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Articles 12921 through 13020 of 35809:
- Dangers Of Bilateral Investment Treaties (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Apr 18, 2006)
In recent years, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have proliferated especially for developing countries, yet they remain largely secret and outside the realm of public scrutiny and audit. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasek har and . . .
- Has Arcelor Been Softened? (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Apr 18, 2006)
Mittal's takeover bid has pushed Arcelor into the defensive. Arcelor has decided to raise the dividend, and make a share buyback, together costing € 5.4 billion. Arcelor has blinked; Mittal has won, and can go about consolidating the world's . . .
- Work Your Way To The Top (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 18, 2006)
By providing 27 per cent reservation to the OBCs in premier educational institutes like the IIMs and the IITs, the Congress has once again tried to rejuvenate caste and class politics.
- Between The Devil And The Deep Sea (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Apr 18, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India governor, YV Reddy, will have to make some tough choices today
- Nuclear Deal~ii (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Apr 18, 2006)
Because of the threats to the American dollar and the America’s special status as a super power, the USA is reluctant even to recognise Taiwan as a separate country, but still insisting upon the “one-China” policy, which basically approves . . .
- Naidu Wants Kalam To Step In (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Tdp president Mr N Chandrababu Naidu said he would request President Mr APJ Abdul Kalam’s to intervene on the Rajashekar Reddy government, which he accuses is filing criminal cases against his party MLAs.
- Taliban Mount Offensive (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 18, 2006)
The day-long clashes between the Taliban and Afghanistan security forces over the weekend seem to mark the beginning of the guerilla group’s spring offensive. Saturday’s fighting, which left 47 dead, including 41 Taliban fighters, was heavy . . .
- On The Move: Yes, But On A Slippery Track (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Apr 18, 2006)
There are a few lessons to be learnt by the rulers of Punjab as well as their counterparts in other provinces from the way Punjab has been emerging as a hub of industry and commerce in recent years.
- Udf Has Emerged Front-Runner, Says Moily (Hindu, Girish Menon, Apr 18, 2006)
People are happy with the UDF Government's performance'
- Mistake Over Ground For Cases Against Mlas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Damage control exercise by YSR and Major Irrigation Minister
- Rs. 1 Crore Award For Scr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The laurel is in recognition of SCR achieving the highest freight loading
- Communists Are In For A Shock In West Bengal' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
`In Assam, no government can be formed without our support ,
- Safeguard Interests Of Consumers, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
District Consumers' Dispute Redressal Forum building inaugurated in Hassan
No let up in exploitation of consumers, says Karjol
Deve Gowda hailed for helping farmers of north Karnataka
The consumers' forum has disposed of 2,704 of the . . .
- Vidya Poshak Plans To Disburse Rs. 1.5 Crore Aid To Poor Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
3,500 students to be provided assistance in 2006-07
Rs. 25 lakh to be invested in libraries and learning centers
Volunteers of the organisation will visit the houses of the applicants
- Stop This Tragedy (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 18, 2006)
After a spate of suicides by cotton growers in the state, it is now the turn of onion producers in Maharashtra to take the most extreme step.
- An Attempt To Make Things Easy For Tourists Planning To Go To Kodagu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
`Discover Coorg' tries to popularise the region as a tourist destination
- Biotechnology Will Get The Same Treatment As It, Says Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Private sector urged to focus on R&D to produce drugs at affordable prices
Rs. 100 crore each for Calcutta, Bombay, Madras universities with focus on nanotechnology
New facility to manufacture broad range of new therapeutic products
- Govt. Seeks Rs.918 Crores For Job Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
4,074,838 families registered, 34 lakh job cards issued
- Govt Agrees To Major Demands Of Bhopal Victims (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Apr 18, 2006)
Survivors unhappy over PM’s inability to hold Dow, UCC accountable
- Private Us Donors Outdo Their Government (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 18, 2006)
The spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund will take place this week, and the workings of these global agencies will be debated around Washington.
- Spate Of Complaints From Icici Customers: Bank Ombudsman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Deepali Pant Joshi, Banking Ombudsman for the State and Chief General Manager of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has said that she has received the highest number of complaints for redress from customers of ICICI Bank, followed by State Bank of India.
- A Revolution Next Door (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 18, 2006)
The people of Nepal are furious with King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
- Untrusted King (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 18, 2006)
See the writing on the wall
- Us Interest In India (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Apr 18, 2006)
The US perception that the nuclear cooperation with India would benefit both countries equally and also the non-proliferation regime led their leaders to arrive at a decision to go ahead with a mutually agreeable nuclear deal.
- Political Snapshot (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 18, 2006)
All parties & institutions in a mess!
- 10.2 P.C. Gdp Growth In 1st Quarter: Hu Jintao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
President seeks efficiency and quality
- Disappointed Minister To Fight As Independent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Move follows allotment of Oussudu seat here to the DMK
Says he has nurtured the constituency with care
Claims it is a plot by some party functionaries
To quit as Minister, MLA in a couple of days
- Semiconductor Industry Poised For Dynamic Growth In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
The meteoric rise of many user industries means an assured vigorous market
The growth in consumption and changes in regulation to encourage local manufacture have attracted a number of foreign companies to establish manufacturing facilities.
- This Yatra Different, Says Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
BJP leader L.K. Advani has claimed on Sunday that the `Bharat Suraksha Yatra,' which he has now embarked upon, was distinctly different from his two earlier yatras and said that it was aimed at sensitising people to the disastrous situation the . . .
- Diplomat Harps On Strong Indo-Korean Ties (Statesman, K Ravi, Apr 17, 2006)
Korea is poised to be one of India’s major partners over the next decade and POSCO’s proposed integrated steel plant in Orissa is the flagship of such future relationship, Mr N Parthasarathi, India’s Ambassador, here said.
- A New Facet To Debate On Convertibility (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Apr 17, 2006)
The absence of an investment grade rating for India may hamper an early decision
It is not possible to buttress the case for full convertibility on the basis of a single or a few parameters, ignoring the larger perspective.
- Rbi May Hike Interest Rate To Slow Credit Growth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 17, 2006)
With the Reserve Bank of India ready to announce the credit policy tomorrow, Ila Patnaik explains what the future may hold . . .
- "Most Pakistanis Are For Peace" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 17, 2006)
Peace process on at a steady pace, says former Foreign Secretary Humayun Khan
People on both sides have endorsed the peace process and pinned hopes on it
New Delhi can move forward on business, opening of routes
- Role Of Lashkar Militants In Delhi Blasts Not Ruled Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
No breakthrough yet; local elements' hand also being probed by the Special Cell of the Delhi police
In many such cases, the motive is to create communal disturbance: police
15 persons interrogated on Saturday
In many such cases, the motive is to cre
- Mulayam Blames Centre For Power Crisis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Creating obstacles in installation of Reliance power project'
- Oil On The Boil, Again (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 17, 2006)
India may need to act on the twin issues of taxation of petroleum products and subsidies.
- Ever-Expanding Pak-Saudi Relations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 17, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud have agreed on the expansion of cooperation in the bilateral, economic, trade and defence fields during their wide-ranging talks in Islamabad on Saturday.
- Shutter Down Strike In Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 17, 2006)
Shutter down strike was observed in Balochistan on Saturday against the alleged military action in the province, siege of Akhtar Mengal’s house and merger of Levies into Police force on the call of PONM and the four-party Baloch Alliance.
- Peaceful Solution To Iran’S N-Crisis (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Apr 17, 2006)
The UN Security Council’s presidential statement of March 29, 2006, is the latest and most serious in the series of steps being taken at the behest of the United States and the EU countries to circumscribe Iran’s nuclear programme within parameters . . .
- Duty-Free Import Of Cement (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 17, 2006)
The government’s decision to allow duty-free and unlimited import of cement into the country should, hopefully, provide relief to the construction industry, currently held hostage by a cartel of domestic cement manufacturers.
- India’S Left, Congress In State Poll Standoff (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Millions of people will vote in India’s West Bengal on Monday as part of elections in five states whose results could further strain ties between India’s left and the national ruling coalition it backs.
- King Seethes At The People, Delhi Steps In (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 17, 2006)
Feeling the heat of unrelenting protests against the monarchy, Gyanendra met Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee on Sunday evening to offer fresh dialogue with the political parties.
- Women Take Up Guns In India’S Violent Maoist Areas (Daily Times, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Apr 17, 2006)
Police say the rebels, who have loose links with guerrillas fighting to replace the monarchy in neighbouring Nepal with a communist republic, have slowly been building up an elite women’s . . .
- A Good Move For Pension Reform (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 17, 2006)
The government’s bold decision to allow the department of posts (DoP) to manage and invest a part of the Post Office Insurance Fund (POIF) in equities would help build the case for pension reforms.
- The Ghost In The Quota Machine (The Economic Times, Pothik Ghosh, Apr 17, 2006)
Debating societies are notorious for indulging in open-ended arguments. To be conclusive is hardly a virtue in such fraternities.
- Quotas...Of A Different Kind (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 17, 2006)
If the best time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining, the best time to fix the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is when the world economy is humming along and no major disasters are visible.
- The Price Of Control (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 17, 2006)
The Central Vigilance Commission’s (CVC) reported rejection of the finance ministry’s request that it restrict its jurisdiction over personnel in public sector banks (PSBs) is a pity.
- The End Of Macro-Economic Policy? (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Apr 17, 2006)
Macro parameters are insensitive to domestic policy with convergence in the real . . .
- Where The Umpire And Player Begin To Merge (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 17, 2006)
In recent years, regulators around the world, including the International Organisation of Securities Commissi-ons (Iosco) have been grappling with ‘conflict of interest issues’ arising out of demutualised, listed, for-profit stock exchanges that have . .
- Apartheid In Reverse (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 17, 2006)
Statistics often pitilessly expose the truth that politicians craftily seek to hide behind rhetoric.
- Poor Nations Need A Change In Strategies To Guard Trade Interests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Third World disunity allows developed countries to maintain their trade barriers
The huge economies of India, China and Brazil play along with the Third World coalition so long as it suits their interests.
- Nuclear Deal~i (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Apr 17, 2006)
Once again, the Indian foreign policy establishment could not differentiate euphoria from the reality regarding the nuclear offer from the USA.
- Ltte Suspend Participation In Swiss Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels today announced they were suspending participation in Swiss talks with Sri Lankan government on saving their faltering ceasefire.
- Left, Congress In State Poll Standoff (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Apr 17, 2006)
Millions of people will vote in West Bengal on Monday as part of elections in five states whose results could further strain ties between the left and the national ruling coalition it backs.
- China's Economy Grows 10.2 Pc In First Quarter: Hu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
China's economy surged by 10.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year, much higher than the eight per cent targeted by the government for the whole year.
- Time To Restore (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2006)
Autocratic rulers make two mistakes — they overestimate their own powers and they underestimate the people’s power to change things.
- Forests Development In Jammu & Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Dr M P Gupta, Apr 17, 2006)
The nature has endowed the State of Jammu & Kashmir with forest resources, but not much attention has been paid to the promotion, conservation and protection of natural wealth.
- Pm To Embark On Foreign Tour From Apr 22 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Having successfully clinched the nuclear deal with US President George W Bush in March, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves here for Germany and Uzbekistan on Saturday to garner support for the historic accord in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
- ‘Hindu’ Activists Ransack Prayer Halls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
A group of about eight to 10 persons allegedly belonging to a Hindu organisation barged into a prayer hall, assaulted the priest and ransacked the property at Bantaguri in Bantwal taluk on Easter Sunday.
- Nuke For Nuke (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 17, 2006)
As long as the arms race between India and Pakistan continues, the dialogue will not make much progress
- Tense Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 17, 2006)
Delhi-Dhaka issues need to be sorted out expeditiously
- Childkillers (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 17, 2006)
‘Two Indias’ has become such a stock phrase that one hardly ever stops to consider what it really means beyond the almost abstraction of the ‘urban-rural divide.
- Red Mark For India On Green Issue (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Apr 17, 2006)
The latest international summary for policy makers on environment, the Pilot 2006 Environment Performance Index, has ranked India almost at the bottom among 133 countries in the world as far as its environmental policy making and performance . . .
- Hooliganism Unleashed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 17, 2006)
Bangaloreans live with the knowledge that that dreaded entity, known as the “Rajkumar fan,” can strike anytime, anywhere, at the slightest of provocations, and throw normal life completely out of gear.
- Experts Worried About Iran's Enrichment Powers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
A one-sentence assertion made by the Iranian president has provoked such surprise and concern among international nuclear inspectors they are planning to confront Tehran about it this week, The New York Times reported on Monday.
- Reading China (Tribune, Lanxing Xiang, Apr 17, 2006)
The world’s preoccupation with China’s sudden rise as an economic superpower is a matter of some bemusement among Chinese political leaders and intellectuals.
- Development Smokescreen In Kerala Elections (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Apr 17, 2006)
Kerala is a state that has prided itself on experimenting with and evolving ideologies, but no candidate seems to be fighting the elections on the ideological platform this time.
- Waiting For Maid (Tribune, Ramesh Luthra, Apr 17, 2006)
Willy-nilly I enter the kitchen. Heave a deep sigh. A shocking — rather disgusting — sight greets me. Practically unnerves me. Can’t stand it.
- Pm To Get Taste Of India Fever In Germany (Hindustan Times, Manish Chand, Apr 17, 2006)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh goes to Germany on a four-day state visit this week, he will find Europe's industrial titan keen to engage with an increasingly confident India and getting attracted to its films, fashion and literature as never before.
- The Naxalite Challenge (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 17, 2006)
Governments at the Centre and in the states are finally cranking themselves up to deal with the growing menace of communist extremism, which is said to have spread to as many as 160 districts, or about a quarter of the total.
- Orientalia (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2006)
Tagore inscribed the Orient into the trajectory of humanism
Telling Tales Amit Chaudhuri Part 2 of a six-part essay. The third part of this essay will appear next sunday
- Maoists In Bus Spill Police Blood (Telegraph, R. KRISHNA DAS, Apr 17, 2006)
Three days after the Prime Minister met six chief ministers to draw up plans to fight the Maoists, guerrillas today blocked several highways in Chhattisgarh, drove a hijacked bus to a police outpost and gunned down 11 personnel.
- India Holds Road Show In China To Woo Investors (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
India has held the first-ever road show in China, Hong Kong and South Korea to woo potential foreign investors into the country's power sector.
- Chamba Is 1,000 (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 17, 2006)
Few towns in the region, let alone Himachal Pradesh, can claim to be as old as Chamba, which is now in the midst of millennium celebrations.
- Sonia To File Nomination On Monday (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
When Congress president Sonia Gandhi arrives in Rae Bareli to file her nomination papers for the parliamentary by-election to the constituency, she will be accompanied by her family members, party sources said on Sunday.
- Greek Island Rattled By 5.4 Magnitude Quake (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted the Ionian Sea of Zakynthos in the early hours on Sunday, the latest in a string of quakes in the region. The quake caused no injuries or damage, authorities said.
- Jaya Hasn’T Changed: Mk (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 16, 2006)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M Karunanidhi asserted on Saturday that Chief Minister J Jayalalitha has not changed, contrary to popular perception.
- Big ‘B’Atman And His Trust Robin (Deccan Herald, CHERYL D’COUTO, Apr 16, 2006)
What differentiates this book from the next is that the author has an intimate knowledge of his subject matter; that being Amitabh Bachchan.
- The Tragedy Of Want In India (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Apr 16, 2006)
Poverty has always dogged India’s heels, although the situation has improved over time.
- Far From The Madding Crowd (Hindu, SMITA JAIN, Apr 16, 2006)
Take a break from your regular routine to enjoy the rustic charms and natural beauty of Sonapani.
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