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Articles 13121 through 13220 of 35809:
- Coordinated Moves To Boost Exports (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 14, 2006)
Prima facie, the Commerce and Finance Ministries appear to be acting in concert on export promotion measures.
- Poverty In The Midst Of Plenty (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Apr 14, 2006)
Most of the villages in Kerala are populated entirely by old people.
- One-Day Spotlight (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 14, 2006)
Not the one to give up on publicity, the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, was surprisingly absent from media glare the day after he presented the Annual Supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy, despite having committed to turn up for FICCI and . . .
- Naxal Menace: Manmohan For Coordination (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 14, 2006)
Calls for improved use of intelligence on weapons, membership, locations and links
Naxal movement may have lost its intellectual attraction but it has spread to over 160 districts
Naxalites are trying to establish `liberation zones' where they . . .
- Needed Correction (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 14, 2006)
No need for alarm
The savage but much-needed correction in the stock market on Wednesday and Thursday, after the increased margin requirements took effect on Tuesday, was only to be expected.
- Slowdown Signs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 14, 2006)
Pace continues but outlook is of moderation
- Thirst For Profit (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Apr 14, 2006)
The corporate hijack of water is on and if the current trend continues, India's water sources will be in private hands before long.
- No Ducking On The Issue Of Climate Change (The Financial Express, Vikram S Mehta, Apr 14, 2006)
Governments can no longer afford to dither over new post-Kyoto targets for GHG emissions
- Bridge Between Asia And Europe (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlines the ways for his country to reach higher levels of attainable development
- Preparing To Strike At Will (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Apr 14, 2006)
Terrorists have infested large parts of the country and their area commanders are busy plotting more attacks, says Anil Narendra
- Destroying India's Excellence (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 14, 2006)
Arjun Singh tried to pull a fast one on the country. No, I don't mean his spat with the Election Commission.
- Muslims Must Pursue Modern Education' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 14, 2006)
"Unless we develop a modern outlook skewed towards scientific education, there is no future for us."
- Vvip Flights (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 14, 2006)
Cause turbulence everywhere
- Mea Man Booked For Human Trafficking Arrives In India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Senior Indian Foreign Service officer Rakesh Kumar, named by CBI in the human trafficking case, arrived here this morning after prolonging his hospitalisation in a German city for nearly a fortnight.
- Sebi Amends Equity Listing Norms (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday announced amendments in Clause 40A and Clause 35 of equity listing agreement to ensure availability of floating stock on a continuous basis and to bring about . . .
- Manmohan Concerned Over Violence In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Speaks to President Mahinda Rajapakse
- At Whose Cost? (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Apr 14, 2006)
Doubts Over Effect Of Uranium Mining On Locals
- Swaminathan Commission Calls For Farmers' Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
To give all-round boost to agriculture by providing them various services
For completion of "unfinished agenda" in land reforms
Agri-business centres, food parks must be set up
- After 3 Nights In Jail, Sallu Freed On Bail (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Salman Khan, who was in a Jodhpur jail since early this week after being convicted of killing an endangered animal, was freed on bail on Thursday.
- Pm Says Maoist Rebellion Gravest Threat (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 14, 2006)
A war being waged by Maoist rebels represents the gravest threat to India's internal security since independence, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday.
- Pm Threat No. 1 Tag On Maoists (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2006)
Spring Thunder has struck Delhi, a day after its disruptive potential was acknowledged in Calcutta and 39 years after the clarion call rose in Naxalbari in Bengal.
- The Right Step (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 14, 2006)
The Bombay High Court order setting aside the ordinance banning dance bars in Maharashtra will now hopefully close a chapter in a somewhat sorry story of moral posturing by politicians that led to the loss of livelihood for some 75,000 women in the state.
- Unescap Support For Migrant Workers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 14, 2006)
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap) has expressed support for bilateral and regional agreements that protect and promote the rights of migrant workers.
- Buddha, Biman Look Opposite Ways (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the lone brand ambassador for the ruling CPI-M in the state, has refused to toe the line prescribed by the CPI-M’s newly-elected state secretary, Mr Biman Bose, on the question of confronting the Maoists.
- World Bank Wants To Rid India Of Corruption (Statesman, CP Bhambhri, Apr 14, 2006)
On the heels of the World Bank suspending the release of funds to a health and transport project in India suspecting fraud, its president Mr Paul Wolfowitz has said the lending institution would team up with developing countries to weed out corruption.
- Winnable Reforms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 14, 2006)
Buddha can afford to smile
- Missing The Pawn For The Smut (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 14, 2006)
So a person’s right to life is far more important than the dubious duty of saving our society from a Fate Worse Than Death.
- Diluting Excellence (Times of India, V RAGHUNATHAN, Apr 14, 2006)
Nearly 50 per cent reservation in government-aided institutions, including IIMs and IITs, from next academic year is a foregone conclusion.
- A Champion Of Equality Movement (Daily Excelsior, Dr K C Bhagat, Apr 14, 2006)
India's highest civilian award ''Bharat Ratna'' was very appropriately conferred posthumously on Baba Sahib Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on 6th December 1989 in recognition to his outstanding and distinguished service which he had rendered to his . . .
- Courting Economic Disaster (Tribune, Rajinder Sachar, Apr 14, 2006)
In seriously considering full convertibility for the rupee on the capital account, the Government seems to have forgotten the terrible economic crisis which engulfed East Asia a few years ago, when the countries went into an economic tailspin . . .
- Stick To Currency Controls (Times of India, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 14, 2006)
Who's afraid of full capital account convertibility? Is it the Left, perennial party-poopers in the perception of some, which is raising doubts about flight of capital?
- Taking Another Swipe At The Left (Telegraph, Bhaskar Chatterjee, Apr 14, 2006)
When a person purchases a book priced at no less than Rs 500, he expects it to broaden his mind and enrich his analytical faculty.
- Justice In Three Weeks! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 14, 2006)
Rajasthan court has shown the way
- Politicising A Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 14, 2006)
Vandalism and acts of arson were not the only unfortunate occurrences in the wake of Tuesday’s bomb blast in Karachi’s Nishtar park;
- India Willing To Settle Kashmir Along Loc’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 14, 2006)
A French academic has said that India is willing to accept the Line of Control, as it stands today, as the permanent dividing line between the two Kashmirs. He also believes that a pragmatic compromise around a soft border is possible.
- The Thin Edge Of The Naxal Wedge (Indian Express, Ajay K. Mehra, Apr 14, 2006)
The consolidation of Naxal power — with over 55,000 well-armed cadres, hi-tech weapons in plenty and a well-honed guerilla strategy in the “compact revolutionary zone” in 13 states — is now well established.
- Italy’S Other India Connection (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
Criminalisation of politics in India is rampant, but P V Narasimha Rao remains the only PM or ex-PM ever convicted (in 2000 in the JMM case). Italy has Silvio Berlusconi, who this week lost the polls by a narrow margin to Romano Prodi; he’s . . .
- Not Just A Star, An Icon (Indian Express, R. Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
If all of Karnataka was in shock and disbelief over the death of thespian, Dr Rajkumar, it is because he performed a role bigger than that of a conventional film actor.
- Energy Cooperation Prospects (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Apr 14, 2006)
The dispute between the Ukraine and Russia on the pricing of gas supplied by Russia to the Ukraine was settled early this year after causing some anxiety in Europe about the reliability of Russia as a supplier.
- War Clouds (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 14, 2006)
India needs to keep a watch on the situation in Lanka
- New Mantra For Prosperity (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 14, 2006)
Nano-technology can significantly contribute to the food and energy security of developing countries
- 2-Year Deadline For Cos. To Fulfil Public Holding Norms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
SEBI directs exchanges to amend Cl. 40-A of listing agreement
Shareholding reporting pattern takes immediate effect
Transparent mechanism for transition period
- Creating Dispensable Citizens (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Apr 14, 2006)
This is not merely about whether the dam should be constructed or not. It is about condoning state inaction and then blaming the victim.
- Connecting India' Summit Ends (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Apr 14, 2006)
Delegates note deficiencies in agreement
The Singapore business community would prefer the choice of `enhancing the reality'
A consortium of private-sector Singapore firms planned to catalyse investment flows into India's real estate sector
- Mandal's True Inheritors (Times of India, Chandra Bhan Prasad, Apr 14, 2006)
A quarter of a century has passed since the Mandal report was submitted to the president on December 30, 1980. Since then, tonnes of newsprint and plenty of air time have been consumed debating Mandal.
- Tdp Activists Hold Demonstration Against Diwakar Reddy's Remarks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Police use force to disperse protesting TDP workers
BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu also denounces his statement
BJP says farmers ditched by the Congress on issue like free power etc'
- Bsnl Earns Rs. 60-Cr. Revenue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Nizamabad unit, has earned a revenue of Rs.60 crores through its landline and cellphone services in the just concluded financial year as against Rs.52 crores during the previous financial year.
- Naxal Menace Under Control: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Welfare measures launched in State receive appreciation: Chief Minister
Host of socio-economic measures being undertaken for development
Andhra Pradesh willing to help other States affected by naxalite problem
Chief Minister takes up Babli . . .
- Pakistan Unlikely To Back New Kashmir Insurgency: Study (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 13, 2006)
If the political process between India and Pakistan now underway fails, the revival of the Pakistan-supported armed insurgency in Kashmir is not an option that President General Pervez Musharraf would favour, according to a new study.
- Pro-Govt Tribal Elder Survives Attack In Mir Ali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
A pro-government tribal elder from North Waziristan who met President Pervez Musharraf a few months ago as part of a 16-member Jirga despite threats by militants survived an assassination attempt near Mir Ali town on Wednesday.
- Afghanistan Facing Disaster: Report (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Apr 13, 2006)
The insurgency in Afghanistan is growing and is threatening to further destabilize a country already suffering from the consequences of decades of war and internal strife, warns a US think-tank.
- `Joint Centre-State Efforts Needed To Check Naxalism' (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 13, 2006)
Accelerate socio-economic development: Patil
Easy availability of arms across the borders endangers internal security
Constant vigil needed to prevent spread of naxal influence
- Engagement With China Growing: Kamal Nath (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Apr 13, 2006)
``India can no longer be treated as a market secondary to China''
Wants Singapore investors to see India through this ``periscope''
India, China and the ASEAN will form a formidable triangle
- How Will The Ban Help? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 13, 2006)
The government has begun to betray its sense of desperation and helplessness in the strategy it has adopted vis-‘-vis the insurgency in Balochistan.
- Beware Of Plastic Money ! (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Apr 13, 2006)
Three fastest growing segments of Indian economy characterise the new "superpower" India - mobile phones automobiles, and credit cards.
- Play Constructive Role: Pm To Media (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir had started showing significant improvement, leading to increased flow of tourists and pilgrims.
- Value Of Liquidity (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 13, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will make its quarterly assessment of the macroeconomic situation next week and, consequent upon that, announce its monetary policy stance for the quarter.
- Balance Costs With Benefits (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 13, 2006)
The proposed review of India’s Free Trade Agreements points to a much deeper malaise in the process of formulating trade policy.
- Upa: Losing Out On The Two-Year Advantage (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, Apr 13, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh-led govt has failed to act in areas of disinvestment, banking and petroleum
- Open Petro Retail To Boost Competition (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 13, 2006)
The strong, continuing rally in international oil prices calls for vigorous policy response. To dither and procrastinate — as has been the government’s wont — at this moment would be perilous.
- Competitiveness Is Key (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 13, 2006)
Broader reform will boost trade and growth
- Karachi Blast (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 13, 2006)
More than 60 people, including the chief, deputy chief and spokesman of the Sunni Tehrik, died in a bomb blast in Nishtar Park Karachi where the organisation was holding a public meeting to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday.
- For Growth In Exports (The Financial Express, Manoj Pant, Apr 13, 2006)
In many ways, the growth of India’s exports in the past few years has been phenomenal.
- The Way To Salvage Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Given political will, it's still possible to redeem the Himalayan nation from the mess it is in, says NN Jha
- Election Sans Commotion (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 13, 2006)
Having witnessed most elections in West Bengal since the first one under the present Constitution in 1952, this writer finds the forthcoming Assembly poll a rather strange phenomenon.
- "Cooperation And Conflict Co-Exist" (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 13, 2006)
One year after assuming charge as general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),Prakash Karatdiscusses the Left's relationship with the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre and the prospects for a third alternative . . .
- In India, Maoist Guerrillas Widen 'People's War' (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Soldiers with an armed cadre of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) round up villagers for a rally in Bhanupratapur, in east-central India
- China Beefs Up U.S. Economy (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The United States and China, the world's twin engines of economic growth, have a relationship that has worked well to keep the economy expanding -- but some analysts fear it could end badly.
- Rbi Urges Banks To Follow Kyc Norms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The markets finally saw the kind of fall on Wednesday that almost everyone was expecting for the last several weeks.
- In India, Maoist Guerrillas Widen 'People's War' (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , Apr 13, 2006)
India The gray light of dawn broke over the bamboo forest as the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army prepared for a . . .
- Price Hike Is On (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 13, 2006)
Inflation continues unabated and the government seems to laugh off the growing agitation of the consumers and the stakeholders against the hoarders, though it knows that the situation is getting out of control as more commodities of daily use are . . .
- Italy Decides To Be Indecisive (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 13, 2006)
In the run-up to this week’s Italian elections, the Western European press was filled with tentative political obituaries of Silvio Berlusconi, in the wake of opinion polls that showed him trailing by a few percentage points.
- Journalism Is About Giving Voice To The Voiceless: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Praveen Swami, Barkha Dutt and Varghese George are journalists of the year
Freelance journalist Ramesh Menon received the award for "Environmental Reporting" (Print)
Awards on different aspects of journalism distributed
- Karunanidhi Embarks On A State-Wide Election Tour (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 13, 2006)
Says schemes in DMK manifesto touch common people in every way
- Jayalalithaa Promises Project To Conserve Floodwater (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Ends campaign in Tuticorin district
- Cauvery Issue: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Farmers To Come . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
After six rounds of talks, efforts are now on to draft a distress formula
The distress formula is being drafted by irrigation and agriculture experts
Mutual visits of farmers' leaders have removed misgivings over the irrigation practices
- 13 Killed In Blasts, Arson In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 13, 2006)
Colombo blames LTTE for spiralling violence in north-east
- Al-Qaida Figure Backs Iraqi Insurgents (US News & World Report, LEE KEATH, Apr 13, 2006)
Al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri praised insurgents in Iraq - particularly Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - and called on all Muslims to support them in a video posted Thursday on the Internet.
- An Exaggerated Factor (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Apr 13, 2006)
The opposition is making Sonia Gandhi appear as a big factor in national politics by targeting her
- Kalam, Pm Condole Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
President Abdul Kalam has condoled the death of Dr. Rajkumar and said the country had lost a versatile film actor.
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