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Articles 13321 through 13420 of 25647:
- Tncc Turntable (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 19, 2003)
I HAVE never been in such a fix as when I was frantically casting about for the right title for this piece. Should I call the happenings leading to the dismissal of the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), Mr S. Balakrishnan, and its Wor
- Iron Man Nationalism And Polls (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Nov 19, 2003)
Chief Ministers of Gujarat often pride themselves as Sardar Patel, the Iron Man, as he was fondly called. Perhaps Narendra Modi, too, thinks he’s another Sardar. As the BJP’s star campaigner in the coming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan an
- Tncc Turntable (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 19, 2003)
I HAVE never been in such a fix as when I was frantically casting about for the right title for this piece. Should I call the happenings leading to the dismissal of the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), Mr S. Balakrishnan, and its Wor
- Political Courage Puts Personal Tie On Record (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 19, 2003)
Sethi & Bhandari: ‘Those with illicit ties attack pious relationship’
- Friendship In Deep Waters (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 19, 2003)
There’s something fishy in the budding romance between India and Iran, and methinks it’s got to do with the gas pipeline that Teheran is so keen to build overland via Pakistan and into India. Of course, New Delhi has had other ideas for the longest time —
- The New Rurosexual (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Nov 19, 2003)
Soccer star David Beckham is the symbol of the metrosexual, the modern man who is in touch with his feminine side. The word was coined by a researcher assisting advertisers in their quest for the target audience. As often happens, the advertisers had the
- Tackle The Roots (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
There is a need to address the conditions that give rise to Naxalism
- Money For Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
The Judeo episode again highlights the pervasiveness of corruption in the system
- Minority Report, Parsee Way (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 19, 2003)
The community has a recipe for harmonious integration
- Review Of The Economy - The Good, Bad And Ugly (Business Line, Alok Ray, Nov 18, 2003)
The global perception about India's growth potential is changing for the better. Going by the standard indicators, the economy is in good shape.
- The Menace From Iraq (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Nov 18, 2003)
Instead of curbing terrorism, the military intervention in Iraq has caused, and will continue to cause, an increase in terrorist activities in different parts of the world.
- April-Oct Service Tax Revenue Falls Short Of Target By Rs 900 Cr (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
The service tax collections for the first seven months (till October 31) at Rs 3,705 crore have fallen short by nearly Rs 900 crore of the pro rata target for the period. This is despite achieving a 7 per cent growth in the first quarter.
- In Poor State (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
The consumer grievance redressal system needs to be improved at the lower levels
- Review Of The Economy - The Good, Bad And Ugly (Business Line, Alok Ray, Nov 18, 2003)
The global perception about India's growth potential is changing for the better. Going by the standard indicators, the economy is in good shape.
- It Exports Up 35% In First Half, Says Esc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
EXPORT of electronic hardware and computer software from India in the first half of the current fiscal grew by 35 per cent in dollar terms to $6.5 billion over $4.82 billion in the same period last year, according to estimates by the Electronic and Comput
- Sometimes A Poem Can Come To Life (Indian Express, K. Rajbir Deswal, Nov 18, 2003)
An English couple travelled with us on the Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani. The U-shaped arrangement of our berths allowed us unintended access to their affairs. They appeared an attractive couple, sensitive to Indian standards when it came to displaying inti
- A Desire As Big As A Subcontinent (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Nov 18, 2003)
When it comes to Indo-Pak peace, it’s people versus the establishment
- Talking With E. Sreedharan (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 18, 2003)
‘I don’t budge just to please somebody else. When politicians find they can’t interfere, they respect’
- Damage Control Day: Mulayam Fires Lawyer, Does A Babri Rewrite (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
His allies and Muslims quick to notice the sudden softening of his attitude towards the Vajpayee government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today launched an exercise in damage control: he fired his government’s counsel in the Supreme Co
- Govt Gets What It Was Waiting For: Sc Signal On Psu Rethink (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
The Supreme Court today indicated it would reconsider its ruling two months ago in the HPCL/BPCL case that PSUs cannot be privatised without parliamentary approval.
- Before He Became Mos, Judeo Asked In House: Can Foreign Firms Get Mining Leases In India (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 17, 2003)
IF it’s a coincidence, it’s a very very telling one.
Guess one of the questions Union Minister of State for Environment Dilip Singh Judeo asked in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, 2002, a month before he became Minister: He requested information on ‘‘c
- Towards The Near West (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Nov 17, 2003)
Central Asia is once again on India’s diplomatic map
- Frames Of Shame (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
The NDA govt has many achievements to its credit, it should quickly clean this ugly blot
- Cleaning Versus Cleanability (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 17, 2003)
In several ways and at a comparatively small cost, it is possible to make cities cleanable, and even cleansed of crime. However, whether a city actually gets cleaned or not - the cleanabilty - depends on political will
- Cleaning Versus Cleanability (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 17, 2003)
In several ways and at a comparatively small cost, it is possible to make cities cleanable, and even cleansed of crime. However, whether a city actually gets cleaned or not -— the cleanabilty - depends on political will
- Improper Use Of Wto Safeguards Rules (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 17, 2003)
The dispute between the US and eight other WTO members is an illustration of a case where a country rushes to protect its domestic manufacturers of steel products from competitive imports, in the process erroneously using WTO regulations governing the ado
- Tolerance Paves The Way, Jaya (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 17, 2003)
It is incomprehensible why Jayalalithaa, who is known to have national ambitions, chose to blot her copybook by attacking a national media institution like the Hindu. By that one act, she ended up uniting the media behind that organisation, as seldom befo
- Congress Hopes It Can Milk Judeo Tape And So Whitewash Jogi (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 17, 2003)
The Congress, so far on the defensive in Chhattisgarh as it battles the cloud over Chief Minister Ajit Jogi—facing alleged forgery charges and EC stinkers—seized upon the videotape in The Sunday Express expose and made it clear that it would be utilised b
- Improper Use Of Wto Safeguards Rules (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 17, 2003)
The dispute between the US and eight other WTO members is an illustration of a case where a country rushes to protect its domestic manufacturers of steel products from competitive imports, in the process erroneously using WTO regulations governing the ado
- Questionable Practices In Us Mutual Funds (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 17, 2003)
IN THE last wave of scandals to hit Corporate America, we saw the top management of companies such as Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom exposed on account of their financial irregularities. New legislation was introduced to oversee the public accounting companies
- Mute Spectators In The Bull Ring (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Nov 17, 2003)
In these times, it’s better to hear no evil
- Paper Chase (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
IT WAS ALWAYS evident that the stamp paper scam could have taken place only with the existence of massive official collusion. There was no other way that such a brazen and extensive operation of printing and selling fake judicial stationery could have ope
- Higher Education: Perilous Prospects (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Nov 17, 2003)
What is undesirable is the concept of self-financing as practised today, as it represents a clear shift towards commercialisation.
- History Repeating Itself? (Hindu, John Simpson, Nov 17, 2003)
If Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz had done a little light historical reading beforehand, they might have thought twice about following exactly what the British did, 83 years ago.
- New American Slogan (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Nov 17, 2003)
Bush has called for a democratic revolution in the Mid-East and elsewhere. Is it mere rhetoric or is he really sincere about it?
- Poet Murder (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
CBI closes in, cop held
- Join Mainstream, George To Ultras (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
Police zeroing in on Elizabeth’s killers, says DGP
- What Anon Wrote To The Amma (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Nov 16, 2003)
Dear Mr Santhanam,
We understand your secret organisation has been carrying out work all over the world on the lines of Alcoholic Anonymous and you have ‘‘cured’’ many a world leader. I want more information urgently. I assure you it will be kept confide
- Newsreel 09.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
IN WHAT was seen as a tussle between the legislature and the fourth estate, the judiciary toes a cautious line. Acting on a petition by The Hindu, the Supreme Court stays the arrest order issued by the Tamil Nadu Assembly against five of the daily’s senio
- Even Turkey (Indian Express, Ayla Jean Yackley, Nov 16, 2003)
Blasts rock synagogues in Istanbul, kill at least 20
- War Zone (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Nov 16, 2003)
It was supposedto be the next big business opportunity. But for many of the Indian firms, that didn’t quite happen
- Let It Be On The House, Prasar Bharati Eyes Fee (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Nov 16, 2003)
Corp wants to charge for airing special sessions live
- By People, For People (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Nov 16, 2003)
Joshi wants govt-run IIMs to downgrade ‘hefty’ fees
- City Crooner Right On Top Down Under (Indian Express, Sumana Mukherjee, Nov 16, 2003)
Australian producer hears Bobby Cash, gets him a gig at the Sydney Test and more
- Caught On Tape: Union Minister Taking Cash, Saying Money Is No Less Than God (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 16, 2003)
As the polls draw near, the dirt has begun to fly faster and thicker.Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Dilip Singh Judeo, considered a strong BJP chief ministerial candidate for Chhattisgarh, has been caught on camera accepting cash in a
- Blues In Brick & Mortar (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 16, 2003)
I recall the old adage ‘Time is money’. In India, thanks to an archaic system of governance ‘‘more time is more money.’’ This explains why there are unconscionable delays in implementation - be it policies, programmes or projects. By one account that I re
- Sahara Acquires First India Mutual Fund (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
Sebi has granted approval to Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd (SIFCL) to acquire the entire shareholding in Chennai-based First India Asset Management Pvt Ltd.
- What Us Steel Tells Indian State (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 16, 2003)
This week I write from New York where one of the most interesting stories when seen through my Indian eyes was the WTO decision, last week, to uphold an earlier ruling that censured the Bush administration for raising tariffs on imported steel.
- Dhaka Warmth On Ulfa Leads To Chill With New Delhi (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 16, 2003)
Bangla minister called ULFA leader a freedom fighter, Indian envoy objected
- Tell The World (Indian Express, Shefali Anand, Nov 16, 2003)
Have something to say? A-I building at Nariman Point is one of four sites worldwide that will beam your message
- Bush Agrees On Free Iraq By June (Indian Express, Susan Sachs, Nov 16, 2003)
Council to unveil power transfer plan
- Jindal A Step Away From History (Indian Express, Sujeet Rajan, Nov 16, 2003)
It is dusk as the 10-seater Cessna comes to a halt at a small airport here on Friday, and waiting supporters chant ‘‘Bobby, Bobby’’. TV cameras push forward, flashlights pop, as Piyush ‘Bobby’ Jindal emerges with wife Supriya from the plane.
- Express Impact (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 16, 2003)
Companies are notorious for ignoring investor grievances. And although it is impossible to help all investors who have sunk their money into companies that vanish with amazing regularity, the issues that we highlight have helped some of our readers to get
- Blackwill Successor Brings Economics To The High Table (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 15, 2003)
Resume: CSFB, Latin American reforms
- Why Most E-Government Projects Fail (Business Line, Ashok Vardhan Shetty , Nov 15, 2003)
The simplistic assumption that e-governance is all about technology, and not reform, is one of the main reasons why many an e-government project fails. Only countries strong in governance and committed to reform can hope to succeed in their e-government e
- Inputs For An Annual Ritual (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Nov 15, 2003)
A few suggestions for the forthcoming Budget exercise
- There Are Bunkers For Business (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 15, 2003)
It is the taxpaying employee who is always discriminated against
- Why Most E-Government Projects Fail (Business Line, Ashok Vardhan Shetty , Nov 15, 2003)
The simplistic assumption that e-governance is all about technology, and not reform, is one of the main reasons why many an e-government project fails. Only countries strong in governance and committed to reform can hope to succeed in their e-government e
- Uribe And Upheavals (Hindu, Juan Forero, Nov 15, 2003)
Successive resignations of top Government officials have led many in Colombia to question the Right-leaning administration of President Alvaro Uribe.
- Devil In The `Due Date' (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 15, 2003)
On the muddle raked up by the extension of `due date'
- Inputs For An Annual Ritual (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Nov 15, 2003)
A few suggestions for the forthcoming Budget exercise
- The Men In White (Indian Express, Manju Mehta, Nov 15, 2003)
It’s not just Prince Charles who’s amazed
- Survivor, Andhra Style (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
The success of Chandrababu Naidu’s gamble hinges crucially on rural Andhra’s response
- The Indo-Pak Impasse (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 15, 2003)
When two parties to a dispute are determined not to see the adversary’s point of view, the chances of their resolving it are bleak. The recent overtures made by India and the response to them by Pakistan are ample proof that neither party is serious in se
- Konark & Fibre-Glass Ducks (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 15, 2003)
My Orissa diary: why the state needs to get out of the margins and come on to the national page
- Devil In The `Due Date' (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 15, 2003)
On the muddle raked up by the extension of `due date'
- On To The Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
Chandrababu Naidu wants to strike before the sentiment in his favour goes cold
- The Indo-Pak Impasse (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 15, 2003)
When two parties to a dispute are determined not to see the adversary’s point of view, the chances of their resolving it are bleak. The recent overtures made by India and the response to them by Pakistan are ample proof that neither party is serious in se
- What Dhaka Does Yesterday, Kolkata Does Today: Bans Taslima (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay, Nov 15, 2003)
Latest book anti-Islam, say cops; it has details of liasions, writer Sunil Gangopadhyay says: I didn’t have sex with her
- New Birds In The Sky (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 15, 2003)
After a long delay, Indian Airlines and Air India have decided to bolster their fleet. Five A-320 aircraft are being inducted into IA on dry lease. This was long overdue. The airline is facing tough competition in the domestic sector.
- Kerala Police Black List Leavesips Officers Out (Indian Express, Arjun Raghunath, Nov 15, 2003)
Resentment is brewing among the middle-level police officers in Kerala over the preparation of a black-list of police officers, sparing the IPS officers.
- There Are Bunkers For Business (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 15, 2003)
It is the taxpaying employee who is always discriminated against
- Does Bush Have Options In Iraq? (Indian Express, K. P. Fabian, Nov 15, 2003)
There are some signals that America is looking for an exit strategy in Iraq to be implemented as the presidential election in November 2004 approaches. Ambassador Robert Blackwell, currently working as the deputy national security advisor to the president
- Feel-Very-Good Factor: 7 Plus Is Growth Estimate (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Nov 15, 2003)
Alarm bells:Mid-year review concerns: huge pension, subsidy bill and fiscal deficit
- World Kayoes American Sports Myth (Indian Express, Mike Penner, Nov 15, 2003)
The US baseball team fails to qualify for the Olympics. Its athletes win medals, lose dope tests. Is Uncle Sam a has-been?
- Commonwealth 2010 In Delhi: The Uncommon Dividends (Indian Express, R. Ramachandran, Nov 15, 2003)
The sporting merits may still be up for debate, but there are few doubts that the Commonwealth Games 2010, to be held in Delhi, could mean a radical makeover for the national capital. And anyone who has seen Delhi before the 1982 Asiad will say amen to th
- Four-Fold Path To Nirvana (Indian Express, N K Singh, Nov 14, 2003)
A happy mix of economic and demographic factors means India is in the fast lane. First in a two-part series
- Bt Cotton Fiasco - Pushing Farmers Into A `Booby' Trap (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Nov 14, 2003)
THE failure of Bt cotton, and that too in its very first year of planting is well-documented. So much so that even a Parliamentary Committee has put its stamp over the scientific blunder. According to an official report of the Andhra Pradesh Government on
- Charity In The Name Of Science (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Nov 14, 2003)
Development of S&T in the Third World is not linked to charity efforts which actually strengthen the IPRs of MNCs
- Central Asia Is Central (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
India’s renewed focus on this region makes strategic sense in terms of the future
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