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Articles 5521 through 5620 of 25647:
- A Right Democratic Mess (Indian Express, S.C.N. JATAR, Aug 05, 2005)
Milind DEORA was on TV at the height of the crisis. He said he could not answer for the failures in Mumbai because he represents Mumbai in the Lok Sabha!
- Playing Fair In Bihar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 04, 2005)
Six months after the exit of the Rashtriya Janata Dal Government, politics in Bihar continues to revolve around the charismatic, if increasingly exasperating,
- More Of A Mess (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 04, 2005)
It is no easy task to clean up the mess in Bihar. But much of what the governor, Mr Buta Singh,
- Tail On Fire (Tribune, Girish Bhandari, Aug 04, 2005)
Tea and coffee are hotshots in the Indian export scene. Though India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of tea in the world, it is coffee that excites the real passions.
- City As Hero No 1 (Indian Express, MILIND DEORA, Aug 02, 2005)
After last week’s unprecedented deluge, which submerged parts of Mumbai, a post-mortem is in order.
- Fdi Needs Micro-Micro Reforms (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Aug 02, 2005)
Foreign Direct Investment enters a country only if it is competitive so that foreign firms can benefit from its presence. On the other hand, FDI is also expected to enhance a country's competitiveness.
- Buta Singh’S Ways (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2005)
The standoff between Bihar Governor Buta Singh and Chief Secretary G.S. Kang over the transfer of 17 IPS officers has snowballed into a major controversy with Mr Kang having proceeded on long leave in protest against the decision.
- Bihar: Nod For Extension Of President's Rule (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2005)
Patil backs Governor's recommendation
Governor was impartial, says Patil
"We waited for someone to stake a claim"
Proof of horse-trading was on television
- Bihar’S Law & Disorder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 01, 2005)
President’s rule threatens to push the state even deeper into the mire
- Rain And Poetry (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Aug 01, 2005)
It was a devastating monsoon onslaught. Olympic-sized swimming pools choked the commercial capital of India.
- Watchdog Can’T Sleep (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 01, 2005)
In blessed Punjab, things have to degenerate completely before someone wakes up to the hopeless reality.
- Local Bodies: Whose Fiefdom? (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Aug 01, 2005)
This year's local government elections have generated unprecedented interest among all those who seek power by capturing elective offices.
- Uti-I To Exit From Subsidiaries (Business Line, Sarbajeet K. Sen, Aug 01, 2005)
While the future of UTI Mutual Fund remains hazy, clarity is emerging on the roadmap for its twin outfit - the Specified Undertaking of Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) also called UTI-I.
- Presidential Concerns Over The New Rti Act (Hindu, Mandakini Devasher, Jul 31, 2005)
It is clearly in public interest to know what kind of advice the President gives
- The Most Pitiful Among Men Is He Who Turns Silver And Gold Into Dreams (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 30, 2005)
O GOLD! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bank of vapour, exclaims Calvin Coolidge.
- Pyrrhic Victory (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 30, 2005)
KPS Gill's sentence: Too little, too late
- Thank You, President (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 30, 2005)
The President has withheld assent to the Haryana Casino Bill. This was quite expected for two reasons.
- Quotas Will Enhance Efficiency (Times of India, Udit Raj, Jul 29, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government seems to have succumbed to pressure from Indian industry to scuttle private sector reservations.
- Us And Us (A Non-Expert View) (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jul 29, 2005)
One gasps at the audacity of pundits who plunge head long into debates — ranging from Imrana to the US-India nuclear compact or the Iran pipeline — without making sure that they are in possession of the basic facts.
- Taxes On Arms Sales, Affinity Credit Cards And A Global Lottery (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2005)
IN `what's new' on www.fsforum.org, I learn about the 13th meeting of the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) held in Tokyo a few months ago.
- Ruled By The Nominee (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Jul 28, 2005)
When Vijayalakshmi Pandit arrived in August 1947 to take up her post as India’s first ambassador in Moscow,
- New Export Target Is Achievable (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jul 28, 2005)
The ministry of commerce was rather modest when it suggested an export target of 16.3 billion dollars for the current financial year, which would have marked an increase of 16 per cent on last year’s performance.
- Unshackling The Public Sector (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 28, 2005)
For the bureaucracy and the political leadership, loosening the strings that bind the public sector units, to give them autonomy in degrees, is like gradual abdication.
- Sc Upholds Gill Conviction (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2005)
While the verdict was a setback to former Punjab police chief K P S Gill, the IPS officer will not be jailed for his lewd behaviour in the 1988 incident.
- Picking Up Of Dawn’S Staffer (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 26, 2005)
Law enforcing agencies in Sindh have picked up a reporter of the daily Star, a newspaper published by the Dawn Group of Newspapers.
- Beyond The Colonial Clerk Mould (Indian Express, SHARDUL CHATURVEDI , Jul 26, 2005)
It is difficult to disagree with Prabhat Patnaik’s basic argument (‘Colonialism, neo-liberalism and the prime minister’, IE, July 18) that India’s political control and economic exploitation were the fundamental aims of British rule in India.
- The Iconic Motabhai (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jul 26, 2005)
.G. Patel’s passing removes an entire generation I looked up to. He was a close friend of Mahendra, my elder brother,
- Democratise Civic Bodies (Tribune, C D Verma, Jul 26, 2005)
The Haryana Municipal Corporation Act was put on the statute book in 1994.
- Conserving Reserves Of Mother Nature (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
SUNIL KUMAR M talks about the plans for conservation reserves outside protected forests and the special reserve to house our peacocks at Bankapur, to help give the national bird a new lease of life.
- Behind The Door (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 26, 2005)
Whatever romantics may say, consistency is a public virtue. It is certainly a virtue to be worn proudly in public life.
- China’S Step On Currency Revolutionary (Tribune, Don Lee , Jul 25, 2005)
China’s move to reform its currency system set the nation on a path to greater financial independence and stronger integration with global markets.
- Telugu Desam To Raise The Issue Of Disinvestment In Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
Party alleges UPA Government has failed to address key issues
- Dawood Skips Daughter’S Nikah? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
Media was not allowed inside the venue where the hyped wedding took place. No film personality or sportsperson attended the wedding from India.
- Tourists Quit Blast-Hit Egyptian Resort (Deccan Herald, Reuters, Jul 25, 2005)
The blasts had instant repercussions on the economy with the benchmark stock exchange index falling 4.5 per cent on Sunday.
- Women Talk Of Rights (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 25, 2005)
Shobha De ko gussa kyon atta hai? A recent event organised to discuss women’s issues by FICCI ladies went completely astray as the moderator Shivani Wazir introduced panelist Shobha and asked the author to please tell them how she stayed so fit.
- Summer Of Hope In Indo-Us Ties (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jul 24, 2005)
Political leaders in India sometimes get carried away by the sheer scale of reception and hospitality that surround summits in the White House.
- Leak Riddle: Who's Playing Whom? (Washington Post, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 24, 2005)
Judith Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter who now wears a brown and green prison jumpsuit, will soon enter her third week in a jail cell just a few miles from the White House where administration officials suspected of leaking clas
- Population Stabilisation Not By Coercion: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2005)
Manmohan Singh said focussing on empowerment of women and eliminating poverty is the best way to achieve population stabilisation.
- Broadening Tax Base (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 24, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government would carry out further reforms to simplify the tax system and increase its efficiency and transparency.
- Summer Of Hope In Indo-Us Ties (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jul 23, 2005)
Political leaders in India sometimes get carried away by the sheer scale of reception and hospitality that surround summits in the White House. I recall scribes accompanying Rajiv Gandhi to the Reagan White House in 1985 ridiculing me when I urged a degre
- Eavesdropping On History (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jul 23, 2005)
PRESIDENT Richard M. Nixon suffered from the ultimate form of paranoia — he eavesdropped on himself. Not content with keeping a meticulous written record of his presidency — perhaps the most exhaustively documented of any US president — he installed a voi
- A Relook At Defence Agreement (Tribune, N. Kunju, Jul 21, 2005)
THIS refers to “Mission to Washington” by Mr H.K. Dua (July 5). The 10-year agreement on defence and military affairs regarding future collaboration between India and the US signed by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherji has, ironically, been hailed by the op
- The Eastern Shift In Europe — India, China Have Much To Gain From Trade With New Eu Members (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jul 21, 2005)
THE 25-member European Union (EU) is embarking on a bold economic and financial initiative to ensure that the countries of the Eastern and Central European region receive "special aid" to uplift living standards, combat poverty and, above all, lay the gro
- Defacing The Basic Law (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Jul 21, 2005)
IN its recent judgment on the issue of General Musharaff’s uniformed presidency and the 17th Constitutional Amendment, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional amendment as well as another act, 2004, which empowers General Musharaff to continue to hold
- Pm: Deal With Us Won’T Blunt Our N-Capabilities (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 21, 2005)
Dr Singh said India would meet its obligations in the nuclear deal only after the US implements its commitments to New Delhi’s satisfaction.
- Tdp Govt Caused Rs 500-Cr Loss To State: Ap Cong (Deccan Herald, DH news, Jul 21, 2005)
If the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) can expose the “misdeeds” of the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh as in the Rs 11-crore pay-off in the Volkswagen case, the Congress can pay back in the same coin.
- Selling The United States Of America In India (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 21, 2005)
STATECRAFT The Government needs to prepare itself to lead an open debate in which no issue is beyond democratic scrutiny.
- Independent Directors, Key To Corporate Governance (Business Line, N. Venkiteswaran, Jul 21, 2005)
HAVING successfully stalled for months, the introduction of the new norms on the appointment of independent directors, the effort now appears to be to dump the concept entirely.
- I. G. Patel — Passing Of A Humane Economist (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 20, 2005)
Dr Patel will be remembered for his constructive role in building up cooperation between India and the West, in particular the US and Bretton Woods Institutions.
- Bmic Work Must Go On, Orders Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Monday said work on the controversial Rs 2,250 crore Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project should continue and no land earmarked for the project could be alienated.
- Needless Taxation (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 18, 2005)
Sucessive Finance Ministers in India have found it hard to resist the temptation of raising existing taxes and . . .
- The Revolution Must Go On (Telegraph, ARITRO GANGULY, Jul 18, 2005)
Over 200 years after the fall of Bastille, the French fortress-prison remains relevant
- Public Versus Private (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jul 18, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
Pragmatic approach
The Congress has finally backed off on the sale of another 10 per cent of the government holding in Bhel and agreed not to sell any more...
- Media As Partner (Tribune, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Jul 17, 2005)
INDIA has built a reputation for its democracy and for providing leadership to one billion people of diversified cultures, languages and religions.
- Reshuffle Shuffle (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 16, 2005)
Political junkies who were holding their breath for the expected reshuffle of the Cabinet can now afford to let go. Nothing dramatic is going to happen soon. Sonia Gandhi apparently doesn't want to make sweeping changes in the government.
- Splendid Idea (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 13, 2005)
A snippet from the pages of The Hindu dated July 11, 1955, reproduced in the paper's This Day That Age section, contains a gem of a suggestion which shows how the vision of the leaders of those days encompassed the nation,
- Managing The Affairs Of Cities (Hindu, P. K. Doraiswamy, Jul 12, 2005)
In the year 2007, for the first time in the world the number of urban dwellers will equal the rural. Furthermore, the world population increase between 2000 and 2030 will be mainly in the urban areas of the less developed world, straining the . . .
- City Of Stumps (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 11, 2005)
The secret of survival is getting noticed.
- The Indian Dream (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Jul 11, 2005)
I carried no shopping bag from my wife as I left my house one cold and sunny morning.
- Two Memorable Days In July (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jul 10, 2005)
Americans celebrate the Fourth of July because on that day 229 years ago the 13 British colonies in America issued their “Declaration of Independence.”
- Framed: Indian Administration (Indian Express, K. P. S. GILL , Jul 06, 2005)
Asked to write about the Gujarat riots of 2002 by an European magazine, I was groping for images to convey the abject and inexcusable failure of the police to an audience not familiar with the functioning of the Indian police and the context they...
- Unchain Information (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2005)
The Govt should declassify 30-year-old secret information...
- Games Over Center Court (Washington Post, Akhil Reed Amar, Jul 05, 2005)
The formal constitutional rules for appointing a justice to the Supreme Court seem simple enough:
- Making Independent Directorships Work (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 05, 2005)
The non-executive company director (NED), independent of both the owner and the chief executive, is much in demand worldwide.
- Revamping The Railways (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 05, 2005)
THE government’s five-year plan for the rehabilitation of Pakistan Railways, at a cost of Rs 60 billion,
- Ignorance Of Law: Is It Feigned Or Real? (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Jul 04, 2005)
Can a foreign national be appointed as a director on the board of an Indian company? The answer is `yes'. But not everybody seems to think so as this story reads.
- Glimpses Of Foreign Policy History (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 04, 2005)
India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war is the stuff of legend. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi generalled that memorable triumph against great odds — to the stunned disbelief of the United States. There are not many unknowns in..
- Improve Conditions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 04, 2005)
Checking crime and speeding up trials will help tackle overcrowding of jails.
- Need To Scrap Transfer Of Teachers (Tribune, Amrik Singh , Jul 03, 2005)
TILL the early Fifties, District Boards were looking after most schools. Transfers were within the district. Once schools were ‘provincialised’, those working in government schools became liable to transfer within the state. In some states, transfers...
- Corrupt To The Bone (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2005)
At the level of the common man’s black humour, The India Corruption Study 2005 must be fun to read. There are very few surprises; but to read, yet again, that Bihar is the most corrupt state in India, ranking 20th, still has an effect that may be describe
- Dubious Distinction (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 02, 2005)
Karnataka’s ranking as the fourth-most corrupt state in the country today is a shocking reminder of the abysmal levels to which governance has sunk here. According to the India Corruption Study, a survey carried out by Transparency International India...
- Poaching Unlimited (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 02, 2005)
Salman Khan and the Nawab of Pataudi appear to be only bit players in the horrifying poaching play which has been going on ruthlessly. Unless proven innocent, their trial is well-merited. There are, however, also culprits far worse than them on the prowl.
- Path To Infamy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 02, 2005)
The surrender of former Patna District Magistrate Gautam Goswami, the key accused in Bihar’s multi-crore flood relief scam, several weeks after a red corner alert was issued against him, is a classic example of how a nodal officer, in cahoots with...
- Hero As Villain (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2005)
Gautam Goswami is in jail. Now justice must be done within a sharply defined time frame.
- India Can Be America's Best Friend (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 01, 2005)
At a time when anti-Americanism has spread across the globe, a new poll shows that more people in India have a positive view of the United States than in any other nation surveyed. The poll, conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, raises . . .
- Operation Broomstick Corruption Data Comes To Haunt Us Yet Again (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 01, 2005)
Every now and then, Transparency International dredges up unedifying truths on levels of corruption in our country. According to its recent survey, Indians paid over Rs 20,000 crore as bribes last year. The biggest share went to schools, followed by...
- Cbi Files 30 Cases Against Public Servants (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Jul 01, 2005)
Continuing its nationwide crackdown on public servants of doubtful integrity, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered 30 cases against 31 public servants for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to their legitimate sources..
- Brief Case: What A Journey (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 30, 2005)
The bus was playing 'Yeh dosti ...' on a searing summer afternoon. The people inside were silent, almost sullen.
- Ifs And Buts Of Investing In Russia (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Jun 30, 2005)
The Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, wooing key American and European businessmen — ranging from the media tycoon, Mr Rupert Murdoch, to the Chief executives of Siemens, Philips,
- Anybody Remember Manipur? (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 29, 2005)
With the first anniversary of Manorama Devi's killing upon us, the Government must make public the report of the Justice Jeevan Reddy review panel on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act without any further delay.
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