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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 43820:
- Because Derivatives Are Merely Contracts, Just About Anything . . . (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Derivatives are emerging as a big worry for bankers, alerted H. A. Daruwalla, CMD of Central Bank of India, when speaking in Kolkata a few days ago.
- In The Political Corridor (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
L'AFFAIRE BMICP (Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project) has all the makings of a political thriller: a Chief Minister who accuses the company executing the project . . .
- The New Middle East (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Jun 22, 2006)
One dividend of the peace process is the positive regional ramifications in the "New Middle East", a term that denotes the post-Madrid and . . .
- Lanka Feelers To India (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Sri Lankan foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera arrived here tonight on his second visit in a month to brief the government about the rapidly deteriorating situation in the island nation.
- Hidden Abuses (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
In the last week or two, the will-he-stay, will-he-go question hanging over the head of the British prime minister has metamorphosed into the will-he-play Wayne Rooney drama.
- Nepal King, Rebel Chief No More Media "Predators" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
A global media watchdog said on Wednesday it had dropped Nepal's King Gyanendra and Maoist rebel chief Prachanda from a worldwide list of enemies of press freedom.
- Get Them All (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
This was the kind of crime that just should not have taken place in a civilised society.
- Himalayan Challenge (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Jun 22, 2006)
For a nascent democracy that was being repressively trampled under by a Canute-like king, Nepal has risen with remarkable resolve to march ahead for consolidating the gains of the struggle for popular rule.
- Life And Letters (Tribune, Sanjeev Gaur, Jun 22, 2006)
Letters are half-meetings. This is the beautiful thought of great Asadullh Khan Ghalib, more famous as Mirza Ghalib.
- Coalition Failures Revive Taliban (Tribune, James Rupert, Jun 22, 2006)
The United States and its allies have been forced to launch their biggest military operation of the war here because in the 55 months since ousting the Taliban movement from power, they neglected to establish minimal security or governance in the . . .
- Slow Trial In Lalu Cases Irks Sc (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jun 22, 2006)
THE slow paced trial in five fodder scam cases against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and others in Ranchi special courts, and the CBI Director’s hesitation to appear before the Jharkhand High Court to explain the reasons for delay . . .
- J&k Ex-Advocate-Gen Surrenders (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
After dodging the CBI for about two weeks in connection with the Srinagar sex scandal, Anil Sethi, a former Advocate-General of Jammu and Kashmir, surrendered in a court here today.
- Building India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Signs of private sector-led infrastructure overhaul. So warning to politicians: be smart, honest
- Pm Flags Off Mumbai’S Metro Rail To The Future (Indian Express, Rakshit Sonawane, Jun 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today flagged off the Metro Rail dream of Mumbai—the city with the widest infrastructure deficit among global giants: a network spanning 146 km, costing Rs 19,525 crore, to be completed by 2021.
- India’S Largest $12-B Fdi In Orissa Hits A Roadblock (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
The makeshift road-blocks cordoning off three village panchayats— Dhinkia, Nuagaon, and Gadakujanga— are taking on metaphorical dimensions for the Orissa and the central governments.
- ‘If I Don’T Discharge My Duties, Who Will?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Pointing out that the Governor has been made the chairman of the Amarnath Shrine Board by the state, Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha says it is his job now to facilitate the yatra. The controversy was an unnecessary one, created by politicians, but it is . . .
- Hizb "Distt Commdr", Civilian Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Five Amarnathji pilgrims from Rajasthan sustained splinter injuries when militants lobbed a grenade on their carriage at Ganderbal, on Srinagar-Leh Highway today. Meanwhile, Police and security forces have killed a "District Commander" of Hizbul . . .
- Centre Asks For Aiims Director’S Explanation (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 22, 2006)
The Health Ministry today sought an explanation from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director, Dr P. Venugopal, for carrying tales to the public on the alleged interference of the Health Ministry in the functioning of the premier . . .
- Southern Stirrings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
The job of governing a state can concentrate the mind wonderfully. Notice the sudden awakening in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Saturday Night Fever (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Nabbing a couple of Nigerian drug dealers isn’t going to change anything.
- Pm Panel Raises Price Alert (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Just as rising foodgrain prices are burgeoning into a major political headache for the government, the PM's own thinktank, the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), has confirmed the bad news.
- Training Swayamsevaks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
No membership rolls are kept by the RSS and insiders often complain of dwindling attendance at the “shakhas”.
- Central Asia - A Cockpit Of Conflict (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 22, 2006)
The three day meeting of the heads of the states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) beginning June 15 is significant as the member countries - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajiskistan and Uzbekistan - try to hammer out a . . .
- The Zarqawis Among Us (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
With accurate intelligence locating Abu Musab Al Zarqawi and some of his aides in a hut in Baquba, a US aircraft successfully targeted the most wanted terrorist in Iraq with two 225 lbs bombs.
- Another Bus Service (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2006)
The fortnightly Rawalakot-Poonch bus service launched on Tuesday is another milestone in the journey towards greater intra-Kashmir contacts.
- For Afghan Students, Du Is Where Dreams May Come True (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Number of admission seekers has gone up dramatically compared with last year
- Will The General Retreat? (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 22, 2006)
With Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif making common cause in opposing Pervez Musharraf, democracy is back in reckoning in Pakistan------- Will democracy return to Pakistan?
- Nuclear Deal Cannot Bind Future Governments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
"Present regime cannot cap strategic programme"
Scientists will be exposed to "undue interference"
Separation plan will have serious implications
National consensus under threat
Memorandum to President posted on BJP web site
- Pay Homage To Catalonia (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Jun 22, 2006)
The vote for devolution in Spain reveals a mature attitude to democracy.
- On Route Of Peace Bus, Only Coalition Disunity Visible (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Too few seats on the dais to near total absenteeism by the PDP at the flag-off ceremony of the Poonch-Rawalkote bus, Tuesday's show conspicuously brought to the fore the disunity among ruling coalition partners - the Congress and the People's . . .
- In Defence Of Public Sector Enterprises (Hindu, Ashok Parthasarathi, Jun 22, 2006)
The Government should reiterate its commitment to a mixed economy like that in many European countries and see to it that public enterprises are given a level playing field to operate.
- With Moily Pressing Hard, Govt May Have To Delay Quota Bill (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 22, 2006)
With Oversight Committee pressing for inclusion of its recommendations for caste-based reservation in premier educational institutions, the Government may find it difficult to bring in the proposed quota Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Shameful Scandal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
By rapidly unravelling the crime of forcing 43 young Kashmiri women, some of them teenaged girls, into prostitution for the perverse pleasure of senior politicians, bureaucrats . . .
- Relevance Of Mahabharata (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 22, 2006)
A time of transition for a nation is a time of normlessness, which the French social philosopher Emile Durkheim called a time of anomie.
- Understanding The Fundamentals (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jun 22, 2006)
Defining the fundamentals before action holds the key to success of any venture, be it national or corporate, writes Vinayshil Gautam
- Alarm Over Afghan ‘Guidelines’ For Journalists (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The document bars intervals of Taliban Leaders and criticism of foreign troops
* Media guidelines are not officially stamped; they are thought to be derived by intelligence service
- Balochistan's Shaky Finances (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
Balochistan's budget indicates the province's precarious financial condition and shows just how harmful violence and conflict have been to economic activity.
- Outsourced To Chennai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
Does DMK dictate Sri Lanka policy? ---- If nothing else, the Ministry of External Affairs can end its speculation as to the contours of the UPA Government's Sri Lanka policy.
- Sleazy Corridors Of Power (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 22, 2006)
Congress must introspect as the accused in the sex scandal in Kashmir have links with top party leaders, says Anuradha Dutt
- Balochistan Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2006)
As expected, Balochistan has unveiled a deficit budget for the fourth year running.
- Who Are We? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
The Mahajans and individual responsibility
Pramod Mahajan, like the proverbial Harvard MBA student, always had some answer, right or wrong, to give to any question.
- Opposition’S Decision (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2006)
There is considerable food for thought for the military-led government in the decision announced by the opposition on Tuesday to launch a mass movement against it.
- Country's Biggest Airline Acquisition Deal Falls Flat (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
With its deal with Jet Airways almost dead, Air Sahara has said it will run its airline on its own from Thursday. This came even as the two parties took the Rs 2,300-crore deal to the courts on Wednesday.
- Death Of A Soldier (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
Sir, ~ Lieutenant Sushmita Chakraborty’s suicide reveals that even 60 years after independence, all is not well in the army ~ not even for women. Brigadier KK Chopra of the Northern Command is reported to have told a press conference that “she had . . .
- Congress Yet To Release Candidates' List (Hindu, S.Nadarajan, Jun 22, 2006)
DMK, PMK, CPI have all announced their candidates
Civic polls are being held in Pondicherry after 38 years
- Whither Financial Discipline? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Traditionally, the budget debate in Pakistan revolves around government's plans for the next year. Attacks on past performance mostly refer to major economic events during the past fiscal year, which are not directly related to the common . . .
- Democrats Call For Early Us Pullout From Ira (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
Opposition Democrats made a new attempt on Wednesday to set a deadline for withdrawing US troops from Iraq in a proposed Senate bill on scaling back America’s military presence.
- Terrorism And Civil Liberties (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The recent arrest of 17 people accused of planning terrorist attacks on Canadian soil has had profound effects on human rights and civil liberties in that country.
- Maoist Rebels Kill Four In Central India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Suspected Maoist rebels killed a ruling party leader with an axe and shot dead another three people in central India, police said on Wednesday.
- Nation & The States (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 22, 2006)
There is a serious mismatch between the potential of UP and aspirations of the people, and its level of economic development. In 1700, India’s share in world GDP was 24.4 per cent, 2 percentage points higher than China’s (OECD publication).
- The Puzzle Of India’S Growth Rate (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
The post-1991 economic reforms in India has been ridden with quite a few crises.
- Modes Of Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
How does one take action against the police? Among various mundane possibilities, there are two that demand special attention: a reprimand from the chief minister, and a slap from a furious citizen.
- Not The Best (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
In an ideal world, sports and politics should be kept separate. But in India, this is emphatically not the case.
- Middle India Under Siege (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Jun 21, 2006)
Middle India is under siege along a long-neglected, exploited, underserved, ill-governed, poorly connected poverty belt of forest and hill country covering contiguous areas in nine states “from Pashupati to Tirupati”.
- Wasting Kalam's Time (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
On Monday, June 19, the Left-liberal rent-a-cause mafia outdid itself by marching into Rasthrapati Bhawan and demanding of the President of India that film-maker Mahesh Bhatt be made a protected monument.
- Infantile Protest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
We have rued ad infinitum the historic incapacity of Indians to deal with the enemy within - to speak nothing of invaders. But what we are witnessing in the instance of the organised misrepresentation of the Salwa Judum movement is truly unbelievable.
- Kashmir Solution Still A Long Way Off, Says Us Crisis Group (Tribune, Priscilla Huff, Jun 21, 2006)
The Washington-based International Crisis Group (ICG) feels that a full and final solution to the decades-long dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan is a long way off, but suggests that small progress has been made with the introduction . . .
- Peace Is Elusive In Jammu & Kashmir (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan must not talk about the rights of Kashmiris till it gives those in its control in PoK basic human dignity, says Ghazanfur Butt.
- A Charlatan As Jihad's Butcher (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jun 21, 2006)
The grimmest of situations has its lighter side that can raise a laugh or two. So it was with the slaying of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by American forces on June 7.
- Journey Gone Wrong (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 21, 2006)
When Bangladesh was liberated with generous Indian help, it was a beacon of secularism; today, it's a hotbed of hate and intolerance
- Left In A State Of Transition (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
Communists have accepted parliamentary system after much brainstorming. Today they face another challenge, of liberalisation, says Basab Dasgupta.
- 2nd Kashmir Bus Service Is Launched Across Loc (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel and Shafqat Ali, Jun 21, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Tuesday started a new trans-Kashmir bus service between Poonch, in Jammu and Kashmir, and Rawalkot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- Socialism Without Marx (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
In order to see why Blairite Labour has been such a hit, it is necessary to understand the attraction of socialism-without-Marx, says Janet Daley.
- The China Poser (Daily Excelsior, Rajkumar Vijayveer Vikram Singh, Jun 21, 2006)
The Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee is all gung-ho after his six day China visit. Mr. Mukherjee signed an agreement for more joint military exercises with the PLA; and at a press conference rebutted the assertion . . .
- Thinking It Big (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
Haryana is set to have the honour of having the country’s biggest special economic zone (SEZ) following the signing of an agreement with Reliance Venture Limited (RVL) on Monday.
- Setting Prices Alight (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sharp increase in petroleum product prices is unnecessary and threatens to stoke inflation.
- Nathu La Calling (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
The India-China agreement, signed in Lhasa on Sunday, to resume trade through the historic Nathu La Pass from July 6 after a gap of 44 years is another major confidence-building measure between the two Asian giants.
- Cbi Arrests Two Former Ministers In J&k Sex Scam Case (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jun 21, 2006)
The CBI finally laid its hands on politicians allegedly involved in the high-profile sex racket in Kashmir. On Tuesday, two former ministers - Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Raman Mattoo - were arrested for their alleged involvement in the sex abuse scam.
- Women In Uniform (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
It was inevitable that a massive dose of “gender”, and some sensation, would attach itself to Lieutenant Sushmita Charkraborty shooting herself.
- Ltte Agrees To Uphold Truce (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels today informed peace broker Norway that they will uphold the troubled ceasefire but the fate of European Union member states in the monitoring mission was up for review.
- Naxal Tit For Islamic Tat: Sena (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Marking the 40th anniversary of Shiv Sena, its chief Mr Bal Thackeray last night said he was ready to seek cooperation of Naxalites to fight Islamic terrorism in the country.
- Reliance Eyes Haldia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani is expected to announce a substantial investment proposal in a chemical hub in West Bengal, besides an agro- based retail chain when he meets Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on June 21.
- Wheat Imports And Food Security (Frontline, M.S. Swaminathan, Jun 21, 2006)
The need of the hour is a National Food Security Board.
- Legislators & Their Double Standards (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Jun 21, 2006)
A few years ago, Indian parliamentarians passed a legislative Bill in record time. The Bill sought to increase their salaries and perquisites.
- Ultra Mega Projects May Not Be A Powerful Idea (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jun 21, 2006)
Large power projects may be good politics but raise serious questions of viability — economic and ecology. Instead, a more realistic development model would be to build small power plants distributed evenly across the country so that . . .
- A World In The Thrall Of Violence (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 21, 2006)
Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal... are all caught in violence that shows no signs of abating. Ironically, the more powerful a few nations become and the more power their leaders wield in geo-politics, the more unsafe they are making the world . . .
- Jet-Sahara Deal: Suspense Continues (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
With less than 24 hours left, uncertainty continues over the formalisation of the Rs 2,200-crore deal of Jet Airways acquiring Air Sahara.
- Bid To Evolve Consensus To Exempt Tourism, It Sectors From Hartals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Government to consider giving stickers for vehicles used by tourists
Programme to train tourist guides on the anvil
Strength of the police force to be increased
Transfer of police officials as per norms
- U.S. Activates Missile Defense Amid N.Korea Dispute (Reuters, WILL DUNHAM, Jun 21, 2006)
The United States has activated its ground-based interceptor missile-defense system amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
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