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Articles 16521 through 16620 of 25647:
- Beggars Form A Union, Demand Free Meals (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 03, 2001)
A newly-formed union of beggars in Raipur has demanded they should be provided free meals at public functions. They have asked the government to register their names in the “below poverty line” list so that they can get some benefit from society.
- Is Paper Manufacturing Feasible In India? (Business Line, T. S. Vishwanath , Dec 03, 2001)
PAPER mills in India manufacture approximately 350 grades of paper, ranging from writing, printing, kraft and poster to coated art paper, newsprint and laser printing.
- Pwg's Discredited Means (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 03, 2001)
THE MINDLESS AND brutal attacks by naxalites of the People's War Group (PWG) last Thursday on the milk processing unit owned by members of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu's family.
- Growing Trade Potential Calls For Direct Air Link With China (The Financial Express, Rupali Mukherjee, Dec 03, 2001)
While China may soon become a preferred trade destination for India Inc, designated air carriers of both the countries are yet to explore the market potential in that country.
- ‘Engage Early And Vigourously, And Seek Market Access’ (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 03, 2001)
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) expert seems to be in love with India’s forts.
- Japan Joins Community Initiatives In India (The Financial Express, Indu Bhan, Dec 03, 2001)
Last week, the embassy of Japan awarded an assistance of $1,92,531 to three Indian non-governmental organisation (NGOs) to support various projects.
- Back To Cricket (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 03, 2001)
THE LATEST POSITIONS taken by cricket's administrators mark a welcome climb-down from the entrenched positions that threatened to tear the game along its seam.
- Raise Liquidity, But Don’t Make Markets More Risky (The Financial Express, Deena Mehta, Dec 03, 2001)
Individual stock futures, introduced in Indian stock markets recently, are said to be substitutes of badla or Automated Lending and Borrowing Mechanism (ALBM)/Borrowing and Lending Security Scheme (BLESS).
- A Mine Of Problems (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 03, 2001)
UNRESTRICTED ENTRY OF the private sector in coal mining, it appears, is not going to be a reality in the near future.
- Other Side Of Diplomacy (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 03, 2001)
Like so many of the institutions of the government of India, our foreign service is also modelled on that of the British.
- The Other Side (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 03, 2001)
The recent visit of the former prime minister of Pakistan, Ms Benazir Bhutto, to India, not surprisingly, generated considerable public and media interest.
- Anti-Abortion Brigade (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 03, 2001)
Though the mindset has not changed, the standards and techniques of female foeticide have.
- Gaddafi's Son Comes Calling (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 03, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 2. Guess who is in the capital this week? Besides a host of American officials who will be here to discuss cooperation in defence, there is one `Engineer' Saiful Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi.
- Sensitising Officials - I (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, Dec 03, 2001)
AS INDIAN society entered into a covenant with itself to be secular, democratic, and egalitarian, encumbered by a heavy socio-cultural baggage of a rigidly caste-based hierarchical structure.
- A New Sun On The Horizon (Telegraph, Ashok Kapur, Dec 03, 2001)
Japan is a rising and a pivotal force in Asian strategic affairs.
- A Different Story Behind The Scenes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 02, 2001)
THE Congress may be putting up a united posture in Parliament over the George Fernandes issue.
- The Haggling Hots Up (Hindu, Viju Naravane, Dec 02, 2001)
The Bonn negotiations, which began on a businesslike and cordial note, have turned tense.
- Towards That Elusive Understanding (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Dec 02, 2001)
Caution is the buzzword on the Left-sponsored Opposition unity moves.
- Excising The Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
What do the removed portions say? Anita Joshua finds out.
- Riding Roughshod (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 02, 2001)
There has been a distinct lack of American regard for British concerns.
- Excising The Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
What do the removed portions say? Anita Joshua finds out.
- A Jigsaw Puzzle Called Afghanistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 02, 2001)
In Afghanistan, equations are changing so fast that it is difficult to guess who stands where.
- Yoga, Ragas, Holidays... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 02, 2001)
I REMEMBER it as if it were yesterday, walking swiftly across that exquisite hanging bridge in Rishikesh, Lakshman Jhoola, onto the other side of the Ganga.
- Not Everything’s Fair (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Dec 02, 2001)
The Western powers are in Afghanistan to eliminate terrorism. But they must control Alliance forces.
- A Jigsaw Puzzle Called Afghanistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 02, 2001)
In Afghanistan, equations are changing so fast that it is difficult to guess who stands where.
- Don’t Look So Sad (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 02, 2001)
The death of George Harrison is a reminder of the overwhelming presence of the Beatles in the cultural landscape of the Sixties.
- Taliban Out, Old Boys Back In Kabul (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Dec 02, 2001)
HOURS after he flew back from Kabul last week, special envoy S.K. Lamba made the point that ‘‘we know how important it is for us to be there, so we will be going there pretty regularly.’’
- Terrorism As Election Fodder (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Dec 02, 2001)
WITH the crucial elections to Uttar Pradesh and Punjab assemblies and the Mumbai and Delhi Municipal Corporations, fast approaching, the BJP has been on a hyperactive mode searching for issues that can enthuse people to vote for them.
- Osama Will Soon Be Forgotten (Tribune, Abu Abraham, Dec 02, 2001)
IT was all over before you could say ‘Osama bin Laden’. Or so it would seem. The rout of the Taliban and the fall of Kabul, followed by Kandahar and Jalalabad, came suddenly and unexpectedly.
- She Is No Longer Hawkish & Not The One To Give Up (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 02, 2001)
CALL it a quirk of destiny but what Gen.Musharraf could not perform, Benazir Bhutto has done and this may be a turning point in her tormented life.
- Situation In Pakistan Doesn’t Seem To Be Hopeless (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Dec 02, 2001)
COME winter and this city witnesses a sudden rise in the number of seminars, an expected spurt in visitors from across the border.
- At A Loss For Words (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Dec 02, 2001)
Mike Denness is a man of few words. This was revealed to those who happened to see, on television, the press conference in which he announced to the world the by now well-known punitive measures he had taken against six Indian cricketers.
- Confining The King (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 02, 2001)
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, couldn’t believe his ears when Samata Party MP, Prabhu Nath Singh, began sharing his concern over the safety and security of King Laloo Prasad Yadav at Ranchi’s inspection bungalow.
- Rebels In The Temple (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 02, 2001)
Priests in rebellion. Pujaris in Andhra Pradesh are up in arms after the state government attempted to push through its nominees in all temple trusts known for their wealth.
- Radical Salafism (Hindu, Bernard Haykel, Dec 01, 2001)
RADICAL SALAFISM is the ideology of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda organisation.
- The Taliban's Strategy (Hindu, Suba Chandran, Dec 01, 2001)
The success or failure of the Taliban would depend on how fast a broad-based Government is established in Afghanistan.
- Rightsizing Government (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2001)
TO encourage the staff to take up self-employment ventures, the Punjab Government has offered to send them on paid leave for at least three years which can be extended to five years. If they fail, they can return to their job with all benefits intact.
- Hot Poto-Ato (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2001)
IT is fear of the police misusing the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance, 2001 (Poto), that had fuelled much of the public disquiet about the proposed legislation.
- Why Nepal Matters (Indian Express, Rajiv Shukla, Dec 01, 2001)
INDIA should watch the developments in Nepal very carefully and extend all possible help to the Himalayan Kingdom — arms, intelligence and otherwise — to tackle the situation emerging out of the Maoist revolt.
- Enough Of Enron (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2001)
AS power giant Enron seeks the bankruptcy route to stage a comeback, attention in India will be riveted on the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) and how the travails of the parent company will affect its operations in India.
- When In Doubt, Delete It Out (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2001)
I AM so sorry to have to begin this with an apology to Mike Denness.
- Enron Is Sinking (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2001)
AMERICA'S, and the world’s, biggest gas trading company, which also owns thousands of kilometres of gas pipeline and is building one across the continent in Latin America is going through death throes. RIP Enron.
- A Day In Delhi (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Dec 01, 2001)
LUTYEN'S Delhi is India’s pride. The majestic Presidential Palace. Probably, the biggest in the world.
- ‘My Maiden Duty’ (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Dec 01, 2001)
IN the Delhi Police training college we have at present over 1,600 police constable recruits who are under training.
- The Taliban's Strategy (Hindu, Suba Chandran, Dec 01, 2001)
The success or failure of the Taliban would depend on how fast a broad-based Government is established in Afghanistan.
- All Dressed Up And Waiting For Tourists (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 01, 2001)
THE palaces of Rajasthan, usually bursting with foreign tourists when winter comes, are nearly empty this year.
- Drag Pakistan To Wto; It’s The Only Road To Mfn (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Dec 01, 2001)
Benazir Bhutto is under fire at home for ‘betraying’ Pakistan’s agenda on Kashmir. This is predictable enough, given the nation’s phobia with India. Hardline commentators in Pakistan have been losing no time trashing her intent.
- Education: State's Role (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 01, 2001)
IN the normal course, Wednesday should have been a red-letter day in the nation's calendar as, on that day, the Lok Sabha passed the Constitutional amendment making education for children in the 6-15 age group a fundamental right.
- Will Tn's Mini-Budget Pay Off? (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 01, 2001)
THE AIADMK Government in Tamil Nadu must be credited with having the political courage to embark on wide-ranging reforms to put public finance in order and improve the State economys medium-term growth prospects.
- A Separate Novel (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Dec 01, 2001)
IT was a book that at first only seemed to get us into trouble with our spellings.
- Afghanistan Without Taliban Shadow (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Nov 30, 2001)
TIME often comes to the aid of the timid. Whether we like it or not, such has been the case of India.
- As Cricketer And Mp, I Am Angry (Indian Express, Kirti Azad, Nov 30, 2001)
There have been a lot of emotional reactions from the public over the recent cricket imbroglio.
- Book On Poetry Compiled By Indian Envoy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2001)
To mark the Millennium Assembly of the United Nations, Secretary-General Kofi Annan released “Mille Fleurs”, a collection of world poetry compiled by Kamalesh Sharma, India’s Ambassador to the UN, in New York on Tuesday.
- Textbooks Matter (Indian Express, Ashok R. Chandran, Nov 30, 2001)
The social impact of school history books is significant.
- Writing Off Quality (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 30, 2001)
Parliament has tripped on good intentions once again — to immeasurable detriment to India’s children and, by extension, the country’s tomorrows.
- A Nation In Transition (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 30, 2001)
In a system as closed as Saudi Arabia’s, if someone in authority comes forward and outlines a vision of the future in the modern idiom, two conclusions are inescapable:
- We're Nesting Now (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Nov 30, 2001)
RECENTLY, I came across an interesting word now being used quite frequently in England.
- Should India Help Nepal? (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Nov 30, 2001)
THE Maoists have finally struck. They have broken the truce within four months. This was expected. Now, it is a matter of time before they take over the country. That is, if they are allowed to do so.
- Implications Of The Competition Bill (Business Line, M. R. Narayana, Nov 30, 2001)
THE structural adjustment programme under the economic reforms since July 1991 and Indias membership to the WTO have exposed economic agents to domestic and global competition.
- Doha Brings No Cheer For Pharmaceutical Firms (The Financial Express, P.K. Vasudeva, Nov 30, 2001)
India holds a view that asymmetries and imbalances in the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement will have to be addressed as the advanced industrial world is misusing and misinterpreting certain provisions.
- Naidu Asks State Departments To Step Up Revenue Generation (The Financial Express, K. V. V. V. Charya, Nov 30, 2001)
The Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu may be sounding optimistic about the state’s fiscal position, but his blue-eyed boys in the secretariat find it in a precarious condition.
- Tamil Nadu's `Mini-Budget': Will It Revive Fiscal Health? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 30, 2001)
The cash-strapped Tamil Nadu Government has announced a hefty but essential mini-Budget.
- No More Great Games (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 30, 2001)
It was a television clip which put this week’s Afghanistan talks in Bonn so appropriately into context.
- A Populist Decision (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2001)
THE Punjab Government has finally decided to scrap octroi from December 1.
- Pointless Posturing By Icc (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2001)
ANY person who places a bet on Virendra Sehwag playing for India in the Mohali Test against England stands a good chance of becoming a millionaire.
- Removing Poverty For Real Human Development (Business Line, P. P. Sangal , Nov 29, 2001)
THE Human Development Report 2001 has highlighted the plight of the rural poor in India.
- A Twister In The Tale (Business Line, Peter Bartram, Nov 29, 2001)
WHATS the weather like? This may sound like a casual enquiry now, but it could become a loaded question over the next few years.
- A Spin Ball Called Sehwag (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 29, 2001)
Cussedness seems to have won over common sense.
- Indian Teenagers Start It At The Age Of 20 (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 29, 2001)
Indian teenagers tend to protect their virginity more than other nationals and the average age for a sexual experience in India is 20.3, according to a global survey.
- Saboteurs At Large (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 29, 2001)
Michael Mascarenhas is indeed lucky that the Central Bureau of Investigation has found nothing to indict him in the case in which he was suspended from the post of managing director of Air-India.
- Man Behind The Iron Bars (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Nov 29, 2001)
Barely two days before Laloo Prasad Yadav’s ill-fated journey to Jharkhand, a soothsayer near the Patna bus-stand predicted doom.
- Copter Controversy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 29, 2001)
The controversy about a US surveillance helicopter flying over Chennai airspace has come at a time when relations between the two countries are just coming out of a downswing.
- Pm And Parivar’s Agenda (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 29, 2001)
There is nothing secret about the “secret” of the survival, over the last 44 months, of the fractious and depressingly ineffectual 24-party ruling coalition, grandiosely called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
- Back To Square One In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 29, 2001)
The recrudescence of violence perpetrated by Maoist guerrillas in Nepal that claimed the lives of over 250 people in the last four days.
- Tibetans’ Number Problem (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 29, 2001)
That the Tibetan refugees in India, like any other uprooted people, yearn for going back to their homeland at the first available opportunity is well known.
- 2,000 Sikhs In Pakistan For Gurpurb (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 29, 2001)
At least 2,000 Sikh pilgrims have reached Pakistan to mark the 533rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.
- Anti-Political Politics (Hindu, Jayadeva Uyangoda, Nov 29, 2001)
LESS THAN two weeks before the December 5 parliamentary polls, Sri Lanka's two main contenders for power - the ruling People's Alliance (PA).
- Some Clarity, Please (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Nov 29, 2001)
The most accomplished foreign minister/diplomatist in contemporary history was Charles Maurice Tallyrand (1754-1838).
- Nam Japna Is The Key To Peace (Tribune, Onkar Singh, Nov 29, 2001)
In these troubled times of a global war on terrorism and widespread destruction of life and property, the key to peace is Nam Japna or recitation of the Divine name by the hapless mortal, thereby invoking God’s mercy to curb the beastly propensity of man.
- ‘Musharraf Weaker After Kabul’s Fall’ (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 29, 2001)
Benazir Bhutto makes no secret of the fact that she wants to return to Pakistan. And wants desperately to fill the political vacuum there, particularly since General Pervez Musharraf seems to be on a weak wicket.
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