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Articles 21121 through 21220 of 22438:
- What Price Truth If It Does Not Hiss? (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 12, 2004)
CLAUSE 56 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2004 has been robbing accountants of sleep for the last about a month.
- Bush’S Pet Goat And Decision-Making (Deccan Herald, P. R. Chari , Aug 12, 2004)
National security issues cannot be endlessly debated, but a collective decision is better than an individual one
- War For Minds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 12, 2004)
The outburst of the Education Ministers of BJP-ruled States at a meeting of the Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE) is only "Chapter Two" of a long-running struggle against partisan control over what should constitute "learning" for young minds.
- Vanishing Trick (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is a need to kickstart the administrative machinery, as portfolios have been allocated
- Toxic History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2004)
THE education ministers of the five BJP-ruled states did not cover themselves with glory by boycotting the first meeting of the newly constituted Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) on Tuesday.
- Time's Up (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Aug 12, 2004)
RAMESH Sawant is employed in the Mumbai Mint. Day in and day out, he is to peer closely for hours together at those freshly minted coins that pass by him and pick out those which are deformed, defaced or distorted.
- Delayed Start (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2004)
There is a need to kickstart the administrative machinery, as portfolios have been allocated
- Nothing Presidential (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 11, 2004)
LAST time I visited Kerala, my niece Priya was at her garrulous best narrating her encounter with President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. She showed me the hotel in Kochi where she and some other selected children had a meeting with the first citizen of India.
- Unpaid Subsidies (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2004)
In another twist to the CET imbroglio, the state government has once again got into a mess as regards professional education.
- The Pressure For Accountability (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANIAM VINCENT, Aug 11, 2004)
It would be good if the State’s right to information law co-exists with the Centre’s freedom of information law
- Star Material (Business Line, Leela Ramaswamy, Aug 11, 2004)
If you can fool some of the people a lot of the time, you are star material for the big screen
- Tasks Before New Coalition Govt (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Aug 11, 2004)
The basic challenges before the new government at the Centre could be grouped under five major streams of policy and action to benefit all states and all categories of people, like farmers, women, children and the impoverished.
- For B-Schools, It Is Not `Core' (Business Line, V. Sridhar, Aug 11, 2004)
Infosys recently announced the setting up of the world's largest centre in Mysore to train 4,000 people at a time, with an investment of Rs 260 crore.
- Imf's Study On Budget — Why India Can Grow 7%-Plus (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Aug 11, 2004)
Having crossed the first stage of general discussion on the 2004-05 Budget in Parliament, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has the unenviable task of taking on board the concerns of members, in general,
- Back To Fifties (Deccan Herald, E D NARAHARI, Aug 11, 2004)
A group of ex-students from Central College, most of them now grandfathers, meet after almost fifty years
- Improving Monsoon Forecasting (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Aug 11, 2004)
Converting data into accurate and reliable forecasts on the spatial and time scales is not easy and will take time.
- Muslims And Reservations (Pioneer, Sharfuddin Ansari, Aug 11, 2004)
The Muslim forward castes, including the Sayyads, have become vocal in demanding reservation for Muslims in Government jobs and educational institutions.
- Bridge Urban-Rural Divide (Tribune, I. K. Gujral, Aug 11, 2004)
As you know information has now come to play a key role in the social, economic, cultural and political growth of the nation. Information technology has revolutionised the way we live, think and perform.
- Berlusconi Battles Discontent (Hindu, Jason Horowitz, Aug 10, 2004)
Italians tired of economic slumps and Silvio Berlusconi's gaffes have been saying they want to see some change.
- Don't `Pay' For Media Coverage (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Aug 10, 2004)
At a time when the distance between large sections of the Indian media and the people of the country has perhaps become wider than ever before, journalists as well as their employers have to introspect yet again on the principles and norms that should ...
- Inflation Is In (Tribune, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 10, 2004)
CONTRARY to the RBI prediction and the Economic Survey's expectations of inflation staying at a manageable level of 5 per cent or so, it has shot up to a two-year high of 7.51 per cent.
- From Triumph To Demoralisation (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Aug 10, 2004)
The Labour Party may be very close to either capitulating to Tony Blair or starting an open war with him.
- The Orphans Of Laos (Hindu, Jason Burke, Aug 09, 2004)
Thirty years ago the Hmong tribe fought for the Central Intelligence Agency. Now all the future holds is exile in the United States.
- Punjab Civil Servants In The Dock (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Aug 09, 2004)
The World Bank in its Punjab-specific Development Report has identified seven challenges which threaten the state’s prosperity. The civil service is among them. Punjab has an over-staffed and over-paid civil service with one of the lowest levels of produc
- After All, You Get What You Pay For (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Aug 09, 2004)
``YOU get what you pay for'' is an adage one hears about frequently in the US. The meaning is simple. The quality of a product or service is reflected in its price. If there are two types of toaster ovens, and you go for the one that is cheaper, there is
- Options Before The Bjp (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Aug 08, 2004)
It would be a mistake if the BJP assumes that a return to militant Hindutva can revive its political fortunes
- Unaided Schools: Interference Won’T Promote Public Interest (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Aug 08, 2004)
Is the Director of Education entitled to regulate the fees in the private unaided schools? The Supreme Court has recently answered this question in favour of the department and rejected the contention of Delhi’s Modern School and others.
- Reservations May Lead To Economic Injustice (Deccan Herald, P N VENUGOPAL, Aug 08, 2004)
When the Congress manifesto talked about creating a national consensus on the issue of getting a reasonable share of jobs in the private sector for the “backward classes”, most people took it only as an election gimmick.
- Varsity Row (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2004)
Academics and educationists should have the final say on jurisdiction
- Aicte Should Lay Down Proper Guidelines (Deccan Herald, B. K. Chandrashekar, Aug 08, 2004)
The barring of non-Karnataka students from the Common Entrance Test leading to professional courses in Karnataka is the latest controversy surrounding the CET.
- Donation Deaths (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2004)
There is an urgent need to bridge the gap between government and private schools
- What Are The Thoughts Of A Man On Death Row? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 07, 2004)
How does it feel to be someone who knows that he will not be alive, say, a month from now, not because he is terminally ill but because he will be killed by the state?
- Much Ado About Birla Millions (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 07, 2004)
The extensive media coverage on the will of a member of the Birla family got me pondering over the pros and cons of having too much wealth, in this case running into mind-boggling millions.
- Boys Will Be Boys (Deccan Herald, Thelma Menezes, Aug 07, 2004)
Teaching two widely different age groups of boys showed that inherently they are all the same
- Triple Helix & Indian Science (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Aug 07, 2004)
G.N. Ramachandran's contribution to the elucidation of the triple helix's complex structure is the most important work done in the basic sciences in independent India.
- Figuring Out The Judiciary (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 06, 2004)
Every mature legal system requires detailed raw data about courts.
- Controversy Over Triple Talaq (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Aug 06, 2004)
Akhtar Sultan Begum of Lucknow had provided an answer to the current controversy over triple talaq that was triggered by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board’s (AIMPLB) recent decision which held it to be an evil but opposed any law against it.
- Beyond Mercy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2004)
After much deliberation, which involved consultations with legal experts like Attorney-General Milon Bannerjee, President APJ Abdul Kalam has rejected the mercy petition of death row convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee.
- Environmental Priorities For The Government (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Aug 06, 2004)
There are several notions about the environment in India and the need for environmental protection arising out of a host of factors ranging from judicial pronouncements to campaigns launched by green activists, media publicity and international ...
- The Population Time Bomb Is Ticking (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 06, 2004)
India's current population is 102.8 crore, to which are added 44,640 babies born every day or 1.6 crore (equal to the entire population of Australia) every year.
- Take Quality Management To A Higher Plane (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Aug 06, 2004)
In today's world of rollercoaster markets, rapidly shifting competitive structures, escalating customer demands, emerging technologies and intensifying competition, businesses need to respond swiftly.
- Cushioning Oil Price Volatility (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 05, 2004)
The first increase in the retail prices of petrol and diesel following the adoption by the oil companies of a new band took place on July 31.
- Facts And Forecasts Are Like News And Views (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 05, 2004)
Accountants are inveterate past-watchers and so they often earn a bad name for not certifying forecasts. But you know they are conservative.
- Technical Studies At Crossroads (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Aug 05, 2004)
There is need to regulate standards of technical education and promote greater student-industry interaction
- Policy On Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2004)
The levy of 2 per cent education cess on all taxes in Mr P. Chidambaram’s Union Budget and the revival of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) by Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, after a gap of 10 years, are being seen ...
- Lack Of Faith (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 05, 2004)
Poor facilities in govt schools force parents to send their wards to private schools
- Joint Budgeting By Icaew And Cima (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 05, 2004)
THE ICAEW and CIMA have produced a joint report on budgeting as the result of a forum organised together, according to Accountancy magazine.
- Harry Potter Is A Capitalist Pig (Deccan Herald, ILIAS YOCARIS, Aug 03, 2004)
The Harry Potter series has provoked a debate among literary theorists about the novels’ underlying message
- For Access To Science Publications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2004)
In July, the movement for `open access' got an important boost when the Appropriations Committee of the United States' House of Representatives and the Science & Technology Committee of the United Kingdom's House of Commons
- Problems Before The Pm (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 03, 2004)
Conventional wisdom has it that a new government is assessed on its performance after the first 100 days. Yet the coming to power of a Congress-led coalition relying on outside support is a circumstance unique enough to bend the rule.
- Cutting Our Noses… (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 02, 2004)
THE early years of Indian Independence gave us the priceless gift of federalism, without which "India" might have remained a dream.
- Ad Hoc Measures (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 02, 2004)
Frequent transfers of officials and teachers harm the cause of education
The education department seems to be run on an ad hoc basis. Officials and teachers are subject to frequent transfers
- A Communist Rishi (Hindu, Gopal Gandhi, Aug 02, 2004)
A tribute to Hiren Mukherjee, lifelong Communist, accomplished Parliamentarian and scholar, who passed away on July 30.
- The Wages Of Neglect (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Aug 01, 2004)
Eleven children died in just over a month for lack of proper health care in an Adivasi hamlet in Orissa.
- New Srinagar Flyover Revives The Memory Of The Bakshi Rule (Tribune, David Devadas, Aug 01, 2004)
The pride and pleasure among Kashmiris over the flyover that was inaugurated in the heart of Srinagar has to be seen to be believed. That it has become something of a status symbol is an indicator of the nature of the Kashmir problem: it is as much
- Life On The Fringes (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 01, 2004)
Maharashtra's poor public healthcare and highly skewed distribution of wealth lies at the root of the current crisis highlighted by malnutrition deaths among Adivasis
- Lamba: Champion Of Solar Energy (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 01, 2004)
Comments of two farmers from Punjab best sum up the remarkable achievement of Hemant Lamba, a young Indian executive, who has won the prestigious Green Oscar Award.
- An Open Letter To All Indians Anywhere (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Aug 01, 2004)
Watching Americans celebrate their Independence Day on July 4 was an experience of sorts for me. It naturally made me compare how we celebrate our own Independence Day back home.
- Concessions Come With A Price (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jul 31, 2004)
Taxing capital gains has always posed problems and given rise to controversies. There is a school of thought that argues that capital gains are artificial and not real.
- Mind Your K’S And Q’S (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Jul 31, 2004)
THE British rulers never missed an opportunity to proclaim that Hindi is the language of the Hindus and Urdu of the Muslims. In fact that was a major plank in their policy of divide and rule and they liked to make the maximum use of it.
- Money Against Merit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 31, 2004)
The seemingly disproportionate levels of protest across Kerala triggered by the suicide of an engineering college student who was unable to pay her hostel and tuition fees point to
- Reengineering Idbi (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 30, 2004)
The uncertainty over the banking status of IDBI is over even as it comes at the cost of losing a quality institution like IDBI Bank.
- Healing Of A Great Wound (Hindu, Peter Avis, Jul 30, 2004)
The first day of August marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis. Nearly 200,000 Poles died in the fighting that lasted until October 2.
- A Gay Drama In New York (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jul 30, 2004)
MY two-year stint at New York University (1988-90) was in many ways full of events and surprises, for New York, also called “the Big Apple” by the Americans, appears to be perpetually on show, what with bands and banners and buntings
- Corporates To Better Village Life (Deccan Herald, ANIL CHAKRADEO, Jul 30, 2004)
Corporates can be involved in rural development by offering them income tax incentives
- Detoxify Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 30, 2004)
President A P J Abdul Kalam’s suggestion regarding the setting up of a standing council for school text books merits serious consideration.
- A Cloud Over Civilisation (Deccan Herald, J K GALBRAITH, Jul 30, 2004)
Corporate power is the driving force behind US foreign policy — and the slaughter in Iraq
- Karzai's Gambit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 30, 2004)
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai ran a political risk when he refused to take Vice-President and Defence Minister Mohammed Qasim Fahim as his running mate for elections to be held on October 9.
- Lopsided Development Of Agriculture (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Jul 30, 2004)
THE key to economic development in Punjab is agriculture. Crops and livestock cannot exist in isolation and, therefore, have to be developed side by side. In many developed countries, animal farming dominates the agricultural scenario as it
- Salaried Middle-Class — Provident Fund No Longer A Lifeguard? (Business Line, R. Y. Narayanan, Jul 30, 2004)
Even as a decision on the interest rate on provident fund (PF) contribution is proving elusive (the decision has been postponed to August 9 after the PF trustees, at their July 20 meeting, could not arrive at a
- Tragic Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 30, 2004)
The suicide of a student has snowballed into an unwarranted political issue
- Morgan Stanley Says India Is Asia's `New Tiger': Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Andy Mukherjee, Jul 29, 2004)
New Tigers of Asia,'' Morgan Stanley's appropriately titled study of economic growth prospects in China and India, contains a message for William Clay Ford Jr.
- Predatory State, Pauper Households (Hindustan Times, R. Vaidyanathan, Jul 29, 2004)
The uncertainties of the future faced by households are aggravated by the profligate and predatory state, which furiously taxes the same hapless households both as direct taxes and also recently as service taxes.
- Lower Is Better (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 29, 2004)
Clinical guidelines issued recently in the United States on the management of cholesterol levels have been tightened in two broad ways.
- Farm Risk Management — Solution In Search Of Problems (Hindustan Times, B. S. Murthy, Jul 28, 2004)
AS MANY as 1100 farmers committed suicide. This is not about Andhra Pradesh or any part of India. These tragic suicides occurred in the most developed country in the world.
- The Untapped Connotations (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jul 28, 2004)
There is need to open up the literary treasures in Tamil, a living classical language, to the world at large
- State Budget Breaks New Ground (Deccan Herald, M. R. Narayana, Jul 28, 2004)
The new State budget tries to bridge the gap between allocations and requirements in school education
- Sea Tigers — Threat To Indian Security (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Jul 28, 2004)
India should work with the objective of neutralising the Sea Tigers at the earliest.
- Schools Fail Fire Test (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2004)
Most schools in India have not taken the requisite steps to ensure the safety of the children studying there, although the Kumbakonam fire in which 90 children died should have stirred them to act.
- Move For Quota In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 28, 2004)
THE misuse by the political class of one of the positive aspects of modern governance — affirmative action in favour of the underprivileged — is a distressing feature of India’s post-1947 history.
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