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Articles 25121 through 25220 of 35809:
- The Other Half Of The Sky (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Sep 08, 2005)
Women’s rights are a non-issue. Instead of trying so hard to reserve seats for women, Indian politicians should first try to eradicate poverty,
- India-Eu Pledge To Double Trade In 3 Years (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
India and European Union — world’s largest trading block comprising of 25 countries — today announced their commitment to double bilateral trade from the present level of Euro 34 billion to Euro 70 billion in the next three years, while setting up a high-
- The Petro Pain (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
THE only consolation about the latest oil price rise is that it may well be the last in this fiscal ending March, 2006.
- Free For All! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
THE temptation to woo voters at state expense is irresistible, all the more so in a state like Punjab where the free power route has been traversed earlier also, although not with the desired results.
- Eu-Chinese Bra Wars End (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2005)
THE bra wars are over. After days of negotiation, the European Union and China reached an agreement yesterday over the 80 million items of clothing allowed into European shops — although half will be counted against next year’s EU textile quotas. Both sid
- Underwhelming (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 08, 2005)
The government's decisions on petrol and diesel pricing suggest that the Prime Minister and his Cabinet are biting the bullet, even if only after long procrastination. That appearance is unfortunately quite deceptive.
- The Civil Service (Statesman, Ashok Kapur, Sep 08, 2005)
It has been argued that the Indian bureaucracy is drifting towards “negativism and mediocrity”.
- A Balanced Scorecard For India (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Sep 08, 2005)
Good cartoonists and good writers can make piercing comments with just a few strokes of their brushes and pens.
- Amend Contract Labour Law: Let Temping Beat Jobless Growth (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 08, 2005)
The idea that no job is better than a temporary job is doubtless absurd.
- India Should Open Up Economy Further (The Economic Times, TIMES NEWS NETWORK, Sep 08, 2005)
India should open up its economy further to achieve higher growth, European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said today.
- Input Blow (Business Standard, Emcee, Sep 08, 2005)
The BSE Auto Index hit a new high last week to touch 3352 even as the government was contemplating a hike in prices of diesel and petrol.
- Eu Moves Worrying Govt (The Financial Express, Reuters, Sep 08, 2005)
European Union anti-dumping actions against Indian products are a major concern for New Delhi, which feels they are neither rational nor fair, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said on Wednesday.
- Get Moving On Job-Friendly Growth (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Sep 08, 2005)
Lack of sufficient job growth has been a weakness of economic reform in India.
- Singapore Pitch In Eu Bank Chorus (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 08, 2005)
European banks want India to bestow on them the privileges given to their Singapore rivals under a comprehensive economic co-operation agreement
- Delimitation Can Wait (Statesman, News Service, Sep 08, 2005)
Considering the way illegal migrants have ‘advanced’ Bangladesh’s borders 10 to 15 kilometres inside India,
- The Opening Of China’S Banking (The Financial Express, DAVID HALE, Sep 08, 2005)
One of the greatest challenges China must confront before the WTO treaty it signed enters into force in 2007 is to prepare its banking system for privatisation and competition with foreign banks.
- Ongc-Mrpl In Talks For Opening Retail Outlets (Business Line, Pratim Ranjan Bose, Sep 07, 2005)
THE ONGC-MRPL combine is negotiating with a retail major for opening outlets at its petrol pumps across the country. The group has entered into a tie-up with Gulf Oil for marketing the latter's lubricants and car-care products at all outlets.
- Signs Of Thaw? Aiyar Backs Ongc Chief, Board Changes Delayed (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 07, 2005)
In the first sign that the Petroleum Ministry may be backing off in its standoff with ONGC chief Subir Raha, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said today that he wanted Raha to continue.
- Fuel Cost Hike: Cement Prices May Go Up Marginally (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Sep 07, 2005)
The cement industry believes the impact of the rise of transportation fuel costs on the industry is minimal, but some officials warned that it would depend on several other factors which will only present themselves as they actually unfold.
- Untimely & Illogical Strike Call (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 07, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has made an impassioned appeal to the Opposition to keep national interests supreme and do away with petty politicking. Asked in Lahore about September 9 strike call by the Opposition, he reminded that such things bring . . .
- Why Spiralling Oil Prices? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Sep 07, 2005)
Last week the international oil price, which has been rising for some years now, touched a high of $70 a barrel.
- Aiyar To Look Into Issues Raised By Ongc Chief (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
The controversy over the appointment of more government directors to the board of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) seems to have died down but the issue of replacing independent directors on the boards of public sector undertakings may now take
- India Steps Up Bid For Top Post (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 07, 2005)
As the 51st conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) began in the Fijian town of Nadi on Tuesday, India stepped up its campaign for the prestigious post of Chairman of the CPA Executive Committee.
- Volkswagen's Payment Rejected (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Government on Tuesday refused to accept a demand draft for Rs.11.67 crores from Volkswagen AG representative, Frank Elbe, citing that the CBI enquiry was in an advanced stage. Mr. Elbe met the Chief Minister, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, an
- Centre To Float Oil Bonds (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 07, 2005)
The government is contemplating to issue oil bonds to state-owned oil marketing firms to compensate them for selling domestic LPG (cooking gas) and kerosene below the cost price.
- Lessons Of New Orleans (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Sep 07, 2005)
So much has appeared in the international press and in our own media that it would seem to be an exercise in redundancy to offer a perspective on the tragedy that befell the southern coastal states of the US.
- Face The New Reality (Telegraph, Barun De, Sep 07, 2005)
A commoner or a statesman, in today’s world both are vulnerable to the same fate — murder without any hope of justice,
- Sethu Project Being Implemented For Political Mileage: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Sep 07, 2005)
The proponents of the Sethusamuthram project were throwing environmental concerns to the winds, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said at Singara near here on Tuesday after commissioning the Rs. 383-crore Pykara Ultimate Stage Hydro Electric Project (PUSHEP).
- G-8 May Include India, Says Tony Blair (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 07, 2005)
The Group of Eight industrialised nations are considering opening doors of the elite club to include more states, including India and China, to reflect the growing importance of the two Asian economic giants.
- Red Terror (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Sep 07, 2005)
The Naxalite uprising in 1971 failed primarily because it was divided and was not wholly prepared.
- Need For Petrol Pricing Policy (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 07, 2005)
THE petrol price hike announced on Tuesday had been imminent. It was only a question of when and how much? Whatever the quantum of the price, it is only an ad hoc and stop-gap measure.
- Bias In Education (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Sep 07, 2005)
THE verdict by the Supreme Court granting absolute control to managements of engineering and medical colleges in the private sector on admissions has raised a lot of debate.
- America's Shame: The Aftermath Of Katrina (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Sep 07, 2005)
A tale of systematic neglect, administrative incompetence, market-driven environmental destruction, and desperate poverty is unfolding in Louisiana.
- Fdi And Land Use (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Sep 07, 2005)
The CPI(M) in West Bengal is working to allay fears about creating a special economic zone.
- Trapped In Abusive Relationships (Tribune, Jan Schakowsky, Sep 07, 2005)
MY husband and his family gave me two choices: Abort the baby or return to India... I was already almost six months pregnant... My husband called me several days after my son was born and threatened that if I pursued child support, he would have me deport
- How Extremism Came To Bangladesh (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, Sep 07, 2005)
For years, they gathered in hidden training camps, mosques, and madrassahs, learning how to use weapons and build bombs. In their diaries they scrawled slogans of political alienation. On Aug. 17, their ideology culminated in a series of nearly 500 bomb
- India-E.U. Summit Begins Today (Hindu, Diplomatic Correspondent, Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
Detailed action plan, political declaration to be issued
- Ongc To Soon Call For Engg Contract Bids For Dahej Plant (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Sep 07, 2005)
OIL and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) will call for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for its proposed methane and propane extraction plant at Dahej in the next two weeks.
- India And Eu Have Much In Common (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Sep 07, 2005)
India and the European Union share fundamental values starting with a commitment to freedom and democracy and to independent and free media. And these common values translate into similar or compatible views on most global issues.
- Buddhadeb & Karat: Jekyll & Hyde? (The Economic Times, S DUTTA, Sep 07, 2005)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and Prakash Karat, Dr Henry Jekyll and Mr Edward Hyde.
- 'Let India's It Men Roam Free' (The Financial Express, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Sep 07, 2005)
India's government urged the European Union to increase investment in the country and make it easier for Indians to work in Europe in a bid to boost trade.
- Blair To Help Draft India-Eu Security Plan (Deccan Herald, PTI, Sep 07, 2005)
The British Prime Minister, who will lead EU side in his capacity as current President of the Council of EU along with Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, arrived here on Tuesday night.
- Postponed Surgery: Aggravating The Petro-Price Problem (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2005)
Jam today for pain tomorrow. This is a trade-off dear to politicians, especially those who are not too sure about which side of the power divide they would be on, when that painful tomorrow arrives.
- Credit Cultured (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 07, 2005)
With finance minister P Chidambaram launching the country’s first dedicated rating agency for small companies, a concept under active policy discussion for the past five years finally gets concretised.
- Partners In Trade And Progress (The Economic Times, Peter Mandelson, Sep 07, 2005)
Today, on the birthday of Ganesha, Lord of knowledge, wisdom and wealth and destroyer of obstacles, the EU-India Summit will also be focusing on tearing down commercial barriers: between India and the EU; between India and the world.
- Go After Low-Hanging Fruit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 07, 2005)
Will the sixth India-EU summit that begins in Delhi today live up to expectations? As our largest (25% of the total) trading partner and biggest source (13.5%) of foreign direct investment (FDI), the European Union (EU) occupies a place of special importa
- Inflation, Interest Rates To Soar: Ieg (Deccan Herald, PTI, Sep 07, 2005)
High oil prices is expected to push up inflation to 3.9 per cent in the next three months, hardening interest rates, economic think-tank IEG has said.
- India, Eu Agree To Block Terrorist Financing (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 07, 2005)
As part of joint efforts to fight terrorism, India and the European Union on Wednesday decided to work towards blocking access to terrorist financing and cooperate in the fight against money laundering.
- Taking The Strategic Partnership Forward (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 07, 2005)
The EU top brass begins talks with Indian leaders led by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi today to boost bilateral relations
- Bjp To Launch Stir Against Price Hike (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party said on Tuesday that it would launch a nation-wide agitation against the "unreasonable" hike in the prices of petrol and diesel.
- Ibp, Ioc To Merge In Six Months (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The proposed merger of IBP Co, an oil marketing company, with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is expected to take place within six months, IOC Chairman Sarthak Behuria said, on Friday.
- Oil Marketing Psus: Early Govt. Action Critical, Says Crisil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Changes in duties, sharing of subsidy burden are other options'
- India Can Emerge As Economic Power In 25 Years: Chidambaram (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said India could emerge as an economic power in 25 years as the country would have the demographic advantage with increase in the working age group in the next 15-20 years.
- What Lies Beneath The Surface (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Sep 06, 2005)
Despite the rise in surrenders by militants, the lack of a proper rehabilitation policy will defeat the purpose, writes Sudipta Bhattacharjee
- Fight Or Talk? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2005)
Disasters do not always make people or governments wiser. The Maoist depredations in different parts of the country are nothing short of a national challenge.
- The Modern Samurai (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Sep 06, 2005)
Next Sunday, Japan goes to the polls. Junichiro Koizumi, the prime minister, called an early election — an unusual move in a compromise-loving country where politicians paper over differences and keep governments going. But it is typical of this . . . .
- Reliance, Wipro Get Nod For Sezs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Union Government on Monday gave its go-ahead to Reliance Industries' 10,000-hectare Special Economic Zone in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
- Performance Reviews (Business Line, T. K. Pandian, Sep 06, 2005)
Performance reviews are often a challenge for CEOs as it tests their patience and multi-dimensional skills,
- Europe Allows Chinese Clothes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The goods will be counted against future quotas'
- The Climate Change In Kolkata (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 06, 2005)
"I am telling my workers — you have to change. If you fail to change, your company may fail." — West Bengal CM, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
- Vsnl To Acquire Tata Power Broadband (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Tatas-controlled VSNL on Monday said it would acquire 100 per cent stake in Tata Power Broadband Ltd. from Tata Power Company for a consideration of Rs. 239 crore
- State Stands Second In Milk Production (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Minister says Karnataka exporting milk powder to Singapore
Drinking water scheme, veterinary hospital and school building inaugurated
Services of 192 doctors appointed on contract confirmed
Animal diseases diagnostic labs to be set up in taluks
- It Exports To Grow 30-35 Pc, Says Nasscom (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Indian IT and IT enabled services exports from India are seeing a good traction and the rate of growth is expected to be between 30-35 per cent in 2005-06, according to the apex body of software and services company Nasscom.
- Not On The Label— Harmful Links In The Food Chain (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Sep 06, 2005)
Supermarkets have been a fertile source for eminently readable new books. Felicity Lawrence's Not on the Label: What really goes into the food on your plate (Penguin, 2004) is one such. She is the Consumer Affairs correspondent of The Guardian
- Bilateral Trade Between India And Italy Is Likely To Jump By About 25 Per Cent To Cross Us$5 Billion This Year From $4 Billion Last Year (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Bilateral trade between India and Italy is likely to jump by about 25 per cent to cross US$5 billion this year from $4 billion last year.
- A Sorry State (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Sep 06, 2005)
By 2025 the Indian subcontinent's population will reach two billion. Do we have the wherewithal to look after so many people?
- Take A Hike (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 06, 2005)
Former Reserve Bank of India governor Chakravarti Rangarajan has suggested that bank deposit rates be hiked to align them with the administered rates on small savings.
- Good Business From Bad Loans? (Business Line, Niranjan Krishnan, Sep 06, 2005)
With recent RBI regulations paving the way for the sale of bad loans, banks seem set to offload their heavy burden of NPAs, and make some hot cash in the process.
- New Water Connections In Tirupur From Saturday (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Sep 06, 2005)
Agonising wait comes to an end; process to prepare estimates for 10,000-odd applicants will commence Agonising wait comes to an end; process to prepare estimates for 10,000-odd applicants will commence
- Vsnl To Acquire Tata Power Broadband (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
Tatas-controlled VSNL on Monday said it would acquire 100 per cent stake in Tata Power Broadband Ltd from Tata Power Company for a consideration of Rs 239 crore.
- Rbi Guideline On One-Time Settlement Scheme For Smes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Reserve Bank (RBI) has asked all banks to allow a one-time settlement scheme for recovery of non performing assets (NPAs) below Rs 10 crore from the small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
- A Pricing Policy For The Petroleum Sector (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 06, 2005)
The Petroleum Ministry needs to come up with a more permanent solution to deal with rising international prices of crude oil. A pricing mechanism needs to be devised that keeps the government's revenue earnings from the petroleum sector constant.
- Tatas To Invest 400 Billion Rupees In Jharkand (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Tatas, India's second largest business house, have firmed up plans to invest 400 billion rupees in eastern Jharkhand state and will set up a steel mill and a power plant, the state's chief minister said.
- Dchl To Acquire Odyssey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The board of directors of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited (DCHL), on Monday approved acquisition of South-based retail chain Odyssey India Limited for Rs 61.20 crore
- Indian Companies Were Investing In A Big Way Into Australia (India Daily, Harish Baliga, Sep 06, 2005)
The rules for foreign direct investment (FDI) into Australia will be made "clearer and easier to deal with" to assist...
- Indian It Exports To Grow 30-35 Per Cent: Nasscom (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The Indian IT and IT enabled services exports from India are seeing a good traction and the rate of growth is expected to be between 30-35 per cent in 2005-06, according to the apex body of software and services company Nasscom.
- India: A Super Power Or A Failing State? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 06, 2005)
The term “failed state” entered our lexicon, initially, in the context of Somalia, Afghanistan, and now, increasingly, for Iraq.
- India : Troubled Neighbourhood (Daily Excelsior, Sita, Sep 06, 2005)
The developments of the past few years in India's neighbourhood give a complex picture. After decades of independence some of the countries are still debating what should be the rules of governance of their state ?
- Mobile India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 06, 2005)
What is the most selling second-hand machine in this State as well as the country?
- Functioning Of Democracy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 06, 2005)
Alam explores the working of democracy in India and his judgments flow from a post-1996 Lok Sabha election survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
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