional defence capabilities and was investing in its armed forces to ensure peace.
- Keep Mutual Funds For Small Investors Only (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Jun 29, 2006)
Their domination by corporates here, unlike abroad, stands the entire idea of MFs on its head
- Right Dose (The Financial Express, Niraj Bhatt, Jun 29, 2006)
Pfizer has seen its operating profit (including service income) improve by 34.7 per cent y-o-y to Rs 42.64 crore for the quarter ended May 2006, on a 21.1 per cent growth in operating income to Rs 172.88 crore.
- Privatisation On Track: Shaukat (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The government is fully committed to the process of privatisation and respects the Supreme Court’s judgment regarding Pakistan Steel Mills’ case, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz while chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation . . .
- What People Want (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
August, the CPM central committee decided in its Hyderabad meeting recently, is going to be a month of a “national political campaign”.
- Retracing The Ancient Silk Route (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jun 28, 2006)
On June 18, 2006 Indian and Chinese senior officials met in Beijing to discuss among other bilateral matters the question of setting a date for the opening of Nathu La. The historic event is scheduled to take place this month (June 2006)...
- Riding The Sri Lanka Tiger (Indian Express, Shylashri Shankar, Jun 28, 2006)
The recent suicide attack by a suspected LTTE member, which killed the Sri Lankan army deputy chief of staff, has put more pressure on India to become an active participant in the Sri Lankan peace process.
- Entering A Golden Age Of Philanthropy (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Jun 28, 2006)
America has had many legendary philanthropists like Andrew Carnegie, but they have been eclipsed by the man whose knack for spotting a good investment has made him the second richest individual in the world.
- Winning Streak (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 28, 2006)
Mr Lakshmi Mittal’s victory in gaining Arcelor has been greeted with jubilation in India, with Messrs Chidambaram and Kamal Nath expressing pride that an Indian had become the world’s largest steel . . .
- Kashmir, Pak Militants At Loggerheads In Jail (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Trouble has been brewing in Kot Bhalwal jail with some Kashmiri militants being at loggerheads with Pakistan ultras, detained in high security Central jail on the issue of some recent happening in the Valley including an attempt on the life of . . .
- Dial And Catch (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
A report in this newspaper gives an interesting insight into the benefits of mobile technology sweeping the country.
- Tribe Against Tribe, Village Against Village (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 28, 2006)
The landscape of Bastar is gorgeous.
- Ril Floats Arm For Retail Foray (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
A new company called Reliance Retail Ltd, to be fully owned by the parent company RIL with a capital of Rs 10,000 crore would spearhead this revolution.
- What Is Addiction? (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, Jun 28, 2006)
What is addiction? It basically is a strong urge to get a pleasurable object. It could be a drug or a drink, a person or a book.
- The Larger Vision (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Jun 28, 2006)
The Sardar Sarovar dam is a reality. The Supreme Court will on July10 hear from the Prime Minister the findings of the NSS-assisted Shunglu committee on the progress of R&R in the 111-112 metre reach currently under construction.
- J K Rowling’S Grim Hints Of Death (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The concluding pages of the final Harry Potter book are liable to be stained with muggle tears, it emerged on Monday, as J K Rowling dropped her broadest hint yet that the eponymous boy wizard might be killed off in the seventh book in the series.
- The Accidental Developers: India's Emerging Elite (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
In a rush to build shops, offices and houses worthy of a thriving economy, a new elite is emerging in India -- young men asked to turn plots of family land into a property business.
- Police Transfers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
A minimum tenure would provide some stability.
- Brewing Crisis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
Taliban is once again rising in Afghanistan
- The Will To Walk (Deccan Herald, Suryakumari Dennison, Jun 28, 2006)
Age is no deterrent to the determined walkers who won’t even stop for a chat with acquaintances
- Reliance Industries Leads A Late Recovery On Sensex (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Reliance Industries (RIL) saved the day for the stock markets, which on Tuesday recovered by 109 points on the back of the company’s mega retail plans.
- What Happened? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 28, 2006)
The move towards excessive tightening of liquidity and rising rates will inevitably dampen global growth and lead to a slowdown in corporate profits.
- Pro-Market Reforms And Growth (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Jun 28, 2006)
The embrace of pro-market reforms by the Left Front government of West Bengal notwithstanding, anti-reform scholars continue to express scepticism towards them.
- Moderate Quakes Rock Nicobar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Two earthquakes of moderate intensity shook the Nicobar islands on Tuesday night, the MeT Department said.
- Tomato Tantrums (Times of India, Manju Vaish, Jun 28, 2006)
Housewives are seeing red as tomato goes out of bounds. This humble vegetable has sent shivers down the collective spine of the powers that be, compelling them to offer it to the public at an affordable Rs 20 a kg at select outlets.
- Reliance To Invest Rs 25,000 Cr In Retail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
India’s largest corporate, Reliance Industries Ltd, said it would invest Rs 25,000 crore over the coming years and employ close to half a million Indians in a new push into the growing retail sector.
- U.S. Underestimates Ahmadinejad At Its Peril (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 28, 2006)
It ignores the forces that brought him to power and his political skills.
- "We Have To Reconstruct Our Society" (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 28, 2006)
Afghanistan's Urban Development Minister on the challenges his country faces.
- Reliance Unveils Retail Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
A new 100 p.c. owned company Reliance Retail Ltd. will be floated
- Ril Leads Recovery On Stock Market (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) saved the day for the stock market, which on Tuesday recovered by 109 points on the back of the company's mega retail plans.
- Yes Bank Launches New Fd Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Yes Bank has launched a Special Fixed Deposit Scheme, targeted at investors seeking liquidity and safe returns.
- Uti Mutual Fund Ties Up With Central Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
UTI Mutual Fund (UTI MF) and Central Bank of India have entered into strategic tie-up for distribution of UTI MF schemes. Under the agreement, Central Bank of India will distribute the entire bouquet of UTI MF's schemes across the bank's selected . . .
- Don’T Do It, Pm! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 28, 2006)
The Musharraf regime gets a lot of flak on many issues. But we must credit it for two things: a relatively free press and a lively oversight-environment in the standing committees of parliament.
- Juggernauts Roll On (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The ‘Rathyatra’ of Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his brother Balbhadra (Balram) and his sister Subhadra, commemorating the deities’ visit to the countryside in summer, was enthusiastically staged in several parts of the country, amidst tight security . . .
- Minister Wants Other States To Follow Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
State stands first in implementation of rural job scheme
- A New Approach To Planning (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia's move to first evolve a consensus among the States on the approach paper to the Eleventh Five Year Plan, before taking it to the National Development Council (NDC), marks a refreshing . . .
- Europeans: More Equal Than Others? (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jun 28, 2006)
Let me state my position on capital punishment at the outset: I am unequi- vocally opposed to it on a number of counts.
- Left Parties To Meet Soon On Nalco, Neyveli Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Left parties will soon meet to decide on intensifying their stir against the UPA government's economic policies, including its decision to sell equity in profit-making PSUs and import of foodgrains, CPI said today.
- Bsp To Go It Alone In U.P., Uttaranchal, Punjab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
`Party to back any Bill that gives reservation to poor'
- Vuda Clarifies On Lay-Out Plan Approval (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
In VMR area only plots approved by VUDA are legally tenable, caution authorities
Panchayats and municipalities can only recommend approval of plans
Before recommending, they have to check all valid details
- On Sonia’S Advice, Pm Becomes More Accessible (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken serious note of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s repeated suggestion that there should be greater coordination and interaction between the party and the government.
- Luxembourg Backs Arcelor-Mittal Deal, Mixed Response In France (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 28, 2006)
``Privileged relations will continue because the firm needs our support''
Unfriendly offer became a friendly one, and therefore acceptable: Chirac
German Economy Minister "relieved that lengthy battle between steel giants" is over
- No Role In Deaths, Says Ex-Nepal Minister (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 28, 2006)
The High Level Probe Commission investigating state excesses during people's movement interrogated three Ministers in King Gyanendra's government on Tuesday.
- Dealing With China (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 28, 2006)
When this appears in print the eighth round of India-China talks on the boundary dispute will just have ended in Beijing.
- Prachanda Power Vs People's Power (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jun 28, 2006)
Peace processes have their own dynamics and longevity. The one playing out in Nepal is surely unique:
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil... (Pioneer, B Raman, Jun 28, 2006)
Both India and China are being nice to each other. But that could be . . .
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