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Articles 12421 through 12520 of 35809:
- Happy Twosome (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , Apr 25, 2006)
Let's straddle languages and cultures with pride, says English-Marathi writer Kiran Nagarkar
- Banks Urged To Help Give Impetus To Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
They will disburse over 40 per cent of funds for credit to northern districts They will disburse over 40 per cent of funds for credit in northern districts
Loans of Rs. 2,808 crore disbursed among 4,95,918 farmers
Rs. 4.68 crore granted for 14 `agricu
- Ministry Of External Affairs X-Rayed (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Apr 25, 2006)
The blame game has started in the ministry of external affairs for the blotched policy formulation on Nepal and Indo-US nuclear deal. On both the fronts New Delhi is left with little option to manoeuvre out of the difficult situation as Kathmandu . . .
- U.S. Excited By India Trade, Despite Wto Woes (Reuters, Doug Palmer, Apr 25, 2006)
The United States expects economic ties with India to grow rapidly in the new few years, despite frustration that New Delhi has not been more helpful in world trade talks, a top U.S. trade official said on Monday.
- Hu Reaffirms China's Ties With Developing Nations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Chinese President begins tour of African countries
- Vote For Development: Sonia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the people of Kerala to give another mandate to the United Democratic Front (UDF) for the development of the state and fulfilment of the programmes that it had initiated.
- Germany Eyes Jvs With Indian Healthcare Sector (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
An 11-member delegation from the state of Bavaria, Germany, is presently here exploring possiblities of strengthening trade and economic ties in the pharmaceutical, Medical & healthcare sector and looking for partners, dealers and importers for . . .
- India Inc., Liberalisation, And Social Responsibility (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Apr 25, 2006)
Domestic industry cannot divorce itself from the social environment within the country. However, it may be counter-productive for the Government to lay down the law in the sensitive area of human resource for the private sector.
- Bush Pushes Immigration Proposal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
He plans to call that the United States cannot allow people to break the law, but also cannot send the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants back
- One Lakh Workers (Times of India, Nimish Shukla, Apr 25, 2006)
The logistics involved in setting up the Rs 27,000-crore Reliance Petroleum Limited refinery in Jamnagar are simply mind-boggling.
- The Ideological Debate In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 25, 2006)
Dismissed by many as irrelevant, it has proved to be potentially the key to deciding the shape of the country's future.
- Central Panel Likely To Clip Wings Of Building Department Of Mcd (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
"The `main culprit' behind large-scale illegal constructions in the Capital"
- Idbi Opens Branch, Atm Counter In Udupi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
V.P. Shetty, Chairman and Managing Director of Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd. (IDBI), inaugurated the bank's branch and an ATM counter at Chittaranjan Circle here on Monday.
- Will Live Ballots Revive A Dying Economy? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 25, 2006)
In the long-time UDF bastion of Wayanad, the agrarian crisis has transformed things. All have been affected.
- Benazir, Nawaz Unite Against Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Rule out any deal with govt; demand free polls, release of political prisoners; ex-PMs may return together
- Dp World Triggers A Trend (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Apr 25, 2006)
DP World being stymied by US Congress means that many deals involving American assets and bidders, say, from West Asia, South Asia and China may not go through.
- Bottom Dollar (Jordan Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Apr 25, 2006)
As more time passes with neither the value of the dollar declining sharply nor market forces beginning to shrink America's current-account deficit — which may well reach $1 trillion this year — two diametrically opposed reactions are emerging.
- 'Do We Have Shortage Of Liquidity?' (Jordan Times, Fahed Fanek, Apr 25, 2006)
It is not unusual for countries to have shortage of liquidity at one time, mainly as a result of restrictive monetary policies adopted by the Central Bank to fight hyperinflation or to cool down an overheated economy.
- Hu’S Discerning Remarks (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
President Hu Jintao’s address to the Saudi Shura Council on Sunday was full of observations that were as much discerning and pertinent to the present global scenario as much as they contained a strong undercurrent of criticism of Western policies . . .
- Saving The Nation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
IN a PTV interview General Musharraf has recounted what he considers his major achievements.
- Pc Exploits (Deccan Herald, P SRINIVASAN, Apr 25, 2006)
The PC surprises with its own shenanigans, especially during crucial operations
- What Was Missing In Ptv Interview? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 25, 2006)
President Musharraf has said that economic turn around is his greatest achievement and he wants to be known in history as Pakistan’s saviour for retrieving its economy from virtual collapse and dilution. In the PTV’s ‘First Family Interview . . .
- Dispute Over Resource Sharing (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 25, 2006)
Once again the provinces and the centre are at loggerheads over the question of resource sharing.
- Importance Of Managing Expectations (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Apr 25, 2006)
For, monetary policy’s effectiveness depends on what the private sector expects to . . .
- Rational Exuberance (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 25, 2006)
The results turned in by the first 116 companies thus far are a pointer that India Inc has delivered yet again, for the third time running.
- Law And Order Situation Better In Aiadmk Rule, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The MDMK general secretary Vaiko has appealed to the voters to vote for the AIADMK-led alliance based on the achievements of the AIADMK Government, which has been maintaining law and order situation in an appreciable manner.
- Decline Of American Power? (The Economic Times, Alok Sheel, Apr 25, 2006)
US economic strength rests not simply on its economic size, but on invisible ‘dark matter’ which generates a bottomless global appetite for dollars and ensures a higher return on its assets relative to the rest of the world.
- Taj Mahal Premier In Pak Tomorrow (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Apr 25, 2006)
While Mughal-e-Azam becomes the first Indian film to be premiered in Pakistan yesterday on April 26, Akbar Khan-directed “Taj Mahal” will become the first Indian film to be commercially released across the border.
- Blood And Thunder In The Family (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Apr 25, 2006)
Never before has there been anything like the murderous assault on the BJP general secretary, Pramod Mahajan, even though it is impossible to keep count of the murders or attempted murders of politicians in this supposedly non-violent country.
- Manmohan Woos German Industry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought greater engagement from German companies and expressed happiness that ‘‘more than 80 per cent of the German companies are aware of the huge potential of the Indian market”.
- India To Avail Of More Adb Aid Annually (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
India is committed to ramp up its borrowing from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to $2 billion per year by 2009 from the current level of $1.2 billion, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said here on Monday.
- Forward Step (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 25, 2006)
The Forward Markets Commission’s (FMC) move to allow institutional players to trade only in bullion and crude may seem excessively cautious but in fact is not so.
- Myanmar — Gateway To S-E Asia (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Apr 25, 2006)
Rather than joining a Western chorus of condemnation of Myanmar, India would do well to cooperate with Asian powers to encourage Yangon to move towards a more representative government. With New Delhi engaging Yangon economically and . . .
- What Does Adb Mean To The Masses Of India? (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, Apr 25, 2006)
The controversial Asian Development Bank, which is holding a mega event in Hyderabad, is bound to draw flak from activists of organisations.
- The Future Has Arrived, And It’S Yours To Read (Deccan Herald, Doreen Carvajal, Apr 25, 2006)
In the Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller Minority Report, a subway passenger scans an edition of USA Today that is a plastic video screen, thin, foldable and wireless, with constantly changing text.
- Constructive Talks (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 25, 2006)
Cordial Sino-US relations are needed for world peace
- Lessons From France (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Apr 25, 2006)
Unemployment benefits scheme for laid-off workers must form part of the labour market reforms package
- Musharraf ‘Literally Wept’ When East Pakistan Fell (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he ‘‘literally wept’’ when he heard the ‘‘disgusting’’ news of surrender of Pakistani troops during the Bangladesh war with India.
- Are We Buying Happiness Or Misery? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 25, 2006)
In is the American Dream Killing You? How “The Market” Rules Our Lives, author Paul Stiles says that what’s needed is a global shift in consciousness — away from conspicuous consumption and towards a more meaningful, balanced way of life.
- No Wholesome Fare, This (Business Line, J. George, Apr 25, 2006)
The Food Safety Bill must undergo scrutiny of agricultural and animal scientists, health professionals, nutritionists and food technologist without any further delay.
- Learning And Doing (Tribune, Yoginder K. Alagh, Apr 25, 2006)
Asked to give a presentation to a venerable think tank in Delhi on national security, and batting at number 5, I talked on energy, water, employment, growth and our global destiny.
- Bonds That Matter (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2006)
India sorely needs a developed secondary market for bonds. With the Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index soaring into the stratosphere, it is about time bonds emerged as an alternative to hedge investor risk.
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 25, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- The Politics Of Language (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Apr 25, 2006)
The orgy of violence unleashed by his fans in Bangalore following news of the sudden demise of Kannada superstar Raj Kumar earlier this month, once again drew attention to that southern alchemy of cinema and politics and revived the debate . . .
- Earning Season! (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Anil Ambani Group owned Reliance Capital Ltd on Monday reported a whopping 408 per cent jump in net profit for the year ended March 2006, even as it declared a 32 per cent dividend for FY'06.
- A Pm For Iraq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2006)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani asking the Shia bloc’s new nominee, Mr Jawad al-Maliki, to form a government in the violence-torn country ends the impasse that has been continuing since the parliamentary election results were announced in December 2005.
- Asian Currency Unit Minus Indian Rupee? (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Apr 25, 2006)
India should seek to be a part of this ongoing initiative towards monetary cooperation . . .
- Picking The Postal Bill (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 25, 2006)
Ostensibly, Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill is to make the courier industry more rule-based, but the anxiety to protect and subsidise the Postal Department is all too apparent.
- Connecting The 3 Cs (Business Line, Manasi Phadke, Apr 25, 2006)
The emerging equation is the rising commodity prices, mainly due to China on a buying spree as it invests in urban development and infrastructure, and the impact of all this on currency; in the current Indian context convertibility.
- Money’S Rolling In, But What Of The Game? (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Apr 25, 2006)
Mike Atherton calls Lalit Modi the most important administrator in world cricket today.
- No Navy Blues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
With time in hand, Mukund B Kunte remembers the centenary of an old college steeped in glorious tradition
- Corruption Is Security Threat (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Apr 25, 2006)
The "beauty" of India is that most people here are indifferent to subjects that apparently do not affect them directly.
- On India Inc Job Quotas, An Affirmative Lesson From South Africa (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 25, 2006)
As facts lose out to rhetoric in the debate over quotas in the private sector, New Delhi and India Inc should perhaps take a look at the example of South Africa.
- Fear Of Death (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2006)
Be strong! The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid! It is death...
- 'Caste System Has Become Subtle And Sophisticated' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2006)
Former principal advisor and chief economist with the RBI and author of Untouchables, Narendra Jadhav, now senior advisor to the governor, Da Afgha-nistan Bank, discusses reservations with Jyoti Punwani:
- Sebi Brings In Ipo Rating For Unlisted Firms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has said that all the unlisted companies making an initial public offering (IPO) opting to get their public issues rated from credit rating agencies will need to disclose all details about the rating received . . .
- Congress Accuses Government Of Neglecting Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Kumaraswamy working against the interest of Tumkur district, allege leaders
`Charge sheet'
The allocation for irrigation is the lowest in nine years
Upper Bhadra, Netravati and Hemavathy 2nd Phase projets have been neglected
- Pressure Forces Bjp Chief To Settle Scores With Jd (S) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Why did the BJP State unit President Sadananda Gowda go public about his party’s unhappiness with coalition partner JD (S) regarding nominations to local bodies ?
- India At Cusp Of Historic Transformation: Pm (Press Trust of India, Ajay Kaul, Apr 24, 2006)
Emphasising that India was at the "cusp of a historic transformation", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today invited increased foreign investment pointing out that the country had ventured on a series of programmes to improve infrastructure which . . .
- Price Hike (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
Strangely , it is not the plight of the common man, but pressure from the opposition forces about the uncontrolled price spiral that is bothering the President, who advised Mr Shaukat Aziz to take all-out measures to check the trend in a meeting . . .
- Basic Approach To Right Living (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Apr 24, 2006)
Yoga, which has become popular the world over, has somehow become synonymous with asana, the postures for exercising the body. While these are vital, it is to be understood that asana is only one of the eight stages (ashtanga), enumerated by sage . . .
- Ipi Gasline Deal (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
The news that the deal on the $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gasline project is about to be finalised between the three countries has rekindled hopes that Islamabad and New Delhi are determined to withstand pressure from Washington to back off from . . .
- Harmony In Religious Beliefs (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Apr 24, 2006)
The Rashtriya Swayamsavak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mr K.S. Sudarshan, has made the very interesting suggestion that Muslims should accept Lord Krishna “as one of the prophets” sent by Allah.
- Behind The Market Madness And Rpl Issue (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 24, 2006)
Are we in the middle of a stock bubble?
- Elections In 2007 (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2006)
Is 2007 election year or not? The prime minister has just said it is. But other ruling party bigwigs, including Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, continue to suggest that elections can be put off by a year, “constitutionally” they add, as if to show how . . .
- A New Theory To Sustain The Bull Market (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 24, 2006)
Beliefs about property-based evaluations powering the market are worrisome and require scrutiny
- Decisions On Free Trade (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2006)
The commerce ministers of Saarc who met in Dhaka recently have taken the first major step towards operationalising the free trade area in South Asia that was created in January.
- The Right Medicine (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 24, 2006)
Are monetary penalties a better way of bringing corporates to book? Faced with errant corporates, regulators are often in a dilemma. The reason is that in many cases, the punishment ends up hurting investors rather than the management responsible . . .
- Lessons From The Nordic Nations (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Apr 24, 2006)
Fewer debates over economics would be needed if the world spent more time examining what actually works and what does not. Almost everywhere, debate has raged about how to combine market forces and social security. The left calls for an expansion of . . .
- Reservations On A Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 24, 2006)
Private sector reservation may be a shortcut to economic disaster rather than an effective tool to promote inclusive growth.
- Delayed Reactions To Globalisation (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Apr 24, 2006)
When the Indian economy began to be linked more closely to the world in 1991, the full implications of it did not hit many managers for a while. Very little bad news showed up.
- Strengths And Weaknesses Of Indian Banking (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 24, 2006)
Indian banks have done quite well, especially in terms of efficiency and non-performing loans. But there is still a long way to go before they can catch up with their peers in the US, the UK, Germany or China. S. VENKITARAMANAN hopes the RBI . . .
- Hu And Cry (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2006)
No great expectations were attached to President Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington and indeed nothing of great consequence emerged from his meetings with George Bush.
- Import Intrigues (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 24, 2006)
Government’s resorting to import 30 lakh tonnes of wheat should be no surprise, given the market trends since the procurement season began. In fact, the precedent may have been set for the coming years, as demand is likely to outpace production growth.
- Liquidity Lack? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 24, 2006)
For days before Reserve Bank governor YV Reddy unveiled his Annual Policy last week, there was a raging debate on whether or lot there was a liquidity crunch in the system.
- Code Of Conduct Needed For Ipo-Bound Companies (The Financial Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Apr 24, 2006)
RPL’s announcements, timed with the IPO’s opening and closing, highlights the lack of . . .
- Enough's Enough Solution To Talaq Lies With Article 44 (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
The plight of India's Muslim women has been underscored yet again with a fatwa issued to a couple to live apart merely because the man uttered talaq three times to his wife in an inebriated state.
- Did Numbers Turn China Against Cult? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
They are the leaders of the world’s two superpowers,” the reporter was intoning, with the solemnity appropriate to the dawning of a new geo-political era in which China is set to overtake the USA as the leading global economy. Suddenly the decorum . . .
- Courier Firms Unite Against Postal Bill (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Angry over the govern-ment’s proposal to amend the Indian Postal Act of 1898 that would translate into postal department monopolising the light courier business, the private courier operators are gearing up to go move the cour.
- Cbi Chief Asks Cops To Do More (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
After the involvement of a senior CBI official in a corruption case, its director Mr Vijay Shanker did some tough talking with his legal team for “mediocre” advise resulting in increasing number of acquittals in cases related to the probe agency.
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