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Articles 11221 through 11320 of 35809:
- Fighting To Stay In Tune With The Times (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 15, 2006)
Shaolin today is a hotchpotch of the religious and commercial. But then paradox is the essence of Zen Buddhism.
- Artificially Prolonging The Life Of Rses (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 15, 2006)
A viable, national-level bourse for SMEs cannot come from fitting RSEs into contrived structures
- The Dollar’S Slide: An Unsettling Campaign (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, May 15, 2006)
Since mid-February, currencies seem to have locked step against the host of global imbalances
- Deceptive Sound (Times of India, Avinash S Vaz, May 15, 2006)
As a child I would eagerly wait for the summer vacations as they gave me an opportunity to spend a sizable number of days, enjoying juicy alphonso mangoes, at my uncle's place, in a village.
- Bury The Hatchet (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 15, 2006)
Politics in Tamil Nadu is an acrimonious affair.
- Global Economy On Biggest Winning Streak In Generation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2006)
The global economy is on a growth streak that is shaping up to be the broadest and strongest expansion in more than three decades.
- A Question Of Courage (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 15, 2006)
The UPA govt has been avoiding the inevitable rise in oil prices
- Getting The Right Mix (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , May 15, 2006)
In an essay published in the journal Mainstream in early April, veteran CPI leader Satyapal Dang called for the formation of a 'National Front of Left and Democratic Forces'.
- Imf Acts To Avoid Markets Meltdown (Hindu, Heather Stewart, May 15, 2006)
The weakening of the dollar seems to be the start of a long-awaited global readjustment.
- Righteousness, Religion, And Right-Wing Politics (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 15, 2006)
The protests seen in Srinagar after the uncovering of a prostitution ring illustrate complex cultural anxieties — not just anger over a single crime.
- Do State Governments Have Money To Throw? (Hindu, K. Venugopal , May 15, 2006)
State finances are in much better shape than they have been. Simply put, their revenues are growing much faster than their expenditure. In such a congenial situation, governments must prioritise basic needs.
- Reservation Versus Merit (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, May 15, 2006)
Best brains have rejected reservations as a form of social justice
- Crooks, Perhaps, But Not Fools! (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, May 15, 2006)
I wonder how many of us really know the candidates we vote for? An organisation called the West Bengal Election Watch, under the guidance of the indomitable and indefatigable Bibhu Mohapatra, has pieced together a picture of the 1,128 candidates . . .
- A Marxist Triumph In Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 15, 2006)
What precisely has changed to give the Left Front in West Bengal such a solid mandate this time around, to decisively reverse a 10-year trend? "I am in favour of Socialism. It is the best social order. But, in the present situation, if we have to develop,
- What’S Ethanol-Blended Petrol & More... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 15, 2006)
Almost a century ago, the founder of Ford Motors, Henry Ford, had hoped to run the Ford Model T on ethanol. Indeed, he is even reported to have said that ethanol would be the “fuel of the future”.
- Industry Will Make The Quantity Needed Available (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 15, 2006)
Petrol blended with ethanol is to be made mandatory by October. Will it make any difference?
- Basic Steps To Remove Baloch Grievances (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
It is worth questioning why the situation in Balochistan has reached a point where an armed confrontation is taking place between the federation and the tribal leadership.
- Politicisation Of A Death Foretold (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
The dead body of Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema, who stabbed the editor of the journal Die Welt and later died in a jail in Germany, was received with “official honour” and buried at his ancestral village Saroke Cheema near Gujranwala on Saturday.
- Dealing With Corruption (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 15, 2006)
General Musharraf’s emphasis on constantly reviewing curriculum is in line with the government’s policy of revamping the system of education in order to keep pace with the modern world.
- Mixed Signals From The Real Estate Market (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 15, 2006)
If you are guided merely by the vast volumes of data spewed out by foreign real estate brokers, builders or realty venture funds, then the bull market in this sector seems set to last for the next few years.
- Keeping The Pledge (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, May 15, 2006)
The author is a retired air marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Apocalypse Vies With Reform In Iran (Tribune, Jackson Diehl, May 15, 2006)
In a dusty brown village outside this Shiite holy city in Qom, Iran, a once-humble yellow-brick mosque is undergoing a furious expansion.
- Tea In Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 15, 2006)
Change and continuity can go hand in hand in politics.
- New Players In A New Regional Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 15, 2006)
As ‘indigenous’ voters emerged a stronger force in Assam, Sanjib Baruah explains how the Congress’s strategic alliance with Hagrama Mohilary paid off .
- The Price Of Reservation (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 15, 2006)
For every transaction, there has to be entries on both sides of the ledger.
- Ten Up! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 15, 2006)
The good news is that India has become more competitive. According to the Global Competitiveness Index prepared by the Swiss-based International Institute of Management Development (IMD), India moved up 10 ranks in the world league tables.
- Ovl Wants To Bid $4 Bn For Tnk-Bp Stake In Russian Co (The Financial Express, ANUPAMA AIRY, May 15, 2006)
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), which recently submitted a bid to buy TNK-BP’s interests in its subsidiary OAO Udmurtneft in Russia, has now sought the government’s approval to hike its offer to $4 billion and beyond.
- Fallout Of Interest Rate Uncertainties (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 15, 2006)
The prospects of a further interest rate rise in the US have serious implications for the world economy. Corporates in India and other developing countries may have to depend only on domestic sources of loan funds. Perhaps, this is all for the good . . .
- A Lot Needs To Be Done To Ensure Sustainable Supply (The Financial Express, SAMEER MAITHEL, May 15, 2006)
Petrol blended with ethanol is to be made mandatory by October. Will it make any difference?
- Dampener Banker (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 15, 2006)
One of the two managing directors of the State Bank of India is known for his deep dislike of smoking.
- State Of The Elections: National, Regional Coverage Is Polls Apart (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 14, 2006)
The voters didn’t oblige this time, did they? Starting with the 2002 Gujarat elections, verdicts had been largely television-friendly.
- Upa Govt Must Learn From Polls: Brinda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 14, 2006)
“Seven wins in a row for the CPM in West Bengal are not because of any single individual. It’s the collective effort of the leaders and the cadres” - Brinda Karat
- Small Screen Saver For Dmk (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, May 14, 2006)
At the age of 82, vendetta may not be a luxury that Tamil Nadu’s chief minister designate Muthuvel Karunanidhi can particularly afford.
- In His Twilight, Karunanidhi Mellows Watching The Sonrise (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 14, 2006)
Pandemonium breaks out in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, with Chief Minister M Karunanidhi accusing AIADMK members of snatching the budget papers from him.
- Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Congratulate Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
DPA victory due to DMK chief's leadership: Congress president
L.K. Advani calls up Karunanidhi, congratulates him
S. Ramadoss commends Chief Minister for welfare announcements
- How Bengal Was Won (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 14, 2006)
The staggering victory of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in West Bengal this week is remarkable for obvious reasons.
- Give Us A Smash, Not A Lob, Mr Damodaran (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, May 14, 2006)
That mutual fund distributors must be regulated is a foregone conclusion.
- Indian Origin Constable Murdered (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
A special constable of Indian origin Nisha Patel-Nasri, 29, was stabbed to death outside her home in north London when she reportedly ventured out just before midnight after hearing thieves trying to steal two high-value cars of her husband . . .
- National Technology Day At Bhel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) celebrated the National Technology Day on Saturday by presenting `young innovators award' to 15 young engineers for their contribution in cycle time reduction, cost saving, war on waste, automation developments
- Main Witness Of Jessica Murder Held For Perjury (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Shayan Munshi, principal witness in the Jessica Lal murder case, was held today at the Calcutta airport while boarding a plane for Bangkok.
- Iran Nuclear Row Looms Over Bali D-8 Nations' Summit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The Presidents of Iran and Indonesia began a summit of eight developing nations today overshadowed by fears about Tehran's nuclear programme.
- Development Support (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 14, 2006)
The recently held two-day meeting of the Pakistan Development Forum (PDF) was a significant event as it provided the opportunity to exchange views and ideas to carry forward the process of development.
- Be A Master, Not A Slave (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, May 14, 2006)
Intelligent people always endeavour to transform their mind, but fools glorify their mind.
- High Fives (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 14, 2006)
Sectoral success finds place in MSCI recast
- Reviving Confidence In The Eu’S Future (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, May 14, 2006)
Pity Jose Manuel Barroso.
- Musharraf Terms Corruption Country's Gravest Problem (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf termed Saturday corruption and bureaucracy country’s gravest problems.
- Pushed To The Margins In Delh (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Examining the situation of the poor in the context of the Supreme Court's recent rulings on the Delhi demolitions. text and Photographs
- Tell-Tale Site (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 14, 2006)
“Congratulations to Smt Sonia Gandhi for leading the Congress Party to Victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2004”.
- Australia Seeks Greater Asian Engagement (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, May 14, 2006)
While Australia finds new opportunities in Asia, India will gain from deeper ties with the former
- Msci Change Is Welcome (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 14, 2006)
The recent revision to the MSCI India Index is a new positive for our already buoyant stock market.
- Show A Leg (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 14, 2006)
Money is secondary in urban transport reform
- Karuna To Take Charge Today, 31 Colleagues In Tow (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The newly-elected Tamil Nadu assembly will be a colourful house, with members representing a galaxy of parties like the DMK, AIADMK, Congress, PMK, the two Left parties, MDMK and DPI.
- Tackling Disharmony (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
It is hard to call Shakti Maira just an author and leave it at that.
- Work On Single-Track System To Begin On August . . . (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Saturday announced that work on the pilot project of a monorail network spanning a length of 18 km between Kanakapura Road and Majestic area here would commence from August 15 to complement the proposed Metro . . .
- How To Defeat The Left In Bengal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 14, 2006)
You insult a Bengali at his own peril because he or she responds by voting the Communists back.
- 'The King Is Down But Not Out' (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 14, 2006)
We welcome this decision of the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) government as a positive step that will allow us to move ahead and implement the 12-point understanding reached between us last November. But we should remember that the King is down but not out.
- Indo-Pak Relations: ‘Normalisation’, ‘Resolution’ And ‘Jihadism’ (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 14, 2006)
One of the successful foreign policy planks of Pakistan in recent years has been “normalisation” with India, based on a system of “peace dialogue” between the two states.
- Reservation Reality (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, May 14, 2006)
Give a man a fish and he is hungry again tomorrow; give him a rod and teach him how to fish and he’s set up for life.
- Sonia’S Concerns Become Govt’S New Theme Song On Fta (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
One of the strongest advocates of free trade agreement (FTA), commerce and industry minister Mr Kamal Nath has appeared to be curiously cautious in recent months on the issue, advocating circumspection before inking any more such deals.
- The Pac Outcry (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 14, 2006)
IT is important to note the contents of the outcry over the mandate of the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee.
- Ppp Infighting (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 14, 2006)
The two functions organised by the PPP in Lahore on Friday saw all the usual mudslinging by party leaders against each other's faction.
- In Poetry-Loving Yemen, Tribal Bard Takes On Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
As the dusk call to prayer fades, Amin al-Mashreqi glances at the expectant faces surrounding him and begins to read from his slim, handwritten book of verse that is helping to bring a measure of peace to this mountainous Arab country.
- Karunanidhi, Ministers Sworn In (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, May 14, 2006)
Orders signed for Rs. 2 a kg of rice, waiver of farm loans, one more egg in noon meal
- Against Left, For Left Front (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, May 14, 2006)
Among the more intriguing theories that were proffered in Kolkata to explain the Left Front's conclusive seventh-term victory last Thursday, one struck me as quite prescient.
- The Genocide Story (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, May 14, 2006)
Milosevic has been rightly accused of war crimes but EU is equally guilty because of inaction and desire to protect narrow self-interests
- Left's Dilemma (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front's victory in the Kerala Assembly election in which it has bagged 98 seats, compared to the Congress-led United Democratic Front's tally of 42 seats in a near reversal of the 2001 poll result, may bring . . .
- The Index Of Development (Pioneer, KPS Gill, May 14, 2006)
The total unreality of the planning and budgeting processes in India, at both the Centre and in the States, is astonishing, and tragically out of sorts with the realities of the ground.
- D-8 Sign 2 Accords To Boost Trade (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Bali Declaration calls for peaceful use of N-energy
Aziz urges Muslim nations to create investment opportunities
- Just A Turn Left, Or About-Turn? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 14, 2006)
Last week’s election results are scary for two reasons.
- New Vistas : An Example Of Free Trade? (Statesman, Jeremy Seabrook, May 14, 2006)
A “drug baron” whose trade was described as having “created thousands of living ghosts” on the streets of the towns and cities of West Scotland was jailed for 12 years in April 2006.
- India Announces Rs 10 Cr Aid For Palestinians (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Concerned over the economic hardships faced by Palestinian people, India has announced a humanitarian assistance worth Rs 10 crore to help them out of the prevailing situation in Gaza and West Bank.
- Unavoidable Oil Price Hike (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, May 14, 2006)
confrontation is building up again between the Left and the Government on the issue of petroleum price hike.
- Cpm To Announce Decision (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
A decision on the new Chief Minister of Kerala would be announced on May 15 after the meeting of the state committee of the CPI(M), party general secretary Prakash Karat announced today.
- Al-Qaida Talking Heads (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 14, 2006)
The propaganda blitz by Bin Laden, al-Zawahiri and al-Zarqawi may be aimed at hiding their weakness, writes Fawaz A Gerges
- Feared Electricity Riots In Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 14, 2006)
Electricity situation in Karachi is deteriorating with every passing day as summer heat has gained momentum, raising fears of serious power riots in the country’s financial capital.
- D-8 Moot (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 14, 2006)
THE D-8 Council of Ministers has finalised two documents, one dealing with a preferential trade agreement and the second with agreement on administrative assistance in customs matters.
- The Monolith Of Failed Promises (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, May 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court's observation, over-ruling its previous judgement against raising the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project, may have populist overtones for downstream politics and the pro-dam lobbyists, but it has inadvertently . . .
- Thinking Outside The Iran Box (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, May 14, 2006)
The United States and Israel exercise absolute conventional military domination over the Middle East but are bled by costly asymmetrical warfare. They must now pursue war by other means, through asymmetrical diplomacy and statecraft built on . . .
- Bjp, Victim Of Its Own Spin (Rediff on the Net, B Raman, May 14, 2006)
In February, I met an economic expert working for the BJP at a seminar abroad. Its 'India Shining' campaign was in full blast at that time and the media had practically written off the Congress (I). I told the BJP expert that 2004 could see a . . .
- People Triumph In Nepal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, May 13, 2006)
The democracy movement's glorious victory holds lessons for all of South Asia about integrating social justice issues with mainstream politics.
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