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Articles 24321 through 24420 of 35809:
- The German Solution (Deccan Herald, Christopher Harvie, Sep 28, 2005)
The enduring popularity of the Left is something to envy and be taken seriously, and not mocked at.
- How To Steal A Million (Deccan Herald, Vidya Iyengar, Sep 27, 2005)
In this world of outsourcing, it’s become easy to get vital personal information and pull off a robbery
- Trend Micro To Double Manpower In India In Two Years (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2005)
Trend Micro Inc., a leading global anti-virus solutions company, said on Monday it would double its manpower in India in the next two years as part of plans to significantly augment local operations.
- South Asian Integration? (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Sep 27, 2005)
I suggested in this column last week that it is in India’s interest to develop closer and less hostile relations with Pakistan.
- Downgrading The Un (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 27, 2005)
The completion of 60 years by the UN this year was marked by a special summit, perhaps the largest gathering of world leaders in this century, when heads of state and government from 175 countries attended.
- Journey Of A Leader Called Jinnah (Greater Kashmir, SYED NOOR UL HASSAN, Sep 27, 2005)
From Jinnahbhai to Jinnah and finally to Qaid-e-Azam it was a journey of a leader who led his nation, writes
SYED NOOR UL HASSAN
- The Unravelling Of India's Persian Puzzle (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 27, 2005)
By voting against Iran in the IAEA, India has put its alliance with the United States above any concern of national interest, energy security or international law.
- Us Pressure On Syria (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Sep 27, 2005)
The continuing violence in Iraq and the escalating tension over Iran regarding its nuclear programme have diverted attention from another country in the region,
- Dalit Question In Hollywood (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 27, 2005)
There is need to draw the attention of the globally influential cultural centre towards untouchability
- Demand What’S Due (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2005)
Unless schools’ infrastructure is improved, the goal of universal education cannot be realised
- India And Japan — Needed, Greater Economic Engagement (Business Line, Rohit Pandit, Sep 27, 2005)
A comprehensive economic engagement between India and Japan is vital.
- Don't Build On Tax-Breaks (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 27, 2005)
One Cannot really blame the expert group that has come up with the Draft National Housing Policy 2005 for recommending a concessional rate of taxation of rental incomes as a measure to boost the stock of residential units in the country.
- Journey To The Ridiculous (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 27, 2005)
Bihar has been the laboratory of Indian politics. Mahatma Gandhi experimented with satyagraha from the dusty village of Champaran. Decades later,
- Human Development Index — Conundrum Of Rising Income, Growing Poverty (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 27, 2005)
Successive governments have stressed reforms with a human face but the country's report card on human development indicates that the policies have failed to improve the living conditions of the poor.
- Why Developing Countries Court Dollar Assets (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Sep 27, 2005)
In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh consider the nature of developing country capital flows and analyse why investing in US dollar assets has become such a favoured channel for financial resources t hat could be . . .
- Redefining Management In The Knowledge Era (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Sep 27, 2005)
The definition of management — that it represents a role separate and disparate from that of the workers, that it is a system focused on functions such as planning, organising, monitoring, and controlling
- J&k: A Tough Choice For Sonia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2005)
It is that time of year when the chinars in the Valley begin to change their colours.
- Save The Girl Child (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 26, 2005)
Welcome that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s call to start a mass movement against female foeticide is,
- Why Equality Is The Best Policy (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Sep 26, 2005)
The authors of a new World Bank report hope to change attitudes with claims that inequality is the biggest obstacle to economic success.
- Ftas Hang Fire (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 26, 2005)
Will free trade agreements remain the flavour of the season with New Delhi, going by the not-so-happy experience with Thailand?
- After The Fall (Indian Express, Ed Vulliamy, Sep 26, 2005)
SEBI is on track. The market needs well-designed short selling mechanisms for all stocks
- A Question Of Lifestyles (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 26, 2005)
There is an apparent reversal of lifestyles. Women seem to be succumbing to causes traditionally behind early deaths of men.
- Social Security For Unorganised Workers (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Sep 26, 2005)
Workers in the unorganised sector have low earnings and poor working conditions. In a liberalised economy, the state has to ensure them minimum social security.
- Managing The Next Disaster (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 26, 2005)
Understanding what this hurricane season is really telling us about why we’re so vulnerable to climate-related catastrophes means facing up to an unavoidable fact:
- Why Agro-Trade Is The Key To Agriculture (Business Line, Dhanmanjiri Sathe, Sep 26, 2005)
Lately, there has been a lot of discussion on agro-trade. The next round of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) is scheduled for December, in Hong Kong.
- Fuelling Demand, Foretelling Ecological Disaster (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Sep 26, 2005)
The global economy, increasingly fuelled by cheap non-renewable energy, has grown six fold in the past 50 years. In developed countries, about 85 per cent of the energy consumed comes from non-renewable fossil fuel — oil, natural gas,
- Germany's New Government — Grand Coalition Or Marriage Of Convenience? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 26, 2005)
The Bavarain Bavarian atmosphere at the Schottenhammel tent, the oldest private tent at Oktoberfest, in Munich,
- China's Lessons For India (Business Line, Dan Steinbock, Sep 26, 2005)
China is no longer just a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) — it is the home for Asia's new multinationals.
- Market Manipulators: Don’T Worry, Be Happy (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 26, 2005)
As the market went into a long overdue correction on Thursday and Friday, it exposed the lack of preparedness on the part of the government, its regulators and the media in dealing with a recently globalised capital market. It also exposed how easy it is
- Tweaking The Us' Oil Endgame Plan (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 26, 2005)
Drawing from a recent US study, S. Venkitaramanan relates how the US will "definitely apply its energies to the task of eliminating its dependence on imported oil," and that the rest of the world, India and China in particular, will inevitably follow suit
- News, Sen-Sexed Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not shooting the messenger. He is cautioning it to send virus-free messages.
- A World Of Electronic Voices (Indian Express, Mukul Dube, Sep 26, 2005)
My phone call is answered immediately. “Welcome to Samsung.
- Address Inequality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2005)
The poor should get a fair share in the economic growth
- Policy Making Problems (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Sep 26, 2005)
ON September 20, an international broadcasting service brought former president, Farooq Leghari,
- Can We See A Real ‘Change’? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 26, 2005)
Can Canada in general and Pakistanis in Canada in particular play a leading role in changing Pakistan’s destiny? Minhaj Qidwai comments
- Madressah Registration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
It remains to be seen whether the understanding reached between the government and madressah managements will work and last. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz sounded quite hopeful after his meeting with leaders of the Ittehad-i-Tanzeemat-i-Madaris-i-Deeniya
- Declare A Truce (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 25, 2005)
Stop blame games in Assam
The killing of a top Ulfa leader and a woman cadre lends credence to the suspicion that chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa’s
- Bottlenecks In The Way Of Investment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 25, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has directed the Federal Government to remove bottlenecks being experienced by local and foreign investors to create still more investor-friendly environment in the country.
- Breakthrough Is No Solution (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Sep 25, 2005)
Experience has repeatedly shown that a “breakthrough” is hardly ever an agreement or a solution.
- Transfer Of Judges: Need For A Transparent Policy (Tribune, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Sep 25, 2005)
The Patna High Court got a new Chief Justice after the Supreme Court asked the Centre to make its stand on the appointment of the new Chief Justice clear.
- Du Will Consolidate And Innovate, Says New Vc Prof Pental (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Sep 25, 2005)
Professor Deepak Pental, the new Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, is an eminent Professor of Genetics.
- Emptying Of Us Cities (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 25, 2005)
Hurricane Rita is on rampage in border areas of Texas and Louisiana as well as the already Katrina battered city of New Orleans.
- New Line-Up In The Making? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
The ongoing drama in Vienna has far-reaching implications for international politics of the post-Cold War era.
- German Elections’ Impact On The Eu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso is a cautious man, reluctant to get entangled in the complex domestic politics of the European Union’s 25 member-states.
- Free Power To Farmers At What Cost? (Tribune, Harpreet Singh, Sep 25, 2005)
The Prakash Singh Badal government in Punjab gave free power to farmers for 60 months, but lost power in the 2002 Assembly elections. What feat can the Amarinder Singh government achieve by giving free power for just 16 months?
- For Art’S Sake And More (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 25, 2005)
Shelley’s imaginary poet, singing songs “unbidden” while obscured from the world in “the light of thought”, was a wishful image even in his own time.
- The Salim Debate-Ii (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Sep 25, 2005)
Curiously, the Communist Party of India was formed outside the country, at Tashkent in the then USSR, on 17 October 1920 by M N Roy.
- She Is The Loser (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 25, 2005)
In a joint family system, it’s woman only who suffers, Owsia Jabeen comments
- The Salim Debate-I (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2005)
Under a cloud for alleged acts of omission and commission, the Salims seized the opportunity to invest in West Bengal without being finicky about its investment climate
- Tata Indicom Launches Prepaid Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Tata Indicom has introduced yet another prepaid plan for customers in the Kerala and Tamil Nadu circles.
- Tata Motors Signs Mou With Italy's Fiat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Tata motors on Thursday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Italy's Fiat S.P.A to analyse the feasibility of cooperation,
- Lic Housing To Modify Credit Rating System (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
LIC Housing Finance Ltd is in the process of modifying its credit appraisal system to bring self-employed people under its umbrella
- Tata Proposes To Invest In Energy Sector (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Tata power has proposed to invest Rs 15,000 crores in the energy sector and set up a thermal power plant with a capacity of 3000 mw in Jharkhand.
- Bharti Tele Plans $1 M R&d, Capacity Spend (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Bharti Teletech, the manufacturing arm of Bharti Enterprises, on Thursday, said it would achieve 100 per cent growth in exports this fiscal and announced it would invest $1 million in R&D and capacity enhancement.
- Congress Conclave To Be Held In Chandigarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
The Congress on Thursday said it would hold the Chief Ministers' conclave on October 7 and 8 at Chandigarh, the first such exercise after the United Progressive Alliance came into power last year.
- Tata, Fiat Are In Talks For Building Cars (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Fiat, Italy’s largest manufacturer, is in talks with Tata Motors for a wide-ranging car-building alliance, the second announcement this month.
- Lic Now Gets Mall Owners To Sell Policies (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has found a new set of corporate agency partners — shopping mall owners.
- `Foreigners Are More Confident About India Than We Are' — Mr C. J. George, Md, Geojit Financial Services (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 23, 2005)
With the equity indices scaling new peaks in quick succession, it is time for retail investors to turn cautious and keep away from "rumours and tips", says Mr C. J. George, Managing Director of Geojit Financial Services.
- A Lost Leonardo? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Move over, Mona Lisa. If Carlo Pedretti’s hunch is right, the world may have another Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece to admire.
- Permanent Solution For Power Sharing (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Sep 23, 2005)
In our State the concept of planning at grassroots level envisages Panchayat as the last unit that comprises the villages and conceptualisation of strategies at this level for initiating developmental activities is to address the aspirations of the .....
- Credit To Sonia And Upa (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, Sep 23, 2005)
The expenditure on the scheme is only a small price to be paid for the welfare of millions of rural poor people
- Bcci Chief Adjourns Meeting (Hindu, G. Viswanath, Sep 23, 2005)
Pro-Pawar group calls it illegal and stays put at venue in Kolkata
AGM not to take place on Friday
Decorum and dignity of BCCI has to be maintained: Mahendra
Meeting adjourned thrice
Decision contravenes Calcutta High Court order: Bindra
- Pakistan Army (Statesman, SANKAR SEN, Sep 23, 2005)
Abortive attacks on the Ayodhya temple by terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba have been followed by another suicide bomber attack in Srinagar killing six soldiers and injuring fifteen others.
- Vvip Aircraft (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 23, 2005)
Necessity not luxury
- Invest In Indian Mart, Fm To Fiis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Inviting foreign investors to take advantage of the “huge possibilities” that exist in the infrastructure sector, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said India has drawn up ambitious plans to upgrade all sectors over next several years.
- Fiat, Tatas Explore Alliance Prospects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Fiat and Tata Motors on Thursday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to analyse the feasibility of co-operation across markets in the area of passenger cars that would encompass development,
- Bursting The Bags (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 23, 2005)
Tremendous Euphoria in the trading community and among investors (read speculators) over the zooming volumes in commodity futures trading,
- India's Hedge Against Oil Shock (Business Line, S. Majumder , Sep 23, 2005)
The Rising oil price has not shocked the global economy.
- Patents (Amendment) Act 2005 — Setback For Innovators And R&d (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Sep 23, 2005)
India wants its economy to grow at a rapid pace; it needs a Second Green Revolution; its industries have to become competitive in the world market, and energy conservation is a desperate need.
- Short Selling In Stocks On Cards (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
According to Sebi Chief Damodaran an advisory panel has been constituted to go into the details to enable investors sell shares short.
- New York Visit: A Faux Pas (Dawn, S. M. Naseem, Sep 23, 2005)
General Musharraf's visit to the US for the United Nations summit on the occasion of the UN’s 60th anniversary was to have been the crowning glory of his six-year career as the head of his country’s military-led government.
- New ‘Sick Men’ Of Europe (Dawn, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Sep 23, 2005)
The Indian restaurant owner in Berlin said this kind of post-election confusion was quite normal where he came from.
- An Alliance On The Rocks In Andhra Pradesh (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Sep 23, 2005)
The political discourse in Andhra Pradesh has taken a plunge as the ruling Congress and its ally Telangana Rashtra Samiti have now crossed swords. The TRS feels let down that the Congress held out hope of a separate Telangana state when it sought . . . .
- Change In System Will Be Suicidal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 23, 2005)
PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has debunked rumours about Shaukat Aziz’s replacement by Gen Musharraf’s top aide Tariq Aziz as Prime Minister.
- Bringing Down Fertility Rate (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 23, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called for bringing down the level of fertility rate through improvement of economic conditions and warned that any laxity in the population control plan can put the country in trouble with receding infrastructural resource
- Iran’S Referral To Un (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
By strongly opposing the unjust and biased move of the European Union to refer Iran’s nuclear case to the UN Security Council, China and Russian Federation have represented the sense of anger and resentment that prevails in the rest of the world over
- Meeting Baloch Grievances (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
The prime minister has said that the completion of major infrastructure projects in Balochistan, particularly Gwadar port and the Mekran Coastal Highway (already complete and open to public use),
- Donors And Debtors (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Sep 23, 2005)
On September 24 and 25, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington will discuss the Africa Action Plan,
- Indian Finance Ministry Statement – No Scams In Indian Stock Market Proved Wrong – Indian Authorities Start Raiding Stock Brokers (India Daily, Harish Baliga, Sep 23, 2005)
India finally announced that there is major scam in the Capital markets especially with Foreign Direct Investment flowing into the country through Mauritius as people all over the world try to take advantage of the Indian stock market gains.
- Independent Evaluation Of Independent Directors' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Stress on induction programme before being taken on board
He should serve only one company at a time Good corporate governance imperative Transparency in communication to shareholders CEOs, CFOs should not serve on the boards of other companies
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