| PM regrets OIC getting into internal affairs of India | 29-OCT-09 |
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| Expressing "regret" over the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) getting into the internal affairs of the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India has lodged a protest with the grouping over it appointing a special envoy for Jammu and Kashmir. |
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| 'A constable is the most used and abused person ever' | 25-OCT-09 |
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| The challenge of internal security has two dimensions. The first is the state of our police system. That system is completely outdated and our police forces are ill-trained, ill-equipped and ill-paid. Adding to these woes are the short-sighted policies followed by governments with the objectives of control and patronage. |
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| Pai to head Sebi's internal audit committee | 09-OCT-09 |
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| In a move to promote transparency and improve corporate governance standards, the capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), has proposed the formation an audit committee to oversee its financial reporting process and disclosure of financial information. |
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| Apollo Group to invest Rs 1,800 crore | 07-OCT-09 |
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| Hospital chain Apollo Group would be investing up to Rs 1,800 crore over the next two years as part of its plan to add 2,000 beds to its inventory, besides expanding its existing facilities. |
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| Naxal violence continues to rise: PM | 15-SEP-09 |
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| Describing Left wing extremism as the gravest internal security threat, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for a nuanced strategy to tackle naxal violence which, despite best efforts of the security forces, continues in many parts of the country. |
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| A crisis of leadership | 23-AUG-09 |
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| The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was born in 1980, as a new avatar of the old Jana Sangh—whose leader Deen Dayal Upadhyaya had died unexpectedly in 1969. In the 40 years since then, the party’s two stalwarts have been Atal Behari Vajpayee and LK Advani. Mr Vajpayee is now out of politics, while Mr Advani has been given a fresh five-year term as leader of the BJP’s parliamentary party in the Lok Sabha. The post-election situation cries out for new leadership but Mr Advani will lead the party’s campaign in the 2014 parliamentary elections, by when he will be 86 years old. With the Congress almost certain to project Rahul Gandhi (by then 44) as its leader, there must be serious questions asked about what actually went on during the three days of the chintan baithak in Shimla. |
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| Letters: Managing debt | 14-AUG-09 |
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| One conspicuous missing link in all the current discussions on a Debt Management Office (DMO) is the consent needed from the states in that connection (‘Good idea, bad timing’, August 8). State government debt is a state subject in the Constitution. Article 246(3) and List II ensure that the state legislatures have exclusive powers to make arrangements for their public debt. There is nothing on record to show that the DMO proposal was discussed with states before the government decided to set up a Middle Office to pursue the matter. The Internal Working Group (IWG), which recommended it did not have any official to represent the states. One can expect a situation where the states, particularly those under the opposition, do not agree to hand over the management of their public debt to the new agency saying that they are satisfied with the RBI handling the matter. As of now, RBI is insulated from centre-state politics. |
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| PM to meet CMs on internal security | 14-AUG-09 |
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| Activities of Pakistan-based terror outfits and situation in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the North-East will also come up for review at the day-long conference, which is being organised by the Union home ministry. |
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| Fed's worse than the IRS | 04-AUG-09 |
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| Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke may think he is doing a great job, as may many in the financial markets, but this view is clearly a minority position. According to a Gallup Poll released recently, Reuters reported, only 30 per cent of Americans thought he was doing a good job — the Fed was viewed as the least efficient of nine government agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service. In 2003, the last time Gallup polled Americans on their view of the Fed, 53 per cent said the Fed was doing a good job. The Center for Disease Control got the highest approval rating, with 61 per cent of Americans saying it was doing a good job. |
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