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- What Is Writ In Tax Matters? (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Oct 15, 2005)
The basic principle of law is that a writ will not ordinarily be issued by the court where an order, not patently erroneous, is made by an authority within his jurisdiction. But where the defect of jurisdiction is apparent, or there is an abuse of power,
- An Encroachment Into Space And Time (Business Line, S. Sridharan, Oct 15, 2005)
S. Sridharan on how the new noise on advertising service may traverse the legislation
- A Bug In Software Service (Business Line, Joseph Prabakar, Oct 15, 2005)
Joseph Prabakar discusses a recent CBEC Circular on taxability of software maintenance
- Form Group (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
The aftermath of the massive earthquake that rocked Kashmir last week exposed the tall claims of the government viz-a-viz disaster management.
- Inflation Crosses Four Per Cent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
`Govt. committed to keep inflation within 5.5 p.c.'
- Thoughts On A Quake (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 15, 2005)
The Recent terrestrial shock in the north-western part of the subcontinent is said to have taken 40,000-50,000 lives, a toll which is by no means final and could rise even higher if the view of eyewitnesses is taken into account.
- Condoleezza Rice’S ‘Mission’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
Central Asia is now the focus of America’s drive to “spread democracy” the world over.
- Interview - India, Pakistan Put Politics Before Relief - Farooq (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 15, 2005)
India and Pakistan are playing politics with earthquake relief, and have missed a great opportunity to build closer ties in a time of tragedy, Kashmir's main moderate separatist leader said on Friday.
- Look Here, See There (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
It seems to be of a piece with the global status of IIT, Kharagpur, that its model for cyclone prediction is geared to cope with calamities abroad.
- Forgotten Pioneer By Jagmohan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
Hardly anyone in present-day India knows that the Grand Old Man of India, Dadabhai Naoroji, and the legendary English “Lady with a Lamp”,
- Taking Care Of The Orphans (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
As officials scramble to ascertain the number of children killed during last week’s earthquake, images of dazed and bewildered children are particularly heart-wrenching.
- Where Are They At This Hour Of Need? (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 15, 2005)
Not too long ago we used to see money boxes placed at shops and on street corners for collection of funds to facilitate ‘jihad’ against the ‘infidels’ who were oppressing Muslims in Palestine, Chechnya, occupied Kashmir and in the Taliban’s Afghanistan.
- Mere Rhetoric Will Not Do (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 15, 2005)
Despite the positive role on which the recent talks between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India ended, and notwithstanding the claim that the second round of the composite dialogue was more successful than the first one, the fact remains . . .
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - Ii (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 15, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments Nisar A Patigaroo
- `India Mindful Of Its Ties With Iran' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Union Minister for State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said on Friday that India would always be mindful of the historical, cultural and trade links with Iran, reiterating that the country had averted the issue of Iran's nuclear programme being referred
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2005)
Sufferings efface identities. I thought something like that would happen when the earthquake struck Islamabad and both sides of Kashmir, more Pakistan’s than India’s.
- Time For Stocktaking (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Oct 14, 2005)
Ramazan comes every year to remind us that it is not a month of mere fasting but a time to re-assess our commitment to God for upholding and practising His directives as revealed in the Quran.
- Power Play In Central Asia (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Oct 14, 2005)
The central Asian states that emerged independent after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 have since remained in a state of ferment and turmoil.
- Bid To Solve Pyramid Riddle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
Egypt is preparing to use the latest technology to solve a 4,500-year-old riddle.
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- Survivors’ Health Problems (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 14, 2005)
Six days after Saturday’s devastating earthquake hit northern Pakistan and threw the country in a state of shock, the survivors are still in desperate straits.
- Jumping Jack Flash (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
Nationalist Trinamul Congress leader PA Sangma, who resigned his Tura Lok Sabha seat, was a worried person after his Meghalaya unit of the NTC merged with the Nationalist Congress Party.
- Who Is Winning The War On Terror? (Dawn, Mustafa Malik, Oct 14, 2005)
WAEL Abdul Latif, a Shia member of the Iraq constitutional committee, fears that he may have participated in the disintegration of his country.
- Gory Gloating (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
It is disturbing and demeaning that in contrast to the elevated tone the Prime Minister set on quake-assistance to Pakistan (reflected by certain actions on the ground),
- Nsc Irrelevance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 14, 2005)
The Frontier Chief Minister, Mr Akram Khan Durrani, attended the National Security Council meeting held in Islamabad on Wednesday.
- In Another Role (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 14, 2005)
Nothing can be a true palliative for the greatest sufferings. For numerous people affected by the earthquake in Kashmir, the immense loss and devastation are only the beginning of an ordeal compounded by the cold, rain and the lack of shelter,
- Propagate Gandhi's Views On Hinduism (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Oct 14, 2005)
On Gandhi's birthday (Oct 2), instead of going round the 'Samadhis' and attending prayer meetings ritualistically, . . .
- Minister In The Dock (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
When in trouble, they’re all the same
Reacting to the Supreme Court’s verdict on the dissolution of the Bihar assembly, Prakash Karat feels this is the time for a review of the Governor’s discretionary powers.
- Hollow Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 14, 2005)
Even monarchs and military dictators sometimes pretend to be democrats. It is easy, though, to see through the democratic pretensions of Nepal’s King Gyanendra.
- Rural Love, Urban Life (Hindu, HI. SHI. RAMCHANDRE GOWDA, Oct 14, 2005)
In H.L. Nagegowda's passing away, the world of folk arts has lost one of its most ardent votaries
- China Enters New Era (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 14, 2005)
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and other leaders in Jiuquan were overwhelmed with joy and pride when the country’s second manned spacecraft blasted from the remote northwestern launch site.
- In Search Of Money, We Lose Peace (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
A bad bargain indeed. We leave our parents to die. We push ourselves to desperation by leaving our home to earn more and more outside.
- Tu Hi Kashi Tu Hi Kaaba (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 14, 2005)
India is a mystic land which has given birth to a number of spiritual luminaries amongst whom Sai Baba of Shirdi shines like a dazzling pole stat.
- Women And Indian Media (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 14, 2005)
Significant changes have taken place in the Indian media in the last decade, and more than a few relate to women.
- Be On Toes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 14, 2005)
Now that the experts have sounded warnings that lower Himalayas may face earthquakes of greater intensity in future than the one that has rocked us on last Saturday it will be suicidal if we allow ourselves to be caught napping. There is no cause for pani
- Roadmap To Confusion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 14, 2005)
If ever an award is instituted for creating confusion in the relations between India and Pakistan in the present times it should go to Pakistan's Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Sayed Faisal Saleh Hayat.
- New Godfather Of Jihad (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 14, 2005)
Move over Osama bin Laden. The new godfather of jihadis has emerged: Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, the man responsible for suicide bombings, kidnappings, mass executions and televised beheadings in Iraq since 2004.
- Intense Us Pressure On Syria (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 14, 2005)
Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan has committed suicide apparently in the backdrop of UN probe into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Shortly before Kanaan’s suicide, . . .
- Mishandling The North-East (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Oct 14, 2005)
MOST of our policy-makers have little sense of history and even less of geography. Otherwise, the North-East of the country would not languish in a state of neglect.
- Let New Ideas Flowmalvika Singh (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 14, 2005)
I have never been able to comprehend why India makes the straightforward things of life, living and work so complicated.
- ‘Flooding Not Caused By Deforestation’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2005)
Deforestation cannot be blamed for widespread flooding such as recent massive deadly inundations in Central America, according to an international research report released on Thursday.
- Kashmir – A Conference Center (Greater Kashmir, MEHRAJU DIN BHAT, Oct 14, 2005)
Let’s make Kashmir a conference center and see how it helps in boosting our local economy, suggests
MEHRAJU DIN BHAT
- Iran's Heritage Deserves Respect (Hindu, Martin Woollacott , Oct 14, 2005)
As the protests and demonstrations that led to the fall of the Shah swelled in 1978, Western reporters travelled to Iran to cover each new outbreak.
- The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 14, 2005)
If you decide that 75 per cent of the country does not make news, you're shrinking your potential zone of coverage. And if you decree that only a small section of the other 25 per cent does, you've painted yourself into a corner.
- Doing Business The Boeing Way (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 14, 2005)
The company offers product-related facilities and joint ventures to offset part of the cost of a purchase.
- Harold Pinter’S Nobel Reward (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 14, 2005)
Harold Pinter has become the first British writer since V S Naipaul in 2001 to win the 2005 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Fuss About Obesity Does A Fat Lot Of Good (Hindu, Zoe Williams, Oct 14, 2005)
Nobody wants to be fat. Nobody wants anybody else to be fat. Politicians and medical professionals would like to see everybody un-fat. And still we get fatter.
- Farm Sector Needs A New Deal (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 14, 2005)
The performance of the farm sector is worrying. Urgent measures are needed to make agriculture a profitable activity, not only to benefit farmers and a large section of the rural poor but also to give a boost to the economy through backward . . .
- G-20 Nations Pick Holes In Us Farm Sops Gesture (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 14, 2005)
Mr Kamal Nath said G-20 has taken abudant measures to safeguard the interests of the farmers in developing countries against imports and trade distortions.
- The Dynasty Forever? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 14, 2005)
To suggest that the young MP was speaking off the record and therefore one should not take seriously all that he said is little short of fatuous. Since he was speaking off the record, all the greater reason to believe he spoke his mind . . .
- India Trumps China In Fdi Returns (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
China is a more attractive destination for foreign investors, but return on assets in India has been much higher, Germany-based Deutsche Bank said in a commentary on the world’s two largest emerging economies,
- India Gives Legal Rights To People To Seek Information From The Government And Curb Corruption - Right To Information Act (Rti) In Force (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Oct 14, 2005)
Finally, Right to Information Act (RTI)is a reality in India.
- The Debris Of Lost Chances (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Frankly speaking, I am disappointed with India’s response to the earthquake victims in Pakistan.
- Women To Gain Most (Deccan Herald, Devaki Jain , Oct 14, 2005)
Studies show that guaranteed wage work is more crucial for women labourers than men
- Where Is The Indian Public Intellectual? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Oct 14, 2005)
The writer William Dalrymple created a stir with his claim two months ago that “since 1997 there has been no new galaxy of (literary) stars emerging to match the stature of those of the 1980s and ‘90s”.
- Right To Information (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2005)
THE Right to Information Act, which has come into force from October 12, is a significant development since Independence because the people can now exercise their right to know from the government.
- Chaos Station (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 14, 2005)
Or how handlers took it to the Jurassic age
- A Burgeoning Health Problem (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 14, 2005)
At a time when the World Health Organisation has predicted that the diabetes burden in India is set to double and reach 70 million by 2025, it is a matter of additional concern that the number of overweight and obese children is increasing.
- A Moment For A Statesman (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 14, 2005)
There were teasing kneejerk offers of Indian help as soon as the unspeakable human tragedy unfolded in Muzaffarabad and its environs.
- Children Under The Rubble (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 14, 2005)
Rubble best symbolises life after an earthquake. It transforms vibrant landscapes into monochromatic moonscapes and radically alters the familiar signposts of life.
- Who’S Afraid Of Kgb Wolves? (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Oct 14, 2005)
The front-page article ‘‘When KGB got cosy with BJP’’ by Bhibhuti Bhusan Nandy, a retired RAW official (The Statesman October 3, 2005) has kicked off dust.
- Fallout Of Plame Affair (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Oct 14, 2005)
Coverage of the Plame affair has been tainted by the press's cosy duet with the White House.
- Changing View From Reer Window (Business Line, Mangesh Soman, Oct 14, 2005)
FOREX market participants have often looked at the real effective exchange rate (REER) as the anchor around which the Reserve Bank of India maintains rupee's value.
- Elusive Administrative Reforms (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Oct 14, 2005)
An inability to re-design organisation and administration has been the bane of the nation, and the second Administrative Reforms Commission may be as gargantuan an exercise in futility as the first was, over 35 years ago.
- Narradigm, And Staff Mobility Management (Business Line, Samuel Chandar, Oct 14, 2005)
When Copernicus suggested that Sun was at the centre of the universe, he was challenging a paradigm
- Pakistan Denies Reports Of Indian Soldiers Crossing Loc (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 14, 2005)
"Our fighting bunkers are intact because their construction is very robust"
- Bird Flu At Europe's Borders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
The detection of H5N1 bird flu among poultry in Turkey means that the most-feared strain of avian influenza is now at Europe's borders after erupting in Asia and Siberia.
- Don't Place All Your Bets On One Quarter Alone (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 14, 2005)
On October 12, Infosys posted a net profit of Rs 606 crore for Q2, short for the second quarter that ended on September 2005. The profit was 36 per cent more than what was achieved in last year's Q2, and beat street expectations, reported the media.
- Faith In Quake Time (Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, Oct 13, 2005)
Saturday began like any other day — reading newspapers, a quick call to parents and surfing of channels to know if all was well with the world.
- Game Theory's Recognition (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
When Nobel prizes were started, they were also meant to ease financial constraints for recipients.
- How To Shuffle (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
It would be naive to expect Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to drop his tainted ministers in the course of the impending Cabinet reshuffle, more so since the UPA government appears to have decided to brazen it out in the Bihar dissolution case despite the
- Employment Growth Rate Lags Far Behind World Economic Growth (Press Trust of India, PTI, Oct 13, 2005)
In a worrying development, the growth in employment has lagged far behind the world economic growth last year, a situation that experts say is not politically, socially or economically sustainable.
- Say No To Nato Troops (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2005)
As the international community is offering all kinds of assistance to cope with the unprecedented catastrophe, NATO Secretary-General has called a special meeting of the 26-member organization to discuss the issue of providing quick aid to Pakistan.
- India Obsessed With Permanent Seat In U.N. Security Council: N. Ram (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2005)
Support to the U.S.-led "provocative" resolution on Iran one of the biggest "blunders"
Sustained efforts needed to push the peace process with Pakistan
Manmohan Government too has demonstrated extreme vulnerability to U.S. pressures
- Make Mandatory Risk-Disclosure (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2005)
The reserve bank of India Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy's suggestion to corporate borrowers to disclose voluntarily their risk exposure, especially to derivatives and foreign exchange, has come not a day too soon.
- Democracy Is A Pathetic Belief In The Collective Wisdom Of Individual Ignorance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2005)
TO BETTER understand why you need a PC, or personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your life, says Dave Barry.
- Preference In Conversion (Business Line, T. V. Narayanaswamy, Oct 13, 2005)
T. V. Narayanaswamy on the applicability of Takeover Regulations to the conversion into equity shares of preference shares which carry voting rights
- Laws And Their Extra-Territorial Applicability (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2005)
Are foreign companies beyond the fringe benefit tax regime, asks Jayesh Kariya
- Best Practices For Micro-Finance, Please (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Oct 13, 2005)
The general literature on micro-finance leaves the impression that there are no best practices in place as yet but that a consensus is developing in this direction.
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