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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Stop The Robbery (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Mahatma Gandhi's picture does not just hang on every wall of a government office, he is also remembered regularly for his principles, one of which is Antyodaya.
- India Plans To Impose Restrictions On Foreign Investors (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Some foreign investors may desert India's red-hot stock markets after regulators unveiled a plan to ban anonymous investment and curb derivatives issues - a proposal that triggered a plunge of almost 10 percent in the benchmark stock index . . .. .
- Sen And Sensibility (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
While the Privileges Committees of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are perhaps within their rights to summon Mr Ronen Sen, India's Ambassador to the United States, at the end of the month and have him explain his allegedly insulting remarks . . . . .
- Confucius On Good Government (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2007)
THE most spectacular economic growth in the last 60 years has occurred in East Asia. In spite of being destroyed in the Second World War, Japan rose to become the second largest industrial nation.
- A New Old Order (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 17, 2007)
Pakistan is a land of many incongruities. The military, and to a lesser extent the civil bureaucracy, wield power but lack foresight and public support. The politicians who enjoy popular backing do not always have power, which . . . . . .
- Freedom For Citizens Can Be Secured Through Courts, Not Parliament (Asian Age, Fali S. Nariman, Oct 17, 2007)
Judicial activism is a much talked about phrase, but really, it is only one manifestation of judicial power.
- Secrets And Laws (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 17, 2007)
The government could do well to listen to the chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah on the Official Secrets Act.
- Mawayati Draws Spotlight In Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh's firebrand Chief Minister Mayawati has been profiled by the US magazine Newsweek among eight women leaders worldwide who have reached the top despite all odds, with the dalit leader narrating her struggle to rally the oppressed community.
- Perspectives On Corporate Governance (Hindu, S. L. Rao, Oct 16, 2007)
Prescriptions for good quality governance of the corporate and financial sectors in a globalising economy
- Ysr Throws Ball Into Naidu’S Court On Probe Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy tossed the ball into the court of Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu on the question whether a sitting or a retired judge should be appointed to inquire into their respective wealth.
- Sonia’S Assurance To Social Activists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday told a delegation of social activists that she would discuss the issue of land redistribution with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon after he returns from his foreign visit.
- Search For A Lost Heritage (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 16, 2007)
Art has always been the mainstay of the myriad cultures of India and it continues to be so.
- Nepal Maoists Against Polls (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Oct 16, 2007)
Shorn of his throne and royal powers, King Gyanendra has become a commoner, virtually ending the 239-year old Shah dynasty in Nepal.
- Polls’ Fairness Is Crucial (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 16, 2007)
WHILE to all appearances the fate of the country hangs in the balance, for the chief of Pakistan’s ruling party, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, it is time for banter and bluff.
- Her People’S Princess (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2007)
I was born into a dalit family in Delhi and grew up with eight siblings in a modest home in a crowded neighbourhood. My father worked as a low-paid clerk, and my mother, an uneducated woman, toiled hard to run the family.
- Prize For Guessing (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Oct 16, 2007)
From Robert C. Merton’s and Myron S. Scholes’ methods to determining the value of derivatives 10 years ago, through Amartya Sen’s welfare economics in 1998 and Daniel Kahneman’s integrated insights from psychological research into economic. . .
- Land-Grabbing Bonanza (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2007)
LAND-GRABBING around the metropolitan suburbs in developing countries is commonplace.
- 'Maya Among Top 8 Women Leaders' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh's firebrand Chief Minister Mayawati has been profiled by the US magazine Newsweek among eight women leaders worldwide who have reached the top despite all odds, with the dalit leader narrating her struggle to rally the oppressed community.
- Ec Shifts Top Gujarat Officials (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Taking a serious note of representations followed by its own fact-finding, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the transfer of eight top Gujarat police and civil officers, including director-general of police P.C. Pande.
- Zionism's Bleak Present (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Oct 16, 2007)
Israel is under siege: From Iranians building a nuclear bomb to Syrians stockpiling chemical weapons, and Hizbullah and Hamas attacking from Lebanon and Gaza
- Fighting Poverty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2007)
The interim assessment of the UN Millennium Development Goals provides a reality check to India, which is currently in the grip of a growth euphoria, thanks to a booming stock market.
- Nigeria Ends Eid Break For Pm Address (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
In a significant gesture, Nigeria’s national assembly on Monday cut short its Eid recess to hear an address by PM Manmohan Singh.
- Governance Reforms India's Top Priority For Next 20 Years: Kamal Nath (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Exuding optimism on a day when the Sensex hit a record 19,000 points back home, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath told a gathering of top British economists that the next two decades in India will be marked primarily by "reforms in governance."
- Your Slip Is Showing (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Central banks are expected to be like Caesar's wife, completely without blemish. By and large the Reserve Bank of India too fits into that mould.
- Cic Makes Rti Ineffective (Pioneer, Sanjog Maheshwari, Oct 16, 2007)
The Right To Information Act is losing its steam. The questionable Central Information Commission (Management) Regulations, 2007, passed on June 13, which came into force from June 21, is proving to be its undoing.
- Blood On The Tracks (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 16, 2007)
West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday met Rizwanur Rahman's family.
- Unleashing Little India’S Natural Enterprise (Business Line, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Oct 16, 2007)
We need to liberate Little India by empowering the people and promoting more local governance. That is the only way to spread prosperity to larger sections of our population, says R. GOPALAKRISHNAN.
- Polls’ Fairness Is Crucial (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 15, 2007)
While to all appearances the fate of the country hangs in the balance, for the chief of Pakistan’s ruling party, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, it is time for banter and bluff.
- Land-Grabbing Bonanza (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2007)
Land-Grabbing around the metropolitan suburbs in developing countries is commonplace. This happens principally in two ways.
- Benazir May Reclaim Frozen Accounts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who is scheduled to return to Pakistan on Thursday after nine years in exile, and her husband may reclaim hundreds of millions of pounds frozen in Swiss bank accounts.
- The People Win (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 15, 2007)
The media and the politician. Or to fine-tune this, the media and the politician in power. There used to be a disconnect, but no longer.
- Gujarat Polls Hold The Key (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
As the political uncertainty continues, the Congress appears to have suddenly come under pressure.
- Puja Wishes For A ‘Liberal’ State (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
On this day next week, the terribly liberal city of Calcutta will still be bathed in the magic of Durga Pujo.
- Riots+economic Growth=? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Narendra Damodardas Modi appears to dominate Gujarat, election-bound now, like no other political leader dominates his immediate constituency.
- Se For Good Governance (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Good governance at all levels in India - from the village to the state to the nation - is all about good leadership at all these levels and not just about financial delegation and power shedding or knowledge sharing.
- 2 Sps Among 13 Held (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Oct 15, 2007)
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam police has arrested two senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officials serving at the rank of superintendent of police in Assam and eleven other police department staff in connection with . . . .
- Pawar Does A Wheatwash (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Oct 15, 2007)
Union agriculture and food minister Sharad Pawar did exactly what was expected of him. He shrugged off responsibility on the wheat import issue.
- Ysr Orders Judicial Probe Into Personal Assets (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy is set to make history by announcing a judicial inquiry into his and his family members’ assets and those of TDP president Mr N Chandrababu Naidu and his family.
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 13, 2007)
China’s Party Congress is held every five years.
- Against The Grain (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Economic development has resulted in loss of agricultural land to residential and industrial projects. It is clear that government will have to resort to large-scale import of wheat — which could snowball into a problem that could threaten . . . .
- Ysr Set To Order Probe Into Own, Naidu Assets (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Oct 13, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy is set to create a judicial history of sorts by ordering an inquiry into the assets of his family and that of his bete noire and opposition leader N.Chandrababu Naidu.
- The Ways Of The Canadian Bureaucracy (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 13, 2007)
The goal of rules framed and administered by civil servants should be to facilitate and enable agreed tasks. But too many take it as their mission to frustrate and obstruct.
- Mecca Masjid-Ajmer Blast Link Found (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Intelligence agencies have found a link between the May 18 Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad and the terrorist attack at the Ajmer shrine on Thursday, which conclusively establishes the involvement of the same group behind the two blasts.
- Warming To Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 13, 2007)
A crusading spirit is always an inspiration, even though the mission may be founded on less than firm premises.
- Cut From The Same Cloth (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Oct 13, 2007)
In his new book, A Writer’s People, V.S. Naipaul reflects on the work of, among others, Nirad C. Chaudhuri. Naipaul praises (with some reservations) Chaudhuri’s two volumes of autobiography, but is dismissive of his other, more impersonal. . . .
- I Will Be Surprised If Accord Is Opposed At Iaea: Elbaradei (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 13, 2007)
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohammed ElBaradei on Friday said he would be surprised if there was opposition to the agreement [India-specific safeguards] at the level of the IAEA Board of Governors.
- One Killed In Cracker Blast In Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
In a ghastly incident here on Friday evening, crackers stored in a house for the coming Deepavali exploded leaving one person dead and six injured.
- Sc Refuses To Advance Hearing Of Contempt Against Dmk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to advance the hearing of the contempt petition filed by the AIADMK seeking adequate punishment against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Karunanidhi, Union Minister T R Baalu, State Minister K N Nehru and. . .
- Governor Grants Cong Wish (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Friday scrapped all nominations made by the previous JD(S)-BJP coalition government to various co-operative societies in the State.
- Punjab Eyes Metro (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Parkash Singh Badal government has rightly initiated two significant infrastructure projects: a metro rail service at Ludhiana and a 1,800 MW thermal plant in Mansa district.
- Ysr To Probe Own Assets And Naidu’S (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy has decided to order a judicial probe to estimate the assets acquired by his family and that of Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu since 1978, when they both entered politics.
- Reprieve For Maya (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court’s refusal to examine the correctness of Uttar Pradesh Governor T.V. Rajeswar’s refusal to grant sanction for prosecuting Chief Minister Mayawati in the Rs 175-crore Taj Corridor case has given her a reprieve — at least for now.
- Lone Gainer? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 12, 2007)
A colleague recently met a Congress heavy weight and without asking got a low down on the current political situation. From the Congress perspective, that party is said to be the only one to gain from the current political uncertainty and possible . . . .
- Backward Still (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The 55th round survey (1999-2000) of the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has been in the news since 2005 when a few scholars and columnists thought they had made a “discovery”.
- 'Delhi Rule Will Not Affect Common Man' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
What is the expectation of the people from the new dispensation? Will there be a hurdle between the bureaucrats and the common man?
- The Fate Of Special Component Plan (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 12, 2007)
The failure of governments at the Centre and in the States to genuinely implement the Special Component Plan has cost Dalits dear.
- Forex Factor (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2007)
Foregin exchange reserves amount to $250 billion. The bulk of these is held in low yielding US government securities.
- Government Disservice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2007)
When the pay scales of government employees trail the cost of living, government in major economies simply mark it up. India has however set up six elaborate pay commissions to do that job.
- Sensex 20,000 And The Camels, Humps (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Oct 12, 2007)
As the Sensex soars towards the 19,000 mark (Why stop at 19,000? Why not 20,000? Why not 25,000?), a lot of us who have nothing to do with the stock market are soaring on a surge of euphoria along with it.
- Path To Partion: (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2007)
IN the entire corpus of American writings on India, this book stands out in all its uniqueness.
- The Human Cost (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2007)
A new book on Partition examines the human cost of the catastrophic event.
- Bjp Demands President’S Rule In Himachal Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded immediate imposition of President’s Rule in Himachal Pradesh to ensure free and fair elections.
- Four Nris Win Canadian Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The enterprising people of Punjab have proved their mettle once again and that too in a foreign land. Four Punjabis — Harinder Takhar, Vic Dhillon, Dr Kuldeep Kular and Amrit Mangat — have won the Canadian provincial polls, the results of which . . . .
- Hostage To Bandh (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Oct 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court has rightly taken the Karunanidhi government to task for organising a bandh in Tamil Nadu on October 1 despite its strong warning against holding it.
- Land Locked, Mill Workers Search For Home In Maharashtra (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
A ‘high-power’ panel, comprising chief secretary Johny Joseph and Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) head T Chandrashekhar and other seniors, was meant to find a speedy solution to two issues pertaining to mill land . . . .
- Militants Threaten To Set Fire To Petrobangla Building In Bangladesh (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Security around major government installations in the Bangladeshi capital have been beefed up after suspected activists of the banned Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) threatened to set fire to a major building, officials and reports said on Thursday.
- Maoist Muddle (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
NEPALESE politics is currently going through one of its frequent convulsions, with the popular mood swaying from complete pessimism to cautious optimism.
- Indian Bureaucracy Reluctant To Shed Old Ways (Dawn, Surojit Gupta, Oct 11, 2007)
When Ashok Kheny decided in 1995, after 15 years in the United States, to return to India and take up a $700 million project to build a road and new townships, he dreamed of creating something unique.
- Killer Buses (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2007)
The state of affairs in the national capital’s public transport system has shown how stupid it can be to believe that just change of colour or nomenclature matters.
- Advisors: Officials Not Too Keen To Return To Karnataka (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Oct 11, 2007)
Are Karnataka officers working in Delhi not too keen on going back to the State as advisors to the Governor under President's rule?
- Ragging And Its Remedies (Hindu, Valson Thampu , Oct 11, 2007)
Ragging is an anti-academic pestilence. A recent incident at St. Stephen’s College was something else, an offence of a different kind that led to swift disciplinary action.
- The Same Old Spark (Hindu, ANUJ KUMAR, Oct 11, 2007)
In conversation Kuldip Nayar on the relevance of Bhagat Singh
- Importance Of Politics (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 11, 2007)
The Indian economy," a voice boomed in the departure lounge of Goa airport, "can now move ahead on its own. It will continue to grow irrespective of what politicians do.
- Hdk Favours Election (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Taking exception to BJP leader B S Yediyurappa's plea for support from JD(S) legislators, Kumaraswamy said he was not sure whether his former deputys call would be heeded.
- Governor May Relook Into Cabinet Decisions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Will some of the controversial decisions taken by the JD(S)-BJP coalition regime come under scrutiny of the governor?
- Reddy Challenge To Naidu On Asset Probe (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy today challenged the TDP president, Mr N Chandrababu Naidu, to agree to an inquiry into his assets. Dr Reddy said he is ready to order a probe into his assets and those of his family. . . . .
- Tampering With The Truth (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Oct 10, 2007)
Bicgraphies of Pakistani leaders who are no longer in this world continue to be published.
- Pulling Africa Out Of Low-Growth Loop (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 10, 2007)
An Unctad report, analysing the low economic growth of African nations, argues that only strong state intervention can ensure efficient functioning of markets and allocate the available limited resources in an optimum manner consistent with . . . . ..
- Reliance: Stepping On The Gas (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 10, 2007)
The government’s approval of Reliance’s pricing formula for gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin triggers a major controversy.
- Implement The Ordinance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 10, 2007)
AS Mental Health Day is commemorated around the world today, it is important for us to take stock of the situation in Pakistan.
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