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Articles 27421 through 27520 of 35809:
- How Grey Was My City Then (Deccan Herald, Sashi Sivramkrishna & Heisnam Bison Singh , Jun 12, 2005)
It was not as though Bangalore was always green. The trees were introduced quite recently and mostly for commercial purposes. A look at some old records of the city prove that.
- One Legged Dancer Does A Sudha Chandran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
When a cruel twist of fate took from a dancer his most valuable asset, he proved that the best was yet to come. BIBHUTI MISHRA investigates.
- Going Beyond The Obvious (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
VASANTHI SANKARANARAYANAN in conversation with Romila Thapar on the role of a historian in modern society
- Five-Star And Ethnic (Hindu, NEETA LAL , Jun 12, 2005)
`Chokhi Dhani', which has won a slew of awards, is a popular getaway for city-slickers keen on experiencing a slice of Rajasthani life, leavened with a dose of contemporary comfort.
- Aiyar In Teheran, Deal On Purchase Of Gas Likely (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 12, 2005)
The agreement envisages supply of five million tonnes of gas annually
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2,600-km pipeline proposal on the agenda
Will brief Iran on talks with Pakistan
- Dalits In Private Sector Will Make India Stronger (Telegraph, Udit Raj, Jun 12, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government was able to muster the support of dalits by promising them reservation in private sector, filling up backlog posts, distribution of land etc.
- The Road Ahead For The Eu (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 11, 2005)
DOES THE European Union today find itself at the crossroads which may even affect the original dream of Jean Monnet and his band of enthusiasts who signed the Treaty of Rome on March 25, 1957, heralding a new Europe?
- The Gender Gap Persists Globally (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 11, 2005)
The Gender Gap study released by the World Economic Forum, while highlighting the areas in which less developed countries lag behind in gender equality, also indicates the huge gaps between men and women in the developed economies.
- Sins Of The Past (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jun 11, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on a disciplinary proceeding that found a CA guilty of backdating an audit report
- Ties Could Serve As A Role Model: Natwar (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 11, 2005)
India, Sri Lanka sign agreements on developmental projects and education
- Leh Airport Renamed (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 11, 2005)
Plan will ensure emotional, economic integration
- Roadmap, Not Roadblock (Deccan Herald, K C Sivaramakrishnan , Jun 11, 2005)
If the State Govt brings the Metropolitan Planning Committee into existence, it could help Bangalore’s upliftment
- Who"s Secular, Who Is Not? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Jun 11, 2005)
The Congress party seems as worried by Advani’s newfound secularism as Hindutva fanatics are.
- No Joy In Simply Transferring Assets (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Jun 11, 2005)
Income transferred to any entity without transferring the underlying asset remains the income of the transferor and must be assessed in his hands, as rightly provided by Section 60 of the Income-Tax Act, says H. P. Ranina.
- Borrow More, Spend More (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 11, 2005)
Indians are already so heavily taxed that any budget that avoids fresh taxes is welcome. But governments need funds to run state affairs and meet demands of growth.
- Some Reservations At Aligarh (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 11, 2005)
The world will judge India’s secularism by the treatment she metes out to Aligarh.”
- Weeds In The Ability Zone (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Jun 11, 2005)
Tax economists have laid down valuable guidelines for tax legislation, one of these is that in framing tax laws, ability/capacity to pay by the persons subjected to tax should be considered.
- Ca's Certificate Is Not A Gospel Truth To Be Accepted Uncritically (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 11, 2005)
WRITING is manual labour of the mind, said John Gregory Dunne, comparing it to any other job, "like laying pipe".
- Voting On Europe (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 11, 2005)
In the last week of May, as the French were preparing to vote on the new European constitution, I was travelling through two countries connected most intimately with France.
- Consolidating Peace In Nagaland (Tribune, Lt Gen Raj Kadyan, Jun 11, 2005)
Mr Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), has reiterated that it is not possible for the Nagas to come within the framework of the Indian Constitution.
- China Calls G-4 Move `Hasty' (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 10, 2005)
"It will undermine the interests of developing countries" "
- India Supports Ongoing Efforts To Consolidate Peace In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Jun 10, 2005)
Bilateral cooperation to figure at joint panel meet
- Posco, Orissa Govt. To Sign Mou, Says Paswan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2005)
Rules out disinvestment in companies under his ministry
- Coke Rejects Conditional Licence, Files Another Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2005)
Says panchayat move a rejection of court order
- Power Firms To Import Coal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2005)
Shortage has already forced the NTPC to shut down one unit in Talcher
- Prize Catch (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 10, 2005)
A Full-Blown controversy has arisen over whether Jagtar Singh Hawara and his accomplices were arrested from Patiala or Narela in Delhi. But that is just not central to the issue.
- Pipeline Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 10, 2005)
The pipeline project should help the peace process between India and Pakistan
- The Investment Climate Change (Business Line, M.R. Venkatesh, Jun 10, 2005)
Factoring in the experiences of the past decade-and-a-half of reforms, despite claims to the contrary by some economists, there are telltale signs that all is not well with the economy.
- From Military Coups To People's Coups (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 10, 2005)
Latin America's political elites need to accept the new reality that power has passed from the drawing room to the street.
- A Conciliatory Approach To Ending Disputes (Hindu, Sriram Panchu , Jun 10, 2005)
With overburdened courts and escalating levels of conflict, mediation is an idea whose time has surely come
- Legislation Should Redefine `Industry' (Hindu, R. Gopalakrishnan, Jun 10, 2005)
Major policy issues are best decided by the legislative and not the judicial process.
- France Casts Shadows Across The Bosphorous (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jun 10, 2005)
A sense of unease prevails that Turkey will have to settle for a vastly different European Union than it may have sought.
- Amnesty’S Amnesia (Tribune, Anne Applebaum, Jun 10, 2005)
A few years ago I spent several days sitting in the back of a library in London, reading through newsletters, pamphlets and other accounts of Soviet prison conditions published in the 1970s and ‘80s by Amnesty International.
- Promise In The Pipeline (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 10, 2005)
The Four-day visit of the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, to Pakistan has raised visions of Indo-Pak energy cooperation soon becoming a reality.
- Fiscal Federalism: Making `Paul' States (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jun 10, 2005)
At the core of fiscal federalism is the rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul approach.
- Laluji Vs Barbie (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 10, 2005)
There is never a dull moment in Indian politics and it takes all kinds to keep the entertainment going.
- Avoid "Divisive Debate" On U.N. Council: China (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 09, 2005)
Understands India's stance; "reforms are bigger"
- Advani's Karachi Speech Decoded (Hindu, Suhas Palshikar, Jun 09, 2005)
The RSS has failed to understand the line of legitimation Mr. Advani has opened up; and the Congress, in its enthusiasm to mock him, has chosen to neglect the challenge this speech has thrown up for it.
- In Search Of An Eastern Suez (Indian Express, N. MANOHARAN , Jun 09, 2005)
The Union cabinet recently cleared the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project (SSCP) which is perhaps one of the oldest proj-ects that are still at the proposal stage. A.D. Taylor,
- Advani Sets Jinnah Among The Parivar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2005)
Opinion on Atal Bihari Vajpayee has always been divided. To some he embodied moderation in a party wedded to bigotry and right-wing extremism;
- After Eight Years, Opportunity Missed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2005)
The recent Pondicherry conclave of southern Chief Ministers had nothing tangible to show by way of result, beyond the Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil's formal announcement of a Rs.500-crore coastal policing scheme.
- Integrated Goat Farming For Drylands, Wastelands (Hindu, M.J. PRABU , Jun 09, 2005)
Integrating goat farming with cropping systems can supplement income.
- High Density Planting In Banana (Hindu, B.J. Pandian, Hannah Krujia Asangla & T.M. Thiyagarajan, Jun 09, 2005)
HIGH DENSITY Planting (HDP) in banana was proven successful in increasing productivity. Besides higher yield, HDP also helps to reduce labour cost and increase the efficiency of input utilisation.
- Reliance Plans 12,000 Mw Coal Plant In Orissa (Deccan Herald, Reuters, Jun 09, 2005)
Reliance Energy has been chosen as a preferred partner for a Rs 750 crore JV with Power Grid Corp of India Ltd. for a hydropower plant in Himachal Pradesh.
- Eastern Disturbances (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jun 09, 2005)
Both the Centre and the Assam government are turning a blind eye to the collaboration between ULFA and the ISI, writes Sumanta Sen
- Some Questions About Inflation (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 09, 2005)
There is much talk of inflation but it is not understood fully, especially its measurement. For various reasons the WPI is the preferred choice, though now with services occupying an important role, inflation on this count has been rising, as in the US. I
- Trade Crosses Every Border And Touches Every Wallet In Every Nation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 09, 2005)
ART is like a border of flowers along the course of civilisation, said Lincoln Steffens, the author of The Shame of the Cities. Artful traders crossed borders long ago, and business now is anything but local.
- The Challenge Of Turning A Concept Into Reality (Business Line, Kausik Datta, Jun 09, 2005)
Kaushik Dutta and Kshama V. Kaushik analyse the Irani Committee Report
- Reduce Fdi To Control Trade Deficit (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 09, 2005)
The Finance Minister clearly sees foreign direct investment as a solution to the problem of rising trade deficit, rather than its cause. But, paradoxically, as foreign investment inflows stall the adjustment that should take place through the movement of
- Merton Miller's Valuation Theory (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Jun 09, 2005)
It was received wisdom until Merton Miller in his M&M theorem (along with Franco Modigliani)expounded that the valuation of a company depended largely on the right mix of debt and equity.
- The China-India Race (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Jun 09, 2005)
Comparisons of India’s economic growth with China’s have become the order of the day. Even the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, recently compared the state of India’s economy,
- Slow Change (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 09, 2005)
Watching the changes within the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is like watching a giant tanker turning on its axis in the high seas.
- Threat Of Climate Change Clear (Tribune, Miguel Bustillo, Jun 09, 2005)
The National Academy of Sciences and 10 similar scientific organizations from some of the world’s most powerful nations released a statement on Tuesday calling for a stronger international response to global warming,
- Bean Counters Vs Business Sense (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Jun 09, 2005)
K. Srinivasan on the likely tussles between audit committee and management
- Disturbing Kasauli’S Peace (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Jun 09, 2005)
A variegated flora ribbons the Kasauli ridge. A ribbon that protects the ecology, environment and peace of this charmed expanse of green acres.
- Pipeline Of Prosperity (Telegraph, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2005)
WITH India and Pakistan finally agreeing to participate in the Iranian gas pipeline project,
- Advani Pays The Price (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2005)
IN quitting the leadership of the BJP, Mr Lal Krishna Advani has succumbed to the pressures of the hardliners in the Sangh Parivar.
- Unfriendly Neighbourhood (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, Jun 08, 2005)
India’s unilateralism in dealing with illegal immigration shows a misunderstanding about its power and influence, says Sanjib Baruah
- Small-Scale Industry — The Right Time To Make It Big (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 08, 2005)
Over the years, the SSI sector has received a spate of sops, even as several problems have prevented it from achieving its full potential.
- Knowledge Based Farms (Tribune, Dr M.S. Bajwa , Jun 08, 2005)
AGRICULTURE in our country in general and in Punjab in particular is at a crossroads today economically, technologically and ecologically.
- The Energy Route To Peace (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2005)
The establishment of a joint working group on energy cooperation marks a new high in the development of bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
- Pulling The Plug On Power Reforms? (Business Line, Harish Anand, Jun 08, 2005)
The Draft Tariff Policy announced by the Centre contains some proposals that are not consistent with the guiding policy of the Electricity Act, 2003.
- Is It An Advani Gambit? (Deccan Herald, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 08, 2005)
Though the UPA regime seems well entrenched in power at the moment, seasoned players such as the BJP leader, Mr L. K. Advani, know only too well the pitfalls of power and the fragility of coalition governments.
- The Ugly Face Beneath The Veil (Telegraph, Beena Sarwar, Jun 08, 2005)
What happened on the streets of Cairo on May 25 resonated around the world, particularly among those of us in Pakistan who saw a milder preview of the Cairo action 11 days earlier, on the streets of Lahore.
- Every Fourth American Has Mental Problems (Tribune, Rick Weiss, Jun 08, 2005)
One quarter of all Americans met the criteria for having a mental illness within the past year,
- Reject Jobless Growth (Deccan Herald, Ranjan Panda , Jun 08, 2005)
Only the economic potential of ecology can provide a sustainable solution to the joblessness that India faces
- Imponderables In The Eu (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2005)
Whitehall's Decision To put on hold plans to hold a referendum in the UK on the 2004 Treaty of Rome,
- Airfare Is An Unpredictable Beast (Deccan Herald, D. Murali , Jun 08, 2005)
With the unbelievably low Re 1 fare to fly in the domestic sector, the name of the new war in the air is airfare.
- The Map Policy Redrawn (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2005)
It is 30 years since the Indian Space Research Organisation introduced in India the use of images taken by cameras on remote sensing satellites.
- Safer Coastline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2005)
Coastal security plans need to be made more effective, for protection against threats
- Foundation Laid For Maruti's New Car Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2005)
To begin production by 2006-end
- Crude Futures Catching Fancy Of Bullion, Equity Investors (Business Line, Pratim Ranjan Bose, Jun 07, 2005)
Crude futures offered by the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) are no longer the exclusive domain of the corporate sector. Other investors are now getting hooked to it.
- Sundaram Finance Net Profit Rises To Rs. 76 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2005)
Chennai : Sundaram Finance has registered a net profit of Rs. 75.99 crore for the year ended March 31, 2005. In the year ended March 31, 2004,
- Bank Of Baroda Opens 24-Hour Branch In Mumbai — Rahul Dravid Appointed Brand Ambassador (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2005)
Mumbai , June 6
IN a bid to stay ahead of competition, Bank of Baroda will extend banking hours in select branches.
- Indian Hotels Q4 Net Up 14.6 Pc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2005)
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) on Monday reported a 14.59 per cent rise in profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 to Rs 42.18 crore from Rs 36.81 crore for the year-ago period.
- Centre Agrees To Subsidise Cotton Export From Maharashtra (Business Line, Rahul Wadke , Jun 07, 2005)
THE Centre has agreed to subsidise export of cotton produced in Maharashtra by Rs 500 per bale, according to a State Government official.
- Infocomm May Match Reliance In Turnover, Profits In 4 Years' (Business Line, Boby Kurian, Jun 07, 2005)
AS the broad contours of the Ambani settlement story emerge, the information from the top rungs of the Reliance group suggests that Reliance Infocomm
- Two Makeover Artists (Business Line, Ashok V. Desai, Jun 07, 2005)
Last month I described the transformation of General Musharraf from a no-holds-barred adversary of India to a jigarjaan dost.
- Standing Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2005)
Does merit always ensure opportunities in higher education for students in West Bengal?
- Developing World Relies On Indian Arvs: Lse Update (Business Line, Sudhanshu Ranade , Jun 07, 2005)
PRIOR to January 2005, India was the last country in the world with an advanced pharmaceutical sector that did not offer product patents on drugs.
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