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Articles 11521 through 11620 of 35809:
- Pakistan's Jihadi Problems (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
While Pakistan claims to have lost more than 600 of the 80,000 troops it has committed to the campaign against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan and the United States remain unimpressed.
- `Residents' Participation In Policy Implementation Must' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh S.F. Rodrigues on Tuesday urged the members of the Administrator's Advisory Council and the residents to participate actively in the implementation of various policies and programmes . . .
- Pravin Mahajan Allowed Home Food In Jail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A local court on Tuesday allowed Pravin Mahajan, held on charges of murdering his elder brother and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, to have home food delivered to him in jail. Magistrate R.T. Badge also reserve . . .
- Is The Doha Round Dead? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 10, 2006)
The critical thing is to carry on with internal reforms even in the event of the external trigger not being there anymore.
- Why Privilege Qibs? (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
SEBI has permitted listed companies to raise funds from the domestic market by placing securities with qualified institutional buyers (QIBs).
- Agriculture In Strategic Policy Making (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, May 10, 2006)
The productivity gains made in the last forty years can be the foundation for India's agriculture sector to be globally one of the best. If these gains are compounded, the country's exportable surplus in many commodities and . . .
- Cpi-M Protests Against Price Rise Continue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The State Committee of the CPI-M held demonstrations against price rise at number of places in the state for the second day today. In the state capital the Secretary of the Party Rakesh Singha addressed two protest meetings in the Himachal . . .
- Bring Cheer To The Aged (Telegraph, TUMPA MUKHERJEE, May 10, 2006)
The abuse of old people can take many forms — physical, psychological, emotional or financial.
- Emerging Coalition Of Jihad (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 10, 2006)
With Al Qaeda far from being vanquished, and Pakistan and Bangladesh inevitably turning into jihadi outposts in the emerging pan-Islamist network in Asia, India is more than likely to be caught in the vicious tail-wind of the next wave of terrorism,
- Verdict On Quota (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Ideally, the 6-2 tennis score verdict of the National Knowledge Commission against extending OBC reservation to IITs, IIMs and centrally-affiliated medical institutions such as AIIMS should put to rest Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh's ...
- Nepal Scraps Some Royal Decrees, Eases Media Curbs (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, May 10, 2006)
Nepal's new multi-party cabinet scrapped several royal decrees on Tuesday, including easing media curbs that were imposed by King Gyanendra after he sacked the government and seized absolute power last year.
- No Cuddling Cats Here (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 10, 2006)
The city is not going to pussyfoot around when it comes to stray cats.
- Bjp National Executive In Delhi On May 29-30 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The first national executive meeting of the BJP after Rajnath Singh took over as party president would be held here on May 29-30.
- Non-Existent Evils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 10, 2006)
Biman’s way of charging up cadres
Biman Bose, appointed the CPI-M’s state secretary after the passing away of Anil Biswas, has a style that is radically different from that of his predecessor.
- Lic, Sbi, Goldman Sachs Hike Stake In Reliance Petro (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Goldman Sachs and State Bank of India (SBI), which have taken equity stakes in Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) through the pre-IPO placement, have hiked their stakes in the Mukesh Ambani Group company . . .
- Latin America’S Turn To The Left (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 10, 2006)
Towards the end of last month, Fidel Castro played host to a pair of neighbours, Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales, with whom he signed a pact titled the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.
- Right To Remain Poor (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 10, 2006)
Three United Nation's representatives have advised the Indian Government not to increase the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam until rehabilitation is complete.
- The Rising And Emerging India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, May 10, 2006)
Right goes the saying that every body stands by the side of strong and superior, so gets reflected in context to India.
- Indians In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, May 10, 2006)
The abduction and killing of K Suryanarayana by Taliban in Afghanistan, just a few months after a BRO jawan met the same fate at the hands of the fundamentalist militia, has posed a new challenge for India-- to ensure security of country's nationals . . .
- Pak Suffers Rs 60 Billion Exchange Loss After N-Tests (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan suffered an exchange loss of over Rs 60 billion during the first three years of the post-nuclear test period May 1998 upto June 2001 due to various financial adjustments adopted to meet shortages caused by international sanctions.
- Need To Recast Ppas Of Hinduja, Bpl Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Revival in present form may lead to Enron-like situation
Unit price of both projects will have to be far higher now
Mahrashtra ran into trouble with Enron when it had to actually buy power
Rachel Chatterjee, who was cited as respondent by BPL, quits
- Start Living! (Deccan Herald, PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA, May 10, 2006)
Great Masters have said that the Truth is within us, but we always seek it outside. We're proud to be 'seekers'. This's like you trying to pick up a book in front of you.
- Singapore Wants To Train Its Armed Forces In India, Govt Positive (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, May 10, 2006)
Departing from its policy of allowing only joint exercises, India is preparing to open its terrain to Singapore by allowing it to station and train its army here.
- Prosperity May Lead To Reforms (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, May 10, 2006)
Economic prosperity and changing lifestyle in China is slowly shifting the goal towards political reforms
- The Other Side Of The Rising India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 10, 2006)
More and more people nowadays have the means to buy the international goods now available in India's cities.
- Use E-Governance To Fight Corruption: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
"All courts should follow Supreme Court and make judgments available online"
- Centre Assures Allocation Of Gas For Delhi Power Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Gas is proposed to be supplied from the Panna-Mukta Tapti field
Request for allocation of gas for the second phase of Pragati power project
`The coal-based power station cannot be set up in the Capital due to environmental concerns'
- Dam Must Go On (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 10, 2006)
Now that the Supreme Court has declined Narmada Bachao Andolan’s plea to stop the ongoing construction work to raise the height of Sardar sarovar Dam from the existing 110 metres to 121.92 metres at this stage, the NBA should not put any more . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
In "India not invited to ACU meeting" (May 7, 2006), the reference to the "Asian Current Unit" is incorrect. It is the Asian Currency Unit (ACU), a proposed currency unit for the ASEAN "10+4" economic circle (ASEAN, China, India, Japan and South Korea).
- Kalam Favours E-Governance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Stressing that e-governance could be an effective tool to ensure transparent and corruption-free administration, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said the internet revolution has proved to be a powerful mechanism for good governance by providing . . .
- Intra-Kashmiri Dialogue To Resolve Kashmir Issue (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, May 10, 2006)
A two-day Intra-Jammu and Kashmir conference held in Jammu on April 12 and 13, whose proceedings have become available to Daily Times, has come up with a wide range of proposals aimed at resolving the dispute on terms that all three parties can live with.
- Monopoly Control (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
It is learnt that a new organization, the Competition Authority, is going to replace the grossly ineffective Monopoly Control Authority.
- End Of Kaavya (Times of India, C P SURENDRAN, May 10, 2006)
Kaavya Viswanathan is going on 19, and is reading economics at Harvard. When she was still in school, she was contracted for half a million dollars to write two books. How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life, is one of the promised two novels.
- The Missing Emphasis (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, May 10, 2006)
Somewhere along the way, power sector reforms in India seem to have lost direction.
- Money-Raising Made Easy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 10, 2006)
SEBI opens for companies a window to raising funds easily in the domestic market.
- Eng Coach Gambles On Rooney For Wc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
It seems somehow fitting that England's FIFA World Cup base should be Baden-Baden, home to one Germany's most famous casinos, after manager Sven-Goran Eriksson gambled on both the injured Wayne Rooney and the untested Theo Walcott when naming his . . .
- Upa To Face Left, Oppn Heat In Parliament Today (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The Congress-led coalition at the Centre is expected to come under intense pressure from the Left parties in the second phase of budget session beginning on Wednesday.
- Central Asian Electricity Conference (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 10, 2006)
The Energy Ministers’ conference of Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Afghanistan was a productive exercise as the two Central Asian States came out with a firm commitment to make available at least 4,000 megawatts of electricity for export . . .
- Utility Bills Payment System (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
It is comforting to learn that the Supreme Court has taken notice of the ordeal that the general public has to suffer with regard to payment of utility bills and has decided to do something about this.
- Loss Of Muslim Vote In Assam May Hurt Cong Minority Tag (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The success of the Muslim-centric Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) in the Assam elections may contain a sombre lesson for Congress.
- A Desi Option (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 10, 2006)
Sebi’s QIP norms are good news for India Inc
- Sunny Gets Court Clean Chit (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A local court today dropped charges against Sunil Gavaskar who was one of the directors of the Vadodara-based footwear company, Topline Shoes Ltd, which had allegedly duped investors.
- Party Divided (Telegraph, PARTY DIVIDED, May 10, 2006)
The Congress is in an ideological flux. One immediate evidence of this is the letter Ms Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Congress, has written to the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, on the subject of the free trade agreement between India and Asean.
- Lankan Foreign Minister For Negotiations To Settle Ethnic Issue (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, May 10, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera categorically said today that Colombo was not looking for a new facilitator as Norway was doing its best and his government would continue to seek a negotiated settlement to the protracted ethnic issue . . .
- Understanding Vip Culture (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
MR Shaukat Aziz's directions to the police to 'discourage VIP culture' raises some interesting questions, especially since actions speak louder than words. The present government's generosity to itself has drawn considerable and widespread . . .
- The Final Call (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 10, 2006)
RSEs have outlived their utility
- Market Economies And The End Of History (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, May 10, 2006)
Before we have such declarations, emerging market economies like India need a viable welfare model.
- Going Overboard On Tax Concessions (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, May 10, 2006)
The SEZ Act is not geared for genuine economic zones and the finance ministry’s worries seem real.
- Critical Mass With Iran (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Top diplomats of the world's major powers met in New York on Monday to see if they could agree on whether the UN Security Council should demand that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment and stop building a heavy-water nuclear reactor. They couldn't.
- Showing Who's The Boss (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
It has been barely a week since Prime Minister Koirala took over the reins in Nepal but the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) government he heads has quickly understood a key principle of political survival: the amount of power it wields is a function of . . .
- New Way To Untangle The Reservation Mess (Business Line, A. Seshan, May 09, 2006)
The controversy over reservation, of seats in higher educational institutions and employment in the private sector, can be resolved in a manner that balances equity with excellence. The Government could start academic institutions exclusively for the . .
- Right Move, Mtnl (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 09, 2006)
Mtnl has decided to dump BSNL as its sole long distance carrier and instead tender for the lowest cost service.
- Bulgaria’S Entry Raises Concerns (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, May 09, 2006)
The Banya Bashi mosque stands in downtown Sofia, a vivid reminder of Bulgaria’s often-forgotten Muslim heritage.
- The Drought Threat (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 09, 2006)
An alarming scenario of countrywide drought appears to be in the making, with the rains last winter 40 percent less than average and snowfall barely 20 to 25 percent of normal, and with the Met pundits predicting no significant rains in the coming . . .
- The Import Bill (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 09, 2006)
Considering ground realities, Dr Salman Shah cannot be agreed with at all that the country’s ballooning import bill “is not consumption-related”.
- Grand Design (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2006)
India used the ADB to get its point across on various issues
- Fun With Puns (Deccan Herald, Anselm Brito, May 09, 2006)
A tactful twist of words would leave those around us in uncontrollable laughter .
- U.S. Makes A Return To Cold War Rhetoric (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , May 09, 2006)
Washington's change of heart has been largely provoked by Moscow's increasingly assertive foreign policy and determined upholding of national interests.
- Rbi Revises Agency Commission (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday revised the rate of agency commission on `other payments' in conduct of government business to nine paise per Rs. 100 turnover from Rs. 50 per transaction.
- Companies Allowed To Place Shares With Qibs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
A minimum of 10 p.c of securities should be allotted to MFs
There will be at least two allottees for issues up to Rs. 250 crore
No single allottee will be issued more than 50 per cent of the issue size
- Facing Up To The Drought (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
THE country is threatened with another period of drought, as weather forecasters see no signs of any significant rainfall over the next two months. Water levels in Tarbela and Mangla reservoirs have already dropped to critical points.
- Serious Implications Of Indo-Us N Deal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 09, 2006)
During the just concluded meeting of the US-Pakistan defence consultative group, Islamabad once again expressed its reservations over American nuclear deal with its arch rival India, telling Washington that it has the potential to upset the existing . . .
- Keep Nation Abreast Of Dams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 09, 2006)
Speaking at a pre-budget seminar, organized by Mir Khalilur Rehman Society, in Lahore, Advisor on Finance Dr Salman Shah made eye-opening remarks about the water shortage and its impact on the national economy. He told the participants that the . . .
- Indian Heat Wave Kills 53 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The death toll from a blistering heat wave across India climbed to 53 Monday and weather forecasters predicted worse to come with temperatures already above 40 Celsius.
- The Dreaded Drought (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
The warning is dire: the drought is returning to Pakistan. In fact, according to the meteorological department's director general, Dr Qamaruz Zaman, some areas in Balochistan and Sindh are already experiencing a milder version of it, with no rain . . .
- Marketing Jammu Tourism (Daily Excelsior, Dr Rajendra Mishra, May 09, 2006)
Jammu the land of the Dogras, offers a wide variety of cultural mix which is unparalleled among all the three regions of J&K. The only missing link is the marketing! Over the successive tourism plans, the major focus has always remained - 'Kashmir'.
- Long Overdue Consumer Surplus (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 09, 2006)
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd’s decision to invite bids from national long distance (NLD) operators—in place of its single-vendor relationship with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd—is a welcome development, though it is possibly a fallout of the spat between . .
- A Day The World Must Not Forget (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
May 9 will always bring Russian people of all generations, nationalities and religious beliefs together, writes Viktor Litovkin .
- Growth, Poverty And Employment In States (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, May 09, 2006)
A recent study says the richer and faster growing states have effectively reduced poverty, created jobs .
- Getting Real About Oil Prices (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy And A Madhavan, May 09, 2006)
Crude oil prices have surged from $ 18 per gallon to $ 75 since 2002, with no ceiling in sight. For India, which annually imports more than 74 per cent of its crude oil demand, this is the third oil shock. The government has tried in vain to contain . . .
- Man Poses As Human Bomb To Rob Bank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
An unidentified man claiming to be a human bomb robbed Rs 4 million from a bank in west Delhi on Monday, police officials here said.
- No Cup Of Cheer~ii (Statesman, Aditi Roy Ghatak , May 09, 2006)
The Tea Board seems to have confirmation that adulteration takes place at the manufacturers’, the bought-leaf factory and the traders’ levels and believes that such acts cannot be checked without the cooperation of the PFA authorities.
Producing . . .
- Hyundai Motor Considering 2nd Engine Plant In India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Hyundai Motor Co. is considering building another engine plant in India, a company official said on Tuesday, amid concerns that a cash-for-favours scandal may affect the auto maker's global expansion plans.
- It’S About Quality, Not Merit (Indian Express, Abhijit Sengupta, May 09, 2006)
We would need to ensure universal good quality teaching in quality schools all over India
- Gladiators Out Of Athletes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2006)
Sunil Gavaskar, who now heads the powerful cricket committee of the sport’s world governing body, has said that the burnout theory was nonsense and hard grind was part of the cricketer’s honour of representing one’s country.
- Market Manoeuvres (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
It is not very often that regulators in India do their job. Therefore, it is regrettable that high courts of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat should restrain SEBI from acting against players who appear to be involved in the IPO scam.
- Many Voices (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2006)
Irrespective of the results, the vote in Bengal has been a major triumph of the Election Commission.
- The Law Of A Letter (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, May 09, 2006)
There’s a right reason, and a wrong one, for Sonia Gandhi’s worry about FTAs
- The Plight Of Women In Iraq (Hindu, Natasha Walter, May 09, 2006)
Women in Iraq are living a nightmare that is hidden from the West. Now one of them has turned film-maker to give us a window on to what they endure. She reveals what she saw.
- Swadeshi Sonia (Pioneer, Swadeshi Sonia, May 09, 2006)
In writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the eve of the Rae Bareli by-election and arguing against free trade agreements (FTAs) aimed at allowing Indians greater access to agricultural and manufacturing imports, Congress president Sonia Gandhi . . .
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