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Articles 23021 through 23120 of 25647:
- Are We Prepared For Stock Options? (The Economic Times, Samir K Barua, May 22, 2001)
SEBI finally took the much-awaited and expected decision to ban badla and replace it with options on individual stocks and futures on indices.
- The Predatory State...On Video (The Economic Times, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , May 22, 2001)
MADHU Kishwar of Manushi and the Self Employed Women’s Association organised a seminar on liberty and livelihood that I was privileged to attend.
- Growth Has Slowed (The Economic Times, Shankar Acharya, May 22, 2001)
ECONOMIC growth is the principal yardstick of performance of an economy.
- Learning By Undoing (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 22, 2001)
Taxpayers will pay for government’s folly.
- Ten Steps To Give India Freedom From Hunger (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, May 22, 2001)
Hunger-free India’ is still a dream. The earliest possible date for the realisation of the Gandhian dream of a hunger-free India, even now, is six years and another Five-year Plan away—in 2007.
- India May Like Bush N-Energy Policy (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, May 21, 2001)
NEW DELHI, MAY 20. After its controversial welcome to American proposals on building missile defences.
- Is Law Different For Ministers? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 21, 2001)
Long after the sound and fury generated over the Tamil Nadu happenings die down, several significant questions related to the incidents will in all probability remain unanswered.
- Pmo (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 21, 2001)
A FURORE is raised from time to time against the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) poking its nose into proposals and activities of Ministries.
- An Elusive Defence (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, May 21, 2001)
India and the US are on a winding road.
- Congressmen Looked At Private Investment With Suspicion. We Can’t Go Forward In The Same Manner (Indian Express, A. K. Antony, May 21, 2001)
There are ample signs already that Kerala will be seeing a more assertive and confident Arakkaparambil Kurien Antony from now on. This new avatar will not tolerate corruption among his cabinet colleagues.
- The Metro Auction (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, May 21, 2001)
Just over nine months ago, a stork by the name of HFCL-Nine Broadcasting delivered a new parcel of programmes on DD Metro. After a successful auction bid, the venture virtually owned the three-hour prime time slot between 7pm-10pm, for one year.
- Mnc Mandarins Run Nda Sarkar (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 21, 2001)
PRIME MINISTER Vajpayee is jubilant that poverty in the country has declined. He sees this as a vindication of the economic reforms pursued by his government. But he fails to mention that the same reforms have failed to produce economic growth.
- Another Outrageous Bailout For Uti? (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 21, 2001)
Just why is investigating the institution beyond the JPC’s purview?
- National Pride As Foreign Policy (The Financial Express, Shefali Misra, May 21, 2001)
How times change. Remember when America could do no right?
- What Happened To Question No. 15? (Indian Express, Archna Jain, May 21, 2001)
What happened to Question No. 15? The disability figures in Census 2001 reflect enumerators’ bias.
- Unlikely, And Unlikely To Help (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, May 21, 2001)
With the slowdown gathering momentum, industry is again clamouring for a cut in interest rates.
- Will Changed Patent Laws Choke Indian Drug Firms? (The Financial Express, P.K. Vasudeva, May 21, 2001)
It is well known that the developing and least developed countries have not been able to abide by the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- Towards Transparency (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 21, 2001)
Institutionalise the system of declaration of assets.
- What Does Us Not Having A Seat At Unhrc Indicate? (The Financial Express, Raghav Narsalay , May 21, 2001)
For the first time since the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) was instituted under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), the United States has found itself without a seat in the former institution.
- Cii, Assocham Cut Up Over Denial Of Representation (The Financial Express, Anoop Saxena, May 21, 2001)
If you are somebody and are treated as a nobody, you tend to get very upset.
- Private Outcry, Public Defence (Hindustan Times, Jag Parvesh Chandra, May 21, 2001)
ONE OF India’s current campaigns centres around the denigration of public sector enterprises and the unqualified acceptance of the private sector. During the Sixties and the Seventies, India saw the domination of the public sector.
- It’s A Blunder To Allow Stock Options At Present (The Economic Times, L C Gupta, May 21, 2001)
AS chairman of the Sebi-appointed committee on derivatives, Dr L C Gupta, former member of the regulatory body, has reason to feel happy.
- Jayalalitha As Cm: Undesirable But Not Unconstitutional (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, May 21, 2001)
IN one of the most stunning examples in recent history of the vibrancy of Indian democracy, a democracy that celebrates its presence at the polls as dramatically as it lies dormant during the interregnum between one poll and another, AIADMK supremo.
- Labour Of Mistrust (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 21, 2001)
IT is now out in the open, the growing bitterness between the BJP-led NDA government and the RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh. It was on full view on the first day of the two-day Indian Labour Conference on Friday.
- Kashmir Agenda (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 21, 2001)
A motivated section has sought to create the impression that a clueless Centre is meandering into yet another extension of the "ceasefire" in Jammu and Kashmir only because it has no alternative.
- Can The Commonwealth Become More Responsive? (Hindu, Garimella Subramaniam, May 21, 2001)
When the Commonwealth heads of government meet in Brisbane, Australia in October to consider how to make the body relevant to the new millennium.
- The Wonder Drug That Wasn't (Hindu, C. V. Krishnaswami, May 21, 2001)
Diabetes mellitus (the adult-type or Type 2) is indeed common in our country with an age standardised prevalence of about: 2.55 per cent for all ages.
- V. P. Singh's Second Coming (Hindu, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 21, 2001)
IN 1995, Mr. V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister, announced that he was withdrawing from active politics for five years.
- The Grand Bargain At Agra (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, May 21, 2001)
WHAT WOULD it take to call the Indo-Pakistan talks at Agra a success? Depending on your perspective, the answer could be very little or a lot.
- Primary Market May Be Hit As Corporates Shift To Overseas Listings (The Financial Express, Jai Kumar N.R, May 21, 2001)
Primary market investors may face a dearth of good quality papers as large corporates are increasingly heading towards overseas capital markets.
- For That Precious Drop Of Water (Business Line, B. N. Kulkarni, May 21, 2001)
ROBERT CLARKE, in the preface to his book, Water, the International Crisis aptly states:
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 21, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 21, 2001)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Tamil Nadu's Economic Agenda -- Time For `Power'ful Decisions (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , May 21, 2001)
THE AIADMK is back in power in Tamil Nadu and Ms Jayalalitha has assumed charge as Chief Minister. When she gets down to business in the next few days, she will realise that she has a heavy agenda ahead of her as far as the State's finances are concerned.
- `New Bjp' And `New Left' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 21, 2001)
EVERYONE seems to be talking about a `new' this party or `new' that party these days.
- Vision 2020 -- Lure Small Enterprise To The Villages (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 21, 2001)
OUR maid in Delhi is illiterate but hardworking. Her services do not come cheap.
- Brand Antipathies Reflect A Pre-Reform Mind Set (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, May 21, 2001)
THERE is now a litany for corporate reform and restructuring to make a company more competitive.
- Call His Bluff (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 21, 2001)
IF reports are to be believed, the government has once again succumbed to political blackmail.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 21, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- A Paean To Plumpness (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, May 21, 2001)
Take a cue from Devi, women of substance!
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , May 21, 2001)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, May 21, 2001)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- An Approach To The Tenth Plan (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 21, 2001)
THE Draft Approach Paper on the Tenth Plan (2002-07) has been released for public discussion.
- The Folly Of Comparing Chalk And Cheese (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, May 21, 2001)
THE US Fed has done it again. For the fifth time in as many months, it has cut interest rates, bringing the Fed rate (the rate at which banks lend to each other in the overnight market) down to 4.0 per cent — the lowest in the past six years.
- Why The Slowdown? (The Economic Times, Rama Bijapurkar, May 21, 2001)
THE CONSUMER goods slowdown has been a major topic of discussion, as corporate results have rolled out. It is now official.
- Cafe Tendulkar (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 21, 2001)
SOON, you can eat and drink cricket going by the news that WorldTel is working on a deal to open a chain of eateries named `Tendulkar’s’ in all cricket-playing countries.
- Out Of Control (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
Extremist voices on both sides are gaining strength as violence rages in West Asia, says KESAVA MENON.
- Blind Confidence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 20, 2001)
It is good to see confidence. The chief minister of West Bengal has it in abundance.
- Assam’s Lost Decade (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 20, 2001)
Any journalist of my vintage would have paid his dues somewhere in the course of a long career. I believe I paid mine as a reporter for this newspaper covering internal strife in the troubled eighties, more in the Northeast than in Bhindranwale’s Punjab.
- Scorched Earth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
For the third year running, over three crore people in 30,000 villages of Rajasthan are battling drought. Sunny Sebastian reports.
- Wheels Of Injustice (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 20, 2001)
It is not merely that a chief minister went on the rampage on the weekend in Tamil Nadu.
- Terms Of Engagement (Times of India, B. S. Malik, May 20, 2001)
POST-KARGIL, many people were of the opinion that general Pervez Musharraf was a brilliant tactician but not a good strategist.
- Relevance Of Bush’s Religious Card (Tribune, P. Raman , May 20, 2001)
GEORGE BUSH’S plans to transfer huge federal funds for social programmes and relief to religious institutions on a regular basis have run into trouble.
- Labouring Through The Campaign (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
Labour looks set for a second term in office. Yet, the Tory campaign has been surprisingly competitive. HASAN SUROOR on the British poll scene.
- Moderation Is The Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 20, 2001)
The Basque voters have made it plain: they do not favour ETA's terror campaign nor do they approve of the Spanish Government's no-dialogue stand, writes VAIJU NARAVANE.
- How Not To ‘Maintain’ Separated Wife And Kids (Tribune, S. S. Beniwal, May 20, 2001)
THE decision of the Central Cabinet to abolish the maximum limit of Rs 500 for the quantum of maintenance allowance payable to the wife and children of a separated husband was long overdue.
- Chennai Crisis – Part Ii (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 20, 2001)
THE Centre has exercised its softest option in the unnerving Tamil Nadu problem: to recall Governor Fathima Beevi.
- Not So Kind Hearts And Coronets (Telegraph, David Cannadine, May 20, 2001)
The British Empire, David Cannadine argues in his new book, “was first and foremost a class act.”
- Never Say ‘Nebhar’ On A Sunday (The Economic Times, Raghu Krishnan, May 20, 2001)
IT WAS Judgment Sunday. The results of elections in four states with a cumulative population of 200 million people were being broadcast and telecast.
- Kaliyuga Has A Silver Lining (Times of India, PARMARTHI RAINA, May 20, 2001)
ACCORDING to Vedic scriptures, we are now living in the kaliyuga, the age of Kali.
- Sound Advice (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 20, 2001)
THE RESERVE Bank of India’s advisory group on bankruptcy law has addressed one of the most crucial issues stalling the reform process: the lack of a coherent bankruptcy law.
- Artificial Respiration Made Easy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 20, 2001)
An Indian scientist has developed a device which makes the process of providing artificial respiration to critically ill and comatose patients almost risk free, simple and accurate.
- Artillery As A Fighting Arm (Tribune, Avinash Prem, May 20, 2001)
AT this crucial juncture where the line between conventional warfare and nuclear conflagration is blurred.
- In An Era Of Deregulation, Enron Corp Woos Us Law-Makers More Than Ever (Indian Express, Bob Davis, May 20, 2001)
Washington: Every energy executive in America would have liked a half-hour with Vice President Dick Cheney as he fashioned the Bush administration’s national energy programme. Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay got it.
- Rebel Child In Mahathir’s Malaysia (Indian Express, Bhavana Vij, May 20, 2001)
Kuala Lumpur: Nobody would ever guess that she is the Prime Minister’s daughter. There are no security personnel hovering around. She drives her own car and talks about sex and condoms.
- India’s Food Revolution (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, May 20, 2001)
M.S. Banga, chairman, Hindustan Lever Limited, delivered a talk titled “Food Revolution.
- Vision Inc (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 20, 2001)
In a recent speech at Wharton University (which we excerpted on June 20), Infosys chairman N R Narayana Murthy spoke of how his company followed a lofty vision, ``something larger than ourselves''.
- India’s Children: A Report Card With Red Marks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 20, 2001)
Children: Health delivery systems still poor in rural areas, polio only bright spot.
- Crowding Out, Courtesy Aphc (Hindu, Sajid Gani Lone, May 20, 2001)
THE SIMULTANEOUS announcement of the withdrawal of the ceasefire and the invitation to General Musharraf from Mr. Vajpayee has established an unequivocal relationship between the Kashmir issue and Pakistan.
- You Can’t Be Given Goals By Anyone Else (Telegraph, Walter Bonatti, May 20, 2001)
Walter Bonatti’s The Mountains of My Life gathers, for the first time in English, the extraordinary writings of one of the world’s greatest mountaineers.
- Yoga Helps Leverage Your Personality (Times of India, R. Venkatesan, May 19, 2001)
A whole body of research indicates that the damage stress inflicts on the body is not restricted to only ulcers and heart disease, but also extends to the loss of immune function and memory.
- Flout Without Falling Out (Tribune, D. K. Mukerjee, May 19, 2001)
THE little appreciated mango and jamun trees provide the only splashes of green in the so-called and neglected green belt of our Sector.
- An Army Of Monks? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 19, 2001)
The Sri Lankan Government is promoting a recruitment drive to increase the ranks of the Buddhist clergy.
- Pragmatism Pays (Times of India, V. V. Ramanan, May 19, 2001)
THE last I visited China was in 1986, in the early days of liberalisation. Now, thanks to a business assignment, I could see for myself the dramatic changes of the last decade.
- Putting Highway Projects On Fast Track (The Economic Times, K. K. Kapila, May 19, 2001)
TRANSPORT infrastructure and services are vital for economic development, as they affect the growth and efficiency of all sectors of the economy.
- Ice For Rural Development (The Economic Times, N. Vittal, May 19, 2001)
IF THE year 2000 saw the hype about the information technology and in particular the ICE — Information Technology, Communication and Entertainment — stocks, this year has seen the melting of the ICE.
- Sound Advice (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2001)
THE RESERVE Bank of India’s advisory group on bankruptcy law has addressed one of the most crucial issues stalling the reform process: the lack of a coherent bankruptcy law.
- Private Initiatives (The Economic Times, Vishal Nathany, May 19, 2001)
NARAYANA Murthy has made a moral case for software companies to pay taxes like everyone else does, since society at large is the ultimate beneficiary.
- Us Missile Defence Plan (Tribune, R. S. Bedi, May 19, 2001)
IN a major policy speech on May 1, President Bush unveiled his National Missile Defence strategy at National University, Washington. In that he presented a fait accompli to rest of the world.
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 19, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
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