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Articles 21921 through 22020 of 22438:
- ‘we Can Now Tell Our Landlord We Are The Same Geelanis’ (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Oct 30, 2003)
Arifa Geelani, wife of lecturer S A R Geelani, decided to follow the daily routine on Wednesday. But by 11.30 am, the family routine changed again.
- Sorry To Be The Party Pooper (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2003)
Will ‘Shining India’ ever breach the feel good/feel bad divide?
- Ftas, India And Asian Trading Bloc (Business Line, Alok Ray, Oct 29, 2003)
The FTA with Thailand, to be followed by similar ones with other Asean countries, will open up new opportunities as well as challenges. Along with competition from cheaper goods from other Asian countries, Indian industry will have unhindered access to mu
- Scary Report On Toxins In Food Buried For 10 Yrs (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 29, 2003)
If you thought pesticides in colas was cause for alarm, drink this: an unprecedented nationwide study of pesticide levels in our food conducted by top government agencies came up with figures so shocking that the report was withdrawn soon after it was rel
- A Universe Of Infinite Universes (Indian Express, Dennis Overbye, Oct 29, 2003)
A new theory that looks physics, feels philosophy has cosmologists arguing
- Employment And Economic Sense (Deccan Herald, N S Bhat, Oct 29, 2003)
Reducing employment in the name of economy is counter-productive in the long run from a macro-economic point of view
- Employment And Economic Sense (Deccan Herald, N S Bhat, Oct 29, 2003)
Reducing employment in the name of economy is counter-productive in the long run from a macro-economic point of view
- In Nahan, Army Gets Its Cutting Edge (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Oct 28, 2003)
A few weeks after Gen N C Vij took over as the army chief, he sent out a letter asking for a comprehensive review of the special forces, their training and the on-hold modernisation. The immediate beneficiary of the initiative was the Special Forces Train
- How Green Is Your Building? Coming Soon, New Rules (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 28, 2003)
Draft: All new buildings for 1,000 people or more (cost at least Rs 50 cr) set to need environmental OK & waste treatment plant
- Digi-Governance (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Oct 28, 2003)
SCEPTICS have always looked upon the idealistic view of Jeffersonian democracy as unworkable. They point out that democracies are nothing but rule of the elite in which an apathetic majority is ruled by self-aggrandising plutocracies, where vested interes
- Wear Cricket Politics On Your Sleeves (Indian Express, S. Santhanam, Oct 28, 2003)
U-15 team gets black bands to protest against Jadeja
- Fdi As Propeller Of Growth (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 28, 2003)
FDI flows remain one of the most dynamic constituents of the global economy. They are less volatile than portfolio flows and can make domestic firms more competitive. But given their inherent threat to local firms, and the cultural and social tensions tha
- Throw Pota Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
THE SHORT AND benighted history of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (2001) and Act (2002) has made some things clear. Adopted under cover of re-empowering the state to combat terrorism post-September 11, this extraordinary law was bad in ...
- Towards Integrated Health Policy (Deccan Herald, P H Reddy, Oct 28, 2003)
The state government should identify mechanisms for integration of various components of its health policy
- Economy Has Revived But .... Feeling Good And Not-So-Good (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 28, 2003)
Economic growth is meaningless unless accompanied by creation of jobs. This is where the real problem lies. India is the youngest nation and changes in demographic pattern show that it will get younger still - the 2001 Census indicated that 40 per cent of
- Monetary Policy: What Ails Rural Credit? (Business Line, C. L. Dadhich, Oct 28, 2003)
THE Reserve Bank of India is perhaps the first central bank that has the statutory provisions to maintain a team of experts to advise and impart guidance on rural credit. Since Independence, the RBI has initiated a number of measures to augment the flow o
- In The Unreal World Of Models (Business Line, S. Venu , Oct 28, 2003)
IN 2001, Dr George Akerlof of the University of California won the Nobel prize for economic science along with Drs Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz for his contribution to the concept of asymmetric information.
- Towards Integrated Health Policy (Deccan Herald, P H Reddy, Oct 28, 2003)
The state government should identify mechanisms for integration of various components of its health policy
- Dissent In Dadar Has Just Gone Global (Indian Express, Sonu Chhina, Oct 27, 2003)
Packaged as counter to WEF in Davos, stage being set for WSF in Mumbai
- From Bhai, With Love (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Oct 27, 2003)
India must urgently augment its punch against terrorists
- Tricks And Treats (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
It’s election time and every politician is busy cooking up new ways to rake in the votes
- At Home In India, Pak Pool Girls Wait For Shah Rukh Khan (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Oct 27, 2003)
They were the focus of all eyes — and cameras — at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Afro-Asian Games here. Now, the six woman members of the Pakistani contingent have one particular wish they want fulfilled — Shah Rukh Khan turning up, as promised, for th
- Praying For Food Security (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Oct 27, 2003)
The hunger-affected families have no idea of their entitlements, no power over the intermediaries who are supposed to help them, and no means of seeking redress when they are short-changed.
- This Man Will Feather Your Retirement Nest (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 27, 2003)
Govt turns to social security expert Mukul Asher to head Provident Fund revamp
- Management Of India's Forex Reserves (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Oct 27, 2003)
It is a matter of pride that India has moved from being a country that faced a BoP crisis to one that has official foreign exchange reserves of nearly $90 billion. The RBI has done an admirable job of managing the country's external liquidity and debt pos
- Wanted, Tirupati Management In Karbala (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 27, 2003)
You cannot help marvelling at the manner in which the queues at Tirumala are managed. Not only are the pilgrims regulated, the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam management uses the money pouring into the hundis for creating more facilities for them.'
- ‘bjp Doesn’T Have Double Standards, They Say Whatever’S In Their Mind’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 27, 2003)
You are very proud of your humble origins, and the fact that you still live life more or less in the same style...
- Social Reformer, Spiritual Leader Athavale Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Social reformer and founder of the Swadhyay Parivar, Pandurang Shastri Athavale died following an acute cardiac arrest at his residence in Khetwadi, Mumbai on Saturday. He was 84.
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
It’s such a pity to hear from learned people like P Chidambaram to talk about infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure like Tony Blair harping on about education in UK (October revolution, 2003, The Sunday Express, October 19). Did you think for a m
- Pm Trips Up Kalam (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 26, 2003)
President Abdul Kalam had to be content touring Bulgaria, Sudan and the UAE on his first state visit abroad. Many of the exciting destinations he would have liked to have traveled to had already been visited by Vajpayee, or else are on the PM’s itinerary
- This Man Has Been Asked To Feather Your Retirement Nest (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 26, 2003)
Government turns to social security expert, Singapore professor Mukul Asher, to head Provident Fund revamp
- Dissent In Dadar Just Went Global (Indian Express, Sonu Chhina, Oct 26, 2003)
Packaged as a counter to the World Economic Forum in Davos, stage being set for World Social Forum in Mumbai
- He Helps Robots Spot The Difference Just Like Us (Indian Express, Sweta Ramanujan, Oct 26, 2003)
Indian heads think-tank at MIT, is named as key innovator in technology of future
- In Sofia, Kalam Meets Kalki, Kids Ask Him For Cds (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Oct 25, 2003)
President gets Slavic attention and respect
- Sound Bites Are Okay, Now Bite The Bullet General (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Oct 25, 2003)
Musharraf should live up to his worldly promises, make Pakistan a modern state
- This Diwali, Heart Of Darkness Is Bright & Shining (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Oct 25, 2003)
Ex-Leftist, builder-turned-activist, revived water system have brought revolution
- Talking Turkey Is Not Enough, Mr President (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Oct 24, 2003)
Sending Turkish troops will only convince Iraqis they are being colonised
- Left To Rein In Rallies, Calls All-Party Meet On Oct 26 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
Bowing under tremendous public pressure to rein in rallies and processions which often put the city out of gear, the Left Front government is bringing in legislations to impose restrictions. The government has convened an all-party meeting on October 26 t
- Mp Sex Scandal: Ncw Demands Probe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended a CBI inquiry into the allegations that a local journalist sexually exploited a school teacher and forced her to have sexual relations with some serving and retired IAS and IFS officers.
- Throwing Light On Prosperity (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2003)
If India has to rediscover the magic of investments in public infrastructure, it has to generate revenue surpluses. But this can happen only if the government is sensitive to the needs of the private sector, the principal source of savings and taxes
- Rape: National And International (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Oct 23, 2003)
The rape of a Swiss embassy staffer must be condemned. At the same time, we cannot gloss over other rapes in the country
- Rape: National And International (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Oct 23, 2003)
The rape of a Swiss embassy staffer must be condemned. At the same time, we cannot gloss over other rapes in the country
- Spaces The City Wants To Forget (Indian Express, Yaaminey Mubayi, Oct 23, 2003)
Urban poverty is one of the greatest challenges human society will face in the future. Worldwide, urban populations are expected to cross 2 billion within the next generation. In India, urban dwellers will constitute 50 per cent of the total population by
- Possessed By None (Indian Express, K K Khullar, Oct 23, 2003)
Baba Farid, the first poet of Punjabi
- The First Ones Who Sang In The Daler Scandal (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Oct 22, 2003)
Four of a family paid Shamsher aide; one complained, then blew the lid
- Naked Corporation (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 22, 2003)
DR Don Tapscott, the flamboyant professor of a Canadian Business School, and a provocative author and wordsmith who minted phrases like "digital divide" and "the net generation", seems to be at it again, going by a recent write-up in The Economist on the
- Gandhi On Secular Law And State (Hindu, Anil Nauriya , Oct 22, 2003)
Gandhi and Nehru had differences. But they had strong mutual synergies on vital issues.
- Where Are The Schools I Sanctioned, Joshi Asks Mulayam Singh Yadav (Indian Express, Dmitry Shlapentokh , Oct 22, 2003)
Eager that his pet programme, Sarva Shikha Abhiyan (SSA), is implemented in right earnest in his home state, Uttar Pradesh, Union Human Resource Development Minister, Murli Manohar Joshi shot off a letter to the state’s new chief minister, Mulayam Singh Y
- Forging An Alliance (Hindu, Tony Smith, Oct 22, 2003)
Argentina and Brazil were determined to maintain the alliance of developing countries and to continue pressing for more equitable trade for farmers.
- Track One May Be Frozen With Pak, Mea Says No To Even Track Two (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 21, 2003)
The Ministry of External Affairs has disallowed the highly prestigious Pugwash organisation, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, to host a workshop on ‘‘South Asian Security’’ later this month, where participants from India and Pakistan were invited.
- Funding Higher Education (Hindu, Amrik Singh , Oct 21, 2003)
The basis for the grant should be the total income of the college. While about half the students should pay the full fee, others would be subsidised from the amount thus saved by the State Government.
- Unsaddled By Snuff (Indian Express, George N Netto, Oct 21, 2003)
Encounters with a comic character
- Mulayam And Friends (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2003)
It would take more than photo-ops with businessmen to turn Uttar Pradesh around
- Tempering Of The Temple Man (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 21, 2003)
Is Swami Chinmayanand the VHP’s BJP man or the BJP’s VHP man
- Ltte And Muslims (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 21, 2003)
At the heart of the problem is the LTTE's view of itself as the absolute ruler of the north-east.
- Mother A Step Away From St Teresa (Indian Express, Philip Pullella, Oct 20, 2003)
Huge turnout as Vatican bends rules on fast-track to sainthood
- Development Key, All Others Can Wait: Pm (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Oct 20, 2003)
Skips Ayodhya at Uma rally, tells voters to look around, judge; attacks Cong for slowing growth
- Pura And The Government Input (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 20, 2003)
While the private sector must build on the PURA concept, the foundation itself needs to be laid by the government, especially by allocating resources. For this, it can re-look at various existing programmes and re-allocate resources for PURA. For this the
- The Demographic Advantage (Hindu, N. Vittal, Oct 20, 2003)
We should think of a strategy to replicate success stories with the focus on productive employment opportunity for the youth.
- Ramming It All Down The Tube (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 20, 2003)
Friday’s news. It’s like a film reel in delirium. It breaks free of the rotating spool and spins out of control onto the floor. Somewhere in the jumble, you’ll see kar sevaks rush forward in hundreds, policemen in hundreds run after them; a loudspeaker ho
- In Land Of Indian Stereotypes, Kalam Talks Change (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Oct 20, 2003)
Expats can’t help talk cutback in work visas as ethnic rightsizing begins
- Business Corruption And Individual Values (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Oct 20, 2003)
THE survey results on corruption released annually by Transparency International generate the usual comments on which countries have improved their ranking and which have not. The perception of corruption is now so widespread that the organisation's 2002
- ‘my Dream: To Bring Civil Aviation From The Maharaja To The Common Man’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 20, 2003)
If you came to this airport while travelling abroad — and you wouldn’t have been a VIP — what are the things that would make you mad
- And The Nominees For Best Use Of The Internet Are... (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 19, 2003)
India’s e-industry takes another step forward when, over the next few days, the work of eight of the best networks, services and applications come up for scrutiny before a grand jury sitting in Dubai that will decide on nominations to the UN World Summit
- October Revolution, 2003 (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Oct 19, 2003)
How many in this century remember V I Lenin? Lenin believed and declared that two ‘E’s were imperative for the building of a modern and a mighty state — Education and Electricity. He was absolutely right. Though communism collapsed by the end of the last
- Neighbour Retaliates (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 19, 2003)
The Indian government has not taken kindly to the news that some Pakistanis have illegally occupied 63 Clifton in Karachi, the Indian consul general’s residence until it was closed down in 1992 after a Pakistani mob stormed the building in the wake of the
- News Reel 12.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2003)
India's most-wanted becomes the world’s wanted as the United States blacklists fugitive Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. In a huge embarrassment to Pakistan, the US Department of Treasury lists his location as Karachi and publicises his Pakistan Pass
- White Hand On Our Nuke Button? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 19, 2003)
As a steadfast member of the school of political thinking that totally opposes foreign prime ministers for India I never fail to take up the issue whenever it slips back into the news.
- Swaraj Saviour To Docs With Russian Stamp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2003)
Adding more bitterness to the already soured relations between the Union Health Ministry and the Medical Council of India (MCI), Health Minister Sushma Swaraj announced today that doctors, who have graduated from recognised Russian medical colleges before
- Trouble In Temple Territory (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Oct 18, 2003)
Much as the VHP may try, its Ayodhya mobilisation will not gather momentum this time. It is trying to bring workers from different states and the biggest contingents of kar sevaks are coming from Gujarat.
- Ram Versus Rajya (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 18, 2003)
It’s poll time in two weeks, will the BJP trust its wisdom or succumb to instinct
- Rights And Duties (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 18, 2003)
In the name of freedom and Fundamental Rights we have got away with the habit of depriving others of the rights we claim for ourselves. Two glaring examples of these which came to the attention of the Calcutta High Court were the misuse of loudspeakers at
- Stop The Rot (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 17, 2003)
Far from India evolving into a casteless society, assertion of caste and community identities is becoming more and more aggressive, to the point of promoting internecine violence and vitiating orderly governance.
- The Irony That’S Oic (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2003)
It is doubtful if the heads of 57 countries that constitute the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Malaysia recognise the contradictions that mark its very role and functions.
- Sickness In The Halls Of Healing (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 17, 2003)
The Government of India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) in Mumbai has asked the Union ministry of health to shut down the Radiotherapy Department of New Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital.
- Always Loud And Clear (Indian Express, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Oct 17, 2003)
I first heard of Ram Gopal when I was at Santiniketan. He had notched up huge successes though he was not well known at that time in India.
- In The Cradle Of Anarchy (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 17, 2003)
"The CIA is now talking of 9000 terrorists penetrating the country... The Americans have turned Iraq into a battlefield for international terrorism against the forces of the free world...
- 7-Cm Indian Purple Frog Leaps 100 Million Yrs (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 17, 2003)
It’s just 7 cm long. It’s purple in colour. It looks like a balloon and lives a metre below the surface. It’s a frog. Hitherto unknown, it’s our very own though it has been around for a while: 140 million years.
- Big Brother & His Holding Company (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Oct 17, 2003)
There was a headline that grabbed me in The New York Times the other day. It said, ‘‘Cheney lashes out at critics of policy on Iraq’’.
- Keep Counting (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2003)
Swiss diplomat decides to leave India after being raped at IFFI; Delegate attacked too; police, I&B don’t know where to hide
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