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What is India DAILY ROUND-UP

Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 1400 hrs

NATION & STATES
WTO talks begin in Geneva: Farm subsides come to the fore again 

Global trade talks began with officials hoping to satisfy the increasingly vocal complaints of developing nations that rich countries have yet to pledge a substantial enough cut in their agricultural subsidies...

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Chidambaram okay ‘in principle’ with more airline equity

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday said Finance Minister P Chidambaram had agreed “in principle” to infuse more equity in Indian Airlines and Air India... 

FEATURED STORIES


Asia Times
All welcome at Tata's party
The highly-anticipated stock offering by Asia's largest software company, Tata Consultancy Services, takes place this week. But why now, and what does this mean for investors around the world? By INDRAJIT BASU

Indian Express
A whole new ball game

How do like your cricket? Hot and spicy or bland and boring? If you have been watching the Asia Cup tournament, you’re likely to believe that Indians like their cricket with heaps of garam masala.


The Hindu
Sea Tigers — threat to Indian security
In
dia should work with the objective of neutralising the Sea Tigers at the earliest, writes V SURYANARAYANAN

International Herald Tribune

Mrs. Heinz Kerry sets her own agenda

It was exactly what the Kerry campaign had dreaded: Teresa Heinz Kerry, the candidate's wife, running off the carefully laid rails at their party's convention here, says JIM RUTENBERG

Asia Times

Disturbing colors of anti-globalization
The anti-globalization movement likes to portray its opponents as protectors of power and privilege. Yet the same could be said about those who seek to preserve the jobs of ill-educated and overpaid workers in the developed world, especially the US, writes ESAM SOHAI


 TOP PICKS


OPINION

Sea Tigers- threat to Indian security (Hindu)
Revolutionary changes (Deccan Herald)
Crusading courts (Deccan Herald)
The untapped connotations (Deccan Herald)
Perversity Shining (New Indian Express)
Keep it simple (New Indian Express)
Rough tactics-Kashmir bus ride (Statesman)
Moral tribalism (Pioneer)
Important to talk about talks (Pioneer)
Mask of Hindutva (Pioneer)



 What is India ABSTRACTS
COMING SOON!

This column will feature annotated abstracts of editorials and opinions published in newspapers across India

 BUSINESS HEADLINES
Rising trend in rupee expected
Northern grid under pressure
Airlines told to rework fleet plans
Rs 4000-cr FDI in mines cleared
Scrips dip on selling pressure
Indians to run telecom firms
Shampoo major slash prices
Firms to be allowed to raise FII
3i plans to invest in India
38 reservoirs low on storage
Budget: Poor get a hearing
FM discusses CMP goals
Ideas to improve tax collection
Textile companies seek IT tools
Another heir for Birla's wealth
Agricultural issues a priority,India
Sensex slips, down 12 pts

 CORPORATE HEADLINES
FI in mining approved
Jet Airways revamps schemes 
Reliance net up at Rs.1437 crores
Rupee gains further
BPL to transfer CTV business
Evening trading in commodities
Hewlett's new workstations
OBC bonds under rating watch
BMW team in Kochi
Oracle:Visakhapatnam unit next 
IOB loan for TCS public offer
Punjab & Sindh Bank merger row
Fiat recasts auto unit, posts profit Slimmer & user-friendly cos act
 VIEW FROM ABROAD
Gunbattle kills 7 in Kashmir
Reliance raises production
India eases into lap of luxury
New boom towns in China
India orders bank takeover
 WORLD HEADLINES
Gaza withdrawal plan protest
Lankan govt condemns massacre
Not yet decided on troops- Pak
`Israel behind JFK death'
Israeli court refuses to lift ban
Anti-Bush film sets record

 EXCHANGE
Dollar: 46.80
Pound: 86.35
Euro: 56.90
Yen: (100) 43.90 
 INSCRIPTIONS
From South India 
Original texts from four states, transcribed from a definitive volume  published by the Archaeological Survey of India
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 SOURCES
Deccan Herald
Indian Express
Hindustan Times
The Hindu
Pioneer
Economic Times
Times of India
Statesman
Tribune
Business Standard
Business Line

 

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