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Articles 22121 through 22220 of 35809:
- New Block Deal Windows At Nse, Bse To Curb Volatility: Sebi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
As part of efforts to curb intra-day volatility in share prices, SEBI today announced a separate "Block Deal Window" at NSE and BSE to execute such big deals transparently within half-an-hour of morning trade.
- Sebi For Diversification Of Ownership In Ses (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Ruling out majority holding by a single strategic investor in a stock exchange, SEBI today favoured diverse shareholding to ensure that bourses are run professionally.
- Bjp Will Have New President In New Year: Naqvi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Three-day national convention in Mumbai from December 28 to take decision
- In Asia, Bush Hopes To Talk Trade , Soft-Pedal Iraq, N Korea (Indian Express, DAVID E. SANGER, Nov 16, 2005)
The first time President George W. Bush visited Asia as head of state, just two months after the September 11 attacks, he had little time or patience for a summit meeting that traditionally focused on trade and globalisation.
- Us Moots Lease Of P3c Planes To India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The Pentagon has notified US Congress about a possible lease to India of two P3C aircraft along with equipment and services as part of a proposed military sale worth US $133 million to strengthen the Indo-US strategic partnership.
- States Not Paying Due Attention To Raising Literacy: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
"There is a correlation between literacy and development that we cannot ignore" "We also need to understand that the biggest constraint to realising a better future is poor infrastructure. This we are committed to reversing"
- Ioc's Fuel Launch (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is launching its premium grade diesel at Pampa on Wednesday. The branded diesel, known as `XTRAMILE Super Diesel', is being launched by the Kochi division of the Corporation.
- Big Indo-Us Defence Deal On Cards (Hindustan Times, S. Rajagopalan, Nov 16, 2005)
The Pentagon has approved the lease of two P-3C reconnaissance aircraft for India and notified the US Congress of a $133 million military sale to provide logistics support for the deal that includes training devices, test equipment and spare parts.
- The French Disconnection (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
The riots in France that began late last month have, not surprisingly, been appropriated by clash-of-civilization theorists as further verification of their thesis that Muslim and western cultures are mutually exclusive.
- New Sebi Panel On Norms For Exchanges (Indian Express, YAGNESH KANSARA & SAI PRASAN, Nov 16, 2005)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has formed a high-powered internal group to draft guidelines on several important issues related to corporatisation and demutualisation (C&D) of stock exchanges.
- Middle-Class Mahatma (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Nov 16, 2005)
IN his heyday, be it in Railways or Finance, he was rated as a “useless” Minister. What good is a politician who won’t cut an odd deal here and fix a contract elsewhere. Well, that was Madhu (Dandavate),
- Kashmir Solution Key To Peace, Rocca Told (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 16, 2005)
Signalling that all is not well on the Pakistan-India front, Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri made it clear to the visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca that durable peace could not be achieved in the region without the settlement . . .
- None Will Be Spared: Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today made it clear that action will be taken against anyone, including former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh, if found guilty of misusing the party's name in the United Nation's oil-for-food . .
- Reforms In Higher Education Are Inevitable, Says K.C. Reddy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
PG courses should be in tune with industry needs: APSCHE Chairman
Courses should be capable of empowering human resources
Along with quantitative increase, quality should improve
Allays fears over APSCHE encroaching into varsities' domain
- Resolution Of The Dabhol Power Dispute Has Removed The Negative Image Of India... (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Resolution of the Dabhol power dispute has removed the negative image of India in a major way : US Ambassador David C Mulford
- Rs. 717-Crore Scheme For Rural Poor Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
3.5 lakh families to benefit from `Pudu Vazhvu' which will be implemented in 70 blocks in 15 districts
- Rs. 600-Crore Loss So Far Following Vat Introduction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Government has sought full compensation from Centre, says Finance Minister Sindhia
Government has written to Union Finance Ministry on the matter
Centre verifying declaration before finalising compensation
- U.P. Seals Inter-State Borders; Red Alert In Mirzapur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
`The Naxalites might try to enter Uttar Pradesh'
- Lic The Best-Known Indian Brand: Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Corporation's e-portal boasts of many unique features
- Lic Keen On Entering Health Insurance (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Although health insurance was "most risky all over the world," LIC was still keen because of both customer expectations and existence of synergy between health and life insurance.
- Changing Global Scenario (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Nov 16, 2005)
THE twenty-first century is witnessing a fast-changing international scene, with many complexities weaved in its emerging pattern. There are new features on the global scene which have no precedents, making their delineation difficult.
- A New Turn In Bank Lending (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 16, 2005)
Last week ended on the news, among others, that banks were undergoing a temporary liquidity pressure, with call rates shooting up to 7 per cent by November 11, up from a steady 5.5 per cent.
- Welcome Ambition (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The Union finance ministry reportedly plans a fast transition to an integrated goods and services tax (GST).
- Sebi To Ease Norms For Public Offers, Delisting (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Market regulator SEBI said it would ease norms for public offers and delisting of shares shortly, but step up market surveillance
- Pentagon Notifies Us Congress On Military Sales To India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Nov 16, 2005)
The Pentagon has notified US Congress about a possible lease to India of two P-3C aircraft along with equipment and services as part of a proposed military sale worth US$ 133 millions to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership.
- Safta: Plurilateral Or Multilateral? (The Economic Times, R K Dhawan, Nov 16, 2005)
The South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) was agreed to among the seven South Asian countries that form the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) — Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on January 4, 2004. . .
- South Asia Could Be An Engine For Global Economy: Pm (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Fresh from the Dhaka SAARC summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked South Asian Nations to show the resolve and maturity to grasp opportunities to become a major engine of growth for the global economy.
- Let’S Fight Out This Epidemic Of The Modern Age (Greater Kashmir, Dr M Rafiq, Nov 16, 2005)
World Diabetes Day, like every year, has been celebrated this year too. But the knowledge about the disease is to be disseminated every now and then so that it can be controlled and cured, writes Dr M Rafiq
- Changing Gear (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 16, 2005)
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) numbers for September 2005 were released last Friday.
- Retarded Agriculture Growth (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Nov 16, 2005)
The latest country-wide World Bank study released on October 30 emphasises that agriculture has to be the key contributor to raise India's gross domestic product (GDP)....
- To Break The Cycle Of Deprivation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2005)
None of this implies that achieving greater equity in human development is easy. Extreme inequalities are rooted in power structures that deprive poor people of market opportunities, limit their access to services and — crucially —. . . .
- Signal To India: Dump G4 For Us Support (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 16, 2005)
The US is in favour of a smaller expansion in the UN Security Council and is willing to work with India, leaving it to New Delhi how it disengages itself from its ongoing commitment with the G4 proposal for a larger council.
- India Leads The Race To Us Varsities (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
India continues to lead the list of source countries for international students in the United States.
- 3 Cs ‘Key’ For Banking Sector: Chidambaram (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Competitiveness, consolidation and convergence will drive the banking industry in the future, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
- Tracking Economic Freedom (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
What is economic freedom? How does one measure or quantify it? What is the link between social freedom, political freedom and economic freedom? In the long run, is the last sustainable without the others, and is there a conflict between these objectives?
- Dying Languages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
Those who are keen to preserve the English language should take heart from the pronouncement of Professor Peter Muhlhaulser of Australia’s Adelaide Foundation of Linguistics,
- Maoist Rebels Give Rude Wake-Up Call To India (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 16, 2005)
India, struggling to contain a bloody revolt in Kashmir and several insurgencies in its remote northeast, got a brutal reminder this week that it cannot afford to ignore a growing Maoist threat in its heartland.
- No Shield For Guilty, Says Sonia (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi displayed rare candour as she dwelt on the Volcker report today, making it clear that if the allegations turn out to be true, nobody, not even Natwar Singh, would be spared.
- Widening Power Gap (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has done well to declare a sort of emergency in the power sector with the aim of adding about 1,600-1,700 MW to the existing capacity of about 19400 MW by 2007 in view of the fast-increasing shortfall in power production . . .
- More Trade, Not Aid (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The move by developed countries to offer a $500-million aid package to the least developed countries (LDCs) in the on-going bargaining in the Doha round talks is not as simple as it seems.
- A Two-Pronged Strategy For Boosting Trade (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Nov 16, 2005)
A two-pronged strategy for boosting trade
India should have trading agreements with more countries and ensure Safta becomes a strong RTA
- Welcome Relief (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 16, 2005)
The government’s decision to do away with the requirement of supplementary audits of the accounts of public sector undertakings (PSUs) by the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) is not particularly earth-shattering.
- Walk The Talk (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 16, 2005)
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar’s comment (Walk the Talk, FE Nov 15) that Indian farmers don’t need subsidies is plainspeak. But will correction come easily to a government that has its hands tied behind its back in dealing with such . . .
- Saarc Business Conclave To Focus On Regional Trade (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 16, 2005)
More than 400 delegates from the seven member countries of the Saarc are expected to visit India for the Saarc business leaders conclave on November 17-18.
- Old Age Tsunami (Wall Street Journal, editorial Wall Street Journal, Nov 15, 2005)
Asia's graying populations could roil the global economy.
- Chidambaram Predicts 7.5 P.C. Economic Growth Rate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
`India is the second fastest growing economy in the world'
- Rajaji's Enduring Legacy (Hindu, S. S. Narayanan, Nov 15, 2005)
Collection of Rajaji's weekly writings on politics and governance in Swarajya
- 2nd Indo-Us Summit To Focus On Smes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Focussing on the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) will organise a two-day second India-US economic summit from 16 November.
- Daughters Have Right To Live (Tribune, Shakuntala Lavasa, Nov 15, 2005)
Added to the long list of things India is infamous for is the fact that we have female foeticide – elimination of the unwanted girl even before her birth! Prenatal sex-determination tests followed by quick abortions destroy thousands of foetuses much ....
- Compulink Systems Gets Sebi Nod For Ipo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Compulink Systems, a software company focused on providing IP based solutions in the services execution management space, has received the nod for its initial public offer from the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
- Bridge This Deficit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 15, 2005)
It is seldom that a political get-together throws up an expression which says it all. "Trust deficit" is one such which has emerged after a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz on the sidelines . . .
- Expanding And Consolidating Saarc (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2005)
Expansion of the two-decades old, seven-member South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has been on the cards for sometime now.
- Voters To Redraw Latin America (Hindu, Dan Glaister, Nov 15, 2005)
There was a telling moment during the Mar del Plata summit of the Americas in Argentina earlier this month.
- Health Economics 101 (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2005)
America's patchwork, semiprivate system of health insurance is failing because insurance companies spend too much time screening applicants.
- Sebi Chief Calls For Consolidation Of Small Banks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
He says they have to cope with competition for survival
- Global Mobility Of Human Resources (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Nov 15, 2005)
Migration of labour is impacting global economy and culture
- Jehanabad: Naxals Freed Own, Targeted Ranvir Sena Men (Indian Express, MANINI CHATTERJEE & J P YADAV, Nov 15, 2005)
Taking full advantage of the preoccupation of security forces with the Bihar Assembly polls, cadres of the CPI(Maoist), who raided Jehanabad town last night, stormed the jail and freed hundreds of cadres lodged there.
- In Bed With Reds? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 15, 2005)
Indira Gandhi took a hard line on Naxalites. So why this seeming loss of nerve now?
- Madhu’S Humour (Indian Express, R.K. MURTHI, Nov 15, 2005)
It's rightly observed of Madhu Dandavate that he made full use of Parliament’ s Zero Hour, to raise issues of public importance. What is less known is that he did this by raising a few laughs as well. I am taken back to the time when this diminutive ....
- Bangla Policy Is Out Of Kilter (Indian Express, SARADINDU MUKHERJI, Nov 15, 2005)
It sometimes appears amateurish when our South Asia ‘experts’, both within and outside South Block, try to structure Indo-Bangladesh relations on the time-honoured parameters of mutual respect, sensitivity, trade, and cultural exchange.
- Right Call (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 15, 2005)
The government's decision to ease the entry of new players in the National Long Distance (NLD) and International Long Distance (ILD) telephony last week is expected to provide further stimulus to the country's booming telecom sector.
- Sri Lanka Pm Skips Last Poll Rally On Security Scare (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Nov 15, 2005)
A security scare forced Sri Lanka's Prime Minister to miss his final presidential election rally on Monday and police stepped up patrols after a minister's bodyguard was shot dead by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Massive Bio-Diesel Project Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Chief Minister announces ambitious Rs. 5000-crore plan for taking up jatropha plantations
- Goenka's Journalistic Project (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Nov 15, 2005)
B.G. Verghese's portrait of India's most famous newspaper baron is sympathetic but it is far from uncritically reverential
- Pervez Ups The Ante -Of Quake Relief And F-16s (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 15, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf’s sudden announcement to postpone the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the USA in order to direct the funds for quake relief is essentially intended to mollify the domestic constituency.
- Minority Education (Statesman, Valson Thampu , Nov 15, 2005)
According to the Judge of the Allahabad High Court (2005), and before him the Supreme Court in Azeez Basha Vs Union of India (1968),
- "Foreign Investment In Food Processing Sector Welcome" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The Centre plans to create 20 mega food parks in the country: Sahai
- Expectations Low On Bush’S Asia Visit (Tribune, Craig Gordon, Nov 15, 2005)
President George W. Bush left for Asia on Monday with a hefty list of American demands, particularly for China: play fair on trade, do more to stop avian flu, improve human rights and step up pressure on North Korea.
- Pm Confident Of 7 Per Cent Growth Rate (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
In a clear signal to the measures country plans to take at WTO talks in Hong Kong, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated today that globalisation was irreversible and the country should not shy away and rather prepare for greater integration.
- Good Governance In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, Nov 15, 2005)
Good governance is important for countries and states at all stages of development.
- Pakistan For Keeping Loc Open Permanently (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Nov 15, 2005)
Islamabad—Pakistan has emphasized that all crossing points on the Line of Control should remain open on all days of the week for the convenience of the Kashmiris. This was stated by Foreign Office spokespersonTasnim Aslam while responding to an Indian ...
- Pakistan Emerges Leading Player In Saarc (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 15, 2005)
The 13th SAARC summit that ended in Dhaka on Sunday has witnessed Pakistan playing a persuasive and convincing role not only to banish differences in the organization but also to ensure its promotion as a vital forum for regional development.
- A New Turn For Saarc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
The 13th Saarc summit in Dhaka, which ended on a positive note, gives rise to hopes that the regional body will now be revitalized. True, the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta),
- This Isn’T The Real America By Jimmy Carter (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
In recent years, I have become increasingly concerned by a host of radical government policies that now threaten many basic principles espoused by all previous administrations, Democratic and Republican.
- Grave Challenges Ahead (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 15, 2005)
Let me return for a moment to the Zia period in order to go forward with the analysis I began to offer in this space last week.
- French Riots And Blair’S Debacle (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Nov 15, 2005)
These are tough times for Europe’s leaders. In France, Britain and Germany, the men and women in charge are grappling unsuccessfully with an array of difficulties, raising serious doubts about their ability to tackle key social, economic and . . . .
- Democratic Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 15, 2005)
Investigations into the United Nations’ Food for Oil pro-gramme for Iraq have revealed that External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Party have indulged in corrupt practices.
- Avoiding Avoidance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
The growing difficulty of raising taxes in an era of globalisation has been underlined in both Britain and Germany in recent days. Both governments need to reduce their escalating budget deficits.
- Guru Nanak Jayanti Special A Prophet Of Peace (Daily Excelsior, Inder Jeet S Prince, Nov 15, 2005)
Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) was born in the village of Talwandi Sahib, (now Nankana Sahib in Pakistan). His father, Shri Kalu Ram, was a revenue official of the village Chuharkana, a town few miles from the village.
- Sebi Nixes Delhi Bourse Plan (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The Delhi Stock Exchange today decided to withdraw its proposed resolution to divest a 51 per cent stake in favour of strategic investors, following a strict directive issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
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