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Articles 6321 through 6420 of 25647:
- Blair's Historic Win (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2005)
With Labour winning Thursday's parliamentary election in the UK, Prime Minister Tony Blair has been assured a place in history.
- After Societies Collapse, Only Ruins Remain For Tourists (Business Line, D. Murali , May 07, 2005)
Jared Diamonds s : Collapse from Penguin is an unusual bestseller. The author is a professor of geography, in his third career after teaching physiology and ecology, and the book is on "How societies choose to fail or survive".
- National Jute Policy: Revitalising The Sector's Fibre (Business Line, D. Murali , May 07, 2005)
TRACTORS help in ploughing. But a tax tribunal had to plough through tractors recently, when deciding the Escorts case.
- New Models Required (Deccan Herald, ABRAHAM M GEORGE, May 07, 2005)
Poverty alleviation programmes do not require more money, but what they need is good governance
- On The Outer Fringes (Business Line, S. Srinath, May 07, 2005)
All items covered by FBT will be affected either by VAT or service tax, which cannot be treated as input tax. In such a case, if no benefit is given for deducting VAT or service tax on these items covered by FBT, it would be tantamount to double taxation.
- Out-Of-The-Box Diplomacy (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, May 07, 2005)
Today the term 'out-of-the-box diplomacy' is fashionable. China, the proponent of 'a peaceful rise' has masterfully demonstrated this new tactic.
- Hard And Not So Hard Working (Tribune, Blanca Torres, May 07, 2005)
MANY workers find themselves stretched for time in an economy that requires companies to do more with less to stay competitive.
- Power-Less (Hindu, Editorial, Business Line, May 07, 2005)
Nobody Should Be surprised by the darkness that has descended on Maharashtra following an acute power shortage the last few weeks.
- Mapping The Earth From A New High (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , May 07, 2005)
With Cartosat-1 in orbit and the launch of Cartosat-2 also planned, the sky is the limit for Indian remote sensing.
- Not Quite Blaring (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 07, 2005)
The message of a general election manifests itself in strange ways. In the early hours of Friday, Mr Tony Blair became the first person to lead the British Labour Party to a third consecutive election victory.
- A Serious Drug Problem (Hindu, Paul Krugman, May 07, 2005)
The 2003 Medicare bill is an object lesson in how special interests hold America's health care system hostage.
- The Unselfish Gene (Hindu, Johnjoe McFadden , May 07, 2005)
The new biology is reasserting the primacy of the whole organism — the individual — over the behaviour of isolated genes.
- Vietnam 30 Years Later (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 06, 2005)
On Sunday, it was heart-warming to see a front-page photograph of Vietnam’s legendary military hero,
- Giving People A Right To Information (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , May 06, 2005)
Fifty years after the country gained Independence, India's citizens can confidently hope to secure access to information under the domain of public administration.
- A Bad Show (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 06, 2005)
MR Justice S. N. Phukan is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. He certainly comes down a notch or two in public esteem going by the statement made in the Rajya Sabha by the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee.
- How Punjab Act Favours Haryana (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, May 06, 2005)
When Punjab passed the Punab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004, it sent shock waves all over, forcing the Central Government to make a presidential reference to the apex court, which is yet to start proceedings on the reference.
- When Will Tony Blair Step Down? (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , May 06, 2005)
The British Labour Party cannot afford to erode its base in the country any further.
- A Peep Into History (Hindu, Amit Baruah, May 06, 2005)
Nine years before Pokhran-I, the Americans believed that India would go nuclear
- Silly Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 06, 2005)
Being tarred with the same brush is hardly something to be proud of. Boycotting parliament sessions is not a new tactic,
- An Almost Irreversible Process (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2005)
Najam Sethi, Editor-in-Chief ofThe Friday TimesandThe Daily Times, and his wife Jugnu Mohsin, Publisher and Managing Editor of the weekly newspaper, represent the independent and courageous face of Pakistani journalism
- Home Away From (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, May 06, 2005)
There is a major debate about the question of People’s War and other revolutionary groups carrying weapons at a time they are having talks with the Andhra Pradesh Government.
- What Is The Optimum Rate Of Tax? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 06, 2005)
A flat tax revolution is now sweeping Central and Eastern Europe. Disgusted with the oppression and unnecessary trouble that people suffer at the hands of the tax collector,
- Muscle Power Dictates Politics (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 06, 2005)
Pakistan’s military appears to suffer from a congenital itch to remain the central force of power
- How Aids Saps The Economy (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, May 06, 2005)
HIV/AIDS is estimated to have affected 5 million persons in India. What are the economic consequences of the disease?
- Back From The Dead (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, May 06, 2005)
The entire country seems to have demonstrated against the Japanese attempt to rewrite history in their textbooks, by whitewashing the Rape of Nanjing in 1937 by their occupation troops,
- Business Defines Sino-Indian Relations (Business Line, S. Majumder , May 06, 2005)
Until Recently, China was a worthy rival to India, not only in the political domain but also in the business arena, as Beijing aggressively pushed global trade.
- General J. S. Aurora (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2005)
In this time and era, we have very few real-life heroes. That is why when we lose one,
- Elaborate Weddings (Hindu, Lucy Mangan, May 05, 2005)
Why do weddings have to be so elaborate?
- University Politics Are Vicious Precisely (Business Line, D. Murali , May 05, 2005)
AFTER Tuesday's news that the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India got a sharp rebuke from the Government for lending the ICAI name to a new university,
- Jin, Jiao, Cun, Shou And Fu In Dragon Gate (Business Line, D. Murali , May 05, 2005)
On September 7, 1918 a group of Chinese accountants was instrumental in issuing the first `Interim Regulation for Accountants,' informs China Accounting Services, a market research analysis from China Knowledge Press P Ltd (www.chinaknowledge.com).
- Farm Prosperity The Key (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 05, 2005)
Bartering food self-sufficiency for industrialisation will only worsen the poverty situation in the two countries
- Armed Forces And Demoralisation (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, May 05, 2005)
Was Fernandes as concerned about morale, when, as Defence Minister, he had sacked Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat?
- The Dough Is In The Land, Not The Bread (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 05, 2005)
Five years after privatisation, Modern Food assets are being stripped.
- Britain In Labour (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 05, 2005)
A neologism derived from Indian politics seems poised as the most acceptable explanation for developments in British politics.
- Right In Front Of Our Eyes (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, May 05, 2005)
We saw it all happen right in front of our eyes. The huge statue of Saddam Hussein being pushed and toppled by gleeful Iraqis in a Baghdad square.
- Look Left, Look Right, But First Look Within (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 05, 2005)
Losing ground to the Congress is the real threat that Subrata Mukherjee’s breakaway poses for the Trinamool Congress, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- Cosseted By The Cauvery (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, May 05, 2005)
A weekend in Coorg in an airconditioned tent is the perfect getaway for the stressed City dweller.
- Reaping What It Sowed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2005)
The suicide bombings in Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are signs of the struggle that the U.S. attempt to erect democracy in Iraq has touched off.
- Three Words Still Mean Divorce (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2005)
There have been hundreds of unresolved murders of journalists in their line of duty around the world in the last decade. Here are details of a few of the instances, as compiled by the World Association of Newspapers to mark World Press Freedom Day, May 3:
- Self-Interest And After (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, May 05, 2005)
For the past week there have been statements, comments and speculation on India’s policy towards Nepal
- Dance Is Akin To Breathing (Deccan Herald, Narmata Kumar, May 05, 2005)
Mala Sashikant is a much loved Bharatanatyam teacher in the City.
- Nuclear Double Standards (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 05, 2005)
Non-weapons states accuse nuclear powers of double standards.
- Not Enough (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 04, 2005)
Many genuine business expenses will still be taxed, despite the concessions
- Gaza Dreams Of Life After The Israelis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2005)
For All The political strength that United States President George W. Bush gained at the end of the last electoral cycle, there are enough signs that the early months of his second term will not be trouble-free.
- Yale, India, And The Failure Of The `Global University' (Hindu, Ajay Gandhi, May 04, 2005)
Yale, through its historical amnesia about its roots in colonialism and slavery, its unethical investment policies and demeaning work culture, abrogates the responsibility it claims to bear as a global university.
- Pc’S Concessions (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2005)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has bent a little, but stays firm to face the storm over two of his most controversial budgetary proposals.
- Historic Handshake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 04, 2005)
A historic visit by Taiwanese Opposition leader, Lien Chan, to the People’s Republic of China, could signal the start of a new phase in Taiwan’s engagement with mainland China
- Devoted To Disaster (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2005)
The Pakistan President denied that he was shy of speaking about Kargil and said a debate on the issue will not lead anywhere.
- Science And The Tower Of Babel (Deccan Herald, B M Hegde, May 04, 2005)
Science has created a language barrier between the various sub-specialists, that they don’t talk anymore
- Blair Scare (Business Line, G. D. Agrawal, May 04, 2005)
G. D. Agrawal on the need to rationalise the dividend distribution regime
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, presented in 1997 what many call a dream Budget.
- Should Markets Dance To Guidance? (Business Line, D. Murali , May 04, 2005)
On one side, we learn that the taxman has slapped a Rs 50-crore notice on Infosys and,
- Concept Of A Corporate Religion (Business Line, R. Devarajan, May 04, 2005)
IN THE current commercial milieu, it is not only products which compete with one another, but also concepts that come into play. Companies must be able to portray and project their philosophy
- Relations With Neighbours — Dialogue With Discretion (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 04, 2005)
India has realised it should develop a coherent policy of regional and global economic integration if its voice is to be heard in the councils of the world. But its flip-flops on Nepal and failure to join issue with Bangladesh on crucial matters have
- Weather Forecast For The Farm (Business Line, D. Murali , May 04, 2005)
WHEN a 93-year old lady dies leaving behind a fortune for the benefit of her three children,
- Rice: Towards Enhancing Yield In Rain-Fed Areas (Business Line, Jaya Raj , May 04, 2005)
IN SPITE of the impressive gains achieved in overall food production in recent years, the food scenario in India remains a cause of concern with respect to production and consumption. Even a marginal dip in foodgrains output for one year can lead to . . .
- Middle Way (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 03, 2005)
A moment of history may come quite without fanfare. The tussle over the acceptance of a model nikaahnama or marriage contract by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has been simmering for a while.
- Dealing With An Untrustworthy King (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, May 03, 2005)
It is difficult to understand why India has welcomed the lifting of the Emergency by King Gyanendra as a “first step” towards democracy when people are still being arrested,
- Politics Minus Value (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, May 03, 2005)
The Congress as the leader in the UPA coalition, killing itself and its inmates by non-stop backbiting and betrayal, is encouraging the bureaucrats to run amuck and mislead as well as misgovern. . .
- Move To Abolish Cat? (Tribune, Anuradha, May 03, 2005)
THE decision of the Cabinet Committee to amend the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985,
- China And India — Musings On Recent Economic History (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 03, 2005)
The Chinese model of development has stood it in good stead, with agriculture first getting transformed and growing rapidly, creating the funds and manpower surpluses for fuelling industrial growth, notably in the small and medium industrial sector.
- Why Unbundle Pseb? (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, May 03, 2005)
Privatising or unbundling public sector enterprises/ boards in India/Punjab should be seen as a part of the policy shift made in July, 1991.
- Trade Facilitation: A Paramount Need (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , May 03, 2005)
Signalling the shift to a new paradigm of export-optimism, the annual supplement to the five-year foreign trade policy hiked the export target from $80 billion to $92 billion for 2005-06.
- New ‘nikahnama’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2005)
THE much-awaited model ‘nikahnama’ has been given its seal of approval by the All-India Muslim Personal Board.
- Presidents Face Hard Work In Moscow (Hindu, Alexander Konovalov, May 03, 2005)
Presidents Vladimir Putin and George Bush have a range of sticky issues to sort out at their upcoming summit.
- Burning Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 03, 2005)
There could not be a more vexing instance of the link between education and juvenile violence
- Epf Mismatch (Business Line, S. Venu , May 03, 2005)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies
- Goa Beyond Tourists And Those Clichés (Hindu, K. GopiNathan , May 03, 2005)
Maria Aurora Couto's book, Goa — A Daughter's Story, looks beyond the sunny beaches and wild parties
- Confusion In Indian Policy (Tribune, S. D. Muni , May 03, 2005)
India has almost blinked to the King of Nepal on the question of arms supply. These supplies were put on hold on February 1, 2005, following King Gyanendra’s coup against the democratic system and leadership.
- `We Will Turn Zero-Debt By 2005-06 End' (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , May 03, 2005)
I do not think Max India has any business to have debt, as it is the holding company. By the end of 2005-2006, we will become a zero-debt company.
- Remembering Them On Press Freedom Day (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2005)
There have been hundreds of unresolved murders of journalists in their line of duty around the world in the last decade.
- Monetary Policy: Transparent And Responsible (Business Line, R. Devarajan, May 03, 2005)
Management as an art and a science has been defined as "getting things done by other people".
- Patent Law : Whither The Incentive To Innovate (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , May 03, 2005)
There can be no better way of safeguarding national interest than creating an environment in which innovations can happen.
- Who Owns Groundwater? (Hindu, T. N. Narasimhan, May 03, 2005)
Water should be held in public trust for the benefit of society at large.
- Our Cultural Disrespect (Tribune, V GANGADHAR, May 03, 2005)
THE packed audience inside the Town Hall auditorium in Ahmedabad listened in pindrop silence . . .
- The Return Of The Swayamsevak (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 02, 2005)
The Kyoto Protocol on reduction of emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) comes into force on February 16 under circumstances that do not reflect well on policy-makers in many countries.
- Further Reflections On The Credit Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 02, 2005)
At First sight, the latest Credit Policy seems a "do-nothing" statement, leaving the crucial bank rate and cash reserve ratio unchanged.
- Why Panic About What Vat Will Do To Prices (Business Line, R. Sthanumoorthy, May 02, 2005)
A changeover to VAT does not result in any sustained increase in the price level. In most of the cases, it had caused a one-time initial rise in prices, which is reported to be happening in the States which switched to VAT on April 1.
- Globalisation Requires Local Citizenship Behaviour Too (Business Line, C. Gopinath , May 02, 2005)
As local communities in developing countries rush to attract factories to their neighbourhoods in the name of globalisation. . . ,
- Beauty Business (Deccan Herald, KALPANA M NAGHNOOR, May 02, 2005)
The beauty business has always had a hold on women’s lives, much to the chagrin of their spouses
- Two’S Company (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, May 02, 2005)
THE friends in one’s life are divided into two categories. First, there are those that spring from one’s environment; with whom you have in common the things you do. They pass in and out of your life.
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