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Articles 22721 through 22820 of 26693:
- Notes For Votes? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 21, 2004)
The very fact that the Election Commission has spread out the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bihar and Jharkhand in three phases from February 3 to 23, against just one day in Haryana
- Vote On Account (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2004)
Quick on the heels of the announcement of elections to the Assemblies of Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana comes controversy. In the middle of the storm is — who else but Lalu Prasad, caught on camera distributing 100-rupee notes in a Dalit locality.
- Tailor Food Safety To Our Needs (The Economic Times, J. George, Dec 21, 2004)
The scourge of “scrap trade”, reported detection of a dead lizard in the packed food served to a frequent flyer on a domestic airlines in the recent past, contaminated honey supplies and many other food items in the domestic as well as international marke
- Democracy In The Dock (Hindu, Mary Riddell, Dec 20, 2004)
Even as the Western law is sought to be imposed on Iraq, the British Government continues to flout its tenets.
- A Vindictive Move (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2004)
The United States has launched an ill-judged and bloody-minded campaign to deny the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohammed ElBaradei, a third term after his current tenure expires in 2005.
- A Promise Broken (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2004)
Parliament has gone live as promised by Somnath Chatterjee. However, the footage that reached millions of television homes as part of the new experiment did no service to the institution.
- 3 States, 21 Days (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2004)
The Election Commission’s announcement that elections in Bihar and Jharkhand will be conducted over three different days, spread virtually over two and a half weeks, underscores both their precariousness and their importance.
- To The Polls (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2004)
THE election dates have such a profound bearing on the itineraries of leaders these days that the sudden announcement of the schedule for Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand by the Chief Election Commissioner has thrown the best-laid plans of politicians out of
- Us Equities Outlook Is Weakly Positive (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dec 20, 2004)
The outlook for American stocks is neither exciting nor gloomy, as the prices reflect lower earnings multiples. As oil prices climb, some profit-taking can be expected early in the New Year, followed by some stability.
- A Political Arabesque In Iraq (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Dec 20, 2004)
I have long believed that any American general or senior diplomat who wants to work in Iraq should have to pass a test. It would be a very simple test
- Reserving All Judgement (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Dec 20, 2004)
The Reserve Bank Of India needs to become much more transparent about what exactly it does with its reserves of public money
- State Of Disarray (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 20, 2004)
While Nepal lurches towards near-chaos, the government appears to have no clue as to how to bring the deteriorating situation under control. Last week saw the Maoists carry out one of their biggest attacks in months.
- Quest For Dignity (Deccan Herald, G R MULKY, Dec 20, 2004)
Hopes of peace in West Asia brighten as a moderate leader is set to succeed Yasser Arafat in Palestine
- Palestine After Arafat (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 20, 2004)
Most Palestinians appear to have concluded that their struggle for a homeland needs a new direction.
- No 100 Per Cent Guarantee (Indian Express, RAGHAV GAIHA, Dec 20, 2004)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill to be tabled in Parliament has sparked a debate on the desirability and feasibility of extending the innovative Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) in Maharashtra to the poorest 150 districts in India.
- Bush As U.N. Peacemaker (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Dec 18, 2004)
The Bush administration has distanced itself for the time being from congressional demands for the resignation of the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
- Little Boy Arrogance (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
On a particularly demanding day for PMO firefighters, it didn’t attract the attention — no, the outrage — it merited. On the floor of the House, the prime minister himself had to tackle the task of making the squabble between two of his ministers look lik
- A Real Cabinet At Last (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 18, 2004)
That it should have taken nearly seven months for Chief Minister Dharam Singh to have something like a real Cabinet speaks volumes of the state of affairs in Karnataka.
- Listen To The Pseudo-Politician (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Dec 18, 2004)
A few days ago I was chatting with a friend, a Mumbai stockbroker. This was a man in his late thirties, sophisticated, upper class, and a fervent BJP supporter
- Bad Food From Good Bahu (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
We have received a massive response from readers to The Indian Express series ‘Bangalore Crumbling’, IE December 5 onwards.
- Prospects For Peace, Post-Arafat (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Dec 18, 2004)
It appears that once the new Palestinian President is elected, moves will commence for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. For any peace process to be sustainable, the Palestinian Authority should quell terrorist violence and adopt democratic governance
- Some Disquieting Thoughts (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 18, 2004)
I am not a famous journalist. Nobody except poor old me recalls that it was in this column, 11 months ago-113 days before May 13 to be precise-that the first hint of Mr Manmohan Singh's coming Chinese torture as the Prime Minister of a communist-backed co
- In Harmony (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 18, 2004)
Nary a word did Japan’s ambassador, Yasukuni Enoki, breathe, when speaking in Calcutta under Bengal Initiative auspices, about the far-reaching defence policy guidelines unveiled in Tokyo only a few hours before.
- Upwardly Mobile (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 18, 2004)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has cleared Hyderabad’s plans for an international airport, and a formal pact is likely to be signed next week between the government and the consortium that will build it.
- We Enjoy Strong Internal Democracy: Cpi(m) Leader (Hindu, MALABIKA BHATTACHARYA, Dec 18, 2004)
About four years ago, West Bengal's mainline Opposition parties such as Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress tried in vain to cause a rupture in the ruling CPI(M)...
- Bihar Will Test Indian Democracy (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 17, 2004)
The Bihar assembly elections are scheduled to be held towards the end of February. The Election Commission (EC) has already paid Bihar a visit and announced steps that are to be taken to ensure a free and fair poll.
- Bush's Tactics Unchanged (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Dec 17, 2004)
George Bush's slash and smear campaign is trying to bring all disparate elements under U.S. control.
- Cabinet Expansion In Karnataka (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Dec 17, 2004)
WITH the Cabinet expansion of Karnataka’s first-ever coalition government taking place on Wednesday, with the swearing in of 18 Cabinet ministers and two ministers of state rank, more than seven months after Chief Minister Dharam Singh took over
- Holding Up Arab Reform (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Dec 17, 2004)
For years now it’s been clear that the Middle East peace process has left the realm of diplomacy and started to become an industry, with its own GNP of conferences and seminars.
- People Must Know (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2004)
THE Union Cabinet’s clearance to the Right to Information Bill, 2004, is in tune with its commitment to give people the right to get information from the government. In a democracy, the right to know is the most cherished right of every citizen.
- From Crutches To Physiotherapy (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 17, 2004)
The All India SC&ST Confederation's rally at Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan in support of reservation in private sector, judiciary and armed forces portends major economic and social upheaval.
- Why A Steel Regulator Makes Little Sense (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 17, 2004)
The proposal to set up a steel regulator is mainly in response to the lobby of the builders who face a double-whammy due to the moves of both the cement and the steel industry.
- Famous Victors (Pioneer, Yogendra Bali, Dec 17, 2004)
December 16, 1971, marked the 'Victory Day' of one of the most decisive and unique battles fought by India against an aggressive neighbour, which always sought military solutions to its own domestic and international problems.
- Sebi Seized With Takeover Action (Business Line, N. R. Sridharan, Dec 16, 2004)
Show-cause notices issued by SEBI for `violation' of Takeover Regulations comes as a delayed jolt for the companies concerned
- Palestinians After Arafat (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2004)
During a cold dreary Moscow morning in 1971, I was one of the few persons present when Nikita Khrushchev was buried. Khrushchev’s son delivered a poignant eulogy for his late father.
- Peace Prospects, Post-Arafat (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2004)
During a cold dreary Moscow morning in 1971, I was one of the few persons present when Nikita Khrushchev was buried. I was carrying a message of condolences from Mrs Indira Gandhi for Mrs Khrushchev.
- Long Overdue (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 16, 2004)
The expansion of the Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday by Chief Minister N Dharam Singh has come not a day too soon. The addition of 20 members from the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) to the 12-member Congress-led
- Myanmar's Manoeuvre (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 16, 2004)
In extending the imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi by one more year, Myanmar's ruling generals have left no doubt about their intention to tighten their grip on the country.
- Waves Of Changes (Pioneer, Mukund B. Kunte, Dec 16, 2004)
The Navy celebrates December 4 each year in remembrance of the audacious attack by tiny missile boats of the 'killer' squadron in the 1971 war.
- Us Machinations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 16, 2004)
The US is once again pursuing its narrow national interests by trying to prevent the present International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General, Mr Mohammed ElBaradei, from getting a third term in office.
- Dirty Dancin'! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 16, 2004)
When American novelist Norman Mailer wrote Tough guys don’t dance in 1984, it could even have been considered a logical progression to Henry Miller’s 1945
- Violent Reminder (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2004)
The deadly attack on a musical show by Indian film stars in the Sri Lankan capital has come as a violent reminder of the deep divisions that plague the island and contribute to keeping its ethnic conflict alive and far from a settlement. Investigators hav
- Stress Is Showing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 15, 2004)
The report card on the Indian economy could have been a lot better. An inflation rate of around 7 per cent punctured the virtues of a probable 6 per cent growth.
- Between Mnna And Nssp (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 15, 2004)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's flying visit to Delhi last week has restarted the controversy over the sale of US weapons to Pakistan. Every time India and Pakistan are about to acquire new weapons, a big shindig is raised by the other side on how
- Reservations In Private Sector (Deccan Herald, G. Thimmaiah , Dec 15, 2004)
The private sector should respond positively to affirmative action for the disadvantaged sections of society
- A Place In The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 15, 2004)
Two unrelated events, separated by several weeks, have reinforced the perception that India’s place in the world in the new millennium is full of promise
- No Takers For National Hockey Championship Due To Ihf Politics (Tribune, M.S. Unnikrishnan, Dec 15, 2004)
The National Hockey Championship for the Rangaswamy Cup was once the most prestigious event in the hockey calendar of the country. Many careers were made and many decimated at the altar of the National Championship.
- No Business (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2004)
Things have indeed come to a fine pass when the government has to be reminded that the job of the legislature is to legislate after debating on the proposed laws.
- Musharraf’S New Strategy (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Dec 15, 2004)
News, newspaper columns and drawing room gossip normally sustain Pakistani politics. These are now being used to sidetrack and divide the Opposition. The Opposition is making preliminary moves to start a mass agitation.
- Kyunki Party Isn't Parivar (Pioneer, Neha Mehta, Dec 15, 2004)
When the boob tube's numero uno bahu, Smriti Irani, excitedly pronounced in Surat that she would fast unto death until Narendra "bhai" stepped down from Gujarat's chief ministership
- Why `She' Still Remains Unwanted (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 15, 2004)
A conference on sex selection diagnosis and female foeticide in Goa last week brought to light the disturbing proof of India holding one half of its population
- Left To Die (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2004)
Very few people in West Bengal know how to deal with cardiac arrest. And this includes a shamefully large number of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff.
- P(l)ots Of Money (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2004)
OF all the election-oriented, populist announcements made by the Haryana Cabinet on Saturday, the most unsettling one with far-reaching consequences is the decision to regularise some 1,054 unauthorised colonies in the state.
- Crisis Of Confidence Deepening (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 14, 2004)
The absence of common wavelength between coalition partners has compounded the woes of the Chief Minister
- Rupee Up (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 14, 2004)
Buoyed by sustained strong foreign capital and trade inflows the rupee has been appreciating vis-à-vis the U S dollar.
- The Chavez Phenomenon And The U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 14, 2004)
Shortly after he appeared on national television in October 2001 holding aloft bloody photographs of children killed by the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan, President Hugo Chavez Frias of Venezuela received a visit from Donna Hrinak
- The Kindness Of Animals (Hindu, McFadden, Dec 14, 2004)
Why should animals help out stricken humans - does it prove that altruism is a natural instinct?
- Towards Saner Road Mobility (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Dec 14, 2004)
Every day multitudes of motor vehicles traverse our roads, burning hydrocarbon fuels and spewing masses of noxious fumes. The streets of Bangalore are clogged with traffic.
- Uneasy Allies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 14, 2004)
Partners in a coalition are not necessarily natural allies. In fact, some partners in the United Progressive Alliance at the Centre are rivals in state-level politics. Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan may both be ministers in the UPA governme
- A Contentious Report By Un Panel (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Dec 14, 2004)
BY an unhappy coincidence, the much-awaited UN high-level panel report on “Threats, Challenges and Change” came within hours after the Wall Street Journal carried the opinion of an influential Congressman that Mr Kofi Annan should step
- A Few Good Men And Women (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 14, 2004)
My friend Jaya Prakash was born in the early ’70s, two decades after Laloo Prasad, in a neighbouring area of Bihar, into a Yadav family. Jaya Prakash is J.P. Yadav in school records
- Jharkhand Chemistry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2004)
The first expansion of the Union Cabinet by a Prime Minister is usually attended by high expectation. Yet the only Minister Manmohan Singh inducted into the Cabinet late last
- December Brings Another Reminder (Indian Express, Murlidhar C. Chandare, Dec 14, 2004)
December is a special month in the history of a world that has witnessed some horrific scenes of blood-letting. It was on December 10, 1948, that United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in a bid to make the world
- Fast Retraction (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2004)
THE mystery of actress Smriti Irani’s somersault over her threat to go on a fast-unto-death to demand the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has not yet been solved.
- Ram And Roti (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2004)
Ram and Roti do combine to make an effective political pitch. By highlighting the success of Mr Narendra Modi in stimulating the economy of Gujarat, Mr LK Advani sought to reinvigorate the morale of the BJP's
- Schools Without Teachers (Tribune, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2004)
There has been a huge shortage of teachers in primary schools in rural Punjab. The shortage is estimated at 12,000 teachers and 5,000 principals.
- Seeking Outside-The-Box Solutions (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 13, 2004)
All the misalignments retarding industrial growth are well known. Yet, nobody wants to correct the existing set-up to improve efficiency.
- Responsibility (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 13, 2004)
Srisri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal’s case has seen the most peculiar reactions and they are predictable from a mile away.
- Get Ship-Shape (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 13, 2004)
Some 40,000 ships ply the planet's oceans, most of them crewed by the world's poor and owned by shadowy offshore companies flying flags of convenience.
- Democracy Quickening In India, Slowing In West (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
Charles Taylor has been described as a leading interrogator of modernity. He sees its grandeur. And its malaise — the alienation, sense of impending social dissolution, and what he calls the ‘‘spiritual flatness’’ at the heart of the secular age.
- Enabling It Growth (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 13, 2004)
Industry-specific townships could be the solution to the infrastructure constraints the information technology sector is facing.
- Pakistan Becomes A Us Protectorate (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 13, 2004)
Following the 9/11 commission report, the US Congress is enacting legislation to implement the recommendations of the commission. The commission in its recommendations had focussed attention on the need for the US helping Pakistan to develop a promising,
- Giving Terror A Chance (Pioneer, M. C. Joshi, Dec 13, 2004)
On December 9, Parliament repealed the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2002 and passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill with Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil declaring that "those involved in terrorist activities are also our ...
- Hockey League's Designer Duds (The Economic Times, MANOJ NAIR, Dec 13, 2004)
Our own PHL is set to step out from a very imaginative package. Such innovative ideas could resurrect a sport that was at one time as popular as cricket.
- It Is In Giving That They Receive (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Dec 13, 2004)
While the Christmas season brings with it the feeling of generosity and of giving to others, such humanistic motivations are not sufficient for all.
- Job Schemes Must Effect Grassroots Changes (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 13, 2004)
The final test of the Employment Guarantee Act will lie in the poverty alleviation it promises and the quality of assets it builds. That the assets it helps build should be maintained properly goes without saying.
- Needed, Politics Of Moderation (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2004)
There are few holidays in coalition governments and as the United Progressive Alliance completes six months in office, we would do well to look at the formations both within the ruling coalition and the Opposition.
- Hockey League's Designer Duds (The Economic Times, MANOJ NAIR, Dec 12, 2004)
Our own PHL is set to step out from a very imaginative package. Such innovative ideas could resurrect a sport that was at one time as popular as cricket.
- Seizing The Moment (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Mitra, Dec 12, 2004)
MS Neena Gill, Labour MEP from UK and head of the European Parliament's South Asia & Saarc Delegation, has the best explanation for why EU-India relations have been upgraded to a ‘strategic’ level at the Amsterdam Nov 8 EU-India Summit.
- The Tiger Tops (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 12, 2004)
The ‘Royal Bengal Tiger’, as Sourav Ganguly has been known for his aggression on the field, may not exactly be a role model for the ICC which has been fining the Indian cricket captain regularly for his team's slow over-rates in one-day internationals.
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