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Articles 20021 through 20120 of 22438:
- Who Paid For Aq Khan Network? (Pioneer, Wilson John, Dec 22, 2004)
A year ago, around this time, startling revelations were tumbling forth from Washington about how a Pakistani rogue nuclear scientist, Mr AQ Khan, had set up a global chain of illegal nuclear trade with branch offices in
- Tuned To Smaller Needs (Telegraph, Abhijit Bora, Dec 22, 2004)
Often, when there is a cricket match played anywhere in the world, Doordarshan broadcasts it on its national channel. It then blacks out all other entertainment programmes, including regional language transmissions.
- The Growth Mirage (Business Line, A. V. Vedpuriswar, Dec 21, 2004)
Abundant optimism is needed while betting on the economic growth engine to touch 7-8 per cent. But misplaced optimism can be dangerous and lead to wishful thinking.
- Facts And Frictions (Indian Express, Teja Shrikant Lele, Dec 21, 2004)
English Language and Literature, Hindi Language and Literature, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, Civics, Economics, Moral Science
- Stealing A March (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2004)
The opening of the new underground corridor of the Delhi Metro system from Delhi University to Kashmere Gate is yet another feather in the cap of the authorities concerned.
- Half The World To Speak English In 10 Years (Tribune, James Burleigh, Dec 21, 2004)
Half the world’s population will be speaking or learning English by 2015, researchers say. Two billion people are expected to start learning English within a decade and three billion will speak it, says a British Council estimate.
- Sanctity Of Ministerial Oath (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 21, 2004)
Can Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh cope with strains in the coalition arrangement?
- Tussle For The Crown (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 21, 2004)
Although Nicolas Sarkozy appears to have outmanoeuvred Jacques Chirac within France's ruling party for the moment, the President is not without a few aces of his own.
- Just Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
Even the most active of institutions may miss something just below its nose. The higher judiciary in India today is in one of its most active phases, directing its attention to issues ranging from pollution to bandhs to the right to food
- Image And Reality (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Dec 21, 2004)
Indomitable spirit. Unbridled enthusiasm. Unfettered zeal and zest. Unimpeachable sincerity. These are what one unmistakably finds in Venkatesh — endearingly called ‘Venky sir’ by students of his private tutorials in South Bangalore.
- Patents, Boon Or Bane? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 21, 2004)
Fears have rightly been expressed that the drug industry, the food-processing industry and even the software industry may face a crisis if the new WTO law governing patents is adopted from January 1, 2005.
- Slum Students Learn Vocational Skills (Tribune, Rajmeet Singh, Dec 21, 2004)
A government school in a slum area of Chandigarh is, as an experiment, providing vocational education to its students as well as dropouts under the Sarv Siksha Abhiyan. Government Girls High School in the Sector 25 Kumhar Colony imparts, in addition to r
- Nothing To Be Ashamed, Mr Singh (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Dec 21, 2004)
External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh appears to have disturbed the prevailing national consensus on foreign policy and strategic affairs by expressing "regret" over India's nuclear status and blaming the BJP-led
- Baazee.Com Case — Why Was Ipc Not Invoked? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Dec 21, 2004)
The failure of the Delhi police to invoke Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in effecting the arrest of Mr Avnish Bajaj, Chief Executive Officer of the auction Web site Baazee.com
- Can India Really Do Without Egs? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2004)
India reduced poverty during the ’90s. However, income inequality increased within rural and urban areas; between average incomes in rural compared to urban areas; and between states.
- Cyber Waves (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2004)
Ever since it first flashed in the headlines a few weeks ago in the Capital, the MMS scandal has been a reminder and a taunt. There is a growing lag between new technologies and our ability to cope with them.
- Desperation In West Asia (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Dec 21, 2004)
in recent times has West Asia been as confused and uncertain about the future. America’s invasion and occupation of Iraq have been traumatic events while the threat of violence and terrorism is fuelled by the injustice of continuing Israeli occupation of
- Not Viable (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government, goaded by the national advisory council, is certain to place the rural employment guarantee bill before parliament in the winter session.
- Indian Court Grants Bail In Sex Video Case (CNET.com, Dinesh C Sharma, Dec 21, 2004)
Avnish Bajaj, chief executive officer of eBay Indian subsidiary Baazee.com was released on bail by local courts Tuesday, the company said.
- Human Rights (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 20, 2004)
The ancient Hindu lawgiver Rishi Jaimini laid down that the law of the land is greater than personal law. English law, which the Indian Penal Code follows, is rooted in the Ten Commandments.
- Gambling On Guaranteed Employment (Tribune, Nirmal Sandhu, Dec 20, 2004)
IT is an ambitious project — and hugely expensive. The aim is to provide 100 days employment to one member of a rural family below the poverty line in 150 districts in the first year, raising it annually to cover 600 districts by the fourth year. Four cro
- 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.
- The Balanced Scorecard — Manufacturing Change (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Dec 20, 2004)
The balanced scorecard helps organisations to accurately measure the results of their actions. The constant monitoring of efforts galvanises the whole organisation into action.
- Sex And The Cellphone Camera (Indian Express, Subimal Bhattacharjee, Dec 20, 2004)
For the last few days, the incident of the MMS pornographic images involving students of a prestigious Delhi school has captured public attention.
- The Typewriter Of Life (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Dec 20, 2004)
There’s a great scene in James Ivory’s early film, Bombay Talkie, in which Jennifer Kendal as a reporter visits the set of a Bombay movie, and the set is this giant typewriter
- Kick-Off For Junior (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Dec 20, 2004)
The death of Brazilian footballer Christiano Junior on the grounds at the finals of the Federation Cup at Bangalore on December 5 had created much bad blood between the Dempo Sports Club of Goa and Kolkata’s Mohun Bagan, with the two rapping each other fo
- Socially Responsible Investing (Deccan Herald, HAZEL HENDERSON, Dec 20, 2004)
Global public opinion has the power to make or break the brands and reputations of companies
- Reality Bytes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2004)
When cyber space and reality collide, it is the real world that dominates, as the individuals allegedly involved in the making, transmission and selling of an explicit video-clip of two Delhi school students have found out.
- 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.
- Poised For Faster Growth? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 20, 2004)
On the prospects for the economy during the year, the Mid-Term Review cites the scaled-down growth range of the RBI (6 to 6.5 per cent) for 2004-05 and says that "even at a relatively lower growth rate of 6 per cent plus for the current year, India will c
- Lesson For India (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 20, 2004)
THE Guardian has come out with the disturbing report that at least three million of the UK's population of 60 million are in the care of doctors who "are not fit to practise, are incompetent or just not good enough at the job"
- Peck-A-Boo (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2004)
How old are Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur? How old are all the people who have been shocked or titillated by their having French-kissed, or not French-kissed, in a Mumbai restaurant?
- 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.
- Steps To Check Hiv Cases (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Dec 18, 2004)
The government is aware of soldiers being HIV positive, but they are just about 0.02 per cent of the force. The Army is providing health education on the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS through audio-visual and other media.
- 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
- Get Busy On A Few World Problems (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 18, 2004)
What are the ten most serious challenges we all face? Climate change, communicable diseases, conflicts, access to education, financial instability, governance and corruption, malnutrition and hunger, migration, sanitation
- Welcome Dd Direct (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 18, 2004)
With its new Direct-to-Home (DTH) service, Prasar Bharati has switched on a new and refreshingly different option for the television viewer. By keeping the offering free of monthly charges...
- The Young In Pakistan Want Peace (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Dec 18, 2004)
BY the time our plane took off, two hours late, for the 50-minute flight to Lahore we were handrags. For weeks Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, Home Ministry, High Commission, Intelligence and all manner of agencies had kept us on tenterhooks with pinpricks a
- 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.
- Daughter, Equal Citizen (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2004)
Exactly sixty years ago, freedom fighter Hansa Mehta had observed with startling clarity that equality between the sexes should be the basis of citizenship in India. If the proposal to amend the Hindu Succession Act 1956
- 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
- Re-Engaging Organised Religion (Hindu, N. Ravi, Dec 17, 2004)
The travails of the Kanchi Mutt should prompt deep reflection on the part of religious leaders in general on how best to manage the temporal affairs of the institutions they run.
- Halo And Grammar (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Dec 17, 2004)
THE number of stories about Churchill which are doing the rounds run into hundreds and as can well be expected the vast majority of them end up showing him having the upper hand. A handful of these stories is given below.
- Colin Powell's `Command'ments On Leadership (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Dec 17, 2004)
Gen Colin Powell is far from the common and conventional prototype military hero. He does not wear his heart on his sleeve. The fact that he has achieved the kind of matinee-idol fame (which has made it difficult for him to go out in public) is more an em
- The Ticking Bomb Inside Mosque And Madrasa (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Dec 17, 2004)
A range of authorities have pointed to the urgent danger brewing in Muslim ‘religious’ centres, the porosity of our borders and demographic threats. Yet to voice them invites the charge, ‘communal’
- 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.
- 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.
- The Sham Of It (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 17, 2004)
The subterfuges employed by NCERT to get around its own commitments are indeed disingenuous. Its director, Mr Krishna Kumar, talks of preserving NCERT's autonomy
- That Voice Of Silk And Flame (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 17, 2004)
It says something of the eclectic character of Lucknow and its environs in the ’50s and ’60s and M.S. Subbulakshmi’s genius, that her performances at the Baradari in Qaiserbagh are remembered to this day by those who have lived to tell the tale.
- Parents Responsible If Children Get Spoiled (Tribune, Neelam Sharma, Dec 16, 2004)
A boy and a girl, both students of Class 12 at a school in New Delhi, are facing disciplinary action after the 17-year-old boy allegedly made a small pornographic video clipping with his cellphone of himself and the girl, having sex inside the school.
- Girls For Sale In Himachal (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Dec 16, 2004)
Driven by extreme poverty and social backwardness, villagers across the Transgiri area of Sirmaur district in Himachal are forced to sell girls, often to physically challenged and aged men from Punjab and Haryana.
- Attracting Fdi, Chilean Style (Hindu, Jorge Heine, Dec 16, 2004)
To attract the FDI India needs, it can follow the Chilean model of developing a public concessions system to build infrastructure.
- Assam’S Curse (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 16, 2004)
Assam has once again witnessed a spate of bomb attacks designed to remind the authorities that a year after the Bhutan operations to bust ULFA bases on its territory, the terrorist outfit is alive and thriving.
- Afloat On A Sea Of Books (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 16, 2004)
When I read the news that Google was initiating a drive to digitise and upload to the Internet millions upon millions of books from some of the finest research libraries in the world
- Using Oil As A Lever Against U.S. (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 16, 2004)
If oil is the engine of Venezuela's newfound determination to assert its independence from the U.S., then PDVSA, the public sector company that controls the extraction, refining and sale of the country's crude oil, is undoubtedly its motor.
- 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
- Sena-Nigans! (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2004)
The subterfuges employed by NCERT to get around its own commitments are indeed disingenuous. Its director, Mr Krishna Kumar, talks of preserving NCERT's autonomy
- In A Buffalo Economy (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Dec 15, 2004)
On a field trip to rural Haryana, what struck me was the dissonance between per capita incomes and living conditions, especially as they affect women.
- Ethics And Short Cuts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 15, 2004)
If the ratification of the Kyoto protocol by Russia is seen as a landmark event that ushered in a new international framework for the reduction of greenhouse gas emission
- Endogenous Development Centres Hold The Key Here (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 15, 2004)
In most places, the word globalisation conjures up images of businessmen and corporate consultants on six figure salaries making offers that governments cannot refuse.
- 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.
- No 11, Kotturpuram (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Dec 14, 2004)
The address was not imposing. Nor was the person residing in it. She owned no material possessions, laid claim to no property. She did all the household chores and was known to cook her own food.
- 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.
- Deep Inside Jharkhand (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Dec 14, 2004)
Last week I strayed into rural Jharkhand. I took a bus far away from pucca roads, and drove miles on village paths. Then I realized the secret of Tata Motors’ success
- 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
- 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
- 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
- F-16 Sale Endangers Peace Process (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 14, 2004)
New Delhi’s apprehensions about the proposed sale of U.S. defence equipment to Pakistan have become cause for considerable strain in an otherwise robust U.S.-India relationship.
- How Diversity Drives Business (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, Dec 14, 2004)
Since the 1960s, the idea of a monoculture has been losing out to a pluralistic society resulting from cultural integration. Globalisation has shrunk boundaries and increased the rapidity of communication.
- Invest In Children (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 14, 2004)
Poverty, AIDS and armed conflict have taken a heavy toll of the lives of over a billion children around the world. These have condemned children to a brutal existence
- The Pieces Of Peace (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2004)
When I read the news that Google was initiating a drive to digitise and upload to the Internet millions upon millions of books from some of the finest research libraries in the world
- Corruption Index And India (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 13, 2004)
A first achieved by India in the Global Corruption Barometer survey is the pessimism over the decline of corruption in the next three years or so.
- 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.
- The Confusion Continues (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2004)
There is an urgent need for policy that will bring order and clarity to the admissions process for technical education in the country.
- The Possibilities Of Biotechnology (Deccan Herald, C. S. Prakash, Dec 13, 2004)
Agriculture forms the backbone of Karnataka’s economy, employing much of its population. Modern scientific approaches to improve agriculture can help revitalise farming in our state by enhancing crop productivity; cut down the use of chemical inputs on th
- When Linda Was Refused Admission (Indian Express, T. R. Andhyarujina, Dec 13, 2004)
Fifty years ago, in 1952, eight-year-old, Linda Brown, was refused admission to a public school in Topeka, Kansas, because she was Black and the school was reserved for White students.
- 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.
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