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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 35809:
- Msci Change Is Welcome (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2006)
The recent revision to the MSCI India Index is a new positive for our already buoyant stock market. The widely-tracked index has included Siemens, Reliance Capital, Bajaj Hindustan, India Bulls Financial Services and Jaiprakash Associates.
- High Fives (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2006)
The latest changes to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) India index are not particularly significant if seen from the perspective of India’s weight in the Asian index.
- Show A Leg (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2006)
It is more than a month since the Union Cabinet approved its National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP).
- Increase Number Of Seats In Centres Of Higher . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
It is a "mission" to be achieved through public-private partnerships
Universities must set up special cadres to meet future demands
Call to media to be a partner in national missions
- Minority' Dmk Government Will Not Last Even One Year: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
O. Paneerselvam elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party
She says the party men advised her against attending the Assembly recalling the incidents in the House on March 25, 1989
`The new DMK Government would ruin the State's economy just as the
- Over 150 Die In Blast (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
A gas pipeline exploded in Nigeria as villagers collected fuel from the ruptured conduit, killing between 150 and 200 people.
- Pakistan Is Not A Failed State Yet (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 13, 2006)
It must be very baffling for the common man in Pakistan to be told one day that his country is doing a marvellous job in fighting the global terrorism, and next day he is told that his country is a cradle of terrorism.
- Politics Of Reservation (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, May 13, 2006)
The genie that V P Singh un leashed on the nation to save his tottering political future,
- Politics And Police Appointments (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
Choice of a clean and upright officer is an aberration. Fortunately aberrations are becoming the order of the day.
- Rbi Clarification On Ocbs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday clarified that overseas corporate bodies (OCBs) not being recognised as investors cannot be recognised as lenders in foreign currency or in rupees.
- Bite The Bullet On Petrol (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 13, 2006)
It would be more realistic to let a resilient economy absorb the petro-product price hikes than oppose them on specious grounds.
- As Many Red Herrings As Grow In The Wood (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
A nursery rhyme reads thus: "The man in the wilderness asked me how many strawberries grew in the sea. I answered him as I thought good, as many as red herrings grew in the wood."
- Economics Has A Way Of Catching Up With Populist Politics (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
There is indeed free in politics, so much so, that debate is not on whether, but which `free' is all right. But, eventually, economics catches up. Three reads provide a perspective on the politics and economics of reforms, federalism and regionalism.
- Bodo Kingmaker Quotes A Price (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The Bodoland People’s Progressive Front (Hagrama), the kingmaker, has quoted the price for supporting a Congress-led government in the state.
- Why Won’T India Move On Kashmir? (Daily Times, Shaukat Qadir, May 13, 2006)
There were three main reasons for Musharraf’s strong position
- Right On, Montek (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 13, 2006)
Plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s declaration that India needs more IITs is welcome.
- How To Defeat The Left In Bengal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
You insult a Bengali at his own peril because he or she responds by voting the Communists back.
- Tell-Tale Site (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 13, 2006)
“Congratulations to Smt Sonia Gandhi for leading the Congress Party to Victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2004”.
- Responsibilities Of Corporate Citizens (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, May 13, 2006)
Corporate ethics would not only be fulfilling but will be tax rewarding too. With many favourable court decisions, India Inc. should have no difficulty in fulfilling its social obligations.
- Reservation Reality (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, May 13, 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. That old truism holds just as true in the reservation debate as it does in any other. In fact, it is at the heart of caste-based . . .
- No Gas To Spare For Delhi: Ongc (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, May 13, 2006)
Had already tied up for supply with its customers, Minister informs Lok Sabha
- Happy Tidings (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2006)
News that the country has taken its first, albeit tiny, step, in the area of power generation from tidal waves may not have us uncorking the bubbly.
- Be A Master, Not A Slave (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 13, 2006)
Intelligent people always endeavour to transform their mind, but fools glorify their mind.
- Cisco’S New Product Suite (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Cisco Systems, on Friday, introduced Cisco Unified Communications system, a new suite of voice, data and video products and applications specifically designed to help organizations of all sizes to communicate more effectively.
- Delayed Change (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 13, 2006)
The police as an instrument of governance is important
- Pride And Prejudice (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, May 13, 2006)
The state should remember it has a responsibility to all citizens not only to some
- Musharraf Underlines Need To Import Gas (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday stressed the need for importing natural gas from regional countries to meet growing energy requirement in the industrial and agriculture sectors.
- Left's Dilemma (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 13, 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 . . .
- The Index Of Development (Pioneer, KPS Gill, May 13, 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.
- The Nato Trap (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
THAT Nato has decided to establish a military liaison office in Pakistan in order to improve coordination with regard to the never ending war on terror can only be seen as yet another way of the West telling Pakistan . . .
- Lanka’S Hour Of Reckoning (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 13, 2006)
With the military and the rebels engaged in pitched battle, Sri Lankans once again find themselves being sucked into a vortex of violence.
- The Monolith Of Failed Promises (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, May 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court's observation, over-ruling its previous judgement against raising the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar . . .
- Guaranteeing Work (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, May 13, 2006)
Social monitoring is necessary to realise the transformatory potential of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
- Do Missed Wto Deadlines Matter? (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, May 13, 2006)
In a growingly unequal world, the benefits of integration with world trade are small and declining for the majority of people in the developing world.
- Palestine Starving (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 13, 2006)
Israeli and Western governments are denying the Palestinian Authority funds after the Hamas victory in the elections.
- America’S Game In The Middle East (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, May 13, 2006)
IT cannot be just a coincidence that every time George W. Bush paints himself in a tight corner a new recorded message of his nemesis, Osama bin Laden, pops up out of the blue to come to his rescue and remind an increasingly sceptical American people . .
- Price Of Growth Bretton Woods Twins In Trouble (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 13, 2006)
Awe-inspiring achievements on the economic front have diverted attention from China's poor record in the safety of coal miners.
- Hamas Edges Toward Recognizing Israel (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Hamas edged toward recognition of Israel, a key international demand, in an agreement worked out by Hamas and Fatah leaders in an Israeli prison, mentioning a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza while refusing to renounce violence.
- Rumsfeld's Ways (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, May 13, 2006)
The Defence Secretary has argued for a high-tech U.S. military with limited manpower, with personnel from "allied powers" bearing the arms.
- Green Signal For Reds (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2006)
Althoug few doubted that the Left, particularly the CPM, would win the assembly elections in Kerala and . . .
- Kalam Advocates Increasing Seats In Educational Institutions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
As a debate rages over the issue of reservations in elite academic institutions, President A P J Abdul Kalam today recommended increasing the number of seats in centres of higher education to cater to the requirements of the country's knowledge industry.
- 100 Dead In Lagos Pipeline Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
More than a hundred people died today when an oil pipeline blew up in a village near the Nigerian economic capital Lagos, private television channels reported.
- Pak, Indonesia To Boost Defence, Economic Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Friday agreed to enhance ties between their countries in multifaceted areas covering defence, security, political, diplomatic and economic fields.
- Assam Outcome (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2006)
The ground has shifted from under Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s feet, but not perhaps as much as he might have feared. No party has managed a majority in Assam’s 126-member Assembly, but the ruling Congress has got close enough to be confident . . .
- Cpi-M May Zero In On Vs As Cm For Kerala (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The CPI-M Polit Bureau will take up the issue of electing Kerala Chief Minister at its meeting on Saturday. However, a final decision on the issue would be taken by the party’s state committee at its meeting on May 15 at Trivandrum.
- Interview (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 12, 2006)
What is your reaction to the G.P. Koirala government's ceasefire offer and its decision to remove the terrorist tag from the Maoists?
- Home Again (Telegraph, M.J. Akbar, May 12, 2006)
Heart-rending, heart-warming fiction, or hard history? Telinipara, around which this moving family chronicle unfolds, is of course no imaginary spot.
- Terror On The Mountains (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
On the politics and practice of massacres in the Jammu region in the wake of the killings in Doda and Udhampur districts.
- Orientalism And Its Discontents (Frontline, Shelley Walia, May 12, 2006)
The book ignores the rigour of Edward Said's work and his explorations of critical issues of cultural representation.
- Frayed Truce (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, May 12, 2006)
The April 25 attack on the Army chief has cast a shadow on the fragile peace process in the country torn by years of civil strife.
- Interfaith Harmony (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
Strong One, make
me strong.
May all beings look
on me with the
eye of friend!
May I look on all beings with the eye of friend!
May we look on one
another with the
eye of friend!
- Election Outcome Positives (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 12, 2006)
Few popular contests in recent memory have been as interesting, as instructive, and as productive of democratic positives as the April-May 2006 round of Assembly elections.
- Whose Per Capita Income? (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 12, 2006)
The announcement by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, during his inaugural address at the Pakistan Development Forum 2006 on Wednesday in Islamabad, that Pakistan's per capita income is likely to reach the $800 mark by end-June, is by all means great news.
- Government Must Listen To Donors (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 12, 2006)
THE speech of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz before the annual meeting of Pakistan Development Forum was not only an expression of satisfaction over performance of the country’s economy but also showed optimism for the future. Telling an array of . . .
- Reliance Raises Petrol Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd. on Thursday raised the petrol price by Rs. 2.50 to Rs. 2.92 a litre. "Reliance has raised its ex-depot price of petrol by Rs. 2 a litre. After adding taxes and other levies, the effective increase would be between . . ..
- Are We Faring So Well? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 12, 2006)
Prime minister Shaukat Aziz’s statements of late should come as great morale boosters, given the rosy picture he has been painting of the national economy and the state of social sector development in Pakistan.
- Cong Watch Out! Left Coming With Hammer & Sickle (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, May 12, 2006)
While the results of the five Assembly polls were along expected lines, the extent of Left domination is bound to send alarm bells ringing within the Congress and disturb the delicate balance of power in the Manmohan Singh Government.
- Not Surprising (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
Barring the Red tidal wave that has swept the CPI(M)-led Left Front to an unprecedented seventh consecutive victory with an unexpected majority in West Bengal, there is nothing startling about the results of the recent Assembly elections.
- India's Uncared Masses Abroad (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 12, 2006)
No Government can claim a place at the world's high table if its citizens need dirty, poorly paid jobs abroad where every despot and dictator can kick them around.
- Shifting Balance Of Power (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 12, 2006)
The strong showing by the Left Front in West Bengal and Kerala Assembly elections, and the DMK in Tamil Nadu, will have an impact on the power balance in the Congress-led UPA Government.
- Australia Denies Plan To Sell Uranium To India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday Australia would stick to its policy of banning uranium sales to India but he would seek more details on a US-India nuclear deal when he visits Washington this week.
- For A While, Ajmal Scent Of Success Had Gogoi Gasping (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 12, 2006)
A week before the elections, veteran Congressman and Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had said, ‘‘I don’t give a damn to Badruddin Ajmal. I can even cause a split in his AUDF.’’
- Who Can Be Ministers? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, May 12, 2006)
Rural education in the State is below that of Bihar on most parameters except enrolment.
- Cong May Retain Power In Assam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The 12th Assembly polls in Assam resulted in a hung House, but the ruling Congress has emerged as the single largest party and seems set to retain power in the state.
- Probing Sugar Crisis (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 12, 2006)
Blaming the so-called sugar cartel for exploiting growers, holding stocks beyond the limit fixed by the Cabinet and making huge profits on the import of 400,000 tons of duty-free raw sugar allowed by the federal government to control runaway . . .
- “Boom Bust Cycles” (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 12, 2006)
Speaking at the Pakistan Development Forum, World Bank Vice-President for South Asia Praful Patel’s reference to Pakistan’s long history of boom-bust cycles was appropriate.
- Putin Turns More Prudent (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 12, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-awaited address to the both Houses of Parliament has sprung surprises to many. Contrary to the expectations that his speech would be focused on the international issues in view of the provocative statements . . .
- Sonia Wins By 4-Lakh Margin (Deccan Herald, PUJAA AWASTTHI, May 12, 2006)
Congratulations also came in from the party’s state headquarters with senior leader Pramod Tiwari labelling it “a victory of Rahul’s strategy and Priyanka’s management”.
- A Vote For Development, Says Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
"Our responsibilities have increased"
Verdict a mandate for greater industrialisation
Consolidating success in agriculture, improving conditions of below poverty line people also important
No differences in CPI(M) over economic measures
- Cadres Of Dmk, Alliance Camps Over The Moon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Burst firecrackers, distribute sweets and shout slogans
- The Election Results And Coalition Politics (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, May 12, 2006)
How will the strong showing by the Left impact on the functioning of the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre?
- Rewind To Assembly Elections, 2001 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
This was our editorial comment on the assembly elections of five years ago
- Rel Agrees To Lower Viability Gap Funding In Mumbai Metro (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Decks have been cleared for the Phase-I of the ambitious Mumbai Metro Rail project with ADAG's Reliance Energy Limited (REL)-led consortium agreeing for a lower support from the government to Rs 6.50 billion from Rs 12.50 bn proposed earlier.
- Some Consolation? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 12, 2006)
Having consistently failed to ensure that 33 per cent of our lawmakers are women it is now being advocated that 30 per cent of the law-enforcers should be female. Consolation?
- Coalition Comes To Rule At States Too (Hindu, Neerja Chowdhury, May 12, 2006)
The results of the Assembly elections have established one thing very clearly—that alliances and coalitions are an inevitability at the Centre and increasingly in the states.
- Reliance Petroleum Jumps 70 Pct On Debut (Reuters, Himangshu watts, May 12, 2006)
Shares in Indian energy company Reliance Petroleum Ltd. jumped as much as 70 percent in their market debut on Thursday, after a popular $600 million initial public offering.
- Advantage Left (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
The five state election results offer the Left much to celebrate, demand that the Congress be stoic, and give the NDA a knockout punch. The Left Front has retained office in West Bengal for the seventh consecutive time and with an enhanced majority.
- It All Adds Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
From five states comes one message for political leaders: just govern
- Left In The Centre (Indian Express, Harsh Sethi , May 12, 2006)
The elections have thrown up expected results. Watch for unexpected consequences
- A Failed State Of Understanding (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, May 12, 2006)
Pakistan’s irate response to its rating on the Failed States Index is a knee-jerk denial
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