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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- South Asia's New Czars (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Oct 01, 2007)
In trademark commando style, General Musharraf stated he would give up his army post only after, and not before, he is re-elected president.
- Nuisance Called Name-Dropping (Tribune, R. Vatsyayan, Oct 01, 2007)
Name-dropping is a practice of knowingly inserting references of famous people or institutions into a conversation in order to seem more important to the listener.
- Incredibly Simple Solutions (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 01, 2007)
This week’s column is inspired by three things: the Clinton Global Initiative’s redefinition of the fight against poverty, the sight of cycle rickshaws in New York City and the dismal spectacle of corporate and bureaucratic India colluding to . . . .
- Cpm Not One On Nuke Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
On the second day of the three-day CPI-M Central Committee meeting today, conflicting views emerged on the party's probable course of action should the UPA-government go ahead with the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
- Left Firm On Pulling The Plug (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Not willing to share the blame for toppling the UPA Government, the Left will wait for the outcome of the UPA-Left committee meetings next month before deciding the next course of action.
- A Poll Gimmick (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Oct 01, 2007)
The Centre has decided to extend its flagship employment guarantee programme, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, to all the districts from the present 330 select precincts.
- We Are Going To Take People Back To The Moon: Michael Griffin (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 29, 2007)
Michael Griffin, Administrator, NASA, on moon landings, the missions to Mars, and the possible cooperation between India and the U.S.
- Need Of The Hour: Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 29, 2007)
Robust,cost-effective,and flexible Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems are needed to rid our city of inundation.
- Would Love To Be Part Of Indian Team To Moon, Says Sunita (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 29, 2007)
‘But I would not take that opportunity away from first man or woman from India’
- Bringing Up Babus (Indian Express, M. Rajivlochan, Sep 29, 2007)
Recently many secretary-level officers of the government of India had to attend a four-week training programme organised by IIM Ahmedabad in collaboration with the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
- Mess In Bangalore (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2007)
The transfer of power drama in Karnataka is fast turning into a farce which is hardly edifying for either the BJP or the JD(S). According to the agreement entered into by both the parties 20 months ago when the JD(S) walked out of its alliance . . . .
- N-Standoff: Left Explores Options Outside Upa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
A crucial meeting of CPM's politburo got under way in Kolkata on Friday amid clear indications that Left was not just firm on its plan to punish the UPA government if it tried to operationalise the nuclear deal, but may have also begun exploring . . . .
- Lessons Of History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2007)
ARMY Chief General J.J. Singh has added his voice to that of all students of modern Indian military history, whether they be academics, policy analysts, journalists, or practitioners, and called for the declassification of the official records of . . . .
- Autonomy Goes With Accountablilty (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 29, 2007)
The Government of India has reportedly advised the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to subscribe to bonds issued by the overseas arm of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) using $5 billion from the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
- Cold War's Lessons (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 29, 2007)
AROUND the time of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India in January 2007, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote an article on the causes of the Cold War.
- Iim Population Jump On Centre Table (Telegraph, CHARU SUDAN KASTURI, Sep 28, 2007)
The Centre is setting up a committee of experts to prepare for a three-fold increase in student intake at the IIMs without giving them more land.
- Evangelist Digby's Passage To India (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
"The good thing," says the ex-pat executive from the UK company sipping tea in the drawing room of the British High Commissioner in New Delhi, "is that this is a country where you don't have to pay.
- Naidu U-Turn On Free Power (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
TDP president Mr N Chandrababu Naidu today made a U-turn and promised free power to farmers if it came to power in the 2009 Assembly election.
- Tryst With Sleaze (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
How corrupt are we? A little less this year than last, according to the latest corruption perception index released by Transparency International.
- Fdi Priorities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 28, 2007)
Foreign direct investment will naturally flow towards better business environments and competitively priced skills.
- We Are Capable Of Sending A Spacecraft To Mars: Isro Chief (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2007)
“Our GSLV can take a 500 kg spacecraft to the Martian orbit”
- Rs.7.30-Cr. Work Carried Out In Karur District: Mp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
A total 484 development works have been completed during the current year in the district at an estimated cost of Rs.7.30 crore from out of the Central Government funds, according to Karur MP K.C. Palanisamy.
- India At 60: Think About The Future (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Sep 28, 2007)
As India turns 60, some corrective measures need to be taken to change the existing system....
- Cowardly Deed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 28, 2007)
The unsavoury saga of the UPA Government first denying the existence of Lord Ram through an affidavit in the Supreme Court, thus unleashing outrage across the nation, and then hastening to deny its earlier denial through a fresh affidavit . . . .
- Darfur Crisis: A View From The Inside (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2007)
Jan Pronk, senior Dutch politician and statesman who is a Professor at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, was head of the U.N. Mission in Sudan. He had to leave the mission and Sudan following his differences with the regime in power . . . .
- Exit Abe (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 27, 2007)
THE sudden exit of 52-year-old Shinzo Abe as Japan’s Prime Minister has not only surprised political observers in the Asia-Pacific region but also raised questions about the fate of pro-United States leaders in countries it counts upon as allies.
- Less Than A Guarantee (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 27, 2007)
Dr Suryakanta Mishra may have been saddled with a portfolio too many aside from health, the one that is by far the most critical.
- Third Front In Poll Mode, Hammers Govt Over Setu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) has begun to prepare for possible mid-term polls by intensifying its attack on the Congress-led UPA on the Sethusamudram project and the government’s economic policies.
- Print Pick (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
The laidback lifestyle and moderate climate of the Doon Valley and its surroundings make it the ideal destination that it is.
- The Cost Of Liberalisation (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Sep 27, 2007)
The bitter medicine of economic reforms has affected the developing countries badly.
- Respect Sentiments: Naidu (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
TDP president and UNPA leader Chandrababu Naidu said that development is important but sentiments of people are more important and that has to be resolved first, before going ahead with the Ram Sethu Project.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 27, 2007)
Just how devastatingly divisive diverse interpretations of history can prove is exemplified by the entirely avoidable controversy surrounding the visit of a group of descendents of Britishers killed in the uprising of 1857.
- Political Economy Of Reforms In India (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Sep 27, 2007)
When reforms slow down, two explanations are commonly given: lack of consensus and vested interests. While these are powerful and plausible explanations, they also raise a curious puzzle: why do we observe periods of mega reform . . . . .
- Bjp Seeks Divine Help In Karnataka (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
With barely a week to go for the power transfer from the Janata Dal-Secular to the BJP, the Right-wing leader and Karnataka's deputy chief minister, Mr B Yediyurappa, is seeking divine help.
- How To Keep The Military Young (Tribune, Premvir Das, Sep 26, 2007)
THE old adage “too many cooks spoil the broth” comes to mind as one looks at reports that the government is considering creation of nearly 150 posts to be filled by officers of the rank of Lieutenant-General and Major-General and their . . . .
- Starving In Madhya Pradesh (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 26, 2007)
Hunger and malnutrition stalk Madhya Pradesh villages despite schemes to improve the services of anganwadis and nutrition centres.
- Fbi May Probe J&k Official’S Us Citizenship (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The arrest of a top Jammu & Kashmir State Forest Corporation (SFC) official on charges of concealing his American citizenship has got the US intelligence service, FBI, interested, which is planning to send a team to the state to investigate the matter.
- Cbi Arrests Former Up Chief Secy On Graft Charges (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The CBI on Tuesday arrested former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Akhand Pratap Singh for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
- Nasa Plans To Put Man On Mars By 2037 (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Sep 26, 2007)
The United States is planning to put man on Mars by 2037, a top official of the American space agency said.
- Ex-Chief Secy Of Up Arrested On Graft Charges (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
High-profile former bureaucrat Akhand Pratap Singh, once voted the most "corrupt" officer by the UP IAS Association, was held by CBI in a disproportionate assets case as his attempt to flee his palatial Vasant Kunj farmhouse was scuttled by a . . . .
- Govt Diagnoses Governance (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 26, 2007)
There has been a fair measure of sarkari hype over the first-ever visit by a Cabinet Secretary to the Maoist-infested states.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 26, 2007)
What a way to win! Words fail to recapture the wondrous moments of a magnificent finale to a sustained performance of mammoth magnitude.
- Nuke Wrangle Threatens Indian Government (Asia Times, Praful Bidwai, Sep 26, 2007)
As India's coalition government tries to complete the controversial nuclear cooperation deal with the United States, it finds itself caught between domestic opposition to the agreement from its left-wing allies and pressure from Washington to . . . .
- Nasa Aims To Put Man On Mars By 2037 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The United States aims to put a man on Mars by 2037 and build a space civilisation.
- Wajih In The Race (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2007)
The lawyers have sprung a surprise on the nation by proposing Mr Wajihuddin Ahmad as a presidential candidate.
- Belying Promises To The Unorganised Sector (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 26, 2007)
The UPA government is firmly committed to ensure the welfare and well-being of all workers, particularly those in the unorganised sector who constitute 93 per cent of our workforce. Social security, health insurance and other schemes for such . . . .
- A Bridge Too Far (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 26, 2007)
THE Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) has seen several twists and turns in its 147-year history, but the latest twist has a touch of irony as well.
- “Upa Regime Creating Row Over Ramar Sethu” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Several Opposition leaders, including former Chief Ministers, on Tuesday charged the United Progressive Alliance government with unnecessarily creating a controversy over Ramar Sethu.
- Former U.P. Chief Secretary Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Two years after registering a disproportionate assets case against him, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary, Akhand Pratap Singh, on the charge that he had amassed wealth through corrupt means.
- Nasa Aims To Put Man On Mars By 2037 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
"With manned mission to moon from 2020 onwards and Mars a decade later, we want to build a space civilisation for tomorrow," NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said.
- Former Chief Secretary Of U.P. Lands In Cbi Net (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Two years after registering a disproportionate assets case against him, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Akhand Pratap Singh on the charge that he had amassed wealth through corrupt means.
- A Rs 600-Cr Defence Scam Waits To Burst (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
A Rs 600-crore artillery gun components deal is facing a lot of questions about its transparency. The defence ministry’s decision to source 80 per cent of electronic fuses for artillery guns from a Hyderabad-based PSU, Electronics Corporation of . . . .
- Diversity And Civic Disengagement (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 26, 2007)
Indians have long prided themselves on the singular diversity of their ancient civilisation. There were, of course, several humungous empires in the past, such as the Roman, Mongol, Ottoman, British, and more recently the former Soviet . . . .
- Putin Leaves Many Guessing (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
After a 12-day wait, President Vladimir Putin’s cabinet reshuffle surprised everyone by making few changes and kept Russia in the dark about the identity of his preferred successor.
- Cbi Arrests Rs 200-Cr Worth Up Ex-Chief Secy (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
CBI on Tuesday arrested former UP chief secretary Akhand Pratap Singh for disproportionately possessing Rs 200 crore, including 84 prime properties, in several cities. Singh, against whom a disproportionate assets (DA) case was registered . . . . .
- Growing Olives In The Desert With Some Help From Israel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Rajasthan will very soon diversify its vegetable oil portfolio by taking up production of olives with active help from Israel, pioneers in the use of drip irrigation.
- Voices Tehran Fears (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Reporter Parnaz Azima finally made it out of Iran this week. Iranian authorities, who had blocked her exit from the country since January, returned her passport two weeks ago but then proceeded to create a series of bureaucratic obstacles . . . .
- Upa Hesitant, Bjp Hostile To Sachar Committee Recommendations: Cpm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Blaming the UPA for its “hesitant and tokenist” approach in implementing the recommendations of the Sachar Committee report, the CPI(M) on Monday said immediate steps should be taken in the fields of education and credit disbursal . . . . .
- In Left-Ruled Bengal, Muslim Marries Hindu Girl, Found Dead (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Sep 25, 2007)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday launched a damage control exercise by ordering a CID probe into the "unnatural death" of a young Muslim man who had married the daughter of a well-known Hindu businessman against her . . . .
- ‘India Is Fast Becoming Two Entities’ (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 25, 2007)
Mid 1991: The Indian economy was “teetering on the edge of collapse, reflecting more than four decades of de facto central planning,” writes Alan Greenspan in The Age of Turbulence ( www.penguin.com ).
- Man Will Land On Mars In 2037, Says Nasa Official (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 25, 2007)
Michael Griffin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S., is convinced that the first human being will land on Mars in 2037.
- Non-Fiction Cinematic Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Filmmaker and writer B.D.Garga has written this book about an important but often forgotten dimension of the film history in India — the non-fiction films. Documentaries, newsreel and actuality material that merely records an event, like . . . . .
- Contours Of Water Crisis (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Sep 25, 2007)
Ramaswamy R. Iyer’s name is familiar to those who have followed the Cauvery river water dispute.
- Family Calling (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 25, 2007)
In appointing Mr Rahul Gandhi as a general secretary of the All-India Congress Committee, the ruling party has given its strongest indication yet of impending elections.
- Falling Water Levels Threaten Turkish Farms (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 25, 2007)
An environmental catastrophe is threatening central Turkey, once the country's breadbasket, where farmers are depleting the water table after the hottest summer in living memory.
- Diversity And Civic Disengagement (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 25, 2007)
Indians have long prided themselves on the singular diversity of their ancient civilisation. There were, of course, several humungous empires in the past, such as the Roman, Mongol, Ottoman, British, and more recently the former Soviet Union . . . .
- Vested Interests Hurting Aligarh University (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Sep 24, 2007)
What do former President of India Dr Zakir Hussain, present vice-president of the country Hamid Ansari, first Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan, eminent writer Dr Rahi Masoom Raza, legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand, . . . .
- Ambika’S Past Visits With A Vengeance (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Sep 24, 2007)
Minister with many enemies Sins of her past are visiting Ambika Soni with a vengeance.
- Ambika Underlined Ram Remarks, Didn’T Delete (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Sep 24, 2007)
Union minister for tourism and culture, Ambika Soni, had underlined three paragraphs with her pencil — not her pen — while reading the Ram Sethu affidavit.
- Wayward Drivers, Conductors Protected By Union (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Sir, ~ This is with reference to the news, "Rider shoved off bus, again!" (19 September). It has been mentioned that the co-passengers of the victim did not protest.
- Whither Science And Secularism? (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Sep 24, 2007)
When this column had visited the subject of the Ram Sethu project last week, it ended by saying that the truth about the existence of mythological and religious figures can never be made the subject of rational debate or proved in a court of man-made law.
- Another Round Of Talks Begins (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 24, 2007)
India and China have their work cut out in ensuring that the negotiations on the boundary dispute make progress.
- Against Quackery-Ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 24, 2007)
Rajiv Gandhi had a sense of noblesse oblige out of remembrance of his father and maternal grandfather. After his assassination, the comprador business press credited Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh with having originated the 1991 economic reform.
- A Comparative Failure (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
HUA HIN, Thailand - There's a tongue-in-cheek rule of headline writing on the Asia Times Online newsdesk that if an article is deathly dull, an editor shouldn't try to sex it up by writing a headline that's more interesting than the article, thereby
- 35 Years Ago, Ram Existed For Dmk Boss (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Sep 24, 2007)
M. Karunanidhi may now dismiss Ram and his setu as mythology but 35 years ago, he had put his seal on a document that spoke of a “causeway” that Ram “constructed to reach Lanka”.
- Hot And Over-Hot (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2007)
The half a percentage point cut in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve has triggered an avalanche in the Indian stock markets.
- 13 Held For Attack On Bus, Mk Kin's House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Police on Friday arrested 13 persons for their alleged role in Tuesday night's attack on the J P Nagar residence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's daughter Tamizh Selvi and torching of a TN state-owned bus on Hosur Road in which two . . . .
- Siachen: Army Scoffs At Pak Stand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Army chief General J J Singh on Friday scoffed at Pakistan's objections to India's move to open up the once volatile Indo-Pak border at Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, located in Jammu and Kashmir, to trekkers and expeditions.
- Half A Step (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 22, 2007)
The decision of the state cabinet to confer suo motu powers on the Lokayukta to initiate investigation into complaints against government officials including IAS and IPS officers up to the rank of chief secretary, though delayed, is a welcome one.
- Democracy’S Sinking Ship (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 22, 2007)
A chapter in Nepali politics that was dictated more by euphoria and less by pragmatic wisdom came to an end on September 18. Communist party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) withdrew from the government expressing lack of faith in the leadership of . . . .
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