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Articles 20421 through 20520 of 26693:
- Is There Need For A New Company Law? (Business Line, L. V. V. Iyer, Jun 21, 2005)
The obsession with the size and age of the Companies Act, 1956, has overtaken any serious debate on why the company law has failed to be effective as a corporate governance tool and as a bulwark against corporate fraud.
- The Business Of Business (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jun 21, 2005)
The theory of corporate social responsibility is essential for the success of businesses in the long term
- Can Doctors Do Business? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2005)
AS American medicine becomes more “managed” and doctors complain they can hardly make ends meet, young Indian physicians in the US are choosing entrepreneurship that gives them more freedom and could if successful, bring in greater profits.
- Murmurs Over Andhra Pradesh Move On Quotas (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jun 21, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Government's decision to provide five per cent reservation in education and employment for Muslims has sparked a debate
- Jawans Reach Out To People In Ladakh (Tribune, Tsewang Rigzin, Jun 21, 2005)
The deployment of the Army for the last five decades in Ladakh has gone through several stages, and the Army has touched every aspect of Ladakh’s life, economy, employment and the environment.
- Nehru At Root Of India’S Problems: Rss Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
K S Sudarshan averred that Muslims were not foreigners and they should not ask for minority status; he avoided mentioning Advani in his speech.
- Deuba's Detention Is "Unconstitutional" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Senior leaders of the seven-party alliance in Nepal on Sunday met the former Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is in police custody after defying the royal anti-graft Commission, and expressed solidarity with the ousted leader.
- Furrowing The Black Gold Amidst Sand And Clay (Deccan Herald, Justin Blum, Jun 20, 2005)
Major companies faced with tougher prospects for developing big new oil fields around the world are sinking billions of dollars into projects to wring oil out of deposits of petroleum buried amid sand and clay.
- An Issue Of Legitimacy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2005)
EVEN had the European constitution scraped through in the French and Dutch referendums — the most that could have been hoped for after so many months of gloomy polls — the union would still have been in crisis.
- System’S Transparency (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2005)
The effectiveness of parliament and the provincial assemblies remains stymied because of the federal and provincial governments’ authoritarian attitude towards the opposition and their stubborn refusal to respect dissent.
- Counterview: Level Playing Field Doesn't Exist (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Jun 20, 2005)
Should we celebrate because 70,000 dollar- millionaires were discovered in India at last count? Or because the number of millionaires worldwide bloated by 600,000 in 2004?
- Middle: Musharraf's Real Face (Times of India, ALI DAYAN HASAN, Jun 20, 2005)
Teach the bitch a lesson. Strip her in public". As one of the police officers told me, these were the orders issued by their bosses.
- Absence Of Land Reform (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 20, 2005)
There is a hierarchical system of mutual favours between political leaders and local influentials in Pakistan
- Suu Kyi’S Poignant Milestone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Aung Suu Kyi’s plight has attracted worldwide attention. Her cause has been championed by the EU.
- The Leader Article: Such A Rewarding Partnership (Times of India, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Jun 20, 2005)
On June 18, the warring Ambani siblings announced the settlement of their much-publicised dispute over the ownership and control of a vast industrial empire.
- Nuclear Power Is Not Cheap (Indian Express, K.N. REDDY , Jun 20, 2005)
Though nuclear power currently constitutes only about 3 per cent of the country’s generating capacity,
- Ysr, It’S Regressive (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
The fact that it was redeeming an election promise, does not make it right. The fact that opposition parties,
- Hang In There (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2005)
Tokyo, generally perceived to be under Washington's tutelage in foreign policy matters, has shown admirable independence in not breaking ranks with G-4 despite
- Cet: What’S Common Every Year Is The Mess (Deccan Herald, Vijesh Kamath, Jun 20, 2005)
Over the last two years, the Common Entrance Test (CET) has become synonymous with confusion and controversy with the Karnataka government and private professional college managements locking horns over the sharing of seats and fee structure.
- In The Wrong Hands (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Jun 20, 2005)
The newly-appointed coach of the Indian cricket side, Greg Chappell, has blinked. Not once, but many times over.
- Politics Of Partition (Tribune, K. Subramanyam, Jun 20, 2005)
There is a belated debate on the responsibility for the partition of India and the role played by Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
- 'Til Death Do Us Part (Yahoo! News, Ari Berman, Jun 20, 2005)
Last April, with little media coverage, the House voted 272-162 to permanently repeal the estate tax, which by then had been re-christened the "death tax" by anti-tax conservatives.
- Politicos Feeding Off Turmoil (Japan Times, RONALD MEINARDUS, Jun 20, 2005)
MANILA -- These days the political class in the Philippines is preoccupied with other things besides governing. Attention is focused on what one commentator has termed "the worst crisis any administration" has ever experienced. The opposition is . . . .
- Whom Will The G-8 Debt Relief Plan Benefit? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jun 20, 2005)
THE finance ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries have done the politically correct thing by cancelling the $40-55 billion of debt owed by the world's poorest nations to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the African Development
- The Retail Road To Nirvana (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Jun 20, 2005)
The Government's stand on allowing FDI in retail trade is still not very clear. It cannot reveal all its cards, as much would depend on what others offer.
- Will The No Vote Mean The Breaking Up Of Europe? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jun 20, 2005)
I was at dinner in Jean Luc Jeanroy's farmhouse in Seguret, one of the most beautiful villages of France at the foot of Dentelles de Montmirail in the Rhone Valley on May 29.
- Align With Democrats In Asia (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, Jun 20, 2005)
Just a few months ago the United States seemed to have few choices in the strategically important Muslim countries of Central Asia. All were ruled by undemocratic regimes,
- Reinventing The Bjp (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jun 20, 2005)
Indian politics is in flux. The United Progressive Alliance is an alliance of unlikely bedmates, formed to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party out of government. It cannot last.
- Hooda’S Blunder (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2005)
Only recently Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had spoken against giving free power to farmers.
- Stray Incidents Mar Kolkata Civic Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Jyoti Basu criticises police for failing to arrest troublemakers
- Eprlf Demands Halt To Killings In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Government, LTTE must strive for a solution through talks
- 'Development' Not For Tribes (Pioneer, Joseph Marianus Kujur , Jun 19, 2005)
Land is life for the tribal. Take his land and you have taken away his life. This old saying has proven to be true in the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Jharsuguda, Raygada and Mayurbhanj in the mineral-rich state of Orissa.
- Burmese Years (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2005)
ON Sunday, Aung San Suu Kyi celebrates her 60th birthday — a milestone for most people, but an especially poignant one for her. In fact the more pressing measure of the passing of time for Ms Suu Kyi is the period of nine years and 238 days,
- Urban Decay: An Outcome Of Flawed Policies (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jun 19, 2005)
The ‘Dickensian’ blight and haze that hang over our cities today and the slums and squatters,
- Closed Window To The East (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Jun 19, 2005)
Lately, India has taken the lead; it has been vociferous in supporting a principle shared by most men of goodwill on this planet: The ideal of democracy.
- Whose Mines? (Pioneer, SP Nanda, Jun 19, 2005)
Orissa houses 3.57 per cent of the nation's population, while accounting for 20 per cent of its mineral reserves. Orissa's importance in the country's mineral map is underlined by the fact that its share of strategic minerals are substantial.
- In The Prison Of Guantanamo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2005)
AT a session of the US Senate Judiciary Committee formed to look into the legal status of Guantanamo detainees, it was evident that there was concern among both Democrats and Republicans that the treatment of prisoners in the Cuba-based prison camp was su
- Elections For Bolivia (Washington Post, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jun 19, 2005)
FOR THE SECOND time in less than two years mobs have defeated democratic institutions in the poor South American nation of Bolivia. President Carlos Mesa, who tried to settle paralyzing political conflicts through a referendum and accords with Congress,
- The Royal Hunt (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 19, 2005)
There is an odd symbiosis between the hunter and the hunted. In early June, according to reports, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was hunting in a forest in Haryana.
- Coastal Drilling (Washington Post, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jun 19, 2005)
WHATEVER LOFTY words may be uttered about our nation's energy policy as the Senate debates its energy bill over the next few weeks, it is virtually certain that when the debate gets into details, parochial interests will take over
- U.P. Congress Plans To Bring Dalits Back (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2005)
Dissension blamed for drift of faithful
- The Situation Must Be Met (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 19, 2005)
We returned to Calcutta on Direct Action Day, August 16, 1946.
- The High Cost Of Misgovernance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jun 19, 2005)
THE president of Pakistan is busy in conducting war on terror and in finding a solution to the 58-year old Kashmir dispute which he says he could resolve in two weeks only if India and Kashmiris were to go along.
- Some Scars Of The Emergency (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 18, 2005)
SOME scars do not go away. They remind a nation of the rough period it has gone through. One ugly mark on the face of India is the emergency.
- Judge This (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 18, 2005)
When the Justice U.C. Banerjee Committee was constituted in September last year to inquire into the fire in the Sabarmati Express, there was scepticism about its outcome already.
- Us Motives In Iraq’S Invasion (Dawn, Tahir Tanveer, Jun 18, 2005)
WHAT were the motives behind the American invasion of Iraq in 2003? Was there a grand game plan of re-modelling and reforming the entire Middle East to suit Washington’s imperial design?
- Short-Circuiting Power Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jun 18, 2005)
The root cause of the power crisis facing the country today is the failure of successive governments to carry out the reforms. Repeated efforts to improve the finances of SEBs by reducing heavy cross-subsidies have failed to bear fruit mainly because...
- `Do Not Proceed With Bhel Divestment' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
New Delhi : Conveying their opposition to the Government's decision to disinvest shares in public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), the Left parties on Friday urged the Centre not to proceed with it till the issue was discussed at the. . .
- Hurriyat Back Home (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
The Hurriyat’s visit to Pakistan underlines the fact that it is entering unchartered territory as far as Kashmir politics is concerned. It had, during recent months
- Himalayan Blunder (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 18, 2005)
The stand of the Indian government in relation to the Nepal crisis has been far from satisfactory with every passing day it seems Indian diplomacy in relation to Nepal is utterly failing out. The Indian government doesn’t seem to have any vague idea as...
- Appointments, Or Disappointments? (Tribune, Fali S Nariman, Jun 18, 2005)
The method of selection of judges is woeful and must be remedied. The Supreme Court judges can be trusted to decide cases independently and correctly. They perform a good job,
- Incredible India’S Junk Yards (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 18, 2005)
Please look for the signs of disaster that is looming the next time you happen to visit a heritage site yourself.
- Secularism In The Subcontinent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 18, 2005)
The multiplicity of identities alone can check the exclusivity and negative features of any single identity
- Fluid Situation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 18, 2005)
The exit of the Janata Vimukti Peramuna (JVP) from Sri Lanka’s ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance coalition has reduced the government to a minority.
- Mayawati’S Makeover (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Jun 18, 2005)
The resounding cries of Ganesh, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh at the last Bahujan Samaj Party-sponsored Brahmin Sammelan in Lucknow could not have been a better welcome by Dalits to their new partners, the Brahmins.
- Subserve The Constitutional Goal And Don't Subvert The Same (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 18, 2005)
ABOUT a month ago, the Supreme Court decided Ashok Lanka vs Rishi Dixit, a case that straddled both excise law and the Constitution.
- Both Circular And Artificial (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jun 18, 2005)
DEEMING provisions are a part and parcel of any law framed in India. The intent appears to be to catch transactions that the law would not be able to lay down
- On What Drives The Dragon And How The Giant Organises Electricity (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 18, 2005)
AN ISLAMABAD datelined story on www.greaterkashmir.com speaks of India offering to share with Pakistan the electricity "from the controversial Baglihar and Kishanganga hydropower projects located on the Chenab and Jehlum rivers".
- The Price Of Occupation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2005)
SIX more American soldiers were killed in Iraq on Wednesday. Even though this is not the single biggest casualty toll for a day,
- Sad Day For Democracy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2005)
FRIDAY indeed was a sad day for democracy in the Punjab Assembly. Continuing with his previous day’s suspension spree,
- Unending Turf Wars (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2005)
While one can hardly remember a time in the past two decades when Karachi was not in the grip of violence, recent events have shown how several parts of the city are fast turning into battlegrounds for warring political groups and gangsters of all hues.
- `Policy-Makers Not Addressing Poverty' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
Leaders should combine privileges and responsibilities, says Council Chairman Sudarshan
- India Will Stick To The G-4 Track (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jun 18, 2005)
Further discussions will be held with U.S when its official visits New Delhi on June 23
- The Continuing Power Crisis In India (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Jun 17, 2005)
We should encourage public sector companies to build power-generating units. But asine qua nonis that they should be given technical, managerial and financial autonomy, and distanced from political interference.
- Flying The Leader, Protocol And Propriety (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 17, 2005)
Leaders of all political parties find themselves, from time to time, having to request the use of aircraft belonging to this or that industrialist or industrial house.
- Differing Eu And U.S. Interests (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 17, 2005)
Washington gets uneasy as the EU increasinglyemerges as a credible rival to U.S. superpower
- Surviving The Monsoon (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 17, 2005)
Lack of access to health care during the monsoon is a serious problem.
- Indifference To History (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 17, 2005)
LET a diminished Mr L. K. Advani run the shaken BJP as best he can after taking back his resignation as the party president even though the so-called compromise
- Ftas: India Must Tread With Caution (Business Line, B.S. Rathor, Jun 17, 2005)
It is important for India to ensure that FTAs work to its advantage. Thorough homework is needed on the political and economic fronts before finalising long-term commitments on global trade.
- Wake-Up Call (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 17, 2005)
Governors should be apolitical and shun their political affiliations
- Why Maya Is Memsaab (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 16, 2005)
It is the season of change on the political landscape. First Hindutva ideologue Lal Krishna Advani travels to Pakistan,
- Fish Kill In Puttenahalli Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
Residents say rivalry between farmers led to the incident
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Municipal Commissioner denies knowledge of incident
People For Animals posts volunteers at spot
- Caste-Wise Survey Of Obcs To Begin This Week (Hindu, T.S. Ranganna , Jun 16, 2005)
Panel headed by Chief Secretary constituted to monitor exercise
- Singing The General’S Tune (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Jun 16, 2005)
Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Farooq’s statements in Pakistan indicate that Musharraf will continue to aid terrorism in J&K
- Teaching The Art Of Earning (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
Empowering women of every rural household seems to be the motto of SSRDP. Kamala Balachandran tells us about this unique spiritual venture for the upliftment of poor.
- United They Stand, Divided They Lose (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jun 16, 2005)
Despite the cries against Laloo Yadav’s “misrule”, neither the CPI nor the CPI(M) is likely to part ways with the RJD, writes Sumanta Sen
- Victims Of Planning (Tribune, G.S. Grewal , Jun 16, 2005)
India became independent at the midnight of August 15, 1947 and a Democratic Republic on November 26, 1949, when, the people of India gave to themselves the Constitution.
- Encounter: Notice Issued To State Govt., Bangalore City Police (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered issue of notices to the State Government, the Bangalore city police and other respondents on a petition by Dawood Suleman Khadri of Mumbai
- Bjp Developments Will Not Affect Nda, Says Fernandes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
Describes controversy as party's internal matter, says alliance endorses Advani's statements on Jinnah
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AIADMK not to join National Democratic
- Vhp Plans Stir Against Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
``He should quit Lok Sabha, leave politics''
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