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Articles 23621 through 23720 of 26693:
- No Bailout (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 04, 2004)
WHEN the Opposition shouts for the ouster of tainted ministers like Mr Laloo Prasad the Prime Minister and others can easily play deaf. But when the Supreme Court too issues a show-cause notice to the Railway Minister why his
- Can Contract Appointments Enliven Bureaucracy? (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 04, 2004)
Is putting government officials on contract the answer to the problem of non-performing bureaucracy. It may be so but only if leads to greater functional freedom and there is judicial support. Even then, the question of selection and recruitment remains
- Search For A New Political Culture (Deccan Herald, K C ABRAHAM, Oct 04, 2004)
Can the plurality of religious and secular faiths, through dialogue, help create a common culture?
- The Continuing Oil Shock (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 04, 2004)
The Central Government has asked the oil marketing companies not to increase the retail prices of petroleum products.
- The Other Side Of Assets (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 04, 2004)
The annual report of the Reserve Bank of India for 2003-04 covers the financial performance of the central bank during the period, besides giving an exhaustive review of macroeconomic developments in the country during the year.
- Undaunted By Disability (Tribune, Vijay Oberoi, Oct 04, 2004)
AT 3 pm on September 12, 2004, history was made when Navin Gulia, a young man with a 90 per cent paralysed body and 100 per cent medical disability, did the impossible, by driving non-stop from Delhi to the highest motorable pass in the world ...
- Waiting For A Surprise (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 04, 2004)
American intelligence sources are leaking hair-raising tales of Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons programme. Norman Podhoretz, editor of Commentary, and godfather of the neo-conservatives, says, “I am not advocating the invasion of Iran at this moment ...
- Will America Heed The Message? (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 04, 2004)
The brother of Morocco's King has publicly faulted the United States' policy on Iraq and the Middle East. Have Arab rulers given up on Mr. Bush?
- Power And Pelf (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 04, 2004)
Cricket administration has been reduced to a puppet show
- The Contest In Vidharbha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2004)
The Vidharbha region will be crucial to determining the battle for Maharashtra.
- Remembering Shastri (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 03, 2004)
Like the guy in the famous Mae West song, the Manmohan Singh Government has taken its time to decide on a yearlong celebration of the centenary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the country's second Prime Minister.
- Rebel Trouble (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2004)
Rebellion is the norm in the Congress-NCP camp in western Maharashtra, says Arunkumar Bhatt.
- Marathwada Matters (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 03, 2004)
While the Congress- NCP alliance is clearly worried about the Marathwada region, it will not be smooth sailing for its rivals either.
- Konkan Story (Hindu, Meena Menon, Oct 03, 2004)
Though the Konkan region is a Sena-BJP citadel, rebels could make a dent
- Indian Tv Lacks Innovation (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Oct 03, 2004)
IN this big sprawling house in Bhagalpur Bihar by the broad, soft flowing Ganga, it’s difficult to adjust to the topography. There’s an entrance here and an entrance there, at least three places where dinner can be served; wide verandhas moulded ...
- Haryanvi’S Moment Of Pride (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 03, 2004)
ONE wonders if cricket still remains the gentlemen’s game, judging by petty manipulation witnessed in what should have been a routine election of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Never before election to a sports body has seen intrigue of ...
- Evms Are Convenient But They Are Not Tamper-Proof (Tribune, Jagjit Puri, Oct 03, 2004)
I had the opportunity of working as the Election Commission’s Observer in many elections in Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
- An Election Too Close To Call (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 03, 2004)
Like the guy in the famous Mae West song, the Manmohan Singh Government has taken its time to decide on a yearlong celebration of the centenary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the country's second Prime Minister. Even if belated, the decision merits a hearty ...
- Where Are The Poets Who Dared To Ask Questions? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Oct 03, 2004)
As I wandered the Mumbai suburb of Mumbra last week in search of moderate Islamic voices a line by Ghalib kept going through my head. Khuda key vaastey purdah na kaabey sey utha zahid, kahin aisa na ho van (vahan) bhi yahi kaafir sanam nikley.
- How The Myth Crumbles (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 02, 2004)
Two myths have been exploded in recent years — one is that you have to be cast in the heroic role to become a hero; the other is that all people are basically peace-loving.
- Freeing Our Heroes (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 02, 2004)
In his autobiography, Ravi Shankar writes that “being Bengali, of course, makes it natural for me to feel so moved by Tagore; but I do feel that if he had been born in the West he would now be as revered as Shakespeare or Goethe
- Democracy In The Maldives (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Oct 02, 2004)
There is a growing demand for political reform in the Maldives where power is concentrated in a strong executive.
- A Cold Wind From The Caucasus (Deccan Herald, A MADHAVAN, Oct 02, 2004)
Neocons in the US want Russia broken up. It is in India’s interest to oppose such an eventuality
- Oh, What A Lovely Election! (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 02, 2004)
Cricket has long been a metaphor for fair play, even if William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915), the English progenitor of modern batting and crowd-puller nonpareil, exhibited an approach and spirit that seem almost contemporary.
- Running Well (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 02, 2004)
If the Indian economy can sprint at 7.4 per cent in the second and third laps, as it has in the first, the effort will be worth a few cheers. The current account is in surplus while a higher trade deficit of $6.3 billion ($5.56 billion) indicates a rise
- Electronic Voting Is Questionable (Tribune, K N Bhat, Oct 01, 2004)
The famous American inventor of 19th — 20th century, Thomas Alva Edison, owned over 1100 patents. The first of them was a tamper-proof vote- recording machine. Edison sent it to the Chairman of the US Senate believing that it would be readily accepted.
- No Case To Shelve The Bureaucracy (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Oct 01, 2004)
India's technology-driven growth, while helping the nation move towards self-sustenance and global competitiveness, has bypassed large sections of the population.
- A Terror In Every Bush (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 01, 2004)
Thus spake the army chief of staff: as if the Armed Services (Special Powers) Act applies not just to Kashmir or Manipur, but to the entire country, including its judicial process.
- Sports Feuds (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 01, 2004)
The contest for the BCCI headship had all the drama and seat's-edge excitement that one associates with one-day cricket.
- Moving Forward On Kashmir (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 01, 2004)
In moving beyond the traditional posturing on Kashmir, Manmohan Singh and Pervez Musharraf have created a template in which their representatives can explore the elements of a final settlement.
- Meaningless Ritual (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 01, 2004)
October 2 is Gandhi Jayanthi. All over the country, politicians and other luminaries will solemnly troop to the nearest statue of the Mahatma and deck it with outsize garlands.
- Yet Another (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 01, 2004)
Nothing provokes more scepticism among ordinary Indians than the formation of a new commission.
- Remembering The Mahatma (Deccan Herald, M SANKARANARAYANAN, Oct 01, 2004)
Gandhiji will always be remembered as his public policies are discussed and debated even now
- By A Faint Snick (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 01, 2004)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has narrowly escaped a political ambush. Mr Sharad Pawar, who declared himself a candidate for the presidentship of the BCCI, has no known associations with cricket.
- What Lies Ahead (Deccan Herald, Pran Chopra , Oct 01, 2004)
There are several issues to be thought about, before reaching the next stage in the Indo-Pak talks
- Turkey's European Aspirations (Hindu, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 01, 2004)
With Turkey undertaking reforms in several spheres in order to fulfil the criteria for admission to the European Union, the West is confronted with an intriguing problem.
- Priorities In Bank Consolidation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 01, 2004)
Financial sector consolidation in India, a perennial theme of the economic reform agenda, has gained topicality with Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and senior government officials advocating mergers between banks as a means to speed up the process.
- Thinking Aloud On Rule Without A King (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 01, 2004)
It is a paradox of political life in Nepal that of all the demands raised by the Maoist insurgents in the past few years, their call for a democratically elected Constituent Assembly has proved to be the most subversive one.
- Terrorism By Ordinance (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 01, 2004)
The Unlawful Activities Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 is an unsatisfactory half-hearted measure that leaves matters resolved halfway.
- End Of Textile Quota Regime (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 30, 2004)
Unless huge investment and modernisation of the mills take place, and proliferation of unorganised mills is curbed, India would lose out to China in the textiles race.
- Electronic Voting (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Sep 30, 2004)
American Presidential Elections are drawing near; campaigning has been feverish, dirty, vicious and savage and the ordinary American is taking all this in his stride.
- A Close Call (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2004)
The edge in the Maharashtra polls appears to be with the Congress-NCP alliance
- President In Uniform (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 30, 2004)
EVEN when, late last year, Pakistan's President and military ruler General Pervez Musharraf had solemnly committed himself to giving up his military uniform by the end of 2004 and stay only as "duly elected" President, there was widespread scepticism both
- Austerity At Last (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 30, 2004)
Sceptics may laugh off the idea of saving Rs.2,000 crores annually through the series of austerity measures announced by the Central Government on Tuesday as a drop in the ocean but the truth is that it sends out a bigger signal.
- Not Just A Sports Story (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Sep 30, 2004)
It is huge money, enormous power, blinding glamour. It provides the opium to our masses.
- On The Rise (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 30, 2004)
The oil price that started falling last month is back on the upswing, crossing the $50 a barrel level on Tuesday. The upturn is attributed to a number of factors.
- Korean Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 30, 2004)
North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon stunned the world when he disclosed in the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that his country had acquired nuclear weapons to serve as a deterrent against a possible US military strike.
- Questions Of Control (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Sep 30, 2004)
The monster named inflation has raised its ugly head once again. It is eating up real wages and salaries, consumption baskets and, most important, the incomes of the retired who are already put at a huge disadvantage by drastic cuts in the nominal ...
- Religion Can Be A Disgrace (Deccan Herald, TONY BAYFIELD, Sep 30, 2004)
The reality of pluralism is a theological obligation to pool together resources for the good of humanity
- Terrorism Reaches The Saudi Door (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 30, 2004)
One consequence of the Nine Eleven terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon has been the salience of Saudi Arabia in American consciousness.
- The Kerry-Bush Contest (Hindu, Sumana Brahman, Sep 30, 2004)
The invasion of Iraq has made the world a more dangerous place for Americans. With John Kerry's leadership, America can regain respect.
- Just In Defence (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Sep 29, 2004)
Recent events seem to have cast a shadow on how the nation views the institution of its military. In the hierarchical divisions between the societal institutions of a democracy and its military institutions, when seeming conflicts occur, it is always the
- Create Awareness (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 29, 2004)
It is extremely unlikely that the five veto-wielding powers will let any other country enter the Security Council
- Making Research Humane (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2004)
When it comes to conducting experiments on animals, drawing the line is difficult. This applies virtually to every country independent of its scientific research ethic. India is no exception.
- Manmohan-Musharraf Meeting (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 29, 2004)
Though marked by the usual rhetoric, bilateral relations between India and Pakistan did thaw out further in the warmth of the personal dynamics between Dr Manmohan Singh and Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Rendezvous At Roosevelt (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Sep 29, 2004)
Way back in the summer of 1972 as a young correspondent in search of a story I ran into P.N. Haksar and asked him what would happen at the talks between Indira Gandhi and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. This was about three or four days before the Simla Summit.
- The Web Of E-Governance (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Sep 29, 2004)
Can e-governance add any value if it is implemented merely as a virtual version of labyrinthine government processes?
- Weighing The Price Of Success (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Sep 28, 2004)
The numbers may be on the side of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra, but the latter’s lacklustre performance may prove to be its undoing
- Succession War In The Bjp (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 28, 2004)
Uma Bharti's Tiranga Yatra has exposed a power struggle in the second rung leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- That’S Not Cricket (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 28, 2004)
IF somehow politicians start showing the same devotion and dedication in promoting sports which they display while trying to grab various sports organisations, the medal drought will become a thing of the past. But their never-say-die spirit comes into
- Religious Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2004)
Seven Christian missionaries were attacked allegedly by RSS workers at a Scheduled Caste colony on Saturday in Kerala, for providing material assistance to a Dalit family.
- An Unwarranted Transfer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 28, 2004)
THE Haryana Government has abruptly, though not unexpectedly, transferred the Director of Secondary Education, Mr Ashok Khemka, who withheld teachers’ transfers effected frequently, arbitrarily and mid-way by the Chief Minister’s office.
- Ideological Betrayal On Cards? (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Sep 28, 2004)
The politicians seem to have no scruples in making thoroughly immoral political U-turns
- Debate Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2004)
Experts and educationists should evolve a long-term policy on higher education
- Transition Complete (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2004)
With President Hu Jintao taking over as Chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the process of leadership change in China that began two years ago is now complete.
- Criminal Justice Reforms Needed (Deccan Herald, Vishal Arora, Sep 27, 2004)
The legal accountability of the executive is essential for the travesty of justice for the citizens
- A Study In Contrast — Punjab And Bihar (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Sep 27, 2004)
Being better off does not make a State better, especially when it just means getting more than others from the Centre.
- Reversal Of Fortunes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2004)
If a week IF A WEEK in politics is a long time, four months could be a whole era, judging by how woebegone the Bharatiya Janata Party looks these days. So dramatic has the transformation been that a casual observer might be forgiven for failing to make a
- Pruning The Police (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2004)
The Punjab Government’s decision to prune the police force is welcome. It is, however, only a small step forward. At the last count, the state had as many as four Director-Generals of Police, 17 Additional Director-Generals of Police and 22 ...
- How To Make A Molehill Of A Mountain (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Sep 27, 2004)
The UPA regime’s desire to help farmers is all very well. But a return to the pre-reform days of dangling subsidies is not the answer
- Let’S Bet On The Future (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 27, 2004)
Yudhoyono is actually quite a serious man who was seen by his army colleagues as efficient and incorruptible, but even his closest adviser, Muhammad Lutfi, admitted:
- Indonesians For Change (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2004)
The outcome of Indonesia's first direct presidential election is on the expected lines. The people were yearning for a change and they have voted for it.
- Happy 350th, Taj Mahal (CBC News, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2004)
India on Monday began celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal, the world-famous example of Indo-Islamic architecture visited by millions of tourists every year.
- The Due Process Clause (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2004)
The importation of the "due process clause," consciously deleted at the time of framing the Constitution, has led to a decisive supremacy of the judiciary over all other branches of Government.
- The Basic Features (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2004)
A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in the Sankari Prasad case (AIR 1951 SC 458) unanimously held within a year of the commencement of the Constitution that Parliament had unfettered power to amend the Constitution.
- Pawar And The Glory (Telegraph, Satish Nandgaonkar, Sep 26, 2004)
Sharad Pawar, some say, is a man with a vision. Others think not. But everyone agrees that in plotting out an election strategy — both in Maharashtra and the BCCI — the man is indefatigable.
- Parliament And The Judiciary (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2004)
All the three wings of the state are creatures of the Constitution and are bound by it. There has to be complementarity among the constitutional institutions and no one institution can claim superiority over the other.
- Ncp-Cong Alliance Will Win Maharashtra Polls: Tripathi (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 26, 2004)
An aide of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, D.P. Tripathi, 54, brings rare academic depth to politics. A former president of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union, Mr Tripathi later taught at Allahabad University.
- Major Hurdle Cleared (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 25, 2004)
A campaign to disseminate information about VAT should be launched
- Every Iraqi Is A Hostage Now (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Sep 25, 2004)
The United States authorities cannot let Dr. Germ go -- she knows too much.
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