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Articles 26121 through 26220 of 35809:
- Dividends Of Peace For Locals Along The Loc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2005)
Schools function without fear of shelling from across the border
- Industry-Govt Relations Are Cordial In State: Infy Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy indicated on Friday that all is well in the relations between the industry and the coalition government in Karnataka.
- There’S A Better Way (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 13, 2005)
Make Indian markets directly accessible and it won’t be necessary to tighten the PN regime
- Ministry Pitches For Sharp Hike In Fuel Prices (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
All state-run oil marketing companies will turn sick if retail prices of petroleum products are not raised, the ministry argues.
- Refinery Revival (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2005)
After never-ending uncertainty, the Guru Gobind Singh refinery of Bathinda is at last back on the rails.
- Industrial Output Up 11.7 P.C. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
Powered by robust performances by sectors such as manufacturing, electricity and mining, industrial production witnessed another double-digit increase of 11.7 per cent in June,
- Are We Ready To Face Safta? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 13, 2005)
India has said that the South Asia Free Trade Area Agreement (SAFTA) that envisages phased tariff liberalization will come into force from January 1, 2006. Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka are expected to bring tariff to 20 per cent in about two years . . .
- Sound Strategies Put Railways On Track (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 13, 2005)
Buoyancy in economy has also contributed to the growth in traffic
- Taxing Incentives (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 13, 2005)
The Recommendation by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister that for tax purposes the monetary value of export incentives be treated as export proceeds raises a more fundamental question:
- Wireless, Contract-Less And Deduction-Less (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 13, 2005)
HNS India VSAT Inc was the appellant in a recent case before the I-T tribunal in Delhi. The company,
- No Haven In The Making (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Aug 13, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the new-look DTAA with Singapore
- Check At Entry, Not At The Exit (Business Line, R. Anand, Aug 13, 2005)
If the rationale for BCTT is to establish a tax trail, then the entire mechanism of the levy needs to be re-examined, says R. Anand
- The Continuing Fight Against Corruption (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 13, 2005)
To some people, writing about corruption in Indian public life is tantamount to wasting time and effort because of the intractable nature of the problem.
- Workers Lose Claims To Value Gains (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 13, 2005)
Reds travel from Honda to Maruti, scream the day's stories about labour interest in the `other' Japanese company.
- Concerns Over Data Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2005)
Two successive, well-publicised cases in the immediate past of Indian BPOs not being able to protect confidential client data bring into sharp focus not just the security issues connected with one of India's fastest growing areas in the services sector.
- Tata Safari Gains As Qualis Ends (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
Buoyed by the phase out of the Toyota Qualis, Tata Motors has stepped up its drive to fill the space by fixing a 25 per cent hike in the sales target of its popular Tata Safari SUV in the current fiscal, according to a company official.
- Industry Not Comfortable With Fbt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
Stating that the newly introduced Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) will have far reaching consequences on the corporate sector,
- Trade Among Muslim Countries (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 12, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has called for removal of barriers in the way of greater trade among the Muslim countries. Addressing a meeting on reforms of the Islamic Development Bank,
- Markets Shoots Up, But Where Are Retail Investors? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
In a virtual exodus on Dalal Street, public holding in listed companies has declined sharply in the last three years.
- Incentives To Pay Taxes (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 12, 2005)
CBR Chairman Abdullah Yousuf has urged the businessmen and others to take advantage of the tax incentives announced in the budget to pay their taxes honestly and scrupulously and warned that these incentives can be withdrawn if their misuse is persisted.
- Do Stock Markets Love Bad News? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Aug 12, 2005)
The breast-beating over the senselessness of a stock market that soars in the wake of bad news does not take into account the converse question: why do markets go down when there is a flood of good news?
- Iob Signs Mou With Principal Pnb To Sell Mf Products (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has signed an agreement with Principal PNB Asset Management Co Pvt Ltd, to distribute the mutual fund company's products through the bank's select branches.
- Funding Smes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 12, 2005)
Had the banking system cared to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the normal course, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram,
- `Is Govt Losing Faith In Leading Role Of Psus?' — Mr Gurudas Dasgupta, Cpi Member Of Parliament (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 12, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition Government, led by the Congress(I), sets great store by the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP).
- Big Oil Firms Make Big Money (Tribune, Steven Mufson, Aug 12, 2005)
When oil prices spiked — and oil profits soared — 26 years ago, virtually every newspaper intern in America (including me) was dispatched to gasoline stations to collect quotes from irate motorists.
- Icici To Roll Out 200 Micro-Credit Entities (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
ICICI Bank which has decided to roll out 200 micro-credit organisations by 2008-09,
- Airtel To Make Promotional Offers Customer Friendly (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
Customers can take a sigh of relief as Airtel is planning to seek prior permission before bombarding the customers with those promotional calls and messages
- Private Firms Boost Insurance Sector Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
Led by private players ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz and Iffco-Tokio, general insurance industry grew by an impressive 15 per cent in the first quarter of 2005-06 even as National Insurance and Reliance General continued to decline in business.
- Incentives To Pay Taxes (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 11, 2005)
CBR Chairman Abdullah Yousuf has urged the businessmen and others to take advantage of the tax incentives announced in the budget to pay their taxes honestly and scrupulously and warned that these incentives can be withdrawn if their misuse is persisted.
- Too Little Sugar (Indian Express, Thomas L Friedman, Aug 11, 2005)
Congress has finally agreed on an energy bill. Now maybe it will focus on solving our energy problem
- Hnis Need Red Carpet, Not Tax Net (Business Line, D. R. Pendse, Aug 11, 2005)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, is concerned that only 80,000 individuals declare an income exceeding Rs 10 lakh.
- Policy Package For Smes Announced (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Rs. 10-crore investment limit for MEs
- Chinese Confession (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 11, 2005)
In Financial Circles there is a myth that the dollars flowing into China bear no taint, as the Chinese can do no wrong.
- It's A Cesspit (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 11, 2005)
Don't slap tax to fund social security for unorganised sector
- The Next Big Risk May Hit From A Different Angle (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 11, 2005)
Antonio's first big mistake in The Merchant of Venice was to bet his whole fortune on a fleet of ships, and his second mistake was to borrow 3,000 ducats from a single source, states the intro of David Shirreff's Dealing with Financial Risk, from Viva
- Strategic Disinvestment — Unshackling Profit-Making Psus (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Aug 11, 2005)
To really unshackle the PSUs, the Government must sell a chunk of its shares to a "strategic" partner.
- Buddhadev Boasts Of Clinching Big Deals (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Rs 44,000 crore. Yes, that is the exact amount of investment that the chief minister of West Bengal Buddhadev Bhattacharya hopes to bring to the state during his visit to Indonesia and Singapore during August 22-26.
- A Priceless Mess (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Open the Indian market for petroleum products to global competition
- Listing Agreement Versus Company Law (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Aug 11, 2005)
N. R. Moorthy on the remuneration to non-executive directors
- Let There Be White (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 11, 2005)
Look son,” said the former ambassador to a north African country, “you can either change the system or buy a house
- Corruption & Investment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 11, 2005)
The IMF’s reminder that corruption remains a major obstacle in the way of a greater flow of investment into the country is not entirely unexpected but what is surprising is the government’s failure to do much on this score
- Sundaram Mf Launches Capex Opps (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Sundaram Mutual has announced the launch of Capex Opportunities fund, which will predominantly invest in equity and equity-related instruments of companies in the capital goods sector to generate consistent long-term returns.
- Kerala Banks Banking On Retail, Agriculture Sectors (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2005)
Commercial banks which hardly found any ‘feasible projects’ to finance in Kerala till a few years ago are now finding ample opportunities in retail and agriculture sectors to boost their credit deposit ratio.
- Riddhi Siddhi To Make Pondy Unit R&d Hub (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Ahmedabad-based Riddhi Siddhi Gluco Biols Ltd (RSGBL) is all set to become the market leader in modified starches production,
- Beware, Urban Nightmare Ahead (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Aug 11, 2005)
The deluge in Mumbai has several lessons for the city, but its most serious implications are for the future of urban India, writes Bhaskar Ghose
- A Drive For More Energy (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 11, 2005)
With the world oil prices racing past the dreaded 60 dollar a barrel mark, and likely to stay high for quite some time, activities in the oil and gas sector in Pakistan are increasing rapidly.
- `Pressure Cooker' Situation For Oil (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Aug 11, 2005)
A cocktail of concerns has pushed crude oil prices to over $63 a barrel — the highest in history — and the key commodity is being monitored by anxious governments for whom it can mean millions of dollars.
- Gandhian China, Feudal India (Indian Express, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 11, 2005)
Our correspondent in Beijing reflects on the small things that make a nation truly great
- Pak Pm Rejects Status Quo On Kashmir (Tribune, Khaleeq Kiani, Aug 11, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday that status quo on Kashmir was unacceptable to Pakistan as progress on other issues with India was not possible without resolving the core issue.
- India's Marxists Learn Dialectic For Software: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Aug 11, 2005)
Answering calls from U.S. customers who need help troubleshooting computer bugs or tallying company accounts is a common task in India's outsourcing centers, where such work is usually devoid of political meaning.
- Rising Global Crude Prices Ring Alarm Bells For Oil Companies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Public sector oil firms will go sick if fuel prices are not raised
- Government Plans To Revive Ethanol-Blended Petrol (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
The Government has plans to revive the old but ambitious programme of running automobiles on petrol blended with ethanol from October.
- Tata Group Brands Likely To Be Worth About $6 Billion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Tata group brands, whose valuation is currently under way, are likely to be valued at about Rs 25,000 crore (about USD 6 billion), according to a senior Tata Sons official.
- Refuse Psu Advertisements Sent Through Davp, Says Ins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has advised all its members to refuse advertisements of PSUs and autonomous bodies released either through the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP) or by commercial channels at DAVP rates.
- "Increase Investment In Dryland Farming" (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Aug 10, 2005)
Farmers in these areas need to be uplifted, says ICRISAT chief India is "one of the rising stars" and the Government has a strong regulatory mechanism, he says.
- Tata Tea Looks At Global Acquisition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Eyeing units involved in ready-to-drink tea
- Gems & Jewellery On Top, Media Comes Next For Fiis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Focus on core sectors has lured institutional investors
- Bhel Sets New Benchmark In Thermal Power Generation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
At a time when politicians in the country are busy fighting over the disinvestment of shares of the “navaratna” Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),
- Tcs Regains Top Slot In It (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2005)
The prevailing market volatility on Tuesday favoured software major Tata Consultancy Services to regain the top position among IT companies by pushing Infosys to second position in terms of market capitalisation.
- Ti To Continue Expansion In The Country (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Describing its growth in India as the most “dramatic,” leading analog and DSP technologies provider Texas Instruments on Tuesday said the company would continue its expansion in India.
- M&m Launches Champion Alfa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
The company hopes to introduce the product in all southern States by October
- United India Insurance Co To Focus On Retail Segment (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
United India Insurance Company Ltd is planning to increase its focus on retail segment by concentrating on bancassurance, efficient customer services and customisation of products, according to M K Garg, chairman and managing director.
- Iran Ignores Us Warnings (Tribune, Dafna Linzer, Aug 10, 2005)
IRAN resumed uranium work at a key nuclear facility on Monday, ignoring warnings from Washington and European capitals that such a move could land the issue of Tehran’s nuclear efforts in the UN Security Council, which has the authority to impose economic
- Laboured Proposal (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 10, 2005)
Clearly there is an element of political expediency in the reported claim of the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, that the Centre is considering empowering the States to frame their own labour laws for geographies within their domain.
- Legal Protection Is Vital In A Hostile Society (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
The 'woh' in 'Pati Patni aur Woh' will no longer be bereft of legal protection. Thanks to intense lobbying by women's groups, the scope of the domestic violence Bill has been expanded to include women out of marriage relationships.
- Unlocking Forex Reserves To Fund Infrastructure (Business Line, V. Kumaraswamy, Aug 10, 2005)
A model that involves the participation of intermediaries such as the World Bank/IMF,
- No Company Shall Buy Its Own Shares ... (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 10, 2005)
In Hamlet, Lord Polonius advises Laertes, "This above all: to thine ownself be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
- Sorry Spectacle (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Aug 10, 2005)
The Maoists in Bengal cannot ask for talks with the leftist government while continuing their war against the state, says Sumanta Sen
- Shops In Imphal City Closed (Hindu, Iboyaima Laithangbam, Aug 10, 2005)
Protest against Government's "failure"
Chief Minister's assurance to students
Weak bridges on NH 53 to be repaired soon
Governor sends report to Centre
- Shed Negative Approach To Growth, Chidambaram Tells Nda Members (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Lok Sabha passes demands for Rs. 14,661. 36-crore supplementary grants
All economic indicators positive
Inflation is the lowest in two years
- Software Testing Services — The Next Big Thing? (Business Line, P VENKATESH, Aug 09, 2005)
Software bugs or errors cost the US economy an estimated $59.5 billion annually, which is equivalent to 0.6 per cent of its gross domestic product.
- Reform And Formal Credit (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Aug 09, 2005)
The strength of the book lies in its good analytical papers on policies and rich material from the village studies
- To Stop A Killer In Its Tracks (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 09, 2005)
Extracts from the communique issued by the G8 nations at Gleneagles, July 8
Supporting the Polio Eradication Initiative for the post eradication period in 2006-8 through continuing or increasing our own contributions toward the $829 million target
- Regional Blocs And Multilateral Trade (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
The passing of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) by the United States' House of Representatives by a wafer-thin margin of two votes is an indication of the increasing concern among American politicians about job losses on the one side. . .
- Niger's Children Doomed To Starve (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Aug 09, 2005)
Economics, not the hand of nature, has led to the crisis in the West African nation
- The ‘watchdog’ Anomalies (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
The Islamabad chamber of commerce chief is right in saying that regulatory bodies in Pakistan have not served the cause of consumer rights by their actions. Industry regulators like the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA),
- Coin Collectors (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Aug 09, 2005)
While the evolution of money is interesting, its history in recent centuries has been fascinating.
- Culture Of Consulting Elders (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 09, 2005)
The Council of Islamic Ideology has constituted a committee of elders for consultations on important issues having bearing on the nation’s socio-economic life. The committee will hold its sessions periodically to make recommendations on important issues.
- Aiyar Puts Spokes Again In Ongc Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
The petroleum minister had persistently opposed the project on the grounds that a mix of power and petro-chemical projects was against ONGC’s “core competency.”
- Changes In Sebi Act: Comprehensive And Balanced Report By Kania Committee (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Aug 08, 2005)
An investor protection fund under the Act suggested for investor education
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