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Articles 14121 through 14220 of 35809:
- Jayalalithaa Says Dmk Impeding Growth (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Mar 29, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today accused the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance of hindering the implementation of several ongoing welfare schemes in the state by ‘‘using the Election Commission’’ for . . .
- Rbi Hikes Expat Deposit Rates (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
In a bid to ease the tight liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday stepped in and hiked the interest rate ceiling on foreign currency non-resident (FCNR-B) deposits by 25 basis points. Interest rates on FCNR-B deposits of . . .
- State Of Red Content (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
The Left parties are trying to widen their base, but West Bengal and Kerala are the key to their success.
- A `Newspaper Coverage' Indeed! (Hindu, S. Sundar, Mar 29, 2006)
If smart are lawmakers, smarter are the breakers. This is what this picture, taken on North Veli Street near Simmakkal, goes on to prove.
- ‘Some Parties Have Tried To Communalise Our Foreign Policy’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi issues a sharp rebuff to ‘parties’ which mobilised street protests against George W. Bush’s India visit
- House In Ruins (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
The dialogue process now extends to politicians on both sides of the Line of Control, but none can say when the war will end.
- Madarasa Introduces Job-Oriented Studies (Hindu, L. Renganathan , Mar 29, 2006)
Computer education to study regular Islamic edict
- Compromise Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 29, 2006)
This was yet another case where the requirements of development and the interests of those who are immediately affected by it were ranged on two sides of the spectrum and things went horribly wrong.
- Police Hunting For Absconding Accused In Jessica Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
20 people have been questioned by the special team so far
- Will Metro Rail Project Receive Rs. 1,800-Crore Loan From Jbic? (Hindu, Govind D. Belgaumkar, Mar 29, 2006)
The deadline for signing loan agreement expired on Tuesday
The agreement was to have been signed by the Indian and Japanese governments
It could have been signed only if the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved the project
The next mee
- Pak Does Not Have India's Good Record On Non-Proliferation:us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Praising India's track record on non proliferation, the US has said it did not suggest a civlian nuclear energy deal with Pakistan as it did not have a record of protecting its nuclear materials.
- Monica’S Custody Extended Till Apr 10 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
A local court has extended, until April 10, the judicial custody of underworld don Abu Salem’s girlfriend and Bollywood starlet Monica Bedi who is one of the accused in a fake passports case.
- Need For Social Sustainability Of Women Shgs Stressed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Though women self-help groups in the State have achieved economic empowerment, their social sustainability is an issue as there are limitations to growing to the level of large-scale players, N. Manimekalai, Director, Centre for Women Studies, . . .
- Varsity To Offer More Skill Development Programmes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Innovative, career-oriented diploma and advanced diploma programmes
Value-addition courses Project or fieldwork essential New M.Sc. programmes
- "T.J. Cherian Was Symbol Of Hope For Thousands Of Patients" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Students, colleagues and family members recall their association with him Students, colleagues and family members recall their association with him
- Big Opportunities In Tourism, Service Industry: Sunil Mittal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
306 students conferred degrees at IIMB convocation
- Kalam's Mission Map For Bihar (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Mar 29, 2006)
Emphasis on agriculture and agro food-processing sector
Put good management structure in place
Politics, religion should not come in the way of mission
All parties united on development: Nitish
- Address Inequalities In Health Care Services: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Public-private initiative called Public Health Foundation of India launched
Many States did not have even the minimum number of institutions to turn out support staff for health care
Lacunae in the capacity of the sector to absorb extra financial resou
- Cet For All Streams On May 13 And 14 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
With the Supreme Court refusing to stay the Madras High Court order on the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to professional courses, the State Government has decided to conduct it for students of all streams on May 13 and 14.
- Imperial Overreach Speeding U.S.' Decline (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Mar 29, 2006)
"Our Power , then, has the grave liability of rendering our theories about the world immune from failure.
- India's Record Is Good: Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Islamabad not protecting nuclear materials: Burns
- Out Of The Cockpit (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Mar 29, 2006)
The author is a retired air marshal of the Indian Air Force
- Opposition Have Shown Their True Colours: Sonia (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Launching a scathing attack on the opposition, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said their true colours have come out after her resignation as everyone was trying to save himself from disqualification in the wake of the office of profit controversy.
- Karzai Urges Taliban To Join Peace Process (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called on Taliban radicals to stop being slaves to people organising violence and join peace process as he made a rare visit to a hotbed of a crippling insurgency. President Karzai visited Zabul province.
- Iran's Plan To Weaken The Dollar Will Fail (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Mar 29, 2006)
If, as is widely believed, the original tales of the 1001 Arabian Nights came out of Persia, then Iran, Persia's modern successor, has just given the world yet another great fantasy: the Iranian oil bourse.
- Friendship Offer Old Hat: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 28, 2006)
Stresses need for meaningful dialogue
Says number of positive and important elements in Manmohan's speech
Emphasises that Musharraf has said that status quo cannot be a solution to Kashmir
- Iraq Shiites Enraged By U.S. Assault (International Herald Tribune, Kirk Semple, Mar 28, 2006)
Frayed relations between Iraq's Shiite leadership and the American authorities came under increased strain on Monday as Shiite leaders angrily denounced a joint American-Iraqi raid on a Shiite compound and suspended negotiations over a new government.
- Sacrifice Of Profit And Loss Account ? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Mar 28, 2006)
Ms. Sonia Gandhi's dual resignation over the "office of profit" issue has plunged the national polity into a flux, leaving political parties groping for an appropriate response even as the advantage appeared to rest with the Congress president as of now.
- Azad Hopes Separatists Will Come Forward For Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Hoping that separatist groups would come forward for the second roundtable conference, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the peace moves initiated by New Delhi in the state.
- Massacre Cloud On Us Control (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq’s ruling Shia Islamist Alliance bloc demanded today that US forces return control of security to the Iraqi government after what it called “cold-blooded” killings of unarmed people by troops in a mosque.
- Special Laws For Little Needs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- A Streetcar Named Vision (Telegraph, Abhijit Sarkar, Mar 28, 2006)
More room for automobiles does not make roads more mobile. Abhijit Sarkar tries to find an efficient way to move a city’s people
- Iraq Govt Wants U.S. To Cede Control After Raid (Reuters, Alastair Macdonald, Mar 28, 2006)
Iraq's ruling parties demanded U.S. forces cede control of security on Monday as the government launched an inquiry into a raid on a Shi'ite mosque complex that ministers said saw "cold blooded" killings by U.S.-led troops.
- Govt Gets A Human Face (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Mar 28, 2006)
Compared to his predecessors, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is different in many respects.
- Uma Reaches Out To Bjp, To Fight Sonia (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
She may have been expelled from BJP, but former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharati is not just raring to go, she has even sought an alliance with the saffron party to oppose the common enemy, Sonia Gandhi.
- Omnibus Offer (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
A symbolic moment can become more striking when the intricate ironies of history are turned around towards a positive future.
- Development Ethics (Hindu, V. K. Natraj , Mar 28, 2006)
Looks at how equating development with economic growth has been challenged
- Ringside View Of Reforms (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Mar 28, 2006)
Analysis of India's macroeconomic policies and performance by a key member of the policy team
- Conflict, Cash, And The Search For Peace (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ready for dialogue? Or will the vested interests of its junior commanders subvert moves towards a ceasefire?
- Sonia Has Put In Practice What Is Preached: Gehlot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
`Fourth instance of party president putting principles before posts'
Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot has said the Congress president Sonia Gandhi has lived up to her image by her act of quitting both the posts she was holding.
- Systematic Development Of Shivalik Areas: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Officials concerned directed to prepare the action plan
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said that an action plan would be prepared for systematic development of the areas falling under the Shivalik Development Board.
- Jobs For Youth In Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government has approved 30,000 new posts in various departments in Balochistan. At a Press conference in Quetta on Sunday, he said that the appointments will be made over the next two years.
- We Are Not Hiding Any Bomb: Iran (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 28, 2006)
Unafraid of sanctions: Mashaee
"We are not hiding any [nuclear] bomb in any part of Iraq," Iranian Vice-President Rahim Mashaee said here on Monday.
- Banks Urged To Beef Up Slr Reserve (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Rakesh Mohan today said banks could face challenges in managing liquidity if they continued to fund credit growth through sale of excess statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) investments.
- The Hindu Petitions Transferred To Delhi High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Plea challenges law relating to prohibition of ads of tobacco products in newspapers
- Rare Artefacts Found (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 28, 2006)
Plaque belonging to 2nd century A.D. depicts `kuravai koothu'
Several artefacts have been unearthed from the ruins of a Muruga temple that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been excavating since July 2005 on the beach at Salavankuppam . . .
- The Politics Of Iran’S N-Programme (Dawn, Javid Husain, Mar 28, 2006)
Iran's nuclear programme has been the focus of intense international scrutiny and controversy for more than three years now.
- Polluting Tanneries (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 28, 2006)
Plans may be afoot to instal an effluent treatment plant in Sialkot and to shift tanneries in the area to an industrial zone created specifically for the purpose, but until these are implemented, people living there will continue to be exposed . . .
- Jagmohan Dalmiya Questioned In Mumbai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police on Monday questioned former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Jagmohan Dalmiya and other officials regarding the charges of misappropriation of funds, . . .
- Charles Counsels Change In Farm Practices (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Mar 28, 2006)
Says it'll be tragic if the land can't support families that have toiled for generations
Says he is convinced that natural farming is a genuine alternative
Takes a walk through the streets of Bhatt Majra village
- Afghan Convert Released From Jail (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Mar 28, 2006)
An Afghan man who faced a death sentence for converting to Christianity was released late last night from jail in Kabul. U.S. and U.N. officials had said earlier they expected he would seek asylum abroad.
- Bhasha Too Is Not In Sight (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 28, 2006)
Construction of Diamir-Bhasha Dam might run into snags, as according to Government circles, its detailed engineering design is likely to take another year to complete. Foreign consultants, hired for the purpose, have reportedly told WAPDA that . . .
- Project To Tackle Traffic Problem In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Focus on issues related to roads, bus stands and road safety
- More For Balochistan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 28, 2006)
Balochistan should have received priority in economic development much earlier than it is getting now.
- India, China’S Energy Needs A Strategic Challenge: Blair (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The leaders of Australia and Britain joined forces on Monday to warn that the growing energy needs of emerging economic giants India and China represented a key strategic challenge for the years to come.
- Indo-Pak Trade Linked To Settling Disputes: Humayun (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Increased trade between India and Pakistan will need parallel progress in resolving political disputes, Pakistani Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan said on Monday as officials from both sides began three days of talks.
- Mortgaging India's Sovereignty (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Mar 28, 2006)
The policy of liberalisation and now the nuclear deal has made India dependent on the US, says CP Bhambhri
- The Regulator Or A Doormat? (The Economic Times, Rajesh Kalra, Mar 28, 2006)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has a new chairman in Nripendra Misra.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 28, 2006)
The inaugural of India’s first double-stack container, from Kanakpura (Jaipur) to Pipavav port, was delayed by two-and-a-half hours.
- Swimming Strongly In Low Tide (The Economic Times, Naina Lal Kidwai, Mar 28, 2006)
We thought of writing this piece when recently, we were seated adjacently at a national chamber of commerce meeting. The mood was euphoric and kudos is due to our economic policies, the corporate sector and to those selling the India story.
- Reservations On A Legislation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 28, 2006)
Legislating on reservations in the private sector will not make poverty go away or create incomes.
- Trai Exempts Small Players From Accounting Separation (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Only for cell operators, fixed line and long-distance providers
Separation norms
TRAI has decided that the Accounting Separation Regulation will be applicable to only those service providers that had minimum turnover of Rs 25 crore for the . . .
- Why Bulldoze Bangalore's Heritage? (Deccan Herald, Anusha Jha, Mar 28, 2006)
Can there really be a future for the capital if it cannot preserve its past?
- Will Bjp Support The Economic Disaster? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Mar 28, 2006)
If the RBI follows Manmohan Singh's advice, the Bombay Stock Exchange will sneeze whenever Wall Street catches cold, writes S Gurumurthy
- Uma Seeks Bjp Help To Take On Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
In a move aimed at getting BJP cadres’ support, Ms Uma Bharati today sought the party’s support to her yet to be launched party’s nominee against Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi from Rae Barelli Lok Sabha seat after Mrs Sushma Swaraj’s . . .
- Nsg Refusal No Setback, Say Experts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The failure of the Nuclear Suppliers Group to include India in the agenda for its plenary meeting in May was expected and not as big a “setback” as suggested, according to experts who have been following the path of the India-US nuclear deal.
- The Dowry Menace (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Mar 28, 2006)
It is indeed shocking that the evil of dowry continues unabated, and cases of harassment and death because of dowry demands are on the rise.
- Infosys To Invest Rs 1,250 Cr In Hyderabad (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
IT major Infosys Technologies Ltd today announced plans to invest about Rs 1,250 crore in its proposed second campus in Hyderabad, which will see the company inducting 25,000 people over the next 10 years.
- Leapfrogging Into Poverty (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 28, 2006)
High growth rates of India and China have become a problem for the Western countries. Till recently the developing countries were voluntarily selling their resources at low prices to them.
- They Want Basic Rights, But You Call It Social Fuss' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 28, 2006)
"Orissa's tribals have been displaced multiple times by industries, power projects... the so-called development processes. The people have lost their land and resource base several times... People are being thrown out of their homes and land, and . . .
- Rbi May Not Alter Reverse Repo Rate (Business Standard, Anindita Dey, Mar 28, 2006)
Policy could suggest further hardening of interest rates.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may not tinker with the reverse repo rate in the forthcoming annual policy. The policy could have a hawkish undertone suggesting further hardening . . .
- Russia In The Grip Of Its Bureaucracy (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 28, 2006)
The bureaucracy has emerged as Russia's only ruling class, which controls key businesses, lobbies its interests in Parliament, and dictates its will to the judiciary.
- Messages Of Hope From Iran (Asia Times, Pepe Escobar, Mar 28, 2006)
From Cairo to Qom, from Jerusalem to Peshawar, there is a widespread perception among 1.3 billion Muslims, Sunni or Shi'ite, that Islam is under siege.
- Europe's Ultras Run For Cover In Qaeda World (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Not so long ago, when a bomb went off in London, you could be sure it was the Irish Republican Army (IRA). If the target was Madrid, that meant the Basque separatist group ETA. But al Qaeda has shattered the old certainties - and accelerated . . .
- No Breaking The Deadlock (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 27, 2006)
With ministry-making running into serious difficulty, Iraq's political leaders have sought to break the impasse by setting up a National Security Council that will formulate broad policies on security and economic issues.
- "Russia Will Welcome Indian Labour Migration" (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 27, 2006)
Foreign employees to be granted three-year work permits
New legislation will ease registration process for foreigners
Under new rules foreigners will be allowed to stay for six months
- Support For Sonia's Stand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
A large number of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Haryana unanimously passed a resolution at a State Level Panchayati Raj Sammelan at Rai in Sonepat district on Sunday expressing their solidarity with All India Congress . . .
- Tobacco Companies Changing Strategies To Target Youths (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Experts suggest a two-pronged strategy to combat industry's plans
Loopholes in the existing law should be immediately corrected
Comprehensive ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship needed
- Deterrent Punishment For Drug Traffickers: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Two-day national seminar on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances inaugurated in the Capital Two-day national seminar on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances inaugurated in the Capital on Saturday
- Abolition Of Slave Trade: Easy On The Euphoria (Hindu, Tripti Nath, Mar 27, 2006)
Slavery underpinned the economy of 18th century Britain as oil does business today. 2007 should give us a chance to learn.
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