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Articles 12521 through 12620 of 35809:
- American Empire-I (Statesman, PRASENJIT CHOWDHURY, Apr 24, 2006)
Susan Sontag spoke for many Left-wing intellectuals when she excoriated American culture as “inorganic, dead, coercive, authoritarian” and insisted that what America “deserves” is to have its wealth “taken away” by the so-called Third World.
- Ongc Seeks Fiscal Stability (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Apr 24, 2006)
Ongc has said that the government should pay it the market determined price for pre-NELP gas produced from GS 15 and Jeevan 15 in the east coast because the cost of production, cess and royalty have gone up considerably on its part.
- Dmk Bid To Capture An Aiadmk Fortress (Hindu, S. Ganesan, Apr 24, 2006)
AIADMK has won five of the seven elections held since the creation of the constituency in 1977
- Trai Not Keen To Press For Last Mile Unbundling (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Apr 24, 2006)
Wireless alternatives are there'
TRAI is also gearing up to meet the challenges arising out of new technologies and servicessuch as IPTV.
- "India's Smes Admired World Over" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
`It gave an opportunity to learn to the rest of Commonwealth'
- Naidu Anti-Development, Says Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Lashes out at TDP leader in the latter's home district
Apparently eyeing panchayat polls, the Chief Minister uses the occasion to build up anti-TDP sentiment
Cites how the TDP chief cried foul over move to increase the capacity of Pothireddipadu head
- Army, Navy Come Recruiting At Career Fair (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Programme aimed at freshers and experienced candidates
- Business Unfinished Even After 16 Years (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 24, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal remains undecided despite collecting views and data running into thousands of pages.
- Racism Rises In Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 24, 2006)
was walking through a dark archway next to his domitory in central St. Petersburg last week when he was attacked by two hooded men armed with knives.
- Advantages Of Transnational Gas Pipelines (Hindu, TALMIZ AHMAD, Apr 24, 2006)
The pipeline proposals India is involved with have political and security-related problems. But they have to be resolved for India's energy security.
- Sensex At 12000 (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 24, 2006)
Even by their recent standards the stock markets' performance last week has been noteworthy .
- Once And For All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 24, 2006)
In certain situations, there should not be more than one definition of civilized behaviour.
- Reserve Bank Defers Decision On Interest Rate Changes (Hindu, P. A. SESHAN, Apr 24, 2006)
Government borrowing may queer liquidity crunch in later stages
The inflationary pressures on account of dearer crude and petro products have been smothered through a policy of distributing the subsidy burden among various stakeholders.
- 30 Nris Figure In Uk’S Top 1000 Rich List (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Nri steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal was on Sunday declared the wealthiest person in Britain and seventh richest in the world while as many as 30 NRIs in the United Kingdom, including Lord Swraj Paul, had fortunes worth over 60 million pounds each.
- Silence Of Silence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 24, 2006)
The cosmos, with its sounds, soundless material and human beings, originated from silence.
- Generations Of Suffering (Deccan Herald, Juliette Jowit, Apr 24, 2006)
Vitali Prokopenko is cradling his 10-year-old daughter Sasha in his arms as he opens the door of his flat.
- Arabs Under A Persian Moon (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Apr 24, 2006)
The current tension over the nuclear ambitions of Iran is causing great concern among its Arab neighbours. While they are individually too weak to . . .
- A Paradigm Shift In Trade Policy? (Hindu, P. M. Mathew, Apr 24, 2006)
The new focus areas are job creation through exports and special products and end-markets
Proper recognition and accommodation of SMEs in the policy platform can help translate policy into strategies in a relatively easy manner.
- Creating Quality (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Apr 24, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic . . .
- Iran's Time Bomb (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
The question that preoccupies most of Iran lay coiled in the sullen stare of Abbas Kayhan, 25 years old and stuck behind the counter of his father\\\'s corner store. It pulled his heavy brow even lower and travelled down a forearm that shuddered in anger.
- Why Traditional Methods Are Now Irrelevant (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 24, 2006)
Modern man is a new pheno-menon. No traditional method can be used exactly as it exists because modern man never existed before. So, in a way, all traditional methods have become irrelevant. The body, for example, has changed so much.
- Bionic Bull (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Apr 24, 2006)
The resident bull of the Indian bourses must be a very tired creature. He started in the low valley of the 5,000 mark and has since galloped up to the 12,000 Everest.
- Art And The Auction House (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 24, 2006)
Despite the current euphoria, India struggles to emerge as a true superpower. A key reason is the nation's developmental vision lacks originality from within. India has underutilised and virtually destroyed its artistic and cultural heritage . . .
- Ride To Reform (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 24, 2006)
Politics can be a great leveller. Today’s protesters become tomorrow’s conformists.
- German Firms Commit Big Investments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
CEOs tell Prime Minister they want to participate in ultra mega power projects
BMW commits Rs. 900 crore for facility near Chennai
Siemens to invest 600 million Euros
"Germany important country in E.U.'
- Bjp To Hold Prayers Across Maharashtra (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
BJP workers will be holding prayer meetings across Maharashtra on Monday to wish Pramod Mahajan a speedy recovery.
- Elusive Peace In Sri Lanka (Tribune, Shylashri Shankar, Apr 24, 2006)
The peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE have not made any headway.
- Khurana Out Of The Bjp--Again (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Apr 24, 2006)
Outside his circles of admirers, whose number is perhaps vastly exaggerated, the BJP’s ‘best known’ face in Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana, does not deserve much sympathy for his present predicament nor has the party that ‘suspended’ him for a second . . .
- Civil War Cloud Over Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers kidnapped and killed six ethnic Sinhalese farmers, police and the army said today, raising fears of communal violence that could lead to renewed civil war.
- India, G-24 Lambast Imf Over Voting Rights Issue (Hindustan Times, S. Rajagopalan, Apr 24, 2006)
India and the Group of 24 (G-24) developing countries have come down hard on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) proposed two-stage plan for ad hoc increases in voting power for a few emerging economies instead of a comprehensive reallocation . . .
- Manmohan, Merkel Open Hanover Fair (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Sunday on jointly inaugurated the Hanover Fair, where the rising Asian economy that is emerging as a magnet for global investment is the partner country after 22 years.
- It’S Official (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could not have found a better occasion than the first Civil Services Day function on Friday to exhort members of the bureaucracy to rise above their traditional role of administrators.
- Assembly Poll Outcome To Be ‘Turning Point’, Says Sharad Yadav (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Newly-elected JD(U) president Sharad Yadav feels realignment of political forces will bring back "lost glory" to the third front but his party is not in a mood to desert BJP.
- Indo-Myanmar Relations (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Apr 24, 2006)
The military rule in Myanmar is on the agenda of the UN General Assembly beginning September 20.
- Global Steel Industry Development (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Apr 24, 2006)
Lakshmi Narayan Mittal's bid to purchase European steel consortium Arcelor is the latest example of how the Empire can strike back at its erstwhile colonisers, and how the Europeans turn tail and indulge in protectionism to keep ''these Indians'' out.
- The Indo-German Confluence At Hannover (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 24, 2006)
India at Hannover is not just about business and investment. It will glass-case a kaleidoscope of culture, cuisine, music and dance. The blossoming economic and business relationships between India's rapidly emerging market and Germany's massive . . .
- Squaring The Circle (Hindu, GEETA DOCTOR, Apr 23, 2006)
The Ramanujan-Hardy story finds a new equation with a film on their relationship.
- New Delhi Seeks Transit Facility: India-Pakistan-Afghan Trade Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
India on Saturday said that if Islamabad provided New Delhi with the transit facility for trade with Afghanistan then it would also benefit Pakistan as Peshawar would become a hub of economic activity.
- The Tragedy Of Want In India (Deccan Herald, K S Naraynan, Apr 23, 2006)
Poverty has always dogged India’s heels, although the situation has improved over time.
- The Heat & The Shine (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
April sees commercial launch of three motorcycles and a scooter ranging from Bajaj Platina to Kinetic Blaze scooter.
- Sebi’S Nod For Mf Gold Funds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Market regulator Sebi, on Saturday, paved the way for Mutual Funds (MFs) to launch the Gold Exchange Traded Funds (GETF), which would allow investors to own gold through units.
- Jawad Maliki Endorsed As Iraq's Prime Minister (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 23, 2006)
Sunni groups welcome nomination; Talabani wins second term
- The Politics Of Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Subsidies and sops have taken centre stage in the Tamil Nadu elections, saysV. Jayanth
- Fdi Ruled Out In Indian Carriers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
The new civil aviation policy will not allow foreign airlines to own equity in Indian carriers, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said.
- Naxals Blow Up Minister’S House (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Apr 22, 2006)
In a daring attack late on Thursday night, a group of around 500 armed CPI(Maoist) cadres triggered two blasts at the ancestral house of the JD(U) MLA and state Food Minister Kamlesh Singh at Kamgarpur village in Palamu district.
- Twenty Years On The Banks Of The Narmada (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Apr 22, 2006)
The spectacular success of Medha Patkar’s Narmada Bachao Andolan in manipulating the media for over two decades is unparalleled in the history of social activism.
- Time For Reorientation Of Civil Services: Manmohan Singh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Asserting that the civil services has to reorient itself and be trained to deliver better services to the people, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today put several posers before the country’s civil servants, including whether the present method of . . .
- Lights Out (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
When Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh cast his vote at the Narmada review committee, he made a clear statement on his priorities.
- An Unpretentious Elizabethan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 22, 2006)
Sometimes little changes help to clarify larger ones. In 1986, when she qualified for her first bus pass, the Queen’s 60th birthday was a great national event...
- India Ready To Give Neighbour A Helping Hand (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 22, 2006)
Along with supporting Nepal ruler Gyanendra, the Indian government has handed out unreserved kudos to the people of Nepal.
- Unflinching Faith (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Bhakti is an experience that is deeply felt within one's inner self. It can transport one to a higher level of consciousness when one is able to commune with the divine.
- Ice Age Goodies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
PVR Cinemas is adding to the excitement of Ice Age: The Meltdown with a special contest. Kids can come in to PVR this Saturday or Sunday and draw their favourite Ice Age characters to win cool goodies like Diego, Manny and Sid t-shirts, activity . . .
- Help! I'm Drowning In Words (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
What happens to a reader in the book boom era, asks BAGESHREE S. on the eve of World Book Day
- Us, China Pledge To Boost Ties (Deccan Herald, Joseph Kahn, Apr 22, 2006)
President Bush and China's president, Hu Jintao, pledged to cooperate more closely on fighting nuclear proliferation and reducing trade imbalances on Thursday, but broke no new ground on the most delicate issues that divide the two nations.
- Sc Comes To Aid Of Fatwa-Crossed Couple (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
In an observation that could have far-reaching consequences on the relevance of Muslim Shariat laws in the country, the Supreme Court on Friday criticised a fatwa (diktat), which sought to separate a Muslim couple after the husband had declared . . .
- Costlier Oil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2006)
With oil prices touching $ 74 a barrel, and the Indian oil majors losing as much as Rs 883 crore in the first half of April, consumers have to brace themselves for possible rate hikes.
- Now, Don’T Lose The Plot (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
In a week full of really spectacular news on the infrastructure front — the resolution of the Narmada fasts, the clearance of the . . .
- Competitive Party Politics As Bane Of Polity (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, Apr 22, 2006)
Through their "divide and rule" policy, the Raj had divided the Indian society along religious lines. Once planted, the communal seed grew with the help of many incidents.
- Indian Economy On Fast Track: Montek (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Indian economy continues to be on an accelerated trend with an upsurge in investments, low inflation rate and ample foreign exchange, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said.
- India Pats Gyanendra For Toeing Karan’S Line (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
While political parties reacted sharply to Nepal King Gyanendra’s offer to form an interim government, India lost no time in welcoming the King’s move, which was in line with its suggestion conveyed by Prime Minister’s Special Envoy Karan Singh . . .
- Blending Social Equity With Merit (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Apr 22, 2006)
It is a pity that the country is once again caught in the reservation quota controversy, this time courtesy Mr Arjun Singh. The Union HRD Minister surely has had his own calculations when he proposed reservation of another 27 per cent seats for . . .
- Courier Services (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
The Government's move to amend the Indian Post Office Act, 1896, to ban courier service companies from carrying letters weighing less than 300 grams, is anti-people, regressive and against the spirit of the economic reforms which seeks . . .
- Cong Rattled By Advani's Appeal To Trs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Congress has reacted sharply to BJP leader LK Advani's remarks on Telangana, pointing out his party's duplicity on the issue to mislead the people. What has alarmed the Congress is Mr Advani's appeal to the TRS to come out of the UPA.
- Nepal Opposition Rejects King’S Offer, Promises More Protests (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
King Gyanendra asked the opposition to name a new prime minister to run Nepal, but the three main parties said that was not enough and vowed pro-democracy protests would go on.
- Three Players Of Trade Game In New Economic Geography (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 22, 2006)
"Europe is changing and reinventing itself," writes Jean-Joseph Boillot in his book Europe after Enlargement. And exploring what happens when there is `geoeconomic realignment of globalising markets' are Jagdish N. Sheth and Rajendra S. Sisodia in . . .
- The View At 12,000 (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 22, 2006)
Valuations are becoming increasingly stiff, risks are higher for those entering now and return expectations will have to be moderate.
- Israeli Lobby And Us Interests (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Apr 22, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s an air-headed action film entitled ‘Delta Force’ popped up on American movie screens.
- India To Station Mig-29 Fighter-Bombers At Tajikistan Base (Tribune, RAHUL BEDI, Apr 22, 2006)
India’s first overseas military facility in Tajikistan is expected to become operational by the year-end as part of New Delhi’s thrust into oil-rich Central Asia to meet its growing energy needs.
- Power Politics And Pipelines (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 22, 2006)
The United States has given India a civilian nuclear cooperation deal that it won’t give Pakistan.
- Protect Fatwa-Separated Couple: Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 22, 2006)
Court has directed the Orissa Government to provide police protection to a Muslim couple, forced to live separately following a fatwa issued by the community at Bhadrak.
- Throw Open The Books, Let's See What Everyone Earns (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Apr 22, 2006)
Trust and social glue are corroded by pay secrecy and the greed-is-good culture. Transparency would change all that.
- Careful At 12 (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 22, 2006)
The growing importance of MFs is welcome
- Careless Communication And Wrong Signals (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Apr 22, 2006)
Part of the blame for the market euphoria goes to the Fed’s unprofessional statements . . .
- It Is Pmk Versus Aiadmk In Saidapet (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Apr 22, 2006)
No project to clear encroachments
DMK and PMK were in opposite camps in 2001
Except two occasions, DMK always won the seat
- Restore Nature's Work Of Art (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
The Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) and the Mayor duly elected by the people took charge in November 1995. In less than two years, they did a commendable job of forming an informal public-private-partnership with a local NGO, Sankat Mochan Foundation . . .
- Iraqi Shi’Ites Nominate New Pm To End Impasse (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Iraq's ruling Shi’ite Alliance nominated Jawad al-Maliki as its new candidate for prime minister on Friday in an effort to end four months of political paralysis over the formation of a new government.
- Da For Govt. Employees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Haryana Government has released another instalment of dearness allowance to its employees effective from January 1, 2006.
- 'There Are No National Solutions To Water Crisis' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 22, 2006)
Asit K Biswas, academician and president of the Mexico-based Third World Centre for Water Management, was recently awarded the Stockholm Water Prize. He speaks to Harsh Kabra about contemporary water concerns:
- The Ultimate Privatisation (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Apr 22, 2006)
Coming on the heels of Arjun Singh's proposal to impose reservations in educational institutions, Manmohan Singh's veiled caveat to the Confederation of Indian Industry that if the private sector doesn't accept caste-based job reservations . . .
- Meditation As Portal To The Fourth Dimension (Times of India, Andrew Cohen, Apr 22, 2006)
One of the many miraculous functions of meditation is that it is a portal to a different dimension. When you go deep into the meditative state, your awareness detaches itself from the thought-stream. Your identi-fication with emotion, memory, time . . .
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