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Articles 27921 through 28020 of 35809:
- An International Spotlight On The Caste System (International Herald Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 13, 2005)
India's 170 million Dalits, formerly called Untouchables, rejoiced recently when a high government official was arrested for hurling caste-related abuse at his junior.
- India's Poverty: Help The Poor Help Themselves (International Herald Tribune, Kirsty Hughes , May 09, 2005)
While India's growth makes it an economic and political player to watch in the next decades, the country remains desperately poor. Almost a quarter of India's 1.1 billion people live on less than $1 a day; 700 million more live on less . . .
- Why Doing Business On French Soil Is Difficult (Business Line, Mohan Murti, May 09, 2005)
LAST weekend I was in the City of Lights, Paris. It was here, over 150 years ago, that Victor Hugo addressed the International Peace Congress with these prophetic words.
- Race With The Dragon (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., May 09, 2005)
Jairam Ramesh's book on China is an attempt to understand and not demonise China
- "India Poised To Be An Innovation Leader In Manufacturing Sector" (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, May 09, 2005)
Can join developed nations in next 25 years, say scientists
Can join developed nations in next 25 years, say scientists
Can join developed nations in next 25 years, say scientists
Can join develope
- Iraq Plunging Into Sectarian Violence (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 09, 2005)
The emergence of a number of power centres, many of which operate with American help, could set in motion a long-drawn civil war.
- Two Emerging Giants: The Global Debate (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 09, 2005)
Will India be the new Asian tiger or will it be a lumbering elephant caught in the trap of red tape and corruption, is the question international observers are asking.
- There May Be No Virtue In Portfolio Diversification (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , May 09, 2005)
THE S&P CNX Nifty declined nearly 7 per cent in one month. It is in such times that the traditionalists extol the virtues of portfolio diversification.
- A Salvo On Chapra (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 09, 2005)
I have known Mr L. V. Saptharishi for as long as he has been in the IAS both as a member of the West Bengal cadre and as a friend of more than 30 years' standing.
- Global Negotiations On Human Rights (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 09, 2005)
The global human rights forum decides to send represetatives to monitor the human rights situation in Nepal
- Organizing Trade (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, May 09, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
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The visit of the prime minister of China has triggered many comparisons between India and China
- A Ear To The Ground (Telegraph, PARIMAL BHATTACHARYA, May 09, 2005)
A strange blend of poverty and deprivation ensures that girls outnumber boys in schools in the Sunderbans, discovers Parimal Bhattacharya
- Europe: Deciding To Look Outwards (Hindu, Benita Ferrero-Waldner , May 09, 2005)
The EU firmly believes that preventing conflicts is not only a moral imperative, but also less costly in the long run.
- Growth Slows Down (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 09, 2005)
The flattening of the economy is unmistakable, although there is no sign of a recession yet
- Awaiting A Good Monsoon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2005)
In the age-old march of the seasons, the searing heat of May is quenched only when the southwest monsoon arrives in early June.
- Small Hydro-Power Projects — The Spv Model Can Be Electrifying (Business Line, R. V. Panchapakesan , May 09, 2005)
A large number of hydro-power development projects with the potential to generate 25 MW each
- Path-Breaking Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2005)
The SC has done right by making companies pay penalties for their criminal offences
- Help The Poor Help Themselves (International Herald Tribune, Kirsty Hughes , May 09, 2005)
While India's growth makes it an economic and political player to watch in the next decades, the country remains desperately poor. Almost a quarter of India's 1.1 billion people live on less than $1 a day; 700 million more live on less than $2 a day.
- Blessed With The Gift Of The Gab (Deccan Herald, Veena Bharati, May 08, 2005)
writes about theatre veteran Hirannaiah whose son ‘Master Hirannaiah’ is keeping the memory of his father alive by staging his plays, as part of Hirannaiah’s birth centenary.
- Time To Address Infrastructure Bottlenecks (Tribune, David Devadas, May 08, 2005)
IN the days when no road straddled the Great Himalyan Range between the Valley and Ladakh, relay runners used to carry mail across the 17,000-foot range and the icy ridges around Kargil.
- Beautiful Metaphors (Hindu, SABITA RADHAKRISHNA , May 08, 2005)
A book that every craft lover should have.
- Pre-Authentication Prevarication (Business Line, Joseph Prabakar, May 07, 2005)
Joseph Prabakar on difficulties faced by assessees when invoices are computer generated
- Season Of Taxes (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 07, 2005)
If Anything, the two most controversial taxes introduced by the Union Finance Minister in this year's Budget,
- Wait Until Light (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, May 07, 2005)
Despite the encouraging statistics relating to its growth, West Bengal’s future continues to look bleak, writes Satrujit Banerjee . . .
- The Zero Coupon Bond — New Provisions Cut Borrowing Cost (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 07, 2005)
THERE have always been long debates about the propriety of levying capital gains tax on business transactions. . . .
- Blair's Historic Win (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2005)
With Labour winning Thursday's parliamentary election in the UK, Prime Minister Tony Blair has been assured a place in history.
- After Societies Collapse, Only Ruins Remain For Tourists (Business Line, D. Murali , May 07, 2005)
Jared Diamonds s : Collapse from Penguin is an unusual bestseller. The author is a professor of geography, in his third career after teaching physiology and ecology, and the book is on "How societies choose to fail or survive".
- National Jute Policy: Revitalising The Sector's Fibre (Business Line, D. Murali , May 07, 2005)
TRACTORS help in ploughing. But a tax tribunal had to plough through tractors recently, when deciding the Escorts case.
- New Models Required (Deccan Herald, ABRAHAM M GEORGE, May 07, 2005)
Poverty alleviation programmes do not require more money, but what they need is good governance
- On The Outer Fringes (Business Line, S. Srinath, May 07, 2005)
All items covered by FBT will be affected either by VAT or service tax, which cannot be treated as input tax. In such a case, if no benefit is given for deducting VAT or service tax on these items covered by FBT, it would be tantamount to double taxation.
- Hard And Not So Hard Working (Tribune, Blanca Torres, May 07, 2005)
MANY workers find themselves stretched for time in an economy that requires companies to do more with less to stay competitive.
- Bodos Divided (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, May 07, 2005)
The Bodoland People's Progressive Front has already been divided into two camps, less than a month since its formation.
- Sour Victory (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 07, 2005)
The Labour Party’s historic third-term victory in the British general elections comes with a chastising message for its leader, Tony Blair. . .
- Voters Teach Labour The Iraq Lesson (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 07, 2005)
As expected, fear of the Conservative Party trumped anger against the Iraq war in the British general election to give the Labour Party an unprecedented third term in office.
- Vietnam 30 Years Later (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 06, 2005)
On Sunday, it was heart-warming to see a front-page photograph of Vietnam’s legendary military hero,
- Giving People A Right To Information (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , May 06, 2005)
Fifty years after the country gained Independence, India's citizens can confidently hope to secure access to information under the domain of public administration.
- A Bad Show (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 06, 2005)
MR Justice S. N. Phukan is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. He certainly comes down a notch or two in public esteem going by the statement made in the Rajya Sabha by the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee.
- New Planes, New Skies (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, May 06, 2005)
Runway 32L at Toulouse airport in France is well known to aviation enthusiasts.
- A Peep Into History (Hindu, Amit Baruah, May 06, 2005)
Nine years before Pokhran-I, the Americans believed that India would go nuclear
- Mamata's Moment Of Reckoning (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2005)
If Many Theorists are convinced that economic growth is impossible without making compromises on environmental policy,
- Age Of Iron (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 06, 2005)
A government is only as good as its policies. There is much to commend in Mr Arjun Munda’s attempts to woo investors to Jharkhand. . . .
- Home Away From (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, May 06, 2005)
There is a major debate about the question of People’s War and other revolutionary groups carrying weapons at a time they are having talks with the Andhra Pradesh Government.
- What Is The Optimum Rate Of Tax? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 06, 2005)
A flat tax revolution is now sweeping Central and Eastern Europe. Disgusted with the oppression and unnecessary trouble that people suffer at the hands of the tax collector,
- How Aids Saps The Economy (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, May 06, 2005)
HIV/AIDS is estimated to have affected 5 million persons in India. What are the economic consequences of the disease?
- Business Defines Sino-Indian Relations (Business Line, S. Majumder , May 06, 2005)
Until Recently, China was a worthy rival to India, not only in the political domain but also in the business arena, as Beijing aggressively pushed global trade.
- Problems In The Capitalist Market (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , May 06, 2005)
The immense growth in the global financial market in the past decade-and-a-half, intended to increase stability, could in fact do the opposite.
- End Consumption, Nurture Savings (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, May 05, 2005)
It is time to move away from a consumption-driven economy to a savings-nurturing society.
- Jin, Jiao, Cun, Shou And Fu In Dragon Gate (Business Line, D. Murali , May 05, 2005)
On September 7, 1918 a group of Chinese accountants was instrumental in issuing the first `Interim Regulation for Accountants,' informs China Accounting Services, a market research analysis from China Knowledge Press P Ltd (www.chinaknowledge.com).
- Farm Prosperity The Key (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 05, 2005)
Bartering food self-sufficiency for industrialisation will only worsen the poverty situation in the two countries
- Armed Forces And Demoralisation (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, May 05, 2005)
Was Fernandes as concerned about morale, when, as Defence Minister, he had sacked Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat?
- Britain In Labour (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 05, 2005)
A neologism derived from Indian politics seems poised as the most acceptable explanation for developments in British politics.
- Egg On Face (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2005)
The State Government has ended up looking foolish in the BMIC case
- Junctions And Roadblocks In Arab Politics (Hindu, Raja Mohan, May 05, 2005)
Dhaka : In a happy diplomatic accident, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, will have the rare opportunity this week to interact with both the women who dominate the political landscape in Bangladesh
- Safe Roads And Sane Cities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2005)
If an illustration were needed to demonstrate that John Galbraith's famous characterisation of India as a "functioning anarchy" still applies, it would be the roads and traffic.
- Self-Interest And After (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, May 05, 2005)
For the past week there have been statements, comments and speculation on India’s policy towards Nepal
- Not Enough (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 04, 2005)
Many genuine business expenses will still be taxed, despite the concessions
- Some Tinkering (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2005)
Quite Expectedly, The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has offered a few sops while replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha
- Gaza Dreams Of Life After The Israelis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2005)
For All The political strength that United States President George W. Bush gained at the end of the last electoral cycle, there are enough signs that the early months of his second term will not be trouble-free.
- Yale, India, And The Failure Of The `Global University' (Hindu, Ajay Gandhi, May 04, 2005)
Yale, through its historical amnesia about its roots in colonialism and slavery, its unethical investment policies and demeaning work culture, abrogates the responsibility it claims to bear as a global university.
- Romania & Bulgaria Take The First Steps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2005)
Romania and Bulgaria recently signed an accession treaty that should pave the way — subject to ratification by their respective Parliaments and the 25 member states
- The New Taxes And Compliance Questions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2005)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has addressed the obvious glitches in the two controversial tax proposals of the latest budget — the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT)
- Pc’S Concessions (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2005)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has bent a little, but stays firm to face the storm over two of his most controversial budgetary proposals.
- Devoted To Disaster (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2005)
The Pakistan President denied that he was shy of speaking about Kargil and said a debate on the issue will not lead anywhere.
- Don’T Ignore Farmers (Tribune, S.K. Mann , May 04, 2005)
Farming is a sum total of harsh realities coupled with weather uncertainties. In addition,
- Australia's Economic And Strategic Options (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 04, 2005)
THE Government has over the years been wooing non-resident Indians (NRIs) to invest India. Dual citizenship for NRIs is being contemplated, and 16 countries have agreed to this idea. However, this year's Budget has been harsh on NRIs.
- Science And The Tower Of Babel (Deccan Herald, B M Hegde, May 04, 2005)
Science has created a language barrier between the various sub-specialists, that they don’t talk anymore
- Blair Scare (Business Line, G. D. Agrawal, May 04, 2005)
G. D. Agrawal on the need to rationalise the dividend distribution regime
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, presented in 1997 what many call a dream Budget.
- Should Markets Dance To Guidance? (Business Line, D. Murali , May 04, 2005)
On one side, we learn that the taxman has slapped a Rs 50-crore notice on Infosys and,
- Relations With Neighbours — Dialogue With Discretion (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 04, 2005)
India has realised it should develop a coherent policy of regional and global economic integration if its voice is to be heard in the councils of the world. But its flip-flops on Nepal and failure to join issue with Bangladesh on crucial matters have
- Weather Forecast For The Farm (Business Line, D. Murali , May 04, 2005)
WHEN a 93-year old lady dies leaving behind a fortune for the benefit of her three children,
- Dealing With An Untrustworthy King (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, May 03, 2005)
It is difficult to understand why India has welcomed the lifting of the Emergency by King Gyanendra as a “first step” towards democracy when people are still being arrested,
- China And India — Musings On Recent Economic History (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 03, 2005)
The Chinese model of development has stood it in good stead, with agriculture first getting transformed and growing rapidly, creating the funds and manpower surpluses for fuelling industrial growth, notably in the small and medium industrial sector.
- Why Unbundle Pseb? (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, May 03, 2005)
Privatising or unbundling public sector enterprises/ boards in India/Punjab should be seen as a part of the policy shift made in July, 1991.
- Trade Facilitation: A Paramount Need (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , May 03, 2005)
Signalling the shift to a new paradigm of export-optimism, the annual supplement to the five-year foreign trade policy hiked the export target from $80 billion to $92 billion for 2005-06.
- Presidents Face Hard Work In Moscow (Hindu, Alexander Konovalov, May 03, 2005)
Presidents Vladimir Putin and George Bush have a range of sticky issues to sort out at their upcoming summit.
- Epf Mismatch (Business Line, S. Venu , May 03, 2005)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies
- Of Lost Childhood (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , May 03, 2005)
Despite the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929 that prohibits marriages below the age of 18 in the case of girls and 21 in the case of boys the
- Confusion In Indian Policy (Tribune, S. D. Muni , May 03, 2005)
India has almost blinked to the King of Nepal on the question of arms supply. These supplies were put on hold on February 1, 2005, following King Gyanendra’s coup against the democratic system and leadership.
- `We Will Turn Zero-Debt By 2005-06 End' (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , May 03, 2005)
I do not think Max India has any business to have debt, as it is the holding company. By the end of 2005-2006, we will become a zero-debt company.
- Small Steps (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 03, 2005)
The model nikahnama is a step forward, but there is need to go further . . .
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