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Articles 25021 through 25120 of 35809:
- Four Years (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2005)
In terms of tragedy, it is impossible — as well as prejudicial and insensitive — to compare terrorist strikes, to say which is greater or greatest.
- Denmark's Success Formula: No Fairy Tale (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 12, 2005)
ON THE 200th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, my wife and I drove over to the quaint island of Fiona in Denmark, where Odense is located. It was here that the famous story-teller was born
- Full Circle On Oil (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 12, 2005)
The government’s attempt to address the mounting losses of oil companies does nothing to correct the fundamental distortions in the system and, what’s more, could have a spiralling impact on India’s macro-economic environment. With these bonds, we have,
- Bjp Deadlock Hits Another Roadblock (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
In a setback to the ongoing efforts to break the logjam in BJP caused by former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s public criticism of Khurana’s expulsion, the Delhi strongman has been served with a formal expulsion order indicating a hardening of stan
- Allies In The Left Front Force Buddhadev To Go Slow (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Sep 11, 2005)
Chief Minister M Buddhadev Bhattacharjee’s dream of pushing ahead with his programme of building an industrial township and a health city under a Special Economic Zone
- Indian Financial System: Challenges Ahead (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
THE INDIAN banking system is failing to discharge its basic responsibilities.
- The Lexicon Of Terror (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
In the four years that have followed 9/11, the litany of tragedy has lengthened around the world ... . What can one do to respond meaningfully to such meaningless violence?
- Hands Off (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
A woman gets assaulted every half an hour. But why are women silent about this issue?
- Want Better Hdi Ranking? Get A New Hrd Ministry (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 11, 2005)
On the day that the UN Human Development Index revealed last week that even Bangladesh was doing better than India in human development
- Hands Off (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
SELDOM do people hold those robbed responsible for getting robbed, or those murdered responsible for getting murdered.
- Dead Entrepreneurs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 11, 2005)
Goals and visions are necessarily expressed in the future tense. And disempowerment is about never being able to bring the future within the realm of the possible
- Chidambaram Favours 4-5 Giant Psbs To Finance Big Projects (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Sep 11, 2005)
The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, said that oil price increase might have an adverse impact on inflation. However, he said, it would not affect country's economic growth.
- War In The Parivar (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Sep 11, 2005)
As the Bharatiya Janata Party prepares to hold its National Executive meeting in Chennai next week, dissonance within the organisation over questions of ideology, leadership and politics is clearly visible.
- When Men Tread Female Turf (Deccan Herald, Staff Reporter , Sep 11, 2005)
The Gotipua dance, performed by young male dancers in feminine roles, has played an important role in preserving Orissa’s dance heritage, writes Jayalakshmi Yegnaswamy.
- Winning The Big Fight (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
In their weaker bodies lie stronger desires. In their limitations lies their greatest strength. L Subramani profiles the success stories of some 'disabled' people who broke their shackles by sheer determination and the power of their dreams.
- We Welcome Fdi, But With Some Riders’ (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
We have no double standards on the issue. The CPI(M) is not opposed to FDI per se. In the last party congress we adopted the policy that we will allow FDI only if it generates employment, brings in new technology and augments the existing productive capac
- A Carpenter Gets Better Daily Wages Than An Artisan’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
There is a dire need to promote handicrafts in the country, Dr P N Sankaran tells Cheryl D’ Couto
- Verdicts On Pakistan (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Sep 11, 2005)
... offered 40 years apart, in the same American magazine
We have never defined ourselves in our own right — only in relation to India. That is our tragedy
- Mapping History Of The Garden City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2005)
Much-loved Bangalore was, it seems, a hit with the British too. Giridhar Khasnis on Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha’s book Deccan Traverses, which traces the history of the city.
- Bringing Up The Parents (Deccan Herald, Mala Kumar, Sep 11, 2005)
Raising children today is a complex and crucial activity that needs sustained parental effort, writes Mala Kumar.
- France Backs India's Claim For Unsc Seat (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
France on Saturday backed India's candidature for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council and its fight against terrorism even as it expressed concern over the situation in South Asia and said war should be the last resort against Iraq.
- Dancing With The Red Dragon (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2005)
India and Pakistan should take a leaf out of China’s savvy economic diplomacy with Taiwan, reports Pallavi Aiyar
- Winning The Big Fight (Deccan Herald, Srivasta Krishna, Sep 11, 2005)
In their weaker bodies lie stronger desires. In their limitations lies their greatest strength. L Subramani profiles the success stories of some 'disabled' people who broke their shackles by sheer determination and the power of their dreams.
- Verdicts On Pakistan (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Sep 11, 2005)
We have never defined ourselves in our own right — only in relation to India. That is our tragedy.'
- Floating An Idea (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 11, 2005)
During the arguments on the plea of the Shankacharya of Kanchi before the Supreme Court last week that the criminal cases against him should be transferred out of Tamil Nadu, his counsel Fali Nariman pointed out that there was a curious ambivalence in the
- Rbi’S New Framework For Bank Branches’ Authorisation (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
To liberalise and rationalise authorisation of bank branches, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to put in place a framework which would be consistent with the medium-term corporate strategy of banks and public interest.
- Terminal Problem (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 10, 2005)
Lalu Yadav may be the minister for railways, but last week he managed to have a significant effect on planes as well — well, one at any rate.
- Dream Debut (Business Standard, Emcee, Sep 10, 2005)
Even if it is evident that the markets are on a roll, Sasken’s debut at Rs 460, a 76 per cent premium to the issue price, is stunning. What’s more, it closed even higher at Rs 466.
- Time To Kick The Barrel Habit (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Sep 10, 2005)
Crude prices are just below $70, twice their level of five years ago. Five years is a long time in economics, innovation and technology. Yet India, transfixed by its dependence on crude oil and obsessed with pricing formulae, has been too slow to respond
- Lic Housing Targets 35% Growth In Profits (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2005)
LIC Housing Finance Limited (LICHFL), one of the largest providers of housing finance, is aiming for a 35 per cent growth in its net profits in the current financial.
- A Linked Future (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Sep 10, 2005)
Alice Hardgrove’s scholarly work on Marwaris cites European Jews and the Chinese of Indonesia.
- American Bellyache (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 10, 2005)
It’s been a spectacular and confusing September so far in America.
- Poised To Grow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2005)
While the outcome of the just-concluded Sixth India-European Union (EU) summit signals that the two sides are poised to enter a phase of enhanced engagement, whether they will follow up the positive words with action remains to be seen.
- Kamal Nath Seeks Land Route (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 10, 2005)
Stresses its importance for greater trade between the two countries
- Wishful Facts (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
In a TV poll conducted hours before Sania Mirza’s fourth round match against Maria Sharapova in the US Open, a full 82 per cent of those taking part in the poll predicted a Mirza victory. In another poll, 55 per cent felt Sharapova would be under greater
- Jointly With Eu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2005)
THE Joint Action Plan (JAP) for an “Indo-EU Strategic Partnership” adopted by India and the EU is wide-ranging, and has been described by the parties themselves as an “ambitious” document.
- India, Pak Discuss Opening Of More Land Routes (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Encouraged by the increasing flow of goods to Wagah border, India and Pakistan today discussed the opening of more land border points to increase bilateral trade.
- Communists And Corruption (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Once or twice a year, I find it profitable to accept invitations to speak to college students. The boys are eager to impress the girls, and ask some very good questions.
- India, Pak To Sign Pipeline Pact (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 10, 2005)
Pakistan and India said on Friday a tripartite framework agreement to build a $7 billion gas project to pipe Iranian gas to South Asia would be finalised by December 2005.
- Talk N-Issue Over: India To Iran, Us (Indian Express, Reuters, Sep 10, 2005)
India said on Friday it wanted differences between Iran and the United States on Tehran's nuclear activities to be resolved through talks, as New Delhi walks a diplomatic tightrope in its ties with both nations.
- China Gets Proactive Diplomatically (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 10, 2005)
Peace, development, and cooperation on a global scale are the focus of China's policy.
- Uti Mf To Launch Gold Etf (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
UTI Mutual Fund is all set to launch a new fund plan Gold ETF (exchange traded fund).
- Crude Oil: Nuisance Or Bonanza For The Us? (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
Most of the bears were waiting for hurricane Katrina to validate their pessimism. It arrived and despite public protestations of sympathy for the victims
- Strengthen Rural Cooperative Credit Structure, Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 10, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for reforms in the cooperative sector with emphasis on strengthening the base of the rural cooperative credit structure to bring about a "qualitative jump" in the farm sector performance.
- There Are Contradictions In Fbt (Business Line, Tosh K. Toshniwal, Sep 10, 2005)
THE latest circular on fringe benefit tax (FBT) makes one think hard, trying to analyse and understand the justification and rationale of taxing the various transactions as also the correlation, or rather contradiction, of the expressions at different pla
- A Million Bridges (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
World Islam has been in crisis, its billion or so adherents being variously in a state of bewilderment, frustration, anger and despair.
- Euphoria Tempered By Caution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 10, 2005)
The rise of the premier stock exchange indices has been spectacular recently.
- On Right Track (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 09, 2005)
There is little surprising about the criticism by self professed pan-Islamic outfits Al-Mansurian and Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen of the talks held between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat Conference in the national capital early ...
- Tardy Progress (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 09, 2005)
The UNDP’s Human Development Report 2005, which has ranked India 127th among 177 countries on the human development index (HDI), should serve as a harsh reminder that the country has a long way to go.
- Redrawing The Regulatory Line (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 09, 2005)
When the Department of Telecommunications asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to consult the government before taking any decision on the Access Deficit Charge, it gave the impression that the regulator's autonomy is being undermined.
- Gail Forays Into Oil Marketing (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2005)
GAIL India has forayed into marketing of crude oil with the flagging off of the first tanker carrying crude produced by the company from a Cambay basin block.
- Heroes And Charlatans (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 09, 2005)
Over the past few weeks, I have busied myself trying to understand the dynamics of an encounter that agitated corporate India of the Twenties and Thirties — the conflict between the fledgling Scindia Steam Navigation Company and the well-entrenched Britis
- Tony Talks Terror, India Seeks More Fdi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2005)
Terrorism topped the agenda between India and the UK as Tony Blair and Manmohan Singh resolved to intensify the battle against the global menace.
- Bangla Lessons For Hindi Belt (Hindu, Jairam Ramesh, Sep 09, 2005)
THE UNITED Nations Development Programme's annual Human Development Report for 2005 has just been released.
- Hurricane Katrina's Political Fallout (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 09, 2005)
The neocons may have been damaged by Katrina, but progressives will have to fight for a new political settlement.
- Eu’S Promises (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 09, 2005)
Although many nuts and bolts are to be sorted out, the emerging agreement between India and the European Union making New Delhi
- If Katrina Escapes Retirement, It May Figure In The 2011 List Of Scheduled Hurricanes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 09, 2005)
THE latest posting on the US Federal Reserve Board's site (www.federalreserve.gov) is the Beige Book, or the `informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts', dated September 7.
- Challenges And Change In Persian Gulf — Why India Needs A "Look West" Policy (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 09, 2005)
MILITARY INTERVENTION in Iraq could well prove to be a historic blunder for the United States, resulting from setbacks like those it faced in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia
- Manufacturing Excellence In India — Implications For A Rapidly Integrating Economy (Business Line, Harish Anand, Sep 09, 2005)
THE World Bank Quarterly Update on China (August 2005) has some interesting facts that throw light on China's experience in pursuing rapid economic growth while ensuring social upliftment, especially in the rural areas.
- Energy Independence (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Sep 09, 2005)
It was quite a timely and apt slogan --- Energy Independence by 2030 --- given by President APJ Abdul Kalam considering that India's economy is growing at a fast peace and will be requiring sufficient energy in the coming years if it wants to be a world p
- India, Uk Pact On Aviation, Nuke Power (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 09, 2005)
India and the United Kingdom today agreed on a roadmap for co-operation in aviation, hydrocarbons, intellectual property and a civil nuclear programme besides agreeing to work together on a norm on zero tolerance for terrorism.
- India, Uk To Fight Terror, Call For ‘Zero Tolerance’ (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 09, 2005)
India and Britain on Thursday resolved to combat the growing menace of terrorism in a bid to promote global peace and security even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for an international norm of zero tolerance for terrorism.
- Can We Improve Public Service Delivery? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Sep 09, 2005)
India has a functioning democracy and several institutions and practices ensure checks and balances and a modicum of governance. Yet, every government feels handicapped in delivering on its promises.
- An Indictment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 09, 2005)
While India can draw some comfort from the fact that its score on the Human Development Index has gone up from 0.595 to 0.602 and its ranking has not slipped since last year, the fact that its position remains at 127 of 177 countries is distressing.
- India, Uk Agree On Economic Ties — Pacts On Air Service, Oil, Gas Signed (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Sep 09, 2005)
INDIA and the UK on Thursday agreed to cooperate on a wide range of economic issues including civilian nuclear energy and the hydrocarbon sector.
- Distant Millennium Goals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 09, 2005)
NEXT week, 180 heads of state/government will meet in the UN for a summit to reaffirm their commitment to the millennium development goals (MDG) which they had adopted in 2000.
- Brutal Figures (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
It will take India another hundred years to become part of the developed world.
- Confusion Of Summits:eu Must First Get Its Own House In Order (Statesman, Kirsty Hughes , Sep 09, 2005)
Tony Blair is in town — on a whirlwind of high-level globe-trotting across Asia.
- Common Values (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 09, 2005)
The summit between India and the European Union has paved the way for much closer cooperation between the two in the future.
- Scotland Eyes Investment From Punjab, Haryana (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Sep 08, 2005)
Scotland (UK) is looking at independent relationship with India, particularly Punjab and Haryana keeping in mind their growth rate, per capita income and literacy.
- Petroleum Pains (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2005)
For all the groaning of the common man and grunting of Opposition parties — “friendly” or otherwise — there is a high degree of the inevitable
- Power Play, Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2005)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is feeding a “free power” frenzy. After announcing an ‘energy bonus’ scheme two weeks ago
- Eu Backs India’S Entry Into Select N-Fusion, Tech Club (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 08, 2005)
Chances of India joining the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project brightened today with the European Union (EU) backing India’s bid. It also opened the doors for Indian participation in the EU-led Galileo project, Europe’s own g
- Home Is Where The Law Is (Indian Express, Indira Jaising, Sep 08, 2005)
When the common minimum programme was first drafted, it had no mention of women’s issues.
- India: A Mixed Record (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2005)
These are extracts from the United Nations Human Development Report 2005 released on September 7
- Gear Up For Changes: Singh, Blair (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Sep 08, 2005)
Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Tony Blair together sent out a clear message that globalisation and change were inevitable for any economy.
- Tariffs, Reforms In The Spotlight At India-Eu Summit (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Sep 08, 2005)
The road to successful completion of the Hong Kong ministerial meet of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in December grew bumpier with the European Union (EU) and India crossing swords at the EU-India summit in New Delhi on what needs to be done to make
- The Land Muddle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 08, 2005)
Obfuscation of issues is an undesirable, occasionally necessary but usually counter-productive political ploy; but it was not surprising that the ruling CPI-M would resort to it in attempting to deal with the fallout of the proposed allotment of land to I
- Fast Forward With Two-Way Trade Sops (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
India and the European Union today sought trade and investment concessions from each other.
- Economist Pm Invokes Keynes To Court Fdi (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
Torn between the compulsions of coalition politics and the EU’s demand for an even more open economy, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today stuck to India’s commitment to pursuing economic reforms initiated in the early 1990s.
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