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Articles 24621 through 24720 of 35809:
- L And T And Dubal Ink A 3.6 Billion Dollar Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Larsen and Toubro has signed a 3.6 billion dollar deal with Dubai aluminium (Dubal) for a bauxite mining and alumina refinery project that will be executed over two phases.
- Regulating Billboards (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 19, 2005)
Strong winds in Karachi the other day caused a massive billboard on one of the city’s busiest roads to topple and fall on a parked car and several motorcycles.
- Rebirth Of Afghan Politics (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Sep 19, 2005)
One of my most cherished memories of a long tour of duty in Afghanistan is of the advent of dawn through the mist hanging over Bande Amir, an interlocking system of lakes well above the vegetation line.
- Fresh Depression Triggers Heavy Rains In Orissa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
The bad weather conditions have prompted the state government to issue an order to the local administration in different districts to remain in high alert.
- Irrelevant Borders (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 19, 2005)
Although the idea itself is not novel the theory of making the borders irrelevant is currently doing the rounds in the sub-continent. Obviously it is in the context of India and Pakistan and at the centre of it is our State.
- Where Is The Institutional Response? (Dawn, Dr Farzana Bari, Sep 19, 2005)
After the shocking incidence of the rape of Mukhtaran Mai, Dr Shazia Khalid and now Sonia Naz — which has brought into question the existence of an informal parallel judicial system of panchayats and jirgas in the country,
- Before And After The London Suicide Bombings (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 19, 2005)
As the investigations continue into the July 7 suicide bombings, there are no arrests yet.
- Train To 'Genocide' (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
In our exciting neighbourhood Tibet (just next door to Ladakh) and China hold special fascination for us.
- Merkel Tipped To Win In Germany (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Germany goes on polls which is being closely followed and fought. These election are expected to be decisive in determining reforms in the ailing economy.
- Fbt May Dampen Festive Season Spirit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Corporate firms planning major sales promotions during the festival season, beginning with Diwali, will have to fork out at least 6 to 17 per cent extra expenditure as gifts, free offers like Buy-One-Get-One Free and even celebrity endorsements will attra
- Cms Of Naxalite-Hit States To Meet Patil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Unified strategy, possibility of joint task forces to be discussed
- Afghans Brave Guns To Vote (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Afghans vote in historic parliamentary and local elec tions, after a campaign marred by violence.
- No Politicians, Please (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
PSUs need management experts, and not politicians
- Non-Proliferation Is Coming Home To Roost (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Sep 19, 2005)
The nuclear deal between India and the US has come up with opposition among members of the US Congress, and Iran is one of the bones of contention.
- Left Smells Foul In Bull Run, Chidambaram Denies (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asserted that “no scam was in the offing” as made out in certain sections with the sensex surging towards the 8,400 mark.
- India Opposes Taking Iran Case To U.N. Security Body (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
India, facing U.S. pressure to take a tougher line on Iran's nuclear ambitions, said on Monday it did not want the issue to be reported to the U.N. Security Council, as sought by Washington.
- Exclude Expense On Sales Promotions From Fbt, Fm Urged (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
FICCI has asked Finance Minister P Chidambaram to exclude expenditure on sales promotions and payment made to brand ambassadors from the ambit of the Fringe Benefit Tax.
- Advani Made The Best Decision Finally – Will Step Down As The President Of Bjp (India Daily, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 19, 2005)
BJP survives, Advani steps down. A new young leadership is now ready to challenge the corrupt Government of Congress led UPA and supported by even more corrupt the communists.
- Tata Steel Eyes Vietnam Plant (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Tata Steel, the country’s largest private sector integrated steel company, is planning to set up a production facility in Vietnam.
- Govt Can Raise 31,000 Cr By Divesting 10% In 14 Psus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
The reforms process will get a big push if the government succeeds in reviving the disinvestment policy, experts feel. For instance, the oil major ONGC stands out as the top PSU which can garner the largest amount of funds, says Aditya Raj Das
- Rumour Factories Active Again (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2005)
Rumours about change of Government and dissolution of Assemblies are once again in the air. A section of the media is engaged in dishing out notions of the possibility on this count. Some politicians are attributing the current situation in both Houses...
- Groundwater And Pollution (Daily Excelsior, Dr T K Munshi, Sep 19, 2005)
Water is one of the most abundant of the important renewable resources on earth. The hydrosphere or total world water is approximately 1.4 billion cubic kilometers.
- The Economic Fault Lines (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 19, 2005)
Unlike geographical fault lines, the economic ones spread disaster everywhere — on the prudent and the successful as much as on the imprudent and unsuccessful. P. V. Indiresan offers a solution to give the poor what they value and is goo d for them too.
- Heavy Rains Lash Northern India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Normal life affected for the third consecutive day in most parts
- Regulatory Concerns Must Be Even Handed (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Sep 19, 2005)
UBS episode exposes SEBI's organisational weakness
- Un Human Development Report 2005: Shocking Disparities Across Regions (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 19, 2005)
The UNDP's latest Human Development Report has done a creditable job of stressing the importance of attaining the Millennium Development Goals.
- Reforms Key Issue In Germany (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2005)
Sixty-two million Germans on Sunday decided whether they want to stay with Social Democrat Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Agenda 2010 of soft pro-market reforms or if they wanted harsher medicine in the form of Conservative leader Angela Merkel's ...
- Tackle Naxalites On Socio-Economic Front: Cpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
The Communist Party of India on Sunday urged the Centre to tackle the problem of naxalites on the socio-economic front rather than treating it as one related to law and order.
- Population And Economics (Deccan Herald, Rishi Trivedi, Sep 19, 2005)
Breaking News: Sania Mirza first Indian to enter 4th round of Grand Slam in 18 years! This news item flashed across Indian news channels on September 1, 2005. For a nation terribly starved of sports icons,
- Training Politicians Doesn’T Work (Indian Express, Sushila Ramaswamy, Sep 19, 2005)
Former Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan has announced the opening of a school for training professional politicians under the auspices of the Maharashtra Institute of Technology modelled after the John F. Kennedy School of Government at . . .
- The Thinking Indian? (Indian Express, Ananya Vajpeyi, Sep 19, 2005)
In an interview published last month in The New York Times, V S Naipaul has pronounced that there are no thinkers in India today.
- Taking A Call On Emotional Labour (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Sep 19, 2005)
The first conclave of call centre unions are on in Mumbai. Problems facing the call-centre workers such as `abusive client calls',
- Case Of The Lawyer Wife (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 19, 2005)
The finance minister is an honourable man. We have therefore to accept, and with grace,
- Billed Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 19, 2005)
There is much that is reassuring about the domestic violence bill. It enumerates
- Tracking The Global Fdi Movement (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 19, 2005)
Going by recent economic trends, an FDI upturn is in the works following the recent investment recession. Generally, the UNCTAD report says, that prospects for almost all regions "are expected to be bright in both the short and the medium term".
- Navigating Galileo (Tribune, Sridhar K Chari, Sep 19, 2005)
India‘s bid to join the Galileo satellite navigation project promoted by the European Union (EU)
- Through The Roof, And Higher (Telegraph, DIPANKAR BOSE, Sep 19, 2005)
Why do international crude oil prices continue to rise, even now when they have touched unheard of levels?
- Can Constitutionality Of Fbt Be Challenged? (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam , Sep 19, 2005)
It has been widely canvassed that Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) is violative of the Constitution and is bound to be struck down. Is there any such prospect?
- Iranian Leader Alleges "Nuclear Apartheid" (Hindu, Joel Brinkley, Sep 19, 2005)
U.S. bullying other nations, charges President Ahmadinejad
- The Critical Role Of Regulators (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
The roles of independent regulators have never been more acutely appreciated than now, with several critical infrastructure sectors thrown open to competition for the first time. Recently the Government promised not to dilute the independence of ....
- Lic Eyes Bancassurance To Beef Up Income (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has drawn up plans for a five-fold jump in its first premium income from alternate channels
- Our Embattled Cities (Hindu, RANJIT GUPTA, Sep 18, 2005)
As urban centres expand to embrace a wide range of entrants, whether in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata or Bangalore, dissensions arise over what the city means. A reflection on the crisis that afflicts them
- Italian Delegation Mulls 10 Mn Euro Investments In India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
An estimated investment of about 10 million Euros is expected to flow into Joint Venture projects between Italian and Indian companies for the manufacture of biomedical devices in the country.
- No Visa Power For Firms Eyeing Russia (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Getting visas is the biggest deterrent to Indian companies eyeing business opportunities in Russia, particularly those in information technology.
- A Mine Of Scholarship (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
T S Parthasarahty, master of many languages and renowned among scholars around the world for his knowledge of culture, shows no signs of slowing down even at 92. Sakuntala Narasimhan profiles the extraordinary scholar.
- An American Empire In Denial (Deccan Herald, PRASENJIT CHOWDHURY, Sep 18, 2005)
The author feels that the US should face its imperial obligations as Britain did. He is sure that the ‘new empire’ is destined to do good for mankind
Colossus— the Rise and Fall of the American Empire , Niall Ferguson,
Penguin, 2005, pp 386, £ 6.30
- New Iit-Jee Format From 2006 (Hindu, Indrani Dutta, Sep 18, 2005)
Exception for those who passed their exam in 2005 or earlier
School results will be factored into selection process
Exams to be of a single objective type
A student can write the exams only twice
Reforms to check proliferation of coaching classes
- 200 Years Later (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
A Ganesha idol that hid a bounty,oranges grown by Armenians, temples as old as thousand years and a Rajput settlement, all right here in the outskirts of Bangalore. These are some teresting facts uncovered in tracing Francis Buchanan’s trail.
- Left Mp Suspects Scamsters Driving Market, Seeks Probe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
CPM MP Gurudas Das Gupta demanded a thorough probe to find what was driving the recent boom in the country’s stock market, whose key index has risen to dizzy heights in ‘‘disregard’’ to the economic fundamentals.
- Twin-Track Route To Revive Urban Co-Op Banks: Rbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
The states and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will adopt a twin-track route towards non-viable urban co-operative banks (UCBs), RBI Governor Y V Reddy said here on Saturday.
- Ucbs Under Rbi Scanner: Reddy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Ruling out any “serious” diversion of funds to the capital markets by the Urban Cooperative Banks, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y V Reddy said the RBI was keeping a “special watch” if there was any exposure on capital markets by the UCBs.
- No Scam In Offing In Stock Market: Chidambaram (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asserted that "no scam was in the offing" as made out in certain sections with the sensex surging towards the 8,400 mark.
- Eye On India’ Week In Cnn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
CNN International has announced the launch of the second edition of its successful “Eye on India” programme that will showcase for the global viewer the world’s largest democracy and the challenges it is facing in its effort to march forward as a . . .
- Sniffing Scam, Centre Calls For Probe Into The Bull Run (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Sounding the alarm bell to prevent another scam, the Centre, has asked market regulators and investigating agencies,
- Satyam Plans To Engineer Reverse Migration (The Financial Express, K V V V CHARYA, Sep 18, 2005)
Business process outsourcing (BPO) is going rural in Andhra Pradesh. IT major Satyam Computer Services Ltd and its promoter B Ramalinga Raju are using the model of outsourcing as a tool to create employment in rural areas and to check migration to urban c
- Peninsular Capital Market's Expansion Plans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Peninsular Capital Market, engaged in offering services such as equity trading, commodity futures trading, portfolio management and depository services,
- Pak Responsibility For Democracy In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Sep 18, 2005)
Amid threats of violence from warlords and Taliban, the people of Afghanistan are voting today (September 18) for democracy in their country.
- How India Has Forged Ahead (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Sep 18, 2005)
India has negotiated to buy nuclear equipment from America Pakistan is negotiating to buy fighter aircraft because its prime minister believes that the “geopolitical realities”
- Mp Alleges Manipulation Of Market (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Fears that some of the earlier scamsters `were pulling the strings from behind.'
- Iit Board Clears 60% Cut Off For Jee From 2006 (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
The joint advisory board of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) on Saturday formally cleared a proposal to allow only students with a first division in plus II exams to appear for the IIT joint entrance exams.
- Self-Employed Sidelined In Unorganised Workers Bill (Hindu, Renu Vinod, Sep 18, 2005)
The unorganised Sector Workers Bill 2004 is broad legislation that covers workers scattered throughout the length and breadth of this country. The Bill focuses more on workers who work for an employer.
- Gail Gets 7 Bids For Dupl Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Limited has received bids from seven parties for the Rs. 973-crore pipeline tender for the prestigious Dahej-Uran pipeline (DUPL) project. The deadline for submission of bids ended on Saturday.
- Rumour Factories Active Again (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 18, 2005)
Rumours about change of Government and dissolution of Assemblies are once again in the air. A section of the media is engaged in dishing out notions of the possibility on this count.
- Reforms Get Iit Board's Stamp, New Admission Rules From 2007 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
The Joint Advisory Board (JAB) of the IITs on Saturday set 60 per cent score in Plus II as cut-off for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and decided that candidates with two or more failed attempts can take the examination in 2006 but not after that.
- India Faces Us, Pak Hiccup (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Returning home tonight after consultations with world leaders on the margins of the UN General Assembly, Manmohan Singh might conclude a week is a long time in diplomacy
- Crossing Ichhogil Canal: How Lt-Col Hayde Did It (Tribune, Maj-Gen Kuldip Singh Bajwa (retd), Sep 18, 2005)
IT was September 6, 1965. The troops of 11 Corps stormed into Pakistan in Amritsar-Khemkaran sector.
- Highway Drudgery (Statesman, JB LAMA, Sep 18, 2005)
Pending the last word on Naga integration, NH-39 remains vulnerable and thus Manipur in its own interest should expedite work on a rail link
- Peninsular Cap To Set Up 270 Outlets By ’07 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Peninsular Capital Market Ltd, a leading stock and commodity broking house, is planning to increase its retail outlets from the present 230 to 500 and its client base from 40,000 to 1,00,000 by March 2007.
- Indian Finance Ministry Too Confident Of No-Scam In Indian Stock Market And No-Inflation From Oil Prices – Dreaming In Day Light? (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Sep 18, 2005)
Is India dreaming in day light with self-fulfilled self denials. Indian Finance Minster says there is no scam in Indian stock market and there is no inflation from escalated oil prices.
- Rbi Report : Nothing Here For The Common Man (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
A glimpse of the anti-people policies being followed by Dr Man Mohan Singh is obtained from the Annual Report of the Reserve Bank of India for 2004-05 that was released recently.
- No Stock Market Scam In Offing, Asserts Finance Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Price to earnings ratios well within `comfort zone'
- Use Of Force Against Naxals Justified (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Shivraj Patil for coordinated approach between Central and State Governments
- Indo-Latin American Meet To Be Held In Goa (Hindu, Prakash Kamat, Sep 18, 2005)
Ambassadors, Charge d'affaires and High Commissioners of several prominent Latin American and Caribbean countries will attend a three-day seminar — `Indo-Latin American and Caribbean relations' — to be held here from October 7 to 9.
- Considerable Progress On Siachen: Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Exuding confidence in the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has said the two countries have made "considerable " progress on Siachen and Sir Creek issues and have shown commitment to resolve the Kashmir issue ami
- Shivraj Patil Justifies Use Of Force Against Naxalites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Calls for coordinated approach to tackle the menace
- German Outcome Hinges On The Undecided (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 18, 2005)
Two major political coalitions running neck and neck in today's election
Candidates to campaign till the polls close
Reforms are working, says Schroeder
Both woo 600,000 strong Turkish minority
- Indusind Bank, Lic To Offer Group Insurance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
Indusind Bank has announced the launch of a group insurance scheme for its current and saving account holders in association with Life Insurance Corporation of India.
- Lic Eyes Bancassurance To Beef Up Income (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has drawn up plans for a five-fold jump in its first premium income from alternate channels
- Tata Indicom’S 0123 Plan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
Tata Indicom, on Friday, announced the introduction of a new tariff plan on Tata Indicom True Paid — 0123 plan — for customers choosing to go mobile.
- Southern Railway Launches E-System To Help Suppliers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
It wil help them to know status of bills
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