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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 35809:
- Aziz Links Free Trade To Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
PM says non-tariff barriers also impediment to trade
Urges greater energy cooperation among SAARC states
- Who Let The Dogs Out? (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, May 02, 2006)
Sebi’s recent order makes the most compelling case for a super-regulator for the financial sector
- Neighbours's Responsibility (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 02, 2006)
King Gyanendra has restored the Parliament under India's pressure.
- The Essential Galbraith (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 02, 2006)
Ideas live longer than men. So with John Kenneth Galbraith, whose ideas defined debate about money and power in the US and, indeed, much of the world in the 60s and 70s.
- The Case Against Sanctions On Iran (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
As expected, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, has issued a report citing Iran's non-compliance with the requests of both the IAEA's board of governors and the United Nations Security Council, and . . .
- India Should Have More Fast Breeder Reactors, Says Chidambaram (Hindu, Staff Reporter , May 01, 2006)
Scientific Adviser calls for use of high technology in manufacturing sector
Foresight needed to make right technology choices
Talented young people should bbe retained in scientific careers
- Tatas To Raise Bangladesh Investment To $3 Billion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
The Tata group offered on Sunday to increase a proposed investment in Bangladesh to $3 billion and to set aside a 10 per cent stake in its Bangladeshi business for the government, a senior official in Dhaka said.
- Sebi Rejigs Several Key Portfolios (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
After coming down heavily on IPO scamsters, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has undertaken yet another important task of undertaking a reshuffle relating to important departments like inspection, FIIs and mutual funds (MFs).
- Iran To Deal With Iaea, Not Unsc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Iran promised today it would show ‘‘maximum cooperation’’ with a probe into its nuclear programme on condition the case was dealt with by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and not the UN Security Council.
- Unsc Resolution On Iran 'Dangerous': China Ambassador (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
It could be "dangerous" to introduce a UN Security Council resolution to force Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities, the Chinese ambassador to the UN has said here.
- Price Of Life (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 01, 2006)
Tragedies inevitably if unfortunately engender recycling of conventional wisdom. So, when news broke on Sunday late morning that Surayanarayan, the Indian telecom engineer, has been murdered by that group of murderous thugs, the Taliban, two questions....
- Wise Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 01, 2006)
It is to be welcomed that the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on May 3. Its acceptance of the Prime Minister's invitation speaks of wisdom and maturity.
- Farmers Driven To Suicide (Tribune, Suraj Bhan Dahiya, May 01, 2006)
Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, the prosperous states with a rich output of food as well as commercial crops, industrially vibrant, politically aware, technologically and financially up-to date
- Out Of Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 01, 2006)
Shortage spells doom for growth ---- The severe power shortage in northern States could have been dismissed as a regular occurrence every summer when demand far outstrips supply but for the fact that the situation this April is more grim than in the previ
- Sebi Probe: Move On To Tackle Systemic Issues (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 01, 2006)
Sebi probe: move on to tackle systemic issues
The demat scam reveals several structural issues that need to be tackled on a war-footing
- Witness The Spineless (Hindustan Times, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi , May 01, 2006)
I have to hand it to you, Shyan Munshi: you got nerve. But maybe someone should turn you around to check if you got a spine.
- Nuclear Cloud Over South Asia (Times of India, Maleeha Lodhi, May 01, 2006)
The political environment in South Asia is marked by an ambience of hope and anticipation.
- Initial Mess (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 01, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s most recent revelations indicate that almost every institution involved in the initial public offering process had thrown away the rule-book in its zeal to grab a share of the business.
- Protecting Privilege (Times of India, RAJA SEKHAR VUNDRU , May 01, 2006)
On January 2, 1981, The Times of India, Ahmedabad, reported that medical students of B J Medical College, Ahmedabad, launched an agitation against reserved seats for scheduled caste candidates.
- Not Quite Kosher (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 01, 2006)
In the first flush of relief at regulatory action, the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) order in the IPO demat scam has been mostly welcomed.
- Demat Scam: Time To Take Stock Yet Again (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 01, 2006)
It is just over a decade since the setting up of the automated National Stock Exchange (NSE) led to a paradigm shift in the Indian capital market; and eight years since we opted for dematerialisation of shares.
- Telling The Taliban (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
The Taliban’s brutal killing of K. Suryanarayan, an Indian telecommunications engineer working for a Bahrainian company in Afghanistan, is a test of Delhi’s political resolve.
- Four Naxals Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Staff Reporter , May 01, 2006)
On a day of fast-paced developments, five Maoists hijacked two motorised launches along with nine crew members from Nagarjunakonda, but four of them were killed in an encounter at Maddimadugu in Mahabubnagar district on Sunday.
- China's New Push On The African Continent (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 01, 2006)
Hu Jintao's three-nation Africa tour to Morocco, Nigeria, and Kenya might have received only a sliver of the international limelight his much-heralded visit to the United States generated a week earlier, but in China itself...
- More Than A Demat Scam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 01, 2006)
The order of the capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, against several firms and individuals who have participated in the so-called demat scam was both comprehensive and unprecedented in its stringency.
- Some Thoughts, Some Reservations (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, May 01, 2006)
A case of great constitutional significance is being argued before a bench of five justices of the Supreme Court, presided over by the chief justice of India.
- Tds Returns: Clarifications Needed (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, May 01, 2006)
With regard to TDS deductions u/s.194 C etc., where the amount is credited to the payee's account on the last day of the accounting year, the tax can be deposited within two months (by May 31, 2006) from the end of the month in which credit is made.
- Iran Refuses To Blink (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 01, 2006)
With Iran refusing to meet a gun-to-its-head `deadline' to suspend its uranium enrichment activities, the debate over sanctions is virtually guaranteed to flare up again in the United Nations Security Council.
- Team Leaves For Delhi Today (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, May 01, 2006)
A Pakistani delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan is leaving for New Delhi on Monday for talks with India. The two-day talks that begin on Tuesday will discuss the key issue of Jammu and Kashmir and other aspects of peace and security.
- Sebi Probe: Move On To Tackle Systemic Issues (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 01, 2006)
The demat scam reveals several structural issues that need to be tackled on a war-footing
- Fresh Fighting Reported In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, May 01, 2006)
Fresh fighting broke out between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and security forces in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday, the Sri Lankan Army said
- Icici Bank Q4 Net Up 28%, Beats F'cast (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
India's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank on Saturday beat forecasts by posting a 28 per cent jump in its quarterly net profit, boosted by sale of shares in two banks and fee income
- Sbi Ups Lending Rates By Up To 50 Bps (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
State Bank of India, the country's top lender, said on Saturday it had increased lending rates on all floating rate loans by up to 50 basis points as it battles rising deposit costs.
- Deconstructing The Policy Prescription (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, May 01, 2006)
On April 21, 2006 in the run-up to the IMF meeting, finance ministers and central bank governors of the G-7 countries issued a statement that bears scrutiny.
- Start Of A Long Road (The Financial Express, RAM UPENDRA DAS, May 01, 2006)
Recently, India and Pakistan decided to explore enhancing our exports of sugar and tea to Pakistan and imports of molasses from there to India. These discussions at the Safta trade ministers’ meet in Dhaka have several important implications.
- Regulation Must Target Market Cynicism (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, May 01, 2006)
Unscrupulous practices dampen genuine retail investor interest in IPOs
One only hopes the market participants and investors — even the most hardened cynics among them — see the true meaning of the regulatory action.
- Abducted Engineer Killed By Taliban (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, May 01, 2006)
"It is obvious abductors did not want to negotiate"
Suryanarayana was killed before Indian team reached Kabul
Government views the Taliban as a terrorist organisation
Measures to increase security for Indians in Afghanistan
- Will An Oil Boycott Work? (Business Line, C. Gopinath , May 01, 2006)
Could boycotting one top oil company offer solution to runaway petrol prices? Unlikely. Alternative sources of energy need to be aggressively pursued. Lifestyle changes need to be made. Governments need to set taxes at a level that would alter . . .
- Balco Bungling (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 01, 2006)
The Balco decision is a distortion of the principles of separating operational and policy-making responsibilities.
- A Friend Of India (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 01, 2006)
Very few Americans have endeared themselves to Indians. John Kenneth Galbraith was an honourable exception.
- Is There A Way Out In Sri Lanka? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
A movement of the Tamils that began in the early 1970s against discrimination evolved into a violent armed struggle for independence by the mid 1980s, led by Velupillai Prabhakaran’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
- Government Service By Doctors (Daily Excelsior, Ratandeep Kaur, May 01, 2006)
Every time the Government tends to think long term and bring about far reaching changes which would change the health scenario and awareness levels as well as enhance the health delivery system, it is put to confusion resulting in half hearted steps...
- A New Strategy On Iran (Washington Post, DENNIS ROSS, May 01, 2006)
The United States and Iran are playing programmed roles in a minuet on nuclear weapons.
- Subterfuge Over Iran's Centrifuges (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Iran is years from building an atomic bomb, if that's what it really wants to do. But recent verbal threats and the pace of diplomacy in coming days indicate that the question of "an Iranian bomb" is coming to a head, with a peaceful conclusion in everyon
- Hyderabad On A High (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
R Akhileshwari gives an insider’s view of the city of nawabs and wonders whether the argument that Hyderabad has ‘Bangalored’ Bangalore is nothing but fiction.
- Dalal Street Sees Crash And Rescue (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The day after market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) indicted top brokers and bankers in the IPO scam, Dalal Street witnessed an opening plunge, a host of clarifications and a dramatic recovery.
- Behind The Scam (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 30, 2006)
In one of its sternest orders ever, the Security and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has barred 24 market participants from participating in the stock market for their role in the IPO scam.
- Boom Time For Medicare (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 30, 2006)
As medical tourism looks set to expand further, India must make use of the opportunity while ensuring that it does not create a health divide.
India's tertiary healthcare sector is on the road to global fame.
- A Different Pain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 30, 2006)
Pretending to be pregnant is one thing, being pregnant is another. Women have used the ruse of pregnancy for a variety of purposes, from smuggling rice on the trains of Bengal to killing the enemy with explosives strapped about their midriffs . . .
- Schools Without Basic Facilities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 30, 2006)
IT comes as no surprise that half of the country’s public schools do not have any access to water or toilets and a whopping 70 per cent are without electricity.
- Corporate Drummers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Vinay Sirsi finds out that banging out African beats can be a truly uplifting experience besides bringing teams together.
- Let’S All Share (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Apr 30, 2006)
But for a minor glitch, it could well be one of the best explained, best researched Sebi orders. Released late Thursday evening, this 94,473-word, 252-page order, that attempts to bring credibility and confidence in the capital markets, seeks to track . .
- `The Ldf Wants To Distribute Poverty' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy followed a different tack during the campaign by highlighting development issues.
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 30, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters.
- Facts Still Incomplete And No One Knows Why (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 30, 2006)
The way television channels have hyped the attack on Pramod Mahajan and his subsequent hospitalization for two days… crossed the limits of sanity.
- Today's Editorial: Taking Stock (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 30, 2006)
Those who thought market scams in India were history have been proved wrong. SEBI has investigated irregular practices in 105 IPOs floated between 2003 and 2005 and barred 24 entities, including Karvy and Indiabulls, from opening fresh dematerialised . .
- Sbi Hikes Domestic Term Deposit Rates By 25-50 Bps (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Interest rates on term deposits of maturity five years-10 years have been raised by 50 basis points to seven per cent per annum.
- Icici Bank Q4 Net Profit Up At Rs 789.93 Crore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
ICICI Bank Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 789.93 crore in Q4 FY 06 as against Rs 614.70 crore in Q4 FY 05. Its total income has increased from Rs 3,637.54 crore in Q4 FY 05 to Rs 5,591.71 crore in Q4 FY 06.
- No Differences Between Jd (S) And Bjp, Claims Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
It is time for JD (S) leader H D Deve Gowda to defend his past actions. It is time for him to pat the government led by his son. And, it is also time for him to ignore the embarrassing questions posed by the media.
- Iran Will Master Nuclear Technology At Any Cost, Declares . . . (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 30, 2006)
Top official says country pursuing advanced uranium enrichment
- We Will Help Farmers And Jobless Youth: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Apr 30, 2006)
Sharad Yadav’s election as Janata Dal (United) President has been a subject of controversy within and outside the party. A seasoned politician who was first elected to the fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25, Yadav has before him the gigantic . . .
- Bsnl Extends Reach In Himachal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Himachal Pradesh circle of BSNL has extended its network to 7.25 lakh customers, including 2.2 lakh mobile phone users, in the small hill State and achieved a telephone density of 12.4 per cent, said new BSNL general manager Srikant Sharma here . . .
- Affirmative Action Not At The Pvt Sector’S Cost (Deccan Herald, Anant R Koppar, Apr 30, 2006)
"In Malaysia of 1970s, locals were given education and brought on par with Chinese & Indian immigrants"
- Bush Says Diplomacy With Iran Has Just Started (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
US President George W Bush said that diplomacy aimed at halting Iran's nuclear program has only just begun and a top aide said the world must prepare to impose targeted sanctions on Tehran.
- No More Appeasement (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 30, 2006)
Whatever the genesis of the current rampant extremism in Pakistan, and whether or not Pakistani and American interests coincide in resisting this phenomenon, President Musharraf is right in saying that the fight against terrorism has to be fought for . .
- Signs Of Sunrise (Frontline, P. Sunderarajan , Apr 30, 2006)
Fresh incentives and a series of policy initiatives from the Ministry of Textiles have brightened the growth prospects of the textile industry.
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 30, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million.
- Who Cares For Myanmar? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 30, 2006)
Last month, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran spoke at a well-attended lecture organised in Washington by the Heritage Foundation. The Foreign Secretary was in the US capital to meet Bush Administration officials before the crucial vote in the US . . .
- Eu For Observer Status In Saarc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The European Union has expressed an interest in joining the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as an observer, the Bangladesh foreign ministry said on Friday.
- Unsc Resolution On Iran Dangerous: China (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
It could be "dangerous" to introduce a UN Security Council resolution to force Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities, the Chinese ambassador to the UN said in Chicago on Saturday.
- Govt Lifts Freeze On Setting Petrol Pumps (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Petroleum Ministry today lifted the freeze on setting up of petrol pumps by public sector oil companies even as it asked them to do an economic analysis of present retail network, which is largest in the world.
- Taliban Threatens To Kill Abducted Engineer (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Taliban abductors of an Indian engineer in Afghanistan this evening threatened to kill him if all Indians did not leave the country by 7 PM (Ist) tomorrow.
- Democratic Polls Worry Bengal Reds (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 30, 2006)
In a week that has witnessed needless euphoria over the victory of Maoist-inspired mob power in the streets of Kathmandu, it may be prudent to celebrate a dramatic but silent victory of Indian democracy right on our doorstep.
- Sbi Hikes Home Loan, Deposit Rates (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Sensex rallied smartly in today's special three-hour trading session. The markets were today open for trading in between 10:30 am to 1:30 pm in order to fully test the functionality of the backup site of the BSE.
- Bjp Leader Joins Uma Bharti Camp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
I will continue to maintain links with RSS: Raghunandan Sharma "Growing frustration among workers as the party has been hijacked by a coterie of power brokers"
- Pak-Us Strategic Dialogue (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
AT a joint news briefing with US Under Secretary Nicholas Burns on the conclusion of the Pak-US strategic dialogue on Friday, Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan talked of Pakistan not being oblivious of its security and the requirements of minimum . . .
- I'm A Soldier Of The Congress, Says Rahul (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
"I see a distinction between work and post; as far as a post is concerned, I will only take it up when I have done adequate work"
- Bush Refuses To Tango With Anthem (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
President George W Bush says the national anthem should be sung in English and not in Spanish ~ in a blunt rejection of a new Spanish-language version.
- Al-Qaeda Claims Karachi Us Consulate Bombing Responsibility (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Seven people were injured in a collision between a coaster and dumper near Pakistan Steel Mills Sunday morning here.
- The Man Of The Season (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
V.S. Achuthanandan has caught the imagination of the public in a way few leaders have, says C. Gouridasan Nair
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