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Articles 8321 through 8420 of 35809:
- Why Saffron Can't Be Red (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
As BJP and CPM have fundamental differences, the former will require a metamorphosis before it can learn from the latter, says Prafull Goradia.
- Salman Had No 'Licence' To Kill (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Poaching continues to stalk Bollywood actor Salman Khan. The superstar has run into fresh trouble with a Jodhpur court filing a case against him on Monday for lying in court about his gun license.
- Law For Quotas Will Not Work: Cii Chief (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
There is a demand for reserving jobs for socially and economically backward classes in the private sector. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a representative body of industrialists, has set up a task force to suggest a roadmap for . . .
- Crash Course (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 27, 2006)
Those fascinated by new four-lane and six-lane highways coming up across India have got it partially right.
- Q&a:'law For Quotas In Corporate Sector Will Not Work' (Times of India, Rupali Mukherjee, Jun 27, 2006)
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a representative body of industrialists, has set up a task force to suggest a roadmap for affirmative action in the private sector. CII president R Seshasayee explains to Rupali Mukherjee India Inc's views . . .
- Sensex Plunges 371 Pts On Interest Rate Concerns (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Dalal Street fell more than 3% on Monday, taking back more than half the previous week’s gains as foreign and domestic investors sold shares on expectations of higher US and Indian interest rates.
- Steely Resolve (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 27, 2006)
IN the end, Laxmi Mittal proved so keen on Arcelor that he was willing to raise his initial offer by 34 per cent, translating to several billion dollars, to persuade a reluctant Arcelor board to agree to one of the most watched and commented upon . . .
- Minister's Folly (Times of India, Lalit Mohan, Jun 27, 2006)
Priyaranjan Dasmunshi is a very happy man. He was given the rare honour of being appointed match commissioner for something as vital as the football World Cup round-robin encounter between Tunisia and Spain.
- Mending Fences With Washington (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 27, 2006)
Forget transatlantic squabbles over the US-led Iraq war and the accompanying tough talk by European Union leaders on making the 25-nation bloc a “counterweight” to the United States.
- Bringing In The Maoists (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 27, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist leader Prachanda has suggested that his guerrillas and government troops join forces to form a single army.
- Parichu River Crisis Brewing Again? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 27, 2006)
When the Parichu dam burst last year, almost 80 per cent of defence establishments from Sumdho to Karcham in Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh, including strategic bridges on the Hindustan-Tibet Road, were washed away.
- Indian Americans Do Their Bit For Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
While the Bush administration is busy trying to get the Congress to clear the nuclear deal with India, Indian American interest groups are doing their bit by lobbying lawmakers across the US.
- Drug Abuse : More A Health Problem (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in an alleged drug abuse case has focussed attention on the sale of narcotics in the country.
- Another Step Forward In Strengthening Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 27, 2006)
For India and China, resolving the border issue remains the key to developing a truly strategic partnership.
- Renegades Kill Four Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers - Police (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in an attack by a rival faction in Sri Lanka early on Tuesday and a soldier was shot dead overnight, police said, as spiralling violence stoked fears of renewed civil war.
- Sri Lanka's Forgotten War Displaced Long To Start Over (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jun 27, 2006)
Odd-job man Krishnaswamy Rajah has spent most of his adult life in a decrepit camp for thousands of ethnic Tamils displaced by Sri Lanka's two-decade civil war, and can see no way out.
- Parched Pakistan Feuds Over $18 Bln Dam Projects (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Jun 27, 2006)
High above the Indus river, straight white lines painted on the chaparral-covered hillsides mark the site of an ambitious, $7 billion dam project.
- India Rejoices Over Mittal's Takeover Of Arcelor (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jun 27, 2006)
Indian-born steel baron Lakshmi Mittal's successful takeover bid of European steel firm Arcelor was on Monday hailed in the country of his birth as a sign of the rise of Indian business leaders on the global stage.
- The Intelligent Aam Lady’S Guide To Inflation (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 26, 2006)
I worked with the government for the first time in December, 1974. Food prices were rising by a fifth and energy prices had gone out of the window.
- Indian Driver Released After Saudi King Pays Blood Money (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
An Indian driver involved in a car accident nearly two years ago has been freed after Saudi King Abdullah paid
- Indian Economy To Show 5.6 Pc Cagr Growth Till 2020 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Indian economy is likely to grow at the rate of 5.9 per cent evey year between 2006 and 2020 and would contribute 12.2 per cent of the global economic growth in the next 15 years, according to survey by Economist Intelligence Unit.
- Bsnl Rapped For Seeking Fee For Information (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Central Information Commission has issued a show cause notice to a BSNL officer for demanding a fee of Rs 9,810 from an applicant to provide certain basic information sought by the latter under the Right To Information Act (RTI).
- Government To Revamp Waqf Boards To Check Irregularities (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Centre is planning a massive revamp of state Waqf boards and other minorities welfare bodies to check rampant corruption, irregularities and inefficiency.
- Mittal Clinches Arcelor Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
In a mega deal that would create the world’s largest steel entity, three times bigger than the nearest rival, Arcelor SA today accepted the improved takeover offer from India-born L.N. Mittal’s group, ending a five-month long battle between the . . .
- Lakshmi Mittal Gets What He Wanted In A $33.35-Bn Bid (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jun 26, 2006)
Lakshmi Mittal on Sunday pulled off his biggest corporate coup yet as Arcelor agreed to his sweetened $33.35 billion bid. Sticking to business and ignoring the often-ugly, insular and racist overtones of his five-month battle to take control of . . .
- Indians In Afghanistan Asked To Be In Touch With Embassy (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India has asked all its nationals working in Afghanistan to be in constant touch with the Indian embassy in Kabul and also demand security from the private enterprises they are employed with.
- Disinvestment Back On Agenda (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2006)
With sources of funds for social spending getting limited, minority stake sale in public sector units is by far the optimal choice.
- Five Militants, Soldier Killed In 4 Operations (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Even as suspected militants have gunned down a Jammu & Kashmir Police personnel in Dadsar village of Tral and a soldier of Rashtriya Rifles has died in a gunbattle in Kulgam, Police and security forces have killed five militants in four separate . . .
- Inflation Is Here To Stay (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
As the inflation figures come in, creeping higher every week, it is now clear to all that inflationary pressures have set into the system.
- Hardening Interest Rates On Top Of India Inc’S Wishlist For Fm Meet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The prolonged volatility in the stock market, rising interest rates and inflation, as well as flexible labour policy are some of the major issues that will be deliberated upon in the meeting between the Finance Minister and the three apex . . .
- Driving In New Delhi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
A new study of driver’s licence examinations in New Delhi, India, confirms what most international policy wonks have long said: The benefits of corruption are not worth the costs.
- Why Obc Fire Didn’T Spread South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
How is it that the south, particularly Tamil Nadu (TN), remained cool when protests against the move to provide reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions raged like wild fire across north India?
- Subcontinental Drift (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 26, 2006)
Those European politicians have lost. Lakshmi Mittal has acquired Arcelor.
- Emergency Declared In Iraq (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency in Baghdad on Friday, the Prime Minister's Office said, after clashes broke out in a central district.
- The Transparency Paradox (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2006)
John Champy, co-author of the 1990s buzzword `re-engineering', maintains that the most important difference to organisations arising from the information communication technology (ICT) revolution is a completely new view of transparency.
- Dearer Rupee, Cheaper India! (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 26, 2006)
Some say that the appreciating rupee could enable commodities, especially petro-products, to be priced lower. But there are problems with this argument.
- Arcelor Accepts Improved Mittal Takeover Bid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
European steel maker Arcelor bowed to an improved 25.6 billion euro ($32.2 billion) takeover bid from Mittal Steel on Sunday to create a world giant three times larger than its nearest rival.
- Getting India Into Innovative Mode (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 26, 2006)
If India is to innovate, the only way is to create competition for the IITs. As IITs are tightly controlled government monopolies, such competition has to come from . . .
- What A Shame (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 26, 2006)
No economic facts or figures, no government promises or opposition’s protests against the uniform or any other issue can make a difference to the likes of Sakina, the wife of a poor labourer of Dir district in NWFP.
- From Irrational Exuberance To Deep Despair (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jun 26, 2006)
"Architectural weaknesses in the system" are blamed for the stock market crash. Besides more reforms, there is a need to create a deeper bond market.
- Iraqi Pm Offers Olive Branch To Insurgents (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iraq’s prime minister presented a plan for national reconciliation to parliament on Sunday, but Nuri al-Maliki was short on detail of how he aimed to end what he called the “ugly picture” of life in Iraq.
- Pakistan’S Energy Needs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 26, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has said that energy talks between Pakistan and United States will begin in Washington today and that Pakistan will raise the issue of its energy needs with emphasis on equal treatment with India on account . . .
- Worsening Situation In Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 26, 2006)
The coalition and Afghan forces killed about 82 militants in multiple assaults across southern Afghanistan on Friday, bringing the tally to over 200 killed since the launch of the Operation Mountain Thrust earlier this month.
- Mining Rights For Posco (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2006)
The delays and pussy-footing over mining lease for Posco’s mega steel plant in Orissa underlines the sorry lack of transparency and the absence of clear-cut norms in the minerals and metals sector.
- Lalu Puts Conditions For Concor Selloff (Times of India, Sidhartha Kanungo, Jun 26, 2006)
Railway minister Lalu Prasad may have gone ahead with the cabinet's view to disinvest 10% each in Nalco and Neyveli but when it comes to PSUs under his control, he isn't one to let go of them easily.
- Cbi Seeks Tn Speaker's Sanction To Prosecute Jaya (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The CBI has sought sanction from the Tamil Nadu assembly Speaker to prosecute AIADMK supremo and former state chief minister J Jayalalithaa in a 10-year-old case pertaining to Rs 2-crore gifts allegedly received by her from those she later favoured.
- Fruits Of Success (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jun 26, 2006)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar either has a large heart or is just teasing Lalu Yadav once again.
- To Catch A Thief (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 26, 2006)
Having lived in Delhi for the last so many years, the period spent at Sindri, now in Jharkhand, seems to belong to another era. At that time the small town held the whole of the Fertiliser Corporation.
- Sensex Drops 93pts; Hdfc Down 2% (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Sensex touched a low of 10,315, and is now down 93 points at 10,320.
- Blazing A New Trail (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 26, 2006)
How forceful and committed leadership can, even within existing systemic and procedural obstructions, propel an institution in path-breaking directions has been amply demonstrated by the dynamic and innovative Vice-Chancellor, Dr. C. Thangamuthu . . .
- But With Flexible Labour Laws (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2006)
The finance ministry’s reported insistence on inclusion of some sort of an employment criterion for special economic zones (SEZs) is totally justified. As conceived, SEZs are clearly based on doubtful assumptions and benefits, and are potentially a . . .
- Who Really Owns Bolivia? (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Jun 26, 2006)
Even if Bolivia gets fair value for her natural wealth, she will need help not only to extract the resources but also to improve the health and education of all Bolivians to ensure long-term economic growth.
- The Saga Of Salwa Judum In Chhattisgarh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The government's anti-Maoist strategy has pitted brother against brother and village against village. Civil strife is rife in Dantewada.
- Capitalism For The Poor (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jun 26, 2006)
When the poor are losing their land, it is impossible to justify their loss in monetary terms
- Prakash To Be Firm With Naxalites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Says talks posible only if they shun violence
- Bmp Set To Establish `Tdr Clinic' (Hindu, Afshan Yasmeen, Jun 26, 2006)
Commissioner K. Jairaj to meet Chief Minister on Monday to get clearance
There is opposition from citizens to the proposal
BMP determined to go ahead with it
Talks held with builders
11 roads to be widened by December
- Talking With Ulfa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The Central Government is moving to hold direct talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom for the first time.
- "We Are Trying To Find An Alternative Path For Our Own Development" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left Front in West Bengal entered its 30th year in power on June 21. In an interview toThe Hindu, Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeespeaks of the changing perspectives over the last three decades, the new Left alternative being considered . . .
- Back In The Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
The plan to sell stakes in two PSUs is a welcome move
- Anti-Naxal Plan Yielding Rich Dividends In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
"Naxalites are no longer getting cooperation of local people"
- Non-State Actors In International Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, B Raman, Jun 26, 2006)
Counter-terrorism agencies are facing a new strategic threat to which they do not have a response and they are unlikely to have a satisfactory response in the short and medium terms.
- Iran Urges Patience On Response To N-Package (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iran urged the United States and its European allies on Sunday to be patient for its response to a package of incentives aimed at persuading Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment.
- Ally Dmk Joins Left On Nlc Divestment (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jun 26, 2006)
In its first face-off with the Centre after assuming power in Tamil Nadu, the DMK has decided to oppose the Government’s move to disinvest 10 per cent in the public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).
- Rajnath Singh Criticises Upa's `Minority Appeasement' Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Criticises decision to allocate 15 per cent of welfare scheme funds for minorities
BJP demands `White Paper' on the country's economy
'Some influential persons are involved in the War Room leak case'
- Nosedive (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The market was right after all. After the announcement of the Jet-Sahara deal around six months ago, the Jet Airways’ stock fell sharply, signalling investors’ doubts about the merger.
- Azlan Shah Hockey: India Gets Bronze (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India clinched the bronze medal by posting a 3-2 win over New Zealand in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament on Sunday.
- Saudi King Pays Blood Money For Indian Driver (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
An Indian driver involved in a car accident nearly two years ago has been freed after Saudi King Abdullah paid SR 185,701 (Rs 22,87,839.8) as blood money to the members of a Saudi family to secure his release.
- What The Rebels Think Today (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The Battle for Bastar Ramachandra Guha Part I: Revolutionaries This is the first part of a four-part article
- Gentle Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The prime minister’s words on “good road manners” are rather extraordinary in many ways.
- The Death Of Innocent Visitors (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
How difficult and heartchurning it is to see the violent death of own child in front of you and still you are unable to do anything positive.
- India Votes For Shashi Tharoor (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Jun 26, 2006)
If the election of the UN Secretary General were to be held in India today, Shashi Tharoor would win by acclamation.
- Mittal Finally Pockets Arcelor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The merger will combine Arcelor — a symbol of successful, pan-European cooperation and economic revival, with operations that span Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Spain — with a fast-growing conglomerate founded by an Indian, Lakshmi . . .
- Class Action Needed To Restore Investor Confidence (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 26, 2006)
While the Indian capital market seems to be recovering from a savage correction, the mega issue of DLF Universal may have run into bigger trouble.
- Saudi King Pays Blood Money, Indian Freed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
An Indian driver involved in a car accident nearly two years ago has been freed after Saudi King Abdullah paid SR 185,701 (Rs 22,87,839.80) as blood money to the members of a Saudi family to secure his release.
- Trade Talks Trail Expectations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Key issues remain the same after Hong Kong
- Sensex Closes Up In A Special Trading (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Stretching the gains for the fourth straight session, which was held for a special trading, the Bombay Stock Exchange index (Sensex) moved up further by a mere 11.63 points to close at 10,412.93.
- A Surprise Guest At Bsp Meeting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
A senior Congress leader at an office-bearers’ meeting of the Bahujan Samaj Party! It was former railway minister C K Jaffer Sharief who was the surprise guest at the BSP gathering.
- Auto Majors' Bid For Sustainable Mobility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Challenge Bibendum of Michelin is the annual forum to focus on issues relating to clean, safe cars of today and tomorrow
The automobile industry already has the technologies needed to reduce pollution and improve safety, without compromising mobility.
- Quietly, In English (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jun 26, 2006)
A Harvard undergraduate, daughter of Indian expatriates, was recently in the news.
- Policy On Panchayati Raj Governance Soon: Aiyar (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 26, 2006)
Observing gross misuse of the word 'Panchayat' in different parts of the country, Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar wants to reserve it only for local self-governance institutions.
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