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Articles 19521 through 19620 of 25647:
- New Leader On The Brink Of A Slump (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 13, 2001)
“I am resigned to not seeing a visible economic recovery for two or three years,” said the Japanese prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, last month.
- Pre-Poll Drama In Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2001)
THE disgraceful exit of Loktantrik Congress Party (LCP) chief Naresh Aggarwal from the BJP Ministry in UP offers a great lesson: in today's coalition politics if a small fish is not careful enough about its existence.
- Maharashtra's Gram Sevak Raj (Hindu, George Mathew, Aug 13, 2001)
TIRTH(K) VILLAGE, with a population of 1,672 and 300-odd households, is 30 km from Osmanabad town in Maharashtra's Tuljapur taluka.
- Bra Burners' Kickback (Pioneer, Rungeen Singh, Aug 13, 2001)
It is definitely a woman's world now and it does seem that slowly men are coming to be on the receiving end.
- The Swami And The Commissar (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Aug 13, 2001)
There is a striking similarity between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the manner the two parties, usually at opposite ends of the political spectrum.
- Policies In A Morass (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Aug 13, 2001)
International rating agencies starting with Fitch, and now Standard & Poor, no doubt to be followed by the others, have begun the new round of lowering the Indian economy’s credit rating.
- Significance Of The Nirupam Episode (Tribune, V. Gangadhar, Aug 13, 2001)
IN the USA, where democracy appears to have taken firmer roots than India, the White House aides are progressively becoming more powerful than Cabinet officials.
- Drug To Protect Brain Cells (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2001)
A drug sometimes used by athletes to enhance performance illegally may also protect the brain’s nerve cells from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, research published shows.
- Pds And India's Food Security (Business Line, M. G. Devasahayam , Aug 13, 2001)
IF WE care about true food security, an efficient and effective mechanism to reach food to all people at all times at affordable prices is an essential prerequisite.
- Box Populi (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 13, 2001)
This is something which ought to have happened a long time ago.
- Deaf Dialogue (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 13, 2001)
The outcome of the meeting of the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan at Colombo was predictable.
- India Fashion Weak (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 13, 2001)
But, hey, smile — you’ve come some way from last time.
- Back To Future (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 13, 2001)
THE central business district of the city, glitters. You select a taxi from the fleet of Opels, Toyotas, Volvos, Mercedes, Datsuns, lining up the beautiful avenue and arrive at the shop selling the latest models of Japanese and European electronic goods.
- O Krishna, Where Are You? (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Aug 13, 2001)
DID the Soldiers of the Faith say ‘‘in the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful’’, before they raised their arm to fling acid at the young woman in the Valley?
- Every 'Unit' Of Trust Broken (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2001)
Disgust is the only sentiment I can register when I reflect on the proceedings of the Lok Sabha in the past week.
- Grandstanding General (Pioneer, Shubha Singh, Aug 13, 2001)
Media victories are ephemeral - while they provide an immediate sense of achievement, the impact fades with time.
- Holy Cow! How Could We? (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Aug 13, 2001)
The noise raised over Professor DN Jha's book, Holy Cow: Beef in Indian Dietary Traditions is predictable.
- The Way Forward On Kashmir (Hindu, Malini Parthasarathy, Aug 13, 2001)
WE SEEM to have arrived at yet another defining moment in our collective effort to persuade the people of Kashmir that their interests are best served by remaining affiliated to the Indian Union rather than anything else.
- A Sacking As A Sop (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 13, 2001)
In UP, Rajnath’s whitewash jobs may have come too late.
- Winding Up Jpc May Not Help Steel Industry (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Aug 13, 2001)
The Expenditure Reforms Committee’s (ERC) suggestion to wind up the Kolkata-based Joint Plant Committee (JPC) to cut the steel ministry’s expenditure is being seen by many in the industry as unnecessary.
- Trench War Of Angst In West Asia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2001)
THE ISRAELI LEADER, Mr. Ariel Sharon, has once again set a callous agenda in his trench warfare that is sustained by a strong undercurrent of emotional prejudices against the Palestinians.
- Count In Public Investment To Break Out Of Recession (The Financial Express, R.K. Roy, Aug 13, 2001)
The Union Cabinet has reportedly approved a mega rural all-weather road connectivity programme to reach out to 1.40 lakh habitations. This is a centrally-sponsored public works scheme, but the responsibility for implementing it will be that of the states.
- ‘There’s No Slowdown In It Investments In Karnataka’ (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Aug 13, 2001)
Karnataka, India’s leading software exporting state, does not seem to be unduly worried about the slowdown in the sector.
- Sc Cracks The Whip, Fixes Time Limit For Pronouncing Judgements (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Aug 13, 2001)
NOTHING that the Supreme Court of India has done for the last 50 years would compare with what it did last week.
- Robbing India Of Its Future (Hindustan Times, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 13, 2001)
Most people have dismissed Prime Minister Vajpayee’s threat to resign as a politician’s trick to bring his party and his coalition into line behind him.
- Government Should Leave Dfis Well Alone (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Aug 13, 2001)
THE CENTRAL and state governments own or control development financial institutions, banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, as well as others through indirect ownership.
- Circle Of Unreason (Hindustan Times, Balraj Puri, Aug 13, 2001)
L.K. Advani has threatened to crush insurgency in the Valley with an iron hand.
- Vision 2020 -- Why Don't Bankers Have Self-Confidence? (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 13, 2001)
IN THE US, the Savings and Loan Associations are the equivalent of the chit funds in India.
- Bailouts From The Laid-Off (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Mitra, Aug 13, 2001)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP has suddenly got a broader meaning amidst the premature shutdown of software and other IT-related firms in California.
- Why The Doom & Gloom? (The Economic Times, U. R. Bhat, Aug 13, 2001)
IT WOULD be probably an understatement to say that there is an ambience of doom and gloom in the economy and the stock market in India today.
- Well Begun? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 13, 2001)
FIVE probationers allotted to the Karnataka cadre from the 1999 batch of UPSC official recruits have done their bit to project the IAS as the Indian Arrogant Service, the IPS as the Indian Pompous Service and the IFS as the Indian Freebie Service.
- Yet Another August 15 (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 13, 2001)
ON JULY 31, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, told a BJP parliamentary party meeting: ``Since I am Prime Minister, I am responsible. I feel I have not been able to manage and discipline the NDA.
- 'We Target The Rate Of Inflation' (The Economic Times, Diganta Saikia, Aug 13, 2001)
DR MERVYN King, deputy governor, Bank of England speaks on various issues ranging from monetary policy management and the problems with the international financial system to the importance of coordination across different governments.
- Of Golden Womb And Lotus Blooms (Pioneer, Harish C Gaur, Aug 13, 2001)
In scriptures, terms 'self' (atman) confined within the gross body and (cosmic) 'supreme self' (Brahman) are often interchangeably used, supported by the Sruti verse:
- 20 A.P.C (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 13, 2001)
AUGUST 12, 2001, marks the completion of the 20th year after personal computer's (20 A.P.C.) advent.
- Faith, Fetters And Fatalities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2001)
The Erwadi tragedy and the others waiting to happen can be traced to the exploitation of `faith' and the apathy of the authorities. Ramya Kannan reports.
- Samata Sulks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2001)
The Samata Party has an identity problem. Ever since party supremo George Fernandes was made to step down from the Cabinet, the party members can’t decide whether they are part of the Government or not.
- Fair & Squire (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 12, 2001)
FROM the vanity mirror, through the looking glass and thence up, up and awaaay — right through the glass ceiling: that is how women are reported to be going, but the ascent is still all too slow.
- A Reformer's Last Chance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2001)
Syed Mohammed Khatami, in his second and last term as Iran's President, has the opportunity, and the need, to mark out his reform agenda in full, says Kesava Menon.
- Sorting Out Uti Tangle, Government Way (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2001)
CONTRARY to expectations, heads in the Government did not roll for the Unit Trust of India (UTI) muddle.
- No Stitches This Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2001)
A political lesson and it took the Union law minister, Arun Jaitley, and the rural development minister, Venkaiah Naidu, a gaping second to learn it.
- Angry Jaswant (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2001)
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh rarely loses his cool and it was just one of those moments in the Lok Sabha last week. The occasion was the nearly one-and-a-half hour intervention by the External Affairs Minister on the debate on the Agra summit.
- Let The Youth Resolve J & K Problem (Tribune, Abu Abraham, Aug 12, 2001)
IN spite of all the post-summit wringing of hands among certain commentators, I think that among the ordinary people of Pakistan and India there has been a surge of optimism and hope.
- Uti Imbroglio Has Wider Ramifications (Tribune, Surinder Singla, Aug 12, 2001)
IN an era of liberalised economy, the sensex index carries no less a shock value than the Richter scale.
- Legislating Morality In Cyber Cafes (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Aug 12, 2001)
THE Union Government is reportedly intending to widen the scope of information technology laws in order to counter the immoral exposure of people to pornographic material in cyber cafes.
- Writer's Bluff (Pioneer, Vandana Kumari Jena, Aug 12, 2001)
When Shankar first joined government service, he had aspirations to be not just a babu but a writer as well.
- Tar Spangled Banner (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2001)
The image of a solitary sheriff or marshal taming a town in the Wild West has left an indelible imprint on the American imagination.
- ‘If It’s Freedom Fight, Why Kill Civilians?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2001)
HIS laptop before him, Omar Abdullah is preparing for the UN Conference on Racism at Durban.
- He Makes The Desert Bloom Again (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 12, 2001)
RAJENDRA Singh, who was dismissed by his father 18 years ago as a “nincompoop”, has brought about a revolution in water harvesting and, as if, by an act of God made the dry rivers flow again;
- Faith, Fetters And Fatalities (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2001)
The Erwadi tragedy and the others waiting to happen can be traced to the exploitation of `faith' and the apathy of the authorities. Ramya Kannan reports.
- Stuck In The Past (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2001)
The need to reform the mindset of those implementing the new policy framework has not got enough attention, says Sushma Ramachandran.
- India Trapped In 'Talks' Vortex (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Aug 12, 2001)
In his column, 'Human Voices' (August 5), Gautam Siddharth writes that it was ludicrous to have invited the "tin-pot" next door for talks and it would be even more absurd if his invitation is accepted by Prime Minister Vajpayee.
- Poll Pains (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 12, 2001)
Even as the people of Pakistan were busy electing representatives to local bodies, sectarian violence reached serious proportions.
- Sanctuary No More (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 12, 2001)
The message is clear, says Hasan Suroor. For people in search of a safe haven, Britain is the wrong place.
- It's All Maya In Up (Pioneer, Kamal Kant Gouri , Aug 12, 2001)
Among national politicians, Ms Mayawati has developed a unique support base; it was under her (and chiefly her mentor Kanshi Ram) that the first instance of Dalit consolidation took place in north India.
- Gangster’s Mole Becomes A Lady (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Aug 11, 2001)
Sometime in 1982, I was rung up by the commissioner of police of Lucknow and asked if I would like to send a reporter to cover the arrest of Phoolan Devi.
- Costly Lessons (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 11, 2001)
Ever since the Supreme Court ordered Delhi's commercial vehicles to switch to compressed natural gas as fuel, all hell has broken loose.
- Votes, Not Leadership (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 11, 2001)
WITH every passing year, only one fact is becoming clear vis-a-vis the Indian political landscape, namely, that the politicians of today are far more interested in acquiring.
- Force Market (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2001)
Mobile phone rings do more than let you know someone’s trying to reach you.
- Msp Tussle Is Joined (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2001)
LAST year’s lessons of paddy procurement problems have been fully grasped and acted upon.
- All That Gas (Hindustan Times, Anil Agrawal, Aug 11, 2001)
THE MINISTRY of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) appears extremely confused about its name.
- Us Strategies To Combat Slowdown -- A `Hasten-Slowly' Policy (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Aug 11, 2001)
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
- Our Defensive Mindset (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Aug 11, 2001)
K.F. Rustamji in a lead article in The Tribune (August 1, 2001), “Being always on the defensive won’t pay” on General Musharraf and the Kashmir issue has thrown a poser:
- With Malice Towards One And All...: A Happy Birthday (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Aug 11, 2001)
OUR 55TH birthday as an independent nation is round the corner. Do we celebrate it with a larger cake, an additional candle and sing ‘Happy Birthday to us’? Or do we say: “It’s like any other birthday, forget it”?
- What Is Going On, Mr Advani? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 11, 2001)
LAST week in my mail arrived an unsigned letter which I reproduce because I believe it reflects growing public anger at the government’s apparent inability to deal with terrorism.
- Jpc Can Catalyse Reforms (The Economic Times, N. Vittal, Aug 11, 2001)
IT is said that there are two types of fools. The first type are those who give good advice when not asked for.
- Nothing Honourable About It (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2001)
ADD the names of Sonu and Vishal to the long list of those who were killed by their own parents for having dared to declare their love for each other.
- Talking About The Weather (Telegraph, Chandrashekar Dasgupta, Aug 11, 2001)
How important is global warming ? Last month, it figured prominently in President George W. Bush’s talks with European leaders as well as in the group-of-eight ministerial meeting in Genoa.
- God Forbid! (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Aug 11, 2001)
IT is enough to make the Bard of Avon turn in his grave. That is, if he really wrote the plays and sonnets ascribed to him and it wasn’t Christopher Marlowe or Sir Philip Sydney or the Virgin Queen herself.
- Kashmiriyat Veiled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2001)
Women in the Valley find there is yet another ghetto.
- Flexibility Is The Key (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 11, 2001)
AS THE WTO’s fourth ministerial meeting draws near, India has to make up its mind on a new round of trade negotiations.
- Preparing For Doha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2001)
WITH PREPARATIONS FOR the Doha ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation in November still deadlocked over the issues to be taken up for negotiation.
- Seeking Indo-Pakistan Settlements (Hindu, K. Shankar Bajpai , Aug 11, 2001)
WHAT CAN possibly remain to say about Agra? Simply that it should not be viewed, as in endless commentaries, as part of a continuum, much less a new beginning, but as an ending.
- Gm Crops: The Need For Right Technology (Hindu, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Aug 11, 2001)
There are some 800 million people who do not have adequate food, and 1.2 billion people in the world who live on only $1 a day. Genetically Modified (GM) crops are not a silver bullet that can feed them.
- The Show Goes On, Even After 10 Years Of Reform (The Financial Express, S Narendra, Aug 11, 2001)
The headlines in the economic and business dailies in July seemed to be competing with each other to spread depressing news.
- Taxing Perks: Straws In The Wind? (The Economic Times, C.M. Kulshreshtha, Aug 11, 2001)
SAID Jesus Christ: "Render unto Caesar, things which be Caesar's; and unto God things which are God's."
- Corruption As Empowerment (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 11, 2001)
THE STANDARD definition of corruption as the use of public office for private gain scarcely captures the complex motivations and dispositions on display in the phenomenon.
- Sinha In Denial (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2001)
Prickliness is no answer to lowered credit ratings.
- It's All Maya In Up (Pioneer, Kamal Kant Gouri , Aug 11, 2001)
Among national politicians, Ms Mayawati has developed a unique support base; it was under her (and chiefly her mentor Kanshi Ram) that the first instance of Dalit consolidation took place in north India.
- India Trapped In 'Talks' Vortex (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Aug 11, 2001)
In his column, 'Human Voices' (August 5), Gautam Siddharth writes that it was ludicrous to have invited the "tin-pot" next door for talks and it would be even more absurd if his invitation is accepted by Prime Minister Vajpayee.
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