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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 25647:
- Walk The Talk (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 04, 2005)
The immediate impression about the Union Budget 2005-06 was that Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has given priority to the agricultural sector.
- Ltte And Child Soldiers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 04, 2005)
Few forms of child abuse are more abhorrent than the practice of training and sending children into armed combat. Yet the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has got away with the forcible recruitment of child soldiers...
- High On Hillary (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Mar 04, 2005)
It was a pleasure to meet Hillary Clinton at a recent meeting she had with a group of young MPs. She was her usual warm and friendly self, trying to establish a personal rapport with everyone.
- Central Asian States — I: Alert China Ups The Ante (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 04, 2005)
It is only of late that the Central Asian States have come into the limelight, and their ability to make a big difference to the security and economies of the rest of the world have aroused interest.
- Of Biharis, Dons And Limousine Liberals (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2005)
It was great to read your rather optimistic account of Bihar. Being a Bihari myself, I would definitely like to believe your analysis. However, I’m not sure if Bihar’s populace would share your assessment.
- Hand As Fist (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2005)
The decision of the Jharkhand governor to invite Shibu Soren to form a government, and then give him almost three weeks to prove his majority, is a travesty of all constitutional morality.
- Brave, Young And Muslim (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Mar 04, 2005)
The last couple of years have not been easy for anyone, myself included, who hoped that the Iraq war would produce a decent, democratising outcome.
- Employment Guarantee (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 04, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, introduced in Parliament in December 2004, has understandably aroused a lot of interest.
- Foul Play (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 04, 2005)
The unconstitutional manner in which Governor Syed Sibtey Razi has conducted himself with regard to the formation of the new government in Jharkhand must be strongly condemned.
- Go Where There Is No Path And Leave A Trail (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 04, 2005)
The recent Budget speech of the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, spoke not only of a transparent trail in the trading of financial derivatives that he was happy about, but also complained of large cash withdrawals from banks leaving no trail.
- Basel Ii And Containing Risk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 04, 2005)
Banks in India have recently been asked by the Reserve Bank of India to adopt, by March 31, 2007, a new, proactive, approach towards risk management as laid down by the Basel Committee on Bank Supervision
- On Course In Kerala (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 03, 2005)
Consensus is not always the best way to resolve differences. This was very much in evidence at the 18th Kerala State Conference of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Malappuram.
- Poverty And Pride, Side By Side (Indian Express, SAM MILLER, Mar 03, 2005)
There’s a growing international consensus that the world’s megacities must be places of diversity. Yet the South Delhi elite who sweep past in air-conditioned cars ignore what lies beyond their gated colonies
- Put Your House In Order, China Tells U.S. (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 03, 2005)
China today told the U.S. that "the Chinese people have the best say in their human rights situation" and hoped that Washington would "pay more attention to its own human rights problems" at home.
- Still Waiting For The Big Push (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 03, 2005)
In defeating the NDA last year, the electorate wanted a change in the direction of the economy and not the continuation of anti-social reforms with a `human face.
- Stringent Norms (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 03, 2005)
It is fortunate that the fire that destroyed consumer goods worth several crores of rupees at the Tallam Shopping Arcade on the busy Kempe Gowda Road in Bangalore on Tuesday evening did not have any casualties.
- Royally Unhealthy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2005)
Even as the Vasundhara Raje Government was still struggling to come to terms with the criticism after polo player Shivraj Singh, a member of the erstwhile royal family, had to be flown to Mumbai for treatment due to lack of basic facilities in Jaipur, the
- Twilight Of A Pontiff (Indian Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, Mar 03, 2005)
He may be seen as anti-modern and anti-Enlightenment, but Pope John Paul II symbolises heroism and human potential
- The Budget And The Blind Men (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Mar 03, 2005)
The defence budget and people’s assessment of it brings to mind the old story of the elephant and the blind men: each perception depends upon its peculiar location.
- 339 Surrendered Militants Recruited By Crpf (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Mar 03, 2005)
The first batch of 339 surrendered militants of the erstwhile Bodo Liberation Tigers was today recruited by the Central Reserve Police Force.
- Budget Message, Mind Your Money (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Mar 03, 2005)
Dig deeper and Budget 2005 has two investment sub-texts. First, it has broadened the scope of investment decisions and put the responsibility of allocating money on households.
- Dealing With Poverty Globally (Hindu, Gerard Errera, Mar 03, 2005)
Global taxation such as on air-travel or financial transactions could finance the fight against world poverty.
- Ec Fall Guy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 03, 2005)
This is a familiar bout. Having been humbled by the rules of the game, simply ask that the referee be returned to the arena for a consolation match, for the comfort of being able to at least land another punch on the system once more.
- Evolving A Policy For Voluntary Sector (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Mar 03, 2005)
After Independence we have seen the emergence of basically five types of NGOs: (a) contractor type of NGOs who basically do the work for a quoted price like executing watershed projects or running working women’s hostel
- Fixing The Post-Election Match (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 03, 2005)
That a hung Legislative Assembly and a pro-active Governor make for a combustive combination has once again been proved...
- Folic Acid Supplementation Should Start Before Conception (Hindu, R. Prasad, Mar 03, 2005)
The prevalence of neural birth defects in children born in Chennai has been found to be 2.7 per 1000 births. This translates to nearly 300 defective births of which about 200 could be prevented through folic acid supplements.
- Divergent Views Of Rating Agencies On Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2005)
The Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's budget package for the new fiscal has drawn widely divergent perceptions from two international rating agencies.
- Chileans Labour Past Retirement (Hindu, Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, Mar 02, 2005)
Based on Chile's experience, one conclusion is that the Government will have to play a bigger role in any reformed pension system than the proponents of privatisation suggest.
- Defence Needs More Funds (Tribune, Jasjit Singh, Mar 02, 2005)
At the outset, the government must be congratulated for restoring to the defence budget the sanctity of its key function: that of sound expenditure control and management.
- In Clint Eastwood’S Shadow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 02, 2005)
Write about what you know” is the advice creative writing teachers used to give first-time writers. One wishes someone had given it a little earlier to Francis Xavier Toole, who died in 2002 at age 72 after just one book.
- A Straight Bat Approach (Business Line, Ajit Ranade, Mar 02, 2005)
Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's budget is a little like gulli cricket — it has stuck to the mid-on and mid-off, defined by compulsions of coalition dharma,
- Fringe Damages (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 02, 2005)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s Budget 2005 has generally received a good press, and deservedly so. However, there are some booby traps within it that need to be carefully identified and weeded out.
- Budget: The Playmaker's Play (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Mar 02, 2005)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has become the playmaker that he had in mind. He has delivered an acceptable Budget, which has adopted a holistic approach to growth.
- All Forest Fires Are Man-Made (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Mar 02, 2005)
From a vantage point in the forest I watched a huge fire rapidly engulf the deciduous forests of Bhadra Tiger Reserve in March 2004. As the flames started leaping over the under storey
- Lessons From The Poll Verdict (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 02, 2005)
The new Indian voter has rejected those political leaders and parties that refuse to practise the idiom of modern organisation and remain indifferent to the demands of good governance.
- Such Is The Law (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Mar 02, 2005)
Mr Bumble, in Oliver Twist, was dismayed when he came to know that the law held him responsible for his wife’s action and cried: “If the law supposes that...law is an ass — an idiot”.
- Abortion Right Becomes Hot Topic At Un Conference (Tribune, Maggie Farley, Mar 02, 2005)
Ten years after the landmark U.N. women’s conference in Beijing, thousands of delegates convened at the United Nations on Monday to review the world’s progress toward equality for women.
- Upa, Come Out From The Cold (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 02, 2005)
A Representative from a third world country impressed his counterparts with the way he would vote at meetings of the WTO. Every time he said ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’, he turned out to be absolutely right from the point of view of the developing and underdevelope
- Unreasoned Hostility (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 02, 2005)
For any angler, the bait should be worth the catch. That simple condition seems to have been missed by the Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India in the formulation they have devised to wheedle
- Some Bold Innovations (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Mar 02, 2005)
So much has been said from the minute the Budget has been presented. Any more on the numbers and expenditure allocations (which have their usual share of populism) would only mean diminishing returns
- Mandate Against Laloo Yadav (Tribune, Satish Misra, Mar 02, 2005)
The just-concluded assembly elections in Bihar mark the beginning of the end of the caste-dominated politics of the state, which began in the early 90s. A new phase appears to be in the offing when Bihar will have to be comprehended and interpreted not on
- Re-Starting Reforms (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Mar 02, 2005)
The popularity of the Budget or of the Finance Minister presenting it is inversely proportional to the frequency of interruptions in Parliament. Going by this criterion, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has indeed come out with good grades.
- V-Day On The Tax Front (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 02, 2005)
The structural reforms in taxation and the economy-wide efficiency gains achieved over the past few years are beginning to bear fruit.
- Day Later, India Inc Nurses A Budget Hangover On Fringes (Indian Express, DEV CHATTERJEE, Mar 02, 2005)
FBT Howls as corporates realise they need to pay tax from April 1 on fringe benefits to employees
- Far From The Madding Media (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 02, 2005)
If you are away from a metropolis for a length of time, you realize, to your surprise, that your life is purer and more uncluttered if there is no English-language newspaper or an excess of news channels to overwhelm you.
- The Warrior Has Been Short-Changed (Deccan Herald, RAHUL BEDI, Mar 02, 2005)
India’s defence budget of Rs 83,000 crore ($18.44 billion) for the financial year 2005-06, a hike of 7.8 per cent or Rs 6000 crore over the previous year’s allocation, signals limited military acquisitions and restricted equipment modernisation for the co
- J&k Set To Launch Bus Service On Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Route (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
Preparations are in full swing to roll out the first bus on the Srinagar-Uri-Muzaffarabad road on April 7.
- Jammu-Srinagar Highway Reopens After Days Of Labour (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
The national highway was cleared for one-way vehicular traffic after 12 days, despite a fresh avalanche near Banihal-Ramban sector on Tuesday.
- 50 Maoists Killed In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 02, 2005)
At least 50 Maoists were killed in midwest Nepal when their attack on security forces backfired on Monday night, triggering a fierce retaliation that continued till Tuesday morning.
- Over The Top (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 02, 2005)
Corporate income that is paid out as wages and salaries is taxed in the hands of recipients. If it is not so paid out, it is taxed as profits of the company. Thus personal income tax and corporate tax are the same tax on income;
- Tax On Fringe Benefits To Range From 3-30 Pc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
Under the new tax, transport services for workers and staff and canteen services in an office or factory would be outside its purview.
- Tax On Perks: Partial Roll-Back Likely (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
With mounting pressure from within the ruling coalition of the UPA and outside, Finance Minister P Chidambaram is likely to roll back partially, the proposed banking transaction tax of 0.01 per cent on cash withdrawals of Rs 10,000 and more
- Tax On Perks: Partial Roll-Back Likely (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2005)
Describing the proposed tax on withdrawals as a way to keep trail of big cash transactions, Chidambaram said like in Brazil, it may succeed here too.
- Unclear Verdict (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 02, 2005)
Indian voters never cease to spring surprises. In Jharkhand, the people turned two pre-poll predictions on their heads. It was generally agreed before the polls that the fractures within the ruling National Democratic Alliance had put it at a distinct dis
- Stage-Managed By Army (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Mar 01, 2005)
IT could only have happened in Pakistan politics. A blazing row broke out last week inside the Cabinet of Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim, the Sindh Chief Minister. Dr. Ghulam Rahim has accused his Revenue Minister, Imtiaz Shaikh, of corruption and misuse
- Mountain Views (Indian Express, MOHAMMAD SHAKAIB, Mar 01, 2005)
I was twelve when I went to the hills for the first time. It filled me with great curiosity, the sight of the higher mountains arising darker in the background.
- No Dream Effort This (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 01, 2005)
Ahead of the Union Budget, the question corporate heads pondered over was: "Will the Dream Team deliver?" On the evidence of the nearly-two-hour Budget presentation by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, the answer would be, "It has not clicked."
- Peace, Or A Mirage? (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 01, 2005)
THE bomb blast in Tel Aviv was a sobering correction to exaggerated hopes of peace breaking out in West Asia. There are many ways of looking at the central Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
- Promises Still To Keep (Indian Express, Sitaram Yechury, Mar 01, 2005)
Budget 2005-06 represents a welcome shift from the past, in the sense that there has been a greater emphasis on employment generation and development of infrastructure, especially in rural areas
- Success Brings Disarray (Hindu, Larry Rohter, Mar 01, 2005)
The Brazilian Workers' Party may have become a victim of its own success.
- The Spanish Dancer (Tribune, Sreedhara Bhasin, Mar 01, 2005)
Today when I was getting ready in the morning to go to work, I opened the almirah and reached out to the shelf where I keep my perfumes. My hand touched a rounded white bottle of hard ceramic — Anais Anais.
- Embracing Aam Aadmi (Indian Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 01, 2005)
The Finance Minister needs to be complimented on an extremely fine balancing act between the need to push through reforms and to further the mandate of the CMP.
- Here, A Star Was Born (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2005)
Devanahalli is a small town on the outskirts of Bangalore. The town shot into fame the day it was chosen for the construction of International Airport.
- It’S Never Too Early To Start Learning About Money (Tribune, James Daley, Mar 01, 2005)
IF my parents had ever tried packing me off to business school during the half-term holidays when I was a teenager, I probably would have left home. At 14 years old, talking about money did not interest me, or my friends, in the slightest.
- Indian Culture Is A Hybrid Culture (Indian Express, YASHDEEP SRIVASTAVA, Mar 01, 2005)
Jaithirth Rao’s article (‘Our legacy of modernity’, IE Feb 18) raised some interesting points. The role of modernity and its tensions with tradition have occupied architects and urbanists for years.
- Hurrah From Both Mig And Hig (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Mar 01, 2005)
While the middle-income group (MIG) has every reason to be pleased with the sizeable reduction in their income-tax liability, the higher-income group (HIG) can heave a sigh of relief now that the Finance Minister has not gunned after them.
- Forward Movement In Social Spending (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 01, 2005)
Budget 2005-06 was the first major test for the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to demonstrate his commitment to the National Common Minimum Programme.
- A Friendly Budget (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 01, 2005)
Mr P. Chidambaram’s is not a dream budget, but he has thoughtfully extended a friendly hand to a large section of society: the jobless, the salaried class, women, senior citizens, farmers, dalits, adivasis, minorities and business bigwigs.
- Europe's Try For One Constitution (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 01, 2005)
Despite the qualified success of the referendum in Spain, the European Union Constitution faces a tougher battle for approval in Britain, France, and the Czech Republic.
- Congress Act: Bully Gets Burnt (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 01, 2005)
When Harikesh Bahadur and Satyavrat Chaturvedi had first gone to Bihar to ascertain Congress workers’ views on the possibility of an alliance with Laloo Yadav, even
- Chidambaram, On Balance (Indian Express, Arvind Virmani, Mar 01, 2005)
When Dr Manmohan Singh became prime minister last year, the middle class by and large was very happy that an educated professional had taken charge of the Government of India.
- Building On Promise (Business Line, Y. M. Deosthalee, Mar 01, 2005)
The much-awaited deployment of forex reserves in infrastructure development is welcome.
- Banking On All Sections (Indian Express, K V KAMATH, Mar 01, 2005)
The Union Budget is a clear articulation of national priorities, with a range of focused measures targeted at stimulating growth in various sectors of the economy.
- The Bigger Crime Of Crime Reporting (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Feb 28, 2005)
TV News crime reporting and crime shows deserve today’s Oscar. Sansani (Star News), Dial 100 (NDTV India), Aaj Tak’s Jurm, or Sony’s Crime Patrol make CID look like children playing cops and robbers.
- Finding The Money For A Social Conscience (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Feb 28, 2005)
First, given that NCMP has made promises that need higher spending over the next few years, it will be up to the Finance Minister to raise the resources for this expenditure.
- A Pop Culture Coup For The Kgb (Tribune, Peter Finn, Feb 28, 2005)
The intrepid Russian spy, saving the Motherland if not the world, has come in from the cold. Not since his heyday in the 1960s and ’70s, when espionage novels and movies grabbed the imagination of a teen-age Vladimir Putin
- Budget For Securities (Indian Express, VIJAY KELKAR, Feb 28, 2005)
Where do we go next in Indian finance? We have been converting 23 per cent investment into 6 per cent growth. A better financial sector will raise this conversion rate, by allocating resources more efficiently.
- Congenial But Lacklustre (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 28, 2005)
In keeping with his commitment, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has presented a second successive Railway budget without any increase in passenger fares or freight.
- Defence Budget: Some Worries (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, Feb 28, 2005)
The emergence of Bangladesh as the new hub of Islamic terrorism, the political uncertainty in Nepal and the spread of Maoist militancy across several states, have added new challenges to India’s traditional security threats.
- Half Answers To Global Imbalance (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Feb 28, 2005)
The day of reckoning for the global current account imbalance, and the American dollar, is drawing closer. The Australian dollar might perform relatively better than its American counterpart
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