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Articles 23821 through 23920 of 25647:
- Truth Versus Infiltration (Tribune, SANKAR RAY, May 04, 2001)
CENSUS data pertaining to Assam stupefied many, particularly those that let themselves be taken for a ride by the “infiltration-wallahs.”
- Rising Graph Of Economic Offences (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, May 04, 2001)
LOOKING at the ever-rising graph of scams and scandals, we seem to be fast becoming a nation of cheats and racketeers.
- India Loves Fond Us Baby (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2001)
IN a spectacular somersault of policy, India gave up its opposition to what the USA calls national missile defence (NMD) and effusively welcomed that country’s wish to abandon a key disarmament treaty.
- Banarasi Babu (Times of India, Alka Nigam, May 04, 2001)
YOU going boat ride. OK come. No talk here. People watching. Golden temple, Kedar temple famous. Lots tourists coming. Season off now. Winter season coming. (Boatman).
- Two To Tango (Times of India, Sanjoy Hazarika, May 04, 2001)
In Step with the Naga Peace Process.
- Inexplicable! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 04, 2001)
IN THE Mahabharat, there is an enthralling episode in which the Pandavas, tormented by unbearable thirst, eagerly approach a pond.
- Bush Fire (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 04, 2001)
Maybe there is something that the rest of the world doesn't know, perhaps an angle that was personally conveyed to external affairs minister Jaswant Singh by US national security adviser Condoleeza Rice when she called him from Washington
- Too Many Books, Too Much Hype (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, May 04, 2001)
“Globalization had become unavoidable,” a critic said recently, “because the nation-state had become too small for the big problems of life and too big for the small problems of life.”
- Nothing Special (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 04, 2001)
AT ONE LEVEL, there is nothing unusual in the US action placing India, among 16 countries, on the Special-301 `priority watch list' for `intellectual property protection' in that, first, the US Trade.
- Unemployment: The Ticking Timebomb (Business Line, K. Jacob Samuel, May 04, 2001)
WHILE the young and able-bodied are a nation's assets, the unemployed -- educated or uneducated -- are a liability.
- Governance Beyond Corporate Boundaries (Business Line, Jyotsna Bhatnagar, May 04, 2001)
``Accountable business leadership is a vital element of modern democracy.'' -- World Bank Publication.
- Blind Spot (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 04, 2001)
YOUR summary of the genesis of the recent bank scam in `Dangerous Liaisons’ (ET, May 2) is excellent. As you say, the method employed was `alarmingly simple and unbelievably blatant’.
- Shooting The Monkey (The Economic Times, Colin Turner, May 04, 2001)
IN the established global marketplace, no single company can go it alone and be successful.
- 2g Reforms, And Textiles (The Economic Times, Mahesh C. Purohit, May 04, 2001)
THE FIRST budget of Yashwant Sinha in the new millennium, makes a mark toward furthering of second-generation reforms.
- Not Good Enough (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 04, 2001)
THE GROWTH in merchandise exports for April-March is quite the best for almost a decade.
- Cosmos Of An Indian Storytell (Telegraph, R. K. Narayan, May 04, 2001)
R.K. Narayan’s The Indian Epics Retold is a valuable omnibus edition of three of this important writer’s works.
- At Arm’s Length (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 04, 2001)
Why can’t the minister consult the Chief Justice of India?
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 04, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, May 04, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- From Bangla Border To Cbi Chief (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 03, 2001)
ONCE in a while even the best-run countries get taken by surprise on the wrong foot.
- Space Tourism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2001)
IT is a coveted picnic trip for a rich man, but a giant leap for mankind! With Dennis Tito becoming the first space tourist, the dark vastness up there does not look all that forbidding.
- A Slap On Pak Wrist (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2001)
PAKISTAN must be pleasantly surprised at the mild rebuke it got from the USA. It was expecting a thundering denunciation.
- Children's Day (Times of India, Sudha Narasimhachar, May 03, 2001)
``IN that school, we had to register the name for admission to nursery class when I was pregnant'', said Sarala. I thought she was exaggerating and laughed. As I found out later, that was the truth.
- Ballot And The Bullet (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 03, 2001)
The murder of the BJP candidate contesting from the Dibrugarh assembly constituency by suspected ULFA militants is a cruel reminder of the extremist outfit’s ability to hit where it hurts.
- Buddhadeb Will Tilt The Balance (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, May 03, 2001)
KOLKATA, MAY 2. ``I would certainly vote, but my vote is a secret,'' said Abdul Ahad, a van-puller in the Muslim majority village of Mallikpur in 24 Paraganas district.
- Bureaucrat Of A Special Breed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2001)
CERTAIN people have an uncanny knack of doing things. They are doers, and nothing else.
- Hurriyat's Mask Comes Off (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, May 03, 2001)
It is more than a conjecture that the All-Party Hurriyat Conference did not want to take any decision.
- Violent Imbalances (Hindustan Times, R D Sharma, May 03, 2001)
The Supreme Court has recently expressed its serious concern at the leniency shown by the Allahabad High Court in discharging the accused in a dowry torture case.
- Landing An Opportunity (The Financial Express, Sunil Jain, May 03, 2001)
Time to tackle the land-grab theory of disinvestment?
- Cag Reports Improper Use Of Mps’ Fund For Rural Development (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, May 03, 2001)
Political leaders, particularly members of Parliament (MPs) cutting across party lines, are in the habit of shedding crocodile tears over the plight of farmers without deliberating on the real issues concerning the sector.
- Crisil Can Help Coop Banks Figure Out Risk Elements (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 03, 2001)
The role of rating agencies has been increasing over the years. In fact, rating agencies may be asked to play a greater role, especially in the light of recent happenings in the local financial sector.
- Study Finds Setback To Free Media (The Financial Express, Kenneth Neil Cukier, May 03, 2001)
Although the number of nations that enjoy a free press grew to an all-time high in 2000, more than one-third of the world’s population live in countries with media restrictions, according to a new study.
- Tneb Stance On Tariff Jeopardises Aban’s Project (The Financial Express, T. M. A. Raman, May 03, 2001)
Independent power producer (IPP) Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore Ltd is willing to match the lowest private power project tariff in Tamil Nadu.
- The Share Out Policy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 03, 2001)
YOUR editorial `Good, bad or plain ugly’ (ET, April 20) clearly points out the whimsical approach of our leaders.
- Let Enron Exit (Times of India, ADITI CHATTERJEE, May 03, 2001)
FOR years, Enron tried to woo Indian policy-makers, who couldn't seem to decide whether the Dabhol project was a good idea or not.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 03, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- Insuring Better Health (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 03, 2001)
THE INSURANCE Regulatory and Development Authority’s guidelines on investment norms are in line with norms of best practice.
- Too Many Books, Too Much Hype (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, May 03, 2001)
“Globalization had become unavoidable,” a critic said recently, “because the nation-state had become too small for the big problems of life and too big for the small problems of life.”
- From Bangla Border To Cbi Chief (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 03, 2001)
ONCE in a while even the best-run countries get taken by surprise on the wrong foot.
- Bureaucrat Of A Special Breed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2001)
CERTAIN people have an uncanny knack of doing things. They are doers, and nothing else.
- Demutualise Bourses First, Corporatisation Can Wait (The Economic Times, Rajeev Mukhjia, May 03, 2001)
THE EVENTS at the Bombay Stock Exchange, leading to the ouster of its president, have once again highlighted the need for a complete revamp in the functioning of the Indian stock exchanges.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 03, 2001)
Big chamchas: IF you visit the IAS academy in Mussoorie and stay in their guest house, your morning cup of tea is served with a Chinese soup spoon in the sugar-bowl.
- Saffron Blues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2001)
EVER SINCE the BJP came to power and Acharya Murli Manohar Joshi assumed charge of the Ministry of Human Resources Development, liberal apprehension about the potential saffronisation of our educational institutions has touched a new high.
- Asia: Freedom Of Expression At Risk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2001)
Journalists across the world are being targeted by governments for carrying out their legitimate investigative reporting work. Amnesty International said today, ahead of World Press Freedom Day (May 3).
- Cosmos Of An Indian Storytell (Telegraph, R. K. Narayan, May 03, 2001)
R.K. Narayan’s The Indian Epics Retold is a valuable omnibus edition of three of this important writer’s works.
- Risks Of Genetic Engineering (Hindu, Debashis Banerji, May 03, 2001)
THERE IS an air of great expectation, almost euphoria, about the potential role of genetic engineering in transforming Indian agriculture.
- Budget In Retrospect (The Economic Times, Shankar Acharya, May 03, 2001)
THE BUDGET was presented just two months back. But the tumult of Tehelka, the collapse of the Nasdaq and the stock market scam have combined to make budget day seem like aeons ago.
- An Upbeat Note In Indo-U.S.Ties (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2001)
THE ENCOURAGING SIGNALS that the Finance Minister, Mr. Yashwant Sinha, seems to have received now from his U.S. interlocutors point to the possibility of an early move by the Bush administration to scrap the economic sanctions still in place against India
- Friends And Neighbours (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , May 03, 2001)
Bangladesh mustn’t take our tolerance threshold for granted.
- I Was Being Blamed For Impersonation On My Library Cards: Jasbir Singh (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, May 03, 2001)
New Delhi, May 2: Lt Colonel (retd) Jasbir Singh ‘‘finally’’ got acquitted in the Larkins spy case on Monday.
- The Great Privacy Debate (Business Line, B. Mahadevan, May 03, 2001)
A FEW days back, the postman left behind a questionnaire to be filled and returned to him.
- The Demolition Before Liberhan (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, May 03, 2001)
Displaying his way with words, Narasimha Rao built an elaborate constitutional edifice over three hearings of the Liberhan Commission to justify his failure to save the Babri Masjid.
- Adding To The Law Pile (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 03, 2001)
Prabhat Agarwal says that there are already enough provisions on transfer pricing to warrant the introduction of new ones.
- The Bsc Bandwagon (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 03, 2001)
The good news is that software companies are producing packages to help you implement a Balanced Scorecard.
- Baa Baa Black Sheep (Hindustan Times, Vinod Mehta, May 03, 2001)
Press freedom is too important to be left to journalists. — William Durr, Columbia Journalism Review.
- Learning To Grow (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 03, 2001)
The noise being made in New Delhi over the Pakistan navy exercise with Bangladesh and Myanmar does not do credit to a nuclear weapons state, with ambitions to a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.
- The Spies Who Went Into The Cold, Nearly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 03, 2001)
The sensational case of the 1980s had been forgotten by everyone until the Delhi High Court on April 30 held the conviction handed out to two senior armed forces personnel.
- Northern Discomfort (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 03, 2001)
It is time the West realises the virtues of globalisation.
- A Slap On Pak Wrist (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2001)
PAKISTAN must be pleasantly surprised at the mild rebuke it got from the USA. It was expecting a thundering denunciation.
- Space Tourism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2001)
IT is a coveted picnic trip for a rich man, but a giant leap for mankind! With Dennis Tito becoming the first space tourist, the dark vastness up there does not look all that forbidding.
- Tito's Trek (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 03, 2001)
Dawn Abraham might not be the first potential recipient of that typical tourist postcard: ``Having a great time, wish you were here''.
- Imf-World Bank Group Meetings -- Evolving Into A More Pragmatic Fund (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 03, 2001)
UNDER the present Managing Director, Mr Horst Kohler, the International Monetary Fund has evolved into a more transparent and pragmatic organisation as against the uneven record it had under his predecessor, Mr Michael Camdessus.
- Cook's Tikka (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 03, 2001)
The UK's foreign secretary Robin Cook acknowledged the other day that British society was a melting pot of diverse races.
- Sexual Harassment: In Kerala, Victim And Victimiser Fight A Rights Battle (Indian Express, Siddarth Suresh, May 02, 2001)
In the last few years, Kerala has been rocked by a few cases of sexual harassment.
- Proxy For The Opposition (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, May 02, 2001)
A British journalist once remarked that every politician not in government needed to be in the opposition.
- Resume Writing (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 02, 2001)
A JOB applicant who does not put his best foot forward or cannot capture the attention.
- Knowledge-Generating Centres -- Catalysts In Exciting Transition (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, May 02, 2001)
IN INDIA, knowledge-generation is a predominantly Government-sponsored activity.
- Krishnamurti, The Rational Mystic (Times of India, S. Ramachander, May 02, 2001)
JIDDU Krishnamurti was one of the most original religious minds of the 20th century.
- Dissolve The Corporation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 02, 2001)
AFTER Wednesday's fiasco Union Territory Administrator J. F. R. Jacob may have to perform the unpleasant duty of recommending the dissolution of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
- The Khadi Metaphor (Indian Express, Tara Sinha, May 02, 2001)
It won’t take much to convert primary health centres into dispensers of happiness.
- Widows’ Pension Scheme (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 02, 2001)
RUGBY: In connection with the Widows’ Pensions Scheme which came into operation at the beginning of the year.
- A Side Story (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, May 02, 2001)
The US ambassador’s office recently found itself in an unprecedented diplomatic predicament which nearly landed it in the crossfire between 10 Janpath and Race Course Road.
- From Here To Eternity (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 02, 2001)
For Dennis Tito, the Californian rocket scientist-turned-businessman-turned-space tourist, the trip aboard a Russian Soyuz to the International Space Station and back may be worth every cent of the $ 20 million he paid.
- Too Hard For A Soft State (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , May 02, 2001)
India totters from one crisis to the next, and from one fiasco to the next. The latest debacle over the torture-killings of 16 border troops by their Bangladeshi captors marks a new low.
- Break That Stranglehold (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 02, 2001)
Brokers have no business managing stock exchanges.
- The Cost Of Living (The Economic Times, Arundhati Roy, May 02, 2001)
THE INDIAN State is not a State that has failed. It is a State that has succeeded impressively in what it set out to do.
- Social Security Cover May Slow Down Reforms (The Economic Times, Kala S. Sridhar, May 02, 2001)
RECENTLY the government decided to levy a special cess to finance social security covering medical care, maternity, among others, to the 280 million workers in the unorganised sector of the country, who account for 90 per cent of total employment.
- And They Just Bounce Back (The Economic Times, Shubhrangshu Roy, May 02, 2001)
LAST week, when Prime Minister Vajpayee finally decided to get rid of his ex-bureaucrat and officer on special duty Nandu Singh in the wake of damning charges, he decided to kick him up as member, Planning Commission.
- If It’s Like This Now, What About The Teens? (The Financial Express, Mimmy Jain, May 02, 2001)
The son is not happy with his lot these days. He goes around with a puzzled, triste, scornful kind of look these days.
- I Want To Make Communication Affordable (The Economic Times, Sudipto Dey, May 02, 2001)
HE’S in the news yet again thanks to his `price-warrior’ image. This time around, California-based maverick businessman C Sivasankaran created a flutter by offering to pay Rs 2,500 crore for 5 mhz of WiLL spectrum.
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