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Articles 14421 through 14520 of 35809:
- Cleric Killed, Exchange Blown Up In S. Waziristan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
pro-government cleric was killed by gunmen in the Laddah subdivision of the South Waziristan Agency on Wednesday and a telephone exchange was blown up in the Shakai area.
- Capital Account Convertibility: Cpi (M) Expresses Opposition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
"Significant departure from the Common Minimum Programme"
Withdraw S.S. Tarapore Committee, says CPI (M)
Disagrees that condition of economy warrants the move
- How To Prevent Natural Disasters (Hindu, R. Asokan, Mar 23, 2006)
Integration of risk assessments stressed
- 48 Seats To Be Contested By Congress Identified, Pact Signed (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Mar 23, 2006)
Discussions with PMK in progress, says Karunanidhi
- Ec Justifies Decision To Transfer Nataraj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
"It was taken keeping in mind importance of neutrality, fairness"
Nataraj's reported statement praising the Chief Minister "can create serious apprehensions in the minds of electors, candidates"
Under Article 324 of the . . .
- Go Slow On Banks (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 23, 2006)
When India opened up to trade, it facilitated greater competition and improved the muscle tone of Indian manufacturing. In similar fashion, opening the capital account will give greater competition in Indian finance.
- Some Breakthrough (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 23, 2006)
Indo-Bangla trade pact is a good beginning
- Musharraf Open To Talks On Waziristan And Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
President says govt won’t be blackmailed
* No challenge to state writ acceptable
* Musharraf and Aziz discuss cabinet reshuffle
- China Can't See Forest For The Chopsticks (Washington Times, Richard Spencer, Mar 23, 2006)
China's growing environmental consciousness has hit the heart of its culture, with the government yesterday announcing a 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks.
- Strategic Partnership (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Mar 23, 2006)
After the Bush visit, there are new opportunities for commercial space cooperation with the US
- Kerosene For The Unscrupulous? (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Mar 23, 2006)
There is need to devise a better system of subsidising kerosene
- You Surely Can’T Be Serious, Mr Friedman (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Mar 23, 2006)
Keeping the Indo-US nuke deal in mind “what you haven’t realised is that it is not just the world but the nuclear world itself that’s getting flatter by the day.”
- Top Cop’S Transfer Was Necessary For Fair Poll: Ec (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The Election Commission today told the Madras High Court that its directive to the Tamil Nadu government to transfer Chennai Police Commissioner R. Nataraj, ‘‘was aimed at ensuring a free and fair election in the state and at preserving the public . . .
- Dhaka, Delhi To Work Closely On Security, Trade (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 23, 2006)
"Khaleda Zia's visit helped consolidate ties between two countries"
Manmohan, Khaleda Zia agree on need to maintain high-level political dialogue
Frequent meetings of Joint Economic Commission, Joint Boundary Working Groups and Joint Rivers . . .
- Fearful Of Flexploitation (Deccan Herald, Naima Bouteldja, Mar 23, 2006)
Last week, an estimated 1.5 million people surged on to the streets of France in protest against Dominique de Villepin’s faltering government.
- Four By-Elections (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 23, 2006)
The spotlight is gradually shifting to the coming four assembly by-elections in the State - one in Jammu region and three in the Valley.
- Stockholm Water Prize For India-Born Scientist (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
India-born scientist Asit Biswas was today awarded the $150,000 Stockholm Water Prize for his “outstanding and multifaceted” contribution to the issue of global water resources.
- Engaging Dhaka (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 23, 2006)
Considering how important Bangladesh is for India, the first bilateral visit of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been somewhat low-key.
- Relevance Of Tale (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 23, 2006)
Have we not heard the fabled tale of a queen zealous of the beauty of her step-daughter Snow White? Every day she will go to her magic mirror and often ask: "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's is the fairest of them all?"
- Mixed Signals About India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Just as the Pak-India Peace Initiative organisation held its session in Lahore on Monday, underlining the need to carry forward the peace process between India and Pakistan, Pakistan test-fired its “Babur” Hatf-7 cruise missile capable of carrying . . .
- Dealing With Bird Flu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
Now that an EU laboratory in London has confirmed the H5N1 virus strain in poultry samples from two farms in the NWFP, livestock and health authorities in the country would be well advised to face up to a potential avian flu outbreak and take . . .
- Indian Companies Slow In Outsourcing (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
While Indian technology giants have been successful in getting global corporations to outsource work, they haven't had much headway with companies in their own backyard, with over 50 per cent of them spending their IT budgets in-house, says a study.
- Us And China To Launch Latin America Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The United States, wary of potential ''crossed wires'' as China steps up its involvement in Washington's traditional sphere of influence in Latin America, plans to start a dialogue with Beijing on the issue.
- International Indo-French Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 23, 2006)
Though the relations between India and France have always been good, these have never been better than what they are after the recent visit of President Jacques Chirac. The signing of the nuclear declaration during his visit opened a new . . .
- Bangladesh Says Trade Gap, Militant Charges Hurt India Ties (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Mar 23, 2006)
Bangladesh urged India on Wednesday to cut its huge trade surplus with Dhaka and stop making "misleading charges" about hosting Indian militants to help improve edgy ties between the traditional friends.
- Iraqi Shi'ite Pilgrims Ambushed, More Bodies Found (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Mar 23, 2006)
Gunmen in Baghdad killed at least 15 Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded dozens on Wednesday, raking vehicles with machinegun fire in the latest outbreak of sectarian violence that threatens Iraq with civil war.
- Logic Of Office (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
If the horse goes in an undesirable direction, the cart just has to be put before it. That is no problem in the Indian parliament, where abrasive exchanges over who holds an office of profit have led to an adjournment of the budget session.
- Rupee Rumbles (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 23, 2006)
False convertibility is worse than none
- Crisis And Response (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 23, 2006)
Anil Biswas is so identified with the organisation that his absence from Alimuddin Street when the assembly election is less than a month away should have thrown the party into confusion.
- Srinagar To Varanasi (Statesman, Jagmohan , Mar 23, 2006)
Overriding Need To Move Towards National Consensus
- Solidarity With Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan has assured Iran of its continued support for peaceful resolution of its nuclear stand-off with the United States. Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri, who met his Iranian counterpart Monuchehr Mottaki in Islamabad on Tuesday, reiterated . .
- Hexaware: The Right Link (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Mar 23, 2006)
Hexaware could leverage General Atlantic connection to win more business
- Needed, Re-Engineering In Education (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 23, 2006)
The status of engineering degrees offered by institutions deemed to be universities has triggered a row in Tamil Nadu.
- Italy At The Crossroads (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 23, 2006)
The issues ahead of the Italian polls (April 9-10) to elect the 15th Parliament are as much about tackling the country's daunting economic challenges as about the restoration of the credibility of democratic institutions.
- Belgian Amos Signs Pact With Isro (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Belgium-based aerospace system manufacturer AMOS (Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems) on Wednesday entered into a contract with ISRO Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad, for production of a one-metre diameter collimator to test spacecraft . . .
- Hdk’S Promise To Muslims (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy assured a delegation of members from the Muslim community on Wednesday that the JD(S)-BJP coalition in the State was committed to their welfare and security.
- Pakistan Day (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
While the ruling PML holds a party convention today at Minar-e-Pakistan, where the history-making 1940 Resolution was passed 66 years ago, it is only right to undertake an exercise in soul-searching to determine what it has done to fulfil the . . .
- Remembering Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
The nation is celebrating Pakistan Day today with traditional political fervour in remembrance of the adoption of Pakistan Resolution at the historic Manto Park in Lahore on this day in 1940 that led to the creation of Pakistan as independent and . . .
- Drop Your Past And Move On (The Economic Times, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Mar 23, 2006)
Your thoughts bridge your past to the future. Your mind is constantly in motion, without a purpose.
- Making Poverty History In Asia By 2015 (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Mar 23, 2006)
Asia is a puzzle. China, India and several other countries are enjoying rapid economic growth. Yet, some 600 million Asians—more than the entire population of Latin America—live on less than a dollar a day. But this puzzle is also an opportunity:
- A Marriage, But Conditions Apply (The Economic Times, PRADEEP S MEHTA, Mar 23, 2006)
Will the merger of Jet and Air Sahara airlines be anti-competitive, adversely affecting consumer interest? Unfortunately, most of the media has seen in this merger an element of cartelisation or abuse of dominance, and sought to analyse the merger . . .
- Mutual Benefit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 23, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) seems set to revise its norms on initial expenses of mutual funds (MFs).
- Fuelling A Relationship (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 23, 2006)
There is more to Indo-Russian ties than nuclear fuel supply, but not much progress has happened.
- Betting On Growth, Not Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Mar 23, 2006)
One would have expected the Finance Minister to press ahead with bold reform measures against the backdrop of a booming economy and healthy growth in tax revenues. Instead, he seems to be betting merely on the higher growth trajectory for achieving . . .
- There Goes The Anon (Business Line, R. Anand, Mar 23, 2006)
Anonymous donations are now under the scanner
One of the popular methods of getting rid of black-money seems to be to donate cash to religious and charitable institutions without the donor disclosing his name.
- The Fast Lane Is Not Just About Speed (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 23, 2006)
After announcing cheaper loans to farmers in the recent budget, the government seems intent on gently coercing banks into keeping lending rates low, to sustain the pick-up in investments.
- 'Growth With Jobs Our Motto' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Dr Ashwani Kumar, the new minister of state for industry, is a noted lawyer.
- The Bottomline On Learning From China (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Mar 23, 2006)
More than matching China in nuclear prestige, India must learn from its global economic policy
- Call To Cull (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 22, 2006)
The West Bengal government has emerged as a bundle of contradictions in trying to wriggle out of an intricate situation following the discovery of 5,000 dead chickens in Birbhum district.
- Pm Case For A Strong Bangla (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Stating that a “strong, stable and economically strong Bangladesh” was in India’s interest, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today signed two agreements with the visiting Bangladesh PM, Begum Khaleda Zia, on trade and co-operation to . . .
- Deal In Us Interest: Bush (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
US President Mr George W Bush has said that it was in America’s interest to work out the civilian nuclear deal with India and develop the “important relationship” with New Delhi by setting aside cold-war era tensions.
- The Welcome Spring In Mca’S Feet (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Mar 22, 2006)
The ambitious flagship project of the ministry of company affairs, MCA 21, is now a reality.
- Maximising India’S Gains From Globalisation (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Mar 22, 2006)
Is globalisation here for eternity? Or is it a limited period phenomenon? If the latter is the case, as the course of history shows, then what policy measures need to be taken to maximise the gains from globalisation for India, while it sustains?
- Barclays To Infuse $70 Million (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
To foray into the corporate banking business; to recruit 150 people
- Get Serious (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 22, 2006)
Tackle money laundering on a war footing
- A Hero, Never Mind The Bitter End (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 22, 2006)
The bitterness that marked the resignation of Dr Varghese Kurien as head of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation should not stop us from celebrating one of the most inspiring careers in the history of independent India.
- Perfect Practice Perfects Sq (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Mar 22, 2006)
Some years ago, the yogi B K S Iyengar performed the peacock pose on the edge of a steep cliff in the ghats. In the picture taken on the occasion, one of his disciples, wind tousling his hair and collar, crouches among the rocks, while the body . . .
- A Premature Idea (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 22, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India’s report on Currency & Finance has opened the debate on the merits of a “super-regulator” once again—and the Sebi chairman has immediately thrown cold water on the idea.
- Maharashtra Scraps Stamp Duty On Non-Local Brokers (Business Line, Rahul Wadke , Mar 22, 2006)
Transactions relating to sale and purchase of shares
Great relief
Officials say that some brokers located outside the State were paying the duty as there was no official announcement on this.
The stock exchanges were collecting the duty and . . .
- Women In Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Mar 22, 2006)
When women move forward, the family moves, the village moves and the Nation moves’’,
- Budget Will Encourage Inspector Raj: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The Opposition NDA today accused the Government of tinkering with excise rates which, it said, would only create more confusion and encourage Inspector Raj.
- Pakistan Clamours For Same U.S. Nuclear Deal As India (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Mar 22, 2006)
Stung by U.S. President George Bush's refusal to grant access to American nuclear know-how, Pakistan accused the United States of discriminating against it and of upsetting the balance of power in South Asia.
- Another Map (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 22, 2006)
The prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, sprang a surprise in Mumbai last Saturday by putting capital account convertibility back on the agenda.
- Us Congress Must Approve N-Deal With India: Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Mar 22, 2006)
Admitting his decision to broker a civilian nuclear agreement with India was a controversial one, President George W. Bush says he is comfortable recommending it to the US Congress for approval and believes the lawmakers ought to approve it.
- India, Pak Exploring New Ideas On (Tribune, Priscilla Huff, Mar 22, 2006)
The US has said that India and Pakistan are making good progress on the Kashmir issue.
- Pcs Officers As Dms? (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 22, 2006)
A recent decision of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to allow the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) cadre entry into at least two posts of District Magistrate is causing deep fissures in the state’s civil services.
- Haryana Needs Economic Council (Tribune, M.M.Goel, Mar 22, 2006)
The power shortage in Haryana calls for more attention of the state government for improving transmission and distribution efficiency in addition to Rs 2104.93 crore allocation for the power sector, including renewable energy, out of the total . . .
- India Raises Terror Issue With Bangladesh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 22, 2006)
India and Bangladesh had their first bilateral summit meeting here this evening ever since Begum Khaleda Zia became Bangladesh Prime Minister in October 2001, but no breakthrough could be achieved.
- A Sulking Pakistan (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 22, 2006)
Remains unreconciled to a changed world
- 28 Killed As Militants Storm Iraqi Jail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Insurgents stormed a jail about dawn Tuesday in the Sunni heartland north of Baghdad, killing at least 17 policemen and a courthouse guard. Authorities said all 33 prisoners in the lockup were freed and 10 attackers were killed in the battle.
- Russia, China Sign Three Pacts On Energy Cooperation (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Mar 22, 2006)
Beijing's efforts to secure a firm deal on oil pipeline fail to make progress
- Dutch Mps Coming To B’Lore (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Mar 22, 2006)
As a concrete forward step, one of the moves being considered is to change the country’s immigration law.
- Privatisation: Come Hell Or High Water (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Mar 22, 2006)
Converting water to a commercial good to be sold for profit invites disaster. Most of all for poor people whose already pathetic access to water will shrink swiftly.
- India, Pakistan Making Progress: Boucher (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
"Kashmir is a bilateral issue that should be solved by Delhi and Islamabad only"
- Colombo, Ltte Trade Charges (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 22, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Tuesday accused each other of opening fire in a sensitive eastern sea belt.
- Who's Stone Age, U.K. Politicians Or Bushmen? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Mar 22, 2006)
Stone aged and primitive are what you call people when you want their land.
- India's Water And Sanitation Challenges (Hindu, David C. Mulford, Mar 22, 2006)
Public-private partnerships can accelerate solutions, and enhance operations and service.
- Revisiting Capital Account Convertibility (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 22, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India has acted swiftly on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's suggestion to revisit the issue of full convertibility for the rupee by appointing a committee under the chairmanship of former Deputy Governor S.S.Tarapore to suggest . . .
- Nuclear Deal Is In Our Interest: Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
``Use of safe nuclear power should be encouraged''
- Rajya Sabha Expels Sakshi Maharaj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
His conduct violative of code: Ethics panel
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