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Articles 12221 through 12320 of 35809:
- Soft Expectations (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 28, 2006)
MCA-21, the much-touted e-governance project of the ministry of company affairs, has run into muddy waters.
- Subsidies That Save (The Economic Times, EDMUND S PHELPS, Apr 28, 2006)
Was France’s recent wave of protests against an amendment that would have increased employers’ freedom to fire young workers a blessing in disguise?
- Use The Democratic Dividend (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 28, 2006)
Did India handle the Nepal crisis properly? Detractors claim that India's response was ham-handed and did not reflect the mood of the Nepalese people.
- Tough Task Ahead For Rahul Gandhi (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 28, 2006)
At one level, Rahul Gandhi’s offer to lead the Congress in Uttar Pradesh holds little surprise.
- Indian Workers Go On Rampage In Dubai (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Nearly 2,000 workers, mostly Indians, involved in the construction of over 100 high-rise buildings here, stopped work and went on a rampage demanding better wages and working conditions.
- Telcom Firms With No Fdi Can Have Foreign Ceos (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is considering to move a Cabinet note, suggesting that telecom companies with no foreign direct investment should be allowed to have foreign chief executives.
- Copycat Kaavya (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2006)
If only she hadn’t been caught
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 28, 2006)
NO sensible Indian would disagree with the view that a lot needs to be done to improve the conditions of those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
- Graffiti And The Ec (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 28, 2006)
Graffito, singular: writing on wall; plural, graffiti. Man has been urged through the ages to read the writing on the wall. Graffiti have thus emerged as an integral part of human civilization.
- This Will Inspire Trade Unions` (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 28, 2006)
Between April 3 and April 10, over 2.1 lakh officers and clerks of State Bank of India struck work demanding revision in pension payment. In its 200-year history, this is the first instance where SBI officers and clerks joined hands for an . . .
- Slippery Steps In An Ascending Escalator (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Apr 28, 2006)
The domestic growth story looks strong, but there are stress signals from the global economy
- India-Cyprus : Forging New Ties (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Apr 28, 2006)
The recent visit of Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulus to India was aimed at giving a new perspective to the country's long standing political ties with India.
- The War Of The Freebies (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 28, 2006)
The battle for Tamil Nadu is being fought with rice and TV sets, as the Kazhagams go on a dole overdrive. Here, a quick measure of the people's pulse, especially vis-à-vis the Vaiko factor and the caste issues. In Tamil Nadu, so mixed is the . . .
- Us Policy Is Bin Laden's 'Indispensable Ally': Ex-Cia Analyst (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The former head of the CIA unit hunting Osama bin Laden unit said that US policy in the Middle East has given a boost to Al-Qaeda and its leader.
- Unwanted Medicines And Nations Health (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Apr 28, 2006)
The Indian Government is drug-addicted - much to the nation’s undoing. In a very small budget allocated for healthcare, a very large proportion of money is going to drugs.
- `Urbanisation Of Poverty A Big Challenge' (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 28, 2006)
Lindiwe N. Sisulu, South Africa's Minister for Housing, strongly believes that the only way to lift people out of poverty is to give them the asset of a house. Excerpts from an interview in Mumbai recently:
- Icici Bank To Remain Open On Akshaya Tritiya (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
ICICI Bank will keep its branches open on April 30 (Sunday) exclusively to sell gold coins.
- Extreme Makeover: New Ideas Of Mutualism (Deccan Herald, Geoff Mulgan, Apr 28, 2006)
Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.
- Strengthening A Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2006)
The long-standing friendship between India and Uzbekistan was reaffirmed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tashkent.
- Reliance Profit Reaches $2 B (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Pays 100 p.c. dividend; payout at Rs. 1,394 crore
Production up six per cent
Profit doubles in 24 months
- Two Sri Lankans Found Dead Near Shar Coast? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Two bodies likely to be those of Sri Lankans have been floating in the Bay of Bengal at Poodikuppam seacoast near Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) for the last few days.
- No Unity Without Secularists (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 28, 2006)
There cannot be a national unity government in Iraq because of the exclusion of secularists.
- Sebi Asks Rbi, Cbi, It To Start Prosecution Against 24 Opt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
In a major action against those involved in the multi-crore IPO scam, market regulator SEBI today asked Reserve Bank of India, CBI and Income Tax Departmment to start prosecution against 24 operators and 12 depository participants.
- Rape Of Justice (Times of India, Rakesh Shukla, Apr 28, 2006)
In a rare case of sensitivity, the Alwar court in Rajasthan convicted B H Mohanty for rape of a German woman within 22 days of the incident. The attitude of Judge Maheshwari played a major role in the case.
- Looking Back~i (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Apr 28, 2006)
Now that the Left Front is aiming at returning to power for the seventh time, it may be relevant to look at its balance sheet during 29 years of uninterrupted rule.
- Reliance Posts Rs 9,069 Cr Net (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
RIL Chairman & Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said, “what is gratifying is growth in our profits from a little over $1 billion to over $2 billion in a span of just 24 months.”
- Abhi-Ash Knot To Star In Real Life? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Speculation was rife on Thursday over the fate of the proposed Aishwarya Rai-Abhishek-Bachchan alliance....
- Guardian Of A Grand Old Form (Hindu, Geetha Srinivasan, Apr 28, 2006)
In his own quiet corner, Hosahalli Keshavamurthy has been propagating the dying tradition of gamaka vachana. He is turning 70
- Admission Of Defeat? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 28, 2006)
The Pakistani Army and other law-enforcing forces avoid direct clashes with Taliban and other Islamic extremists
- Caught In A Trap Of Its Own Making (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2006)
Facing bitter electoral competition in three Assembly by-elections in the Kashmir Valley, the PDP flew Islamist colours, borrowing from tactics used by Sheikh Abdullah in 1977. This time around, the trick hasn't worked.
- Billions Waiting To Hit India: Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 28, 2006)
Billions of dollars are waiting to flow into India as soon as the investment climate improves, according to US Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams, who is visiting India next week....
- Is Cac Need Of The Hour? (Business Line, Alok Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Full convertibility, on the face of it, may look like a good concept but is the real picture as rosy?
- From Outlays To Outcomes (Tribune, Amarjeet Sinha, Apr 28, 2006)
While welcoming higher allocations for the social sector in education, health, livelihood/employment, food, and social security guarantees, many have rightly highlighted the urgent need for reforming public systems which deliver these goods.
- Ipo Grading Needs A Rethink (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 28, 2006)
The proposal to get initial public offers rated promises to do more harm than good.
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- Fijian Parties Unite (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Apr 27, 2006)
Almost coinciding with the election to five state assemblies in India, in distant Fiji, a cluster of islands in the South Pacific where people of Indian origin outnumbered ethnic Fijians at the time of its independence in 1970, election to Parliament . .
- Medicos For Merit Take On Quota Custodians (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Medical students put aside their stethoscopes on Wednesday and raised their voice against the proposed Government move to impose quota for OBC students in centres of higher learning.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- He, She And Them (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
Two summers ago when it unexpectedly emerged as the single largest party in the 14th Lok Sabha, India’s Grand Old Party was brought face to face with a set of . . .
- Big Dad, Small Vision (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 27, 2006)
As India struggles to manage the historic political transition in Nepal and comes to terms with a collapsing peace process in Sri Lanka, two larger paradoxes confront its regional security strategy.
- "We Have Kept Our Promises" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The former West Bengal Chief Minister, Jyoti Basu, who presided over the State for more than 23 years, said at the launch of the Left Front's campaign for the Assembly elections that his desire to was to see it "break all records and be installed . . .
- India, Uzbekistan Must Fight Terrorism Together: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
MoU for cooperation in oil and natural gas, six other agreements signed
Working groups on oil and natural gas sectors, IT
Cooperation in light industry, agriculture, tourism, entrepreneurship, etc.
Memorandum of Cooperation between GAIL and Uzbeknef
- Parthi Bhatol Elected Successor To Verghese Kurien (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Four GCMMF board members stage walkout, allege Government interference
- Congress Hails Nepal Developments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Sonia congratulates G.P. Koirala
The role of the Government of India has been that of a catalyst
Sonia assures Koirala and the people full support
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- Policy Run Riot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 27, 2006)
What does a government do when a judicial probe into the state’s worst instance of communal rioting yields proof of political and bureaucratic complicity? By the example of Kerala, as in so many other cases across India, it simply withholds the . . .
- New Sbi Service To Minimise Price Risk On Gold (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Forward contracts' to exporters of jewellery makers
- A Momentous Visit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 27, 2006)
CHINA now seems to be reaching out to the Middle East in a big way, for the result of President Hu Jintao’s visit to Saudi Arabia could turn out to be seminal.
- Across Cultures (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, Apr 27, 2006)
The book suggests moral tools for a new way of ordering ethics in the face of pressing historical and political challenges.
- Seeds Of Unrest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
India has been a target of terrorism, proxy war, insurgency and violence of all kinds since independence.
- Another View (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
For the West, Africa’s image remains that of a disaster zone
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Young Zimbabwe
I have written before of the altered picture of news from one’s own country when viewed from abroad.
- The Big Fight (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 27, 2006)
The two major alliances may be throwing caution to the winds as they make promises they may find hard to keep.
- Dimensions Of Insecurity (Frontline, Hamid Ansari, Apr 27, 2006)
The book traces the new dimensions of security by focussing on the ingredients of individual and group insecurity.
- Time For Some Pragmatism On Doha Round (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Apr 27, 2006)
We must all recognise the historical and sensitive nature of the attempt to lower farm protection
- Fraud In The Name Of Social Justice (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 27, 2006)
The claim that the demand for reservation of seats for members of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in institutions of excellence and higher learning like the Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institutes of Technology, and job reservation in . . .
- Russia Delivers Nuclear Fuel To India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
US officials criticise Russian move ahead of NSG rule changes
* Moscow not permitted to transfer fuel to non-NPT members
- No Tipping Point Yet (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 27, 2006)
Though oil prices continue to soar to record levels, they are not about to overturn the global economy, or even India’s.
- Pm To Campaign For Dpa On May 4 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will campaign for the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance in Chennai on May 4.
- Day Of Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
It used to be said at one time that the Left Front ruled West Bengal without controlling the capital of the state.
- Mr Gandhi Stakes His Claim (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 27, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi’s declaration that he is ready to assume responsibility for the party’s revival in Uttar Pradesh appears to be a high-risk proposition for the scion of India’s premier political family.
- Lanka Burning... Again? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 27, 2006)
Is Sri Lanka heading back to war?
- Gold Rush In The Desert (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Apr 27, 2006)
The South Asian subcontinent is such a "self-contained whole" that, to the people who live in it, the paradigms that operate it almost come across as "global paradigms". This is an assumption that is as misleading as it is inaccurate.
- Buddha's Pro-'Capitalist' Utterings Paralyses Cpm, Forces Left . . . (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Apr 27, 2006)
While the CPI(M) orthodoxy fights shy of owning Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's new 'capitalist thesis', much to its embarrassment, the West Bengal Chief Minister is unwilling to recant what he said at a recent press conference.
- 233 Railway Incidents In 2005-06! (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Apr 27, 2006)
The ghost of accidents is back to haunt the Railway Ministry. Against all tall claims of the Ministry on an improving safety apparatus, the latest statistics suggests the Ministry still has miles to go to ensure a safe and sound journey for the . . .
- India, Uzbekistan To Boost Energy Security (Hindustan Times, Manish Chand, Apr 27, 2006)
India on Wednesday raised its stakes in Central Asia by signing seven accords with Uzbekistan in the fields of energy, education, business and mineral prospecting and stepping up the joint fight against terrorism .
- For Efficiency-Enhancing Subsidies (Business Line, T. N. Srinivasan, Apr 27, 2006)
Designed appropriately, subsidies do not have to distort the economy. Consumers will buy more of a product sold at a low price even if the last units consumed have a correspondingly low value to them. By giving consumers cash instead of subsidised . . .
- Corporates Need New Strategies (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 27, 2006)
The flattening of the world due to globalisation — as Thomas Friedman has famously described — has levelled the paying field, empowering individuals, companies and societies in what used to be called the Third World.
- Troubled Neighbourhood (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Apr 27, 2006)
A volatile neighbourhood will have serious implications for India’s quest for stability and economic progress
- Fresh Hope For Krishnadevaraya's Capital (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Apr 27, 2006)
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is hoping to get Hampi in Karnataka off the list of UNESCO World Heritage in Danger within a year.
- Barbed Wire And Bridges (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
The Balkans will continue to fragment unless the EU makes cooperation a condition of membership.
- Not Saying Much (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 27, 2006)
Gone are the days when monsoon rainfall prediction would immediately impact markets—both commodities and, to an extent, shares.
- Abdullah Haroon: A Leader And Philanthropist (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2006)
Among the All India Muslim League’s second cadre leadership, Abdullah Haroon, though actively associated with the AIML for only five years (1937-42), stands high in its echelons.
- Air Strike On Taliban (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 27, 2006)
The US-led occupation forces in Afghanistan launched an air strike in southern Afghanistan killing three suspected Taliban while five other persons were killed in a militant attack on a Police Station in Kandhar amidst mounting violence in the war . . .
- Karuna Days Or Jaya Hey, No One Can Say! (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Apr 27, 2006)
With less than two weeks to go before Tamil Nadu elects a new Assembly, the election scene presents a hazy picture with neither of the two main fronts having a clear look at the finishing line.
- A Forecast Too Thin (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 27, 2006)
Free agriculture from its dependence on rains
- Gearing Up For Elections (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
With the President announcing that elections will be held in 2007, political parties are expected to put their act together post haste.
- Lessons Beyond Pudong (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 27, 2006)
Special regions will worsen regional disparities
- Make Special Zones Work (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 27, 2006)
The logic of creating a special economic zone is to offer infrastructure and other facilities that cannot be provided quite so easily across the country as a whole, though ideally it should be available through the length and breadth of the country.
- “Growth Remains Robust” (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
It is appreciated that the international financial community continues to praise Pakistan’s economic outlook.
- India Has Sold Its Nuclear Soul To The Us (Rediff on the Net, Brahma Chellaney , Apr 27, 2006)
The US waiver bill to give effect to the nuclear deal with India shows just how wide the gap is between what America promises and what it sets out to do.
- Corp. Bank Net At Rs. 444 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Announces a final dividend of 35 p.c.
Records total income of Rs. 863 cr. in Q4
Marginal dip in Q4 net profit
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