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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 35809:
- A National Authority For Rainfed India (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 19, 2006)
The Government should examine the Parthasarathy Committee report, hold wide-ranging consultations on its key recommendations and act to implement a new consensus on governing rainfed areas.
- Needed Media Policy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 19, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf raised a number of key economic issues during a meeting with the senior officers of the State Bank of Pakistan on Monday. Inflation, he said, should be controlled, trade deficit reduced, micro-finance made . . .
- Pm Prescribes Rehab Pill (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
day after the Supreme Court’s verdict on rehabilitation in the Narmada Dam project, the Prime Minister today asked the industry to pay more attention to people displaced by industrialisation and urbanisation to avoid confrontation.
- Rbi Intrigues To Interest (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 19, 2006)
The Credit Policy is remarkable for its critical interventions in banking operations and a leave-well-alone approach.
- "Gandhi Promoted Republican Understanding Of Development" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Gandhians are an endangered species today, says Upendra Baxi
- India's Casual Attitude (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 19, 2006)
BY postponing talks on Wullar Barrage scheduled for yesterday and today under the pretext of "other commitments" by the Indian Water and Power Secretary, New Delhi has once again demonstrated how casually it takes the basic premise of the peace process:
- First High-Level Admission (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 19, 2006)
we have a high-level admission that there is high inflation, it is harmful and it poses grave threats not only to the economy but also people's budgets.
- Karan Singh Going On Nepal Mission (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 19, 2006)
New Delhi concerned at situation in Kingdom
Situation impacted directly on India's security
India would be happy to facilitate a solution
- India Will Not Tolerate Another State With Nuclear Weapons’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 19, 2006)
Iran’s nuclear programme not in India’s interest, says Singh
- Development Not At Cost Of Habitats: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Committed to addressing Narmada dam issue
- Education Dragged Backwards (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Apr 19, 2006)
Seat reservation could reverse brain gain into the country and resume brain drain
- Reliance Ipo Demand Soars As Books Set To Close (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Reliance Petroleum Ltd. (RPL) has attracted orders worth 12.5 times the value of its $620 million IPO, a source familiar with the deal said on Wednesday, as investors flock to India's hot stock market.
- No Bowing To Us Pressures On Iran Issue: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to dispel the impression that India was bowing to the United States' pressure on the Iran issue.
- Make Employment Broadbased And Representative: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Amid debate on a possible legislation for job reservation in private sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged the industry to broadbase employment and make it representative through an affirmative action.
- Pm Says 10 Pct Economic Growth Realistic (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Apr 19, 2006)
India aims to push annual economic growth to 10 percent and pursue policies to boost manufacturing output to create more jobs for its billion-plus people, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Access To Housing Loans Gets Tougher (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Prospective borrowers had better watch out: it’s going to get harder to get home loans, especially if you are looking for an apartment in a metro that costs more than Rs 20 lakh.
- Pm For Private Sector Job Quota; Will India Inc Give In? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday put job quotas in the private sector on the national agenda by calling on industry to voluntarily extend affirmative action, saying it was time companies acknowledged the value of diversity and broad-based their workforce.
- Cong Upbeat Despite Pre-Poll Surveys (Times of India, P K SURENDRAN, Apr 19, 2006)
With Kerala set to go to polls on Saturday, pre-poll surveys are predicting a win for the CPM-led Left Democratic Front. But that's not dampened the spirits in the Congress camp with United Democratic Front making a brave surge for the . . .
- Cpm Infighting May Cost Isaac Dear (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Apr 19, 2006)
Thomas Isaac is not your regular politician. In spite of working his way up in the party by heading SFI in Kerala in the 1970s, he is more known as an academic from the Centre for Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Rbi Chief Warns Of Downside Risks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
While `growth and stability' is the mantra for the Reserve Bank of India, its Governor, Y.V. Reddy, on Tuesday cautioned against a possible downside risk to overall financial stability as the present rate of high credit growth and increase in . . .
- Musharraf Woos Investors To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Claiming the economy was doing well, President Pervez Musharraf has invited potential investors to Pakistan asking them to reap the benefits of liberalisation and cheap labour.
- India Favours Diplomatic Solution To Iran N-Issue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
India has favoured a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear imbroglio and wants confrontation to be avoided at all costs.
- Rbi Holds Rates Steady, July Rise Seen (Reuters, Anirban Nag and Surojit Gupta, Apr 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised markets by leaving interest rates unchanged on Tuesday, but it warned that high oil prices could push up inflation and analysts said rates could still rise in the next few months.
- Leader Article: Passions Of The Tongue (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 19, 2006)
A fortnight before Rajkumar died, a poll conducted in Bangalore chose the film actor as the most admired resident of the city.
- Iranian Nuclear Ambition (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Apr 19, 2006)
While stressing that diplomacy is the first course for dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions, the White House is not ruling out a military response.
- Hasten Slowly (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 19, 2006)
State Director-General of Tourism Salim Baig has been quoted in a Delhi newspaper as having said that Gulmarg ski resort will be handed over to a private operator for 99 years against a payment of "over Rs 20000 crores."
- Empowering The Handicapped (Daily Excelsior, Habibullah, Apr 19, 2006)
The founding fathers of modern India envisaged her as a welfare State where the interests and rights of the weaker and under-privileged sections of society would be fully protected and upheld.
- Clearing The Air (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
Delhi’s durbar culture is used to the rise and fall of individuals and of groups with clout to influence policy and statecraft.
- I Was Terrorized By Dogs, Threatened By Us Agents: Indian (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Akhil Sachdeva, an accountant from India who emigrated to Canada, still wonders why he was seized at gunpoint by US agents and held for months with hundreds of foreigners in the months following the 9/11 terror attacks.
- Draft Of New Industrial Policy Submitted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The run-up to the new industrial policy for Karnataka gathered pace on Tuesday, with a core committee presenting a draft of the policy to Minister for Large and Medium Industries B S Yediyurappa.
- Promote Tourism, Create Jobs (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Apr 19, 2006)
In a scenario of rising unemployment, the Government of India is focusing on tourism as the biggest potential job market.
- "The Sky Is The Limit For Indo-German Relationship" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 19, 2006)
Bernd Mutzelburgis Germany's new envoy in India. In an interview toThe Hindu, the Ambassador, a former foreign and security policy adviser to the German Chancellor, spoke on a range of issues, including Berlin's attitude towards the Indo-U.S. . . .
- Credit Bonus (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to hold interest rates steady at a time when asset prices are soaring, is, to say the least, intriguing.
- Rbi Keeps Interest Rates Untinkered (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India, on Tuesday, kept the key interest rates unchanged to boost investment and moderate prices.
- Credit Policy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 19, 2006)
Stability and continuity in an environment of growth
- Today's Editorial: Return Of Fera (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 19, 2006)
Why does government want to resurrect follies that held us back in the past, just when Indians were beginning to think the licence-permit raj might . . .
- St Petersburg Summit Will Spell G8's Death: (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The attendance of G8 leaders at a July summit in Russia will prop up a government that has abandoned democratic principles, a former advisor to President Vladimir Putin said in an article published on Tuesday.
- Our Own (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
Ignorance and sloppiness are the worst enemies of good English. But pedantry is its most irritating friend, and not always a friend at that. Those who dislike their language being debased must always ask themselves just what they mean by “debased”.
- The Red-Carpet Dinner (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Apr 19, 2006)
Desperate situations call for desperate measures. My son had been home for a month, but we kept different timings.
- Blair Launches Uk-India Education Programme (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched the UK-India Education and Research Initiative in London on Tuesday with a $22 million support from his government and $8.5 million in cash and kind from the private sector.
- European Parliamentary Team Visits State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Discussion with Governor on subjects of mutual interest
Gen. Rodrigues emphasized the need for further economic and trade ties
The visiting delegation appreciated the initiatives taken by the Punjab Government and the Chandigarh Administration
- Saffron Poison Or Panacea? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Apr 19, 2006)
While Hinduism is increasingly seen as the spiritual elixir in the West, our self-claimed secularists deride it, says S Gurumurthy
- External Affairs Ministry Official Stripped Of Charge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Senior IFS official Rakesh Kumar, allegedly involved in a case of human trafficking to Germany, has been divested of his charge as special secretary, economic relations, in the External Affairs Ministry.
- Karnataka Government Mulling Bus Fare Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The four transport corporations for a 10 per cent increase
- Karan Rushed To Nepal As Special Envoy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
In efforts to end the deepening political crisis in Nepal, India on Tuesday decided to rush a special envoy to Kathmandu to open talks with a recalcitrant King Gyanendra and the agitating pro-democracy leaders.
- Pm To Industry: Address Rehab (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Against the backdrop of Supreme Court’s observation on rehabilitation issues in the contentious Narmada Dam project, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday urged the industry to pay more attention to people displaced by industrialisation . . .
- Rbi Tightens Provisioning For Housing, Personal Loans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Liquidity would be maintained to meet legitimate credit needs'
Risk weight on exposure to commercial real estate raised
Plans action if banks have exposure to capital market through NBFCs
- Infosys Looks For Talent In U.S. Universities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Infosys Technologies will scout for talent in U.S. universities, from where it would hire 300 fresh graduates, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Infosys Technologies Nandan Nilekani said at the CII annual general meeting here.
- Recognise Ground Realities: Iran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 18, 2006)
Talks on nuclear crisis to begin in Moscow today
- New Problems (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 18, 2006)
The oustees should be given royalties in perpetuity out of a small share of the gross project revenues
- Talks On Wullar Barrage Put Off, Says Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 18, 2006)
Composite dialogue will go on The talks have to be postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business.
Talks postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business
- America's Migrants Have Overcome Their Terror (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 18, 2006)
A migrant community that has always tried to be invisible has become active. And politicians have to take notice.
- A Case To Regulate The Booming Retail City (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Apr 18, 2006)
Indian cities that are eagerly embracing large-format retailing appear clueless about the conflicts such retailing could trigger.
- Ensuring Equity In Global Trade (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 18, 2006)
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) report on trends in trade in 2005 and prospects in 2006 highlights the weak spots in terms of economic growth. According to WTO economists, growth in global trade has, in the past decade, been consistently double . . .
- Unassuming Devotee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The essence of true devotion is total humility. Humility takes root in one's consciousness only with the growing awareness of God's absolute supremacy and His infinite mercy.
- To Overcome Fear, Chant The Name Of God (Times of India, SWAMI MUKTANANDA, Apr 18, 2006)
I did a great deal of sadhana in cremation grounds. These are good for sadhana, for realisation. Whenever I saw all those dead bodies, I would tell myself that eventually, this was going to be my state.
- Serial Terror (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 18, 2006)
For once the Kashmiris have come out against ultras
- Victims Of Bias, Muslims At Bottom Of Social Barrel’ (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Apr 18, 2006)
Discriminated against and pushed to the sidelines, the Muslim community in India is at the bottom of the heap when it comes to benefits from Government-run welfare schemes, access to education, employment, even the system of credit, including . . .
- Serious Threat To Pakistan's Civil Society (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 18, 2006)
Last week's terror bombing in Karachi points to one of the least-examined faultlines in Pakistan: the war for power between Barelvi and Deobandi clerics.
- Us Keen To Offshore R&d To India (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Apr 18, 2006)
Move over Silicon Valley, the new buzzword in the Indo-US lexicon is biotechnology. American biotech companies are keen to off-shore their research and development to India to reduce costs.
- Growing Problem (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 18, 2006)
State specific handling of Naxals is required
- Family In Tow, Sonia Files Poll Papers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Three weeks after quitting the Lok Sabha in the wake of the controversy over the office-of-profit issue, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today filed her nomination for the May 8 bye-election in Rae Bareli, the traditional Gandhi family pocketborough.
- Watch, The Endgame Is Nigh (Indian Express, Mahendra P. Lama, Apr 18, 2006)
When King Mahendra dissolved the 19-month-old first democratically elected government (of B.P. Koirala) in December 1960, no one could have thought the monarchy would survive for the next 30 years.
- The Height Of Confusion (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 18, 2006)
As expected, the Supreme Court has given the various state governments time to file reports on the status of rehabilitation of those displaced by the construction of the Sardar Sarovar dam.
- Sonia Files Nomination Papers From Rae Bareli (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Three weeks after quitting the Lok Sabha in the wake of the controversy over the office of profit issue, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today filed her nomination for the May 8 bye election in Rae Bareli, the traditional Gandhi family pocketborough.
- The Universal Concept Of Oneness And Infinity (Times of India, VARUN K MASKARA, Apr 18, 2006)
Self and God are inseparable for they are the same. A saint explains that God or Paramatman is like an ocean, an eternal ocean, whereas we represent drops. So long as a drop remains separate from the eternal ocean, it is small and weak.
- Sonia Files Nomination, Gets Into Poll Mode (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Apr 18, 2006)
The party has started looking up in Uttar Pradesh, said a beaming Congress president Sonia Gandhi today while summing up the impact of her candidature from Rae Bareli on the health of Congress in UP.
- Surrogate Emperor And The Have-Nots (Deccan Herald, SURESH HEBLIKAR, Apr 18, 2006)
The riots were an outpouring of the have- nots who saw in Rajkumar an emperor who was their voice. It could also be seen as a simmering discontent.
- India Of The Future (Hindu, C. G. Rishikesh, Apr 18, 2006)
This Inspirational book, based on the salient features of India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium, details a plan to shape the India of the future.
- India And The Wto (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Apr 18, 2006)
Comprehensive volume on issues that affect trade from an Indian viewpoint
- India, Asia In Globalisation Era (Daily Excelsior, Arti Dogra, Apr 18, 2006)
Some people have said the 21st century will be the Asian century while others believe the 21st century will be freedom’s century.
- The Poor Have Only Voting Rights ! (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Apr 18, 2006)
The lopsided Indian economic growth has divided the country between two segments - 10 per cent of the population only enjoys all the benefits while the remaining 90 per cent are left to the mercy of god to fend for themselves, not even with a . . .
- Heritage Conservation (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Apr 18, 2006)
It was on 18 April 1982 that the celebration of World Heritage Day was suggested on the occasion of a symposium organized by ICOMOS, International council for monuments and sites.
- Pm Says 10 Pct Growth Target Realistic (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that the country could "realistically" target annual GDP growth of 10 percent.
- Stop This Brinkmanship (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for a dialogue and a compromise to resolve the controversy surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme.
- A Party With Differences (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 18, 2006)
Whoever said that the BJP doesn’t hold the idea of pluralism dear to its heart? Here is a party that allows statements made by its leaders to the media to be interpreted in various colourful ways — including the chestnut ‘being misquoted by the media’.
- A Tale Of Two Roads (The Economic Times, Prabhu Ghate, Apr 18, 2006)
While the East West Economic Corridor has facilitated regional cooperation between the once belligerent nations of East Asia, regional non-cooperation is holding up progress on the Asian Highway.
- Indian Shares Rise 1.5 Pct, Colombo Bounces (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Indian shares rose more than 1.5 percent on Tuesday, cheered by robust earnings from software firms and expectations of strong growth.
- When Property Prices Hit The Roof... (The Financial Express, Vivek Law, Apr 18, 2006)
with prices artificially driven by builders and speculators who are cornering supply in the market
- Making The Deal Of A Lifetime (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 18, 2006)
The rites of prayer are rife with trade-offs and deals, as in an exchange of one thing in return for another, especially relinquishment of one comfort or advantage for another regarded as more desirable.
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