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Articles 19421 through 19520 of 25647:
- Treating Infertility And Handling Trauma (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 16, 2001)
WORLD over, there is a lot of wrong perceptions on infertility and the various lines of treatment available for it.
- Flag Waving Is Fashionable (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , Aug 16, 2001)
FIFTY-FIVE years of freedom and how meaningless have the rituals connected with it become!
- A Benign Bug (Business Line, L. Jayarangan, Aug 16, 2001)
ALL along, people have been jettisoning the attempts of their managements to internalise new technology, fearing job loss.
- Whither The Dollar? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 15, 2001)
AMERICA’S current account deficit is ballooning, making the US the world’s largest external debtor (only, of course, in absolute terms, as the United States is far from the worst performer if the trade deficit is measured as a share of GDP).
- Heart Failure Rates, Treatment Options Grow (Tribune, Debra Sherman, Aug 15, 2001)
THE first self-contained artificial heart to beat in a man’s chest is a dramatic development in the battle against heart disease, but there are a host of other medical advances quietly giving millions of heart patients a chance at a healthy life.
- Imf To Review Sri Lanka For Changes To Loan Programme (The Financial Express, Reuters, Aug 15, 2001)
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Sri Lanka representative said on Tuesday it was reviewing its programme in the country in the light of current economic and political problems.
- Tamil Nadu's Theatre Of The Absurd (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 15, 2001)
THE DMK-AIADMK theatre of the absurd is becoming increasingly bizarre.
- Gaseous Petroleum Fuels For Vehicles -- Fire Hazards And Afterthoughts (Business Line, B. S. Murthy, Aug 15, 2001)
THERE have been media reports on the CNG bus that caught fire in New Delhi on August 5, a major tragedy having been averted by the timely action of the Delhi Fire Service.
- Story Of Indigenous Stents (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Aug 15, 2001)
AN Indian company has developed a balloon-mounted stent that promises to help heart patients get rid of blockages in their arteries.
- Eloquence With Daggers Drawn (Pioneer, Wilson John, Aug 15, 2001)
Pervez Musharraf is quite adept at speaking his heart out, at least what is convenient to his ideology-a single-minded obsession to rule Pakistan with an iron hand.
- The Gods Are Happy (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Aug 15, 2001)
The numbers pitter patter to a lucky 13. For the rainman chasing a monsoon excess by five per cent over normal to date, there’s special reason to claim so far so good.
- Plastic Hardship (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 15, 2001)
THE PRESENT income tax return form’s columns for details of credit cards and bank accounts can cause hardship to assessees.
- China, A Key Software Market: Karnik (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 15, 2001)
COME September, Kiran Karnik will take charge at Nasscom as president, at a time when the Rs 37,700-crore Indian software industry is facing a slowdown -- its first ever.
- 54 Years After Independence: An Open Society, Nothing More (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 15, 2001)
As India enters its 55th year of Independence, it can proudly take credit for sustaining an open society. But there is no other achievement without blemish.
- I-Day Musings: Have We Run Dry? (Tribune, Anurag, Aug 15, 2001)
“I have run dry. There is no message at all. If it is bad, let it be so.” So said Gandhiji when asked for a message on the historic occasion of “Transfer of Power” on Aug 15, 1947.
- Building Up Logistic Support For Army (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2001)
THE recent announcement by the government to revamp the national security structure has brought into sharp focus the urgent requirement of restructuring the existing logistic infrastructure in the Army.
- Hindustantimes.Com - The Big Idea (Hindustan Times, K. Madhavan, Aug 15, 2001)
In the Bofors case, on August 8, 2001, the Supreme Court has ordered that the three Hinduja brothers would play, so long as the trial of the case continues.
- Sari, Sir Len! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 15, 2001)
LOVE means never having to say sari.
- To Know Is To Be (Hindustan Times, Romila Thapar, Aug 15, 2001)
Education is related to the social structures that it endorses or wishes to change.
- Great Expectations (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 15, 2001)
If the mood is less than cheerful on this Independence Day, the reason has much to do with a seeming sense of drift in national affairs.
- For A ''Swarna'' Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2001)
THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S call to the Government of Andhra Pradesh to pursue fiscal reforms and to take measures to reduce the burden on the exchequer caused by losses by the public sector.
- A Loss Of Faith (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 15, 2001)
SINCE LIBERALISATION, stock market scams have been erupting at regular intervals.
- Autonomy Of Scholarship And The State (Hindu, Itty Abraham, Aug 15, 2001)
THE RECENT decision by the Supreme Court to dismiss the PUCL writ petition contesting the Government's move to put new restrictions on international academic conferences is indeed a disappointment.
- Contested Cosmopolitans (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 15, 2001)
I have now had the privilege of writing for The Telegraph for nearly ten years, but nothing I have previously published in these columns has quite evoked the response that my last essay, “Rooted cosmopolitans” (July 22), did.
- The Rating Downgrade (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2001)
LAST TUESDAY, STANDARD & Poor, a leading international rating agency lowered India's sovereign long-term local currency rating from the existing BBB to BBB-.
- Nation Turns 54 (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 15, 2001)
India has much to be proud of as it completes 54 years of existence as an independent country.
- Zealously Guarding Their Turf (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Aug 15, 2001)
It is all a matter of perspective. The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena relationship has turned acrimonious not because the former suddenly feels embarrassed by Hindutva or regards Sharad Pawar as a more reliable ally.
- A ‘Legitimate’ Sort Of Violence (Indian Express, Anjali Modi, Aug 15, 2001)
CHENNAI Police Commissioner, K Muthukaruppan told a national TV station that the police had used ‘‘water canons, tear gas and rubber bullets’’ against protesting DMK supporters.
- Time To Reckon (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 15, 2001)
However, Islamic law provides that Muslim women can also seek divorce, first, through mutual agreement or khulaa and, second, through a court of law.
- Mind Games In Maharashtra (Indian Express, Smruti Koppikar, Aug 15, 2001)
ALL those who second-guessed the divorce between the BJP and Shiv Sena would have been surprised at the enduring quality of their relationship.
- Tale Of The Tricolour (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 15, 2001)
Celebrate Shantabai as she unfurls the flag.
- Mos Worries (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Aug 15, 2001)
Digvijay Singh isn’t the only Minister of State to be sidelined by his Cabinet Minister.
- Fundamental Mistake, Historical Blunder (Tribune, V.S. Dharma Kumar, Aug 15, 2001)
“A fundamental mistake”. That was how Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, the greatest of India’s Muslim leaders, described the Partition of India on October 23, 1947. Many in both countries today agree that Partition was a historical blunder.
- Criminals Holding Democracy To Ransom (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Aug 15, 2001)
Yes, Advaniji, you are right. The real problem is not the killing of Phoolan Devi, a sitting MP, but that of criminalisation of politics.
- A Matter Of Faith (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2001)
TODAY'S is a red letter day in the history of free India. Independence symbolises the will of people.
- Indian Peace-Keepers And The Hezbollah (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 15, 2001)
After their somewhat politicised and controversial withdrawal last year from Sierra Leone, Indian peacekeepers with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were last month in a spot.
- The Nation As Fortress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2001)
WHAT is the value of freedom that is denied to the people in the name of security? Security for whom against what?
- Powering Reforms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 15, 2001)
BY SIGNING AN agreement with a consortium of financial institutions led by the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), the Chandrababu Naidu Government in Andhra Pradesh has yet again signalled its commitment to reforms in the power sector.
- Exit Policy For Agriculture (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Aug 15, 2001)
THE first generation economic reforms launched by Dr Manmohan Singh completely bypassed agriculture.
- West Asia In A Simmer (Business Line, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 15, 2001)
WITH Palestine suicide bombers striking in Haifa and Jerusalem, and Israel carrying out target assassinations and seizing the Palestinian office.
- Macro Dimensions Of Uti Fiasco (Business Line, N.A.Mujumdar, Aug 14, 2001)
THE FIASCO of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) raises the much broader question: Have financial crises of this nature become systemic?
- Crime And Debarment (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar, Aug 14, 2001)
The murder of Phoolan Devi was a dastardly act that deserves to be condemned by a civil society.
- Toxins That Endanger Posterity (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2001)
In a review of the scientific evidence on contaminants and human health, a branch of the United States Public Health Service recently concluded that polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins are responsible.
- By George, It’s Amma! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2001)
THE gospel according to Mr George Fernandes always makes interesting reading. He is an honest soul, and much of what he says on important national issues comes straight from the heart.
- Us-64 And Markets: Unstable Equilibrium (The Economic Times, Samir K Barua, Aug 14, 2001)
IN MY last article (ET, July 31), I had advocated an entirely different approach to deal with the US-64 crisis, based on the use of call options.
- More To It Than Monica (Indian Express, Sonia Trikha, Aug 14, 2001)
CIRCA 2003. Alfred Knopf has just released Bill Clinton’s memoirs. They are titled Whatever and we are all reading it over a weekend. The whole memoir.
- Tamil Nadu's Aggressive Police (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 14, 2001)
THE WORST FEARS of violence and blood-letting on the occasion of the DMK's anti-police rally in Chennai on Sunday have indeed come true, and regrettably so.
- The Polity (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 14, 2001)
IN THE midst of fast changing political developments, at times with sudden, unexpected twists, there is a danger of people and parties losing sight of the direction the polity is heading in.
- Coloured Curriculum (Hindustan Times, Romila Thapar, Aug 14, 2001)
Let me begin by asserting that those who do not understand the past, or refuse to understand it, invariably end up by misunderstanding the present and are unable to move forward into the future.
- Jaswant Becomes A Swayamsevak? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 14, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 13. The old adage says ``a picture is worth a thousand words''.
- Mandalising The Gun (Indian Express, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 14, 2001)
Vendetta and caste feuds have been the bane of banditry in the badlands of Central India for centuries.
- India Won’t Be “Steamrollered” Into New Round (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 14, 2001)
India hardened its line against a new round of global trade talks on Monday, accusing developed countries of trying to set an agenda that insults poor countries by ignoring their concerns.
- Politics Of Excess (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 14, 2001)
If the UTI scam represents shady deals and the Manipur crisis administrative bungling, the events in Tamil Nadu highlight the most vicious aspects of provincial politics.
- Unjust Peace (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 14, 2001)
The United Nations has declared 2001-10 as the decade of peace and non-violence.
- 'Your Words Become Bullets In Us Guns' (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2001)
Salah Al-Mukhtar, Iraq's Ambassador to India, responds to the series of reports in The Pioneer datelined Kuwait.
- Tied In Knots (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2001)
Threats of libel suits and other retaliations notwithstanding, private lives of public figures capture the media’s — and the reader’s — imagination like little else.
- Ps, I Hate This (Indian Express, Tara Sinha, Aug 14, 2001)
ADVERTISING targeted at the unfortunate masses (ugh!) of India urging better behaviour has its own special label:
- More Egg On Our Face (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Aug 14, 2001)
From November 9-13, the fourth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization will be held in Doha, Qatar.
- Lessons From Erwadi (Hindu, R. Srinivasa Murthy, Aug 14, 2001)
THE ERWADI tragedy has yet again highlighted the need for organised mental health care in the country.
- Re-Orienting Farm Operations (Business Line, H. Kaushal , Aug 14, 2001)
IT is a decade ago that India adopted the concept of a market-driven economy.
- Snail's Pace (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 14, 2001)
FEBRUARY 28, 2001: ``There is urgent need to further deepen reforms to set the stage for higher growth...
- Joined In Pain (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 14, 2001)
AUGUST 14. I recall that day vividly. Even after 54 years, every detail is etched on my mind. We were living at Sialkot with my parents and two brothers, one older than me and the other younger. We had no intention to leave town.
- On Borrowed Time (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2001)
THE REPORT of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and that of the Medium Term Fiscal Plan of the government of Karnataka on Karnataka’s financial health, were tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 24 July 2001.
- Two Cheers! Feisty Kerala Finds A Solution For Bad Image On Labour (The Financial Express, Rohit Bansal, Aug 14, 2001)
The Chinese have special export zones (SEZs) where the law on labour is a dream for new investors.
- Cycle Of Love, Hate And Deceit (Business Line, Premen Addy , Aug 14, 2001)
IT HAS long been a redeeming feature of British society that some of its patricians, contrary to revolutionary socialist creed and prophecy, have been in the vanguard of causes that many of their peers perceived as class betrayal.
- For A New Freedom Movement (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Aug 14, 2001)
THE OTHER morning I strolled into the CR Park No. 1 market to buy some mutton.
- Separating Hope From Hype (The Economic Times, Ashima Goyal, Aug 14, 2001)
IF THIS is the age of knowledge it is also the age of analysis. Journalists, think tanks, policy makers, and academics are all explaining events and forecasting the future. But what is their primary task?
- Unhappy Tidings (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2001)
IF reports are correct, the fiscal deficit for 2001-02 could bulge out beyond what the government estimated at the beginning of the year.
- Transfer Pricing -- Case For Simpler Law (Business Line, D. S. Mehta , Aug 14, 2001)
THE variance in tax rates across different countries, prompts many corporations which operate in more than one country to shift their profits to low-tax locations.
- Macro Dimensions Of Uti Fiasco (Business Line, N.A.Mujumdar, Aug 14, 2001)
THE FIASCO of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) raises the much broader question: Have financial crises of this nature become systemic?
- Using It To Visualise... Risks In Portfolio Management (Business Line, N. Raghavendra Rao, Aug 14, 2001)
LIKE other technologies, information technology is a resource used in the processes and activities of business enterprises.
- All In The Attitude (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2001)
It would be unfair to hold the government solely responsible for the dismal situation in the agricultural sector.
- Downsizing Alone Won’t Restore Rlys’ Financial Health (The Financial Express, Jyoti Mukul, Aug 14, 2001)
When the biggest employer in the world spends a substantial portion of its revenue in paying wages and pensions and finds that this leaves it with little to put back into the revenue generating system, how does it go about belt-tightening?
- Dramatic Upswing Seen In Austria-India Bilateral Trade (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 14, 2001)
Indo-Austrian two-way trade has remained fairly balanced at around (Austrian schilling) ATS 3.4 billion (approximately $250 million) per year between 1996 and 1999.
- Lawyer’s Bid To Divorce Them (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2001)
A Cairo court has dismissed a case seeking to dissolve forcibly the 37-year marriage of the prominent feminist Nawal el-Saadawi and her husband, Sherif Hetataas, a punishment for her alleged insults of the Islamic religion.
- Lessons From The Enron Burst (Tribune, P. Raman , Aug 14, 2001)
THE Enron Power Corporation’s controversial plant at Dabhol is in deep crisis. All efforts to put life into this chronically sick project have so far proved futile.
- Fruits Of Economic Fundamentalism (Tribune, Sumer Kaul, Aug 14, 2001)
Seattle, Washington, Davos and now, last month, Genoa. Some 70,000 men and women from all over the western world gathered in this Italian city.
- Communism And Communalism (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Aug 14, 2001)
The Lok Sabha is now discussing the saffronization of education, a vital national issue on which SAHMAT — the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust — launched a public debate a week earlier.
- Enron Imbroglio (Hindustan Times, Subodh Wagle, Aug 14, 2001)
Even while the Enron chief says that the project is here to stay, with every passing day, the controversy over the power project in Maharashtra is turning into an imbroglio.
- Iran's Travails (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2001)
After the expected showdown between the conservatives and liberals, and eventually swallowing the bitter pill over the appointment of "politically biased" clerics in the Guardians Council.
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