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- Another Way To Go (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Apr 07, 2005)
August 7, 1978: A seven-line paragraph tucked away near the bottom of the front page of Anandabazar Patrika announces the death of Pope Paul VI in Rome.
- Occasional Knuckle Rapping (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 07, 2005)
TWO auditors of the fallen Madhavpura co-operative bank have come under the wrath of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
- The Illusion Of The American State (Asia Times, Usha Zacharias , Apr 07, 2005)
It's hard to be pessimistic about victories. Yet one may be compelled to echo Italian political theorist and activist Antonio Gramsci at this point: "Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will."
- Promising Prospects (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 07, 2005)
During Premier Wen Jiabao's visit, India and China may take one more step in the direction of a boundary settlement by agreeing upon guiding principles.
- Russia's Neighbours (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Apr 07, 2005)
Russia's new pragmatic policy towards its neighbours overturns the popular Western claim that Moscow is against democratic changes in the post-Soviet states.
- Speaking And Writing (Telegraph, André Béteille, Apr 07, 2005)
Indians are much more at ease with the spoken than with the written word....
- Women: The Skills For Survival (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Apr 07, 2005)
Women have to assert themselves if they are to stem the abuses heaped upon them by society
- A Princely Gift To The Saudis (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 07, 2005)
Petroleum minister Aiyar and Saudi oil minister Naimi want to scratch each other’s back.
- Our Unsung Heroes (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 07, 2005)
He infused life into the moribund human rights movement in India and worked till the age of 93 to articulate the common man’s prerogative to live with dignity and honour.
- Kashmir Bus Link Boosts Hopes (Washington Post, John Lancaster, Apr 07, 2005)
Amid threats of violence and tears of joy, India and Pakistan kicked off a historic bus service
- Unravelling The Chinese Checker (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 06, 2005)
Though relations with China are improving, India needs a strong defence bulwark against Chinese designs
- Unfair To Daughters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2005)
The Amritsar district has earned the dubious distinction of standing ninth among the 20 districts with the lowest child (0-6 years) sex ratio in India.
- Undercover Journalism And Ethics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2005)
INDIA TV'S STING operations, ostensibly aimed at exposing the prevalent sexual exploitation in the entertainment industry, raise knotty but important issues relating to journalistic ethics.
- Tug Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2005)
There is no equivalent of a silver jubilee in the Hindu calendar. But the party of Hindutva, the Bharatiya Janata Party, cannot afford to ignore its 25th birthday today. The BJP was born as a reincarnation of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh.
- Bill To Prohibit Sale Of F-16s To Pakistan (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 06, 2005)
WASHINGTON, APRIL 4. The Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional caucus on India and Indian Americans, ...
- To Give Them Hope (Telegraph, Sekhar Roy, Apr 06, 2005)
The plight of the refugees from Bangladesh continues to fall on deaf ears; parties in independent India have played havoc with this immigrant population. . .
- What Haryana Should Focus On (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Apr 06, 2005)
With a sound agricultural base, proximity to the national Capital, good infrastructure and industrious manpower, Haryana has high potential.
- ‘Terrorism, Insurgency Major Threats To Army’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2005)
Concerned over large part of defence allocation being taken up by manpower expenditure, the Defence Minister stressed reduction of manpower in armed forces.
- A Tribute To Pope John Paul Ii (Deccan Herald, Ambrose Pinto , Apr 06, 2005)
Pope John Paul stood for humanism, fighting all ‘isms’ like Nazism, capitalism, communism and consumerism
- Another Dandi March, Another Gandhi! (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Apr 06, 2005)
AS THE April sun beats down on them, the marchers re-enacting the historic Dandi Yatra sip glasses of cold and refreshing buttermilk
- China Leads Death List As Number Of Executions Soars (Tribune, Anne Penketh, Apr 06, 2005)
Executions around the world are nearing record levels, and the Unites States is among the four countries which account for 97 per cent of the total, a report has found.
- Gandhi's Dialogue With The Nation (Hindu, Madhu Dandavate, Apr 06, 2005)
For Mahatma Gandhi, the Dandi March was not just a non-violent weapon of struggle. It was also a means of dialogue and communication with the people along the route.
- Health Care Outsourcing (Hindu, Dr. SIVAPRASAD MADDURI , Apr 06, 2005)
RAVI (NOT his real name) is a 32-year-old computer engineer from India, working in Chicago for three years.
- Reservation For Women In Legislatures Under Consideration... (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Apr 06, 2005)
SINGAPORE, APRIL 4. The Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, today informed the 112th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Manila that the question of reserving seats for women in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament as also . . .
- The Papal Encounter (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 06, 2005)
I WAS in Rome chairing the UN Committee on World Food Security in April 1979.
- An Island And A Crop In Transition (Business Line, K. Venugopal , Apr 06, 2005)
With the European Union having to toe the WTO line and cut subsidies, Mauritius' earnings from sugar exports are set to drop by over a third, an outcome that could jolt its economy.
- Marching Together-Ii (Tribune, Subash K. Bijlani , Apr 06, 2005)
The compulsions of economic development and the gathering momentum of globalisation require cooperation in the area of investment and flow of goods and services that cut across state boundaries.
- Back To Square One (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2005)
The prime minister is asserting himself on matters of governance in a way few people expected him to do. Manmohan Singh passed a crucial test of . . . .
- Threats To Bus Uncalled For, Says Pakistan (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Apr 06, 2005)
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 4. Pakistan has said that the threats to the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service by certain groups in Jammu and Kashmir were "uncalled for" as only "genuine Kashmiris" would be travelling on the inaugural run on April 7.
- Pakistan To Buy Chinese Frigates (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 06, 2005)
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 4. On the eve of the three-day bilateral visit of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Pakistan and China today concluded an agreement for the construction of four F-22P frigates for the Pakistan Navy.
- Now A Clean Chit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2005)
The controversy over the defence purchases running into Rs 2,100 crore during the Kargil war in 2000 had seen the Congress and its partners projecting . . .
- The Power Of Context In Tapping Global Talent (Business Line, Prashant Sarin , Apr 06, 2005)
Why multinationals need to apply global talent to local problems.
- Next Pope From Africa? (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 06, 2005)
As Catholics around the world mourn the loss of Pope John Paul II...
- Corporate Governance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
THE CAPITAL MARKET regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India, has deferred by nine months the institutionalisation of new governance standards in India.
- Historic Papacy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2005)
He was a papal head like no other. He swam. He loved mountains. He built instant rapport with his flock-or his would-be assassin.
- Kanchi: A Tale Of Two Dharmas (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Apr 05, 2005)
On December 6, 1992, when top BJP leaders expressed panic over the collapsing Babri edifice..,
- John Paul Ii, A Radical Authoritarian (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
John Paul II evoked mixed interpretations, making him one of the most complex figures of his era: he humanised and modernised his office but not his Church
- Mindless Regulation? (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
THE success of economic reform process, it is said, depends on how regulatory agencies are set up and how effectively they ensure consumer welfare.
- Harvesting Water For Growth (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Apr 05, 2005)
The use of simple engineering skills to create water harvesting structures has not only changed the land scape in the Shivalik foothills, but also changed the social mileau in hundreds of villages falling in the districts of Panchkula, Ambala ...
- F-16s: Can We Trust Uncle Sam? (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 05, 2005)
The US offer to sell F16s and F18s to India, announced on March 25, has to be seen in context.
- Creating Healthy Hospitals (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
INDIA ASPIRED, ON the eve of Independence, for a rights-based health system accessible to all regardless of economic status
- When Men Turn Into Boys (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 05, 2005)
A crestfallen look and a good score every ten innings or so are all Sourav Ganguly needs
- A World Gone Rude? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
The culture of respect is fast disappearing even in traditional societies and has become virtually extinct in the West.
- Where Manchow Soup Meets Muli Paratha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2005)
SAMEER NAZERETH writes about the interesting phenomenon of globalisation of taste, where chicken tikka masala has become the “national dish of Britain” and chinese food has acquired a punjabi flavour in India.
- Curiously Unenergetic (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 05, 2005)
INTERNATIONAL OIL PRICES are on the boil once again with the benchmark Brent crude testing the $57 per barrel mark.
- The Arithmetic Of The Budget (Business Line, Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Apr 05, 2005)
INDIA is perhaps one of the few countries where the Budget is still looked upon as a panacea for all economic ills.
- Sharp Fall In German Investment Worrying — Chidambaram (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2005)
Sharp fall in German investment worrying — Chidambaram
- Mps’ Panels In Soup (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 05, 2005)
The Parliament recess is utilised by various standing committees to critically examine the budgetary grants/expenditure of the various ministries and departments.
- Reforms And Importance Of Trade Liberalisation (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Apr 05, 2005)
Higher growth and welfare on a sustained basis demands a lot more than just correcting a bad trade regime...
- Pakistan To Buy Chinese Frigates (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 05, 2005)
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 4. On the eve of the three-day bilateral visit of the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Pakistan and China today concluded an agreement for the construction of four F-22P frigates for the Pakistan Navy. ..
- Mugabe — Victorious But Isolated (Tribune, Meera Selva , Apr 05, 2005)
A CRUSHING election victory has tightened President Robert Mugabe's grip on in crisis, and the main opposition party on Sunday demanding a rerun of a poll they insist was rigged.
- New Eu Constitution: More Sceptics Than Supporters? (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Apr 04, 2005)
AT `InfoPoint,' the information dissemination office of the European Union located at the entrance to the EU Parliament in Brussels, you can pick up all the information you need about the EU.
- No Right To Marry For Hiv-Infected (Tribune, Sukhdarshan Singh Khehra , Apr 04, 2005)
The right to marry and start a family is one of the basic human rights available to every adult person.
- Derivatives: Contracting The Contract Size (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Apr 04, 2005)
THE size of the derivatives contract traded on the NSE has been revised with effect from April 1, 2005, as most contracts have exceeded the minimum value of Rs 2 lakh.
- Witness To Hope (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Apr 04, 2005)
IT was well past midnight when the train steamed into the central station in Rome. On the way to an old age home where my host offered to put us up free for a few days, he took a detour to show us the Vatican. Darkness enveloped the building complex.
- Uncertainty On Pension Authority (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 04, 2005)
THE NEW PENSION fund authority, which came into existence from April 1, presides over a segment of the asset management industry whose contours can only be described as still evolving.
- The Rbi Governor's Policy Options (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 04, 2005)
THE biannual monetary policy statements of the RBI Governor are eagerly awaited by the general public as windows on policy changes of the central bank.
- Springtime’S Story Of Eternal Return (Deccan Herald, James Carroll , Apr 04, 2005)
If life and death seem equal, each with its season of triumph, the human story is not so simple
- Spring Fever Hits The U.K. (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Apr 04, 2005)
If the Labour and the Conservative Party are in disarray, the largest third party, the Liberal Democrats, appears to be incapable of cashing in.
- Politics In The Time Of Tragedy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2005)
To some extent, the Bihar stalemate could be said to be continuing, in that 'advisors' to Governor Buta Singh have yet to be appointed-there is no
- Mother Doesn’T Know Best (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 04, 2005)
Is there a case for the state to step in and shoulder the responsibility of a surrogate parent?
- Poaching On Pilots (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 04, 2005)
The non-poaching agreement signed by Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines points to the growing shortage of trained manpower in the fast-expanding aviation sector.
- Developing Interest In Investment (Business Line, Anil K. Kanungo, Apr 04, 2005)
While a simple, transparent and investor-friendly policy regime is necessary for attracting foreign capital, the proposed Multilateral Agreement will only alter the balance of power between a developing country, and the asset holders.
- New Scenario For India (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Apr 04, 2005)
With both the US and India exploring a mutually beneficial relationship, neither should encourage unrealistic expectations
- Keeping The Dialogue On Course (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2005)
FOREIGN MINISTER NATWAR Singh was not looking for any breakthrough during his recent visit to Yangon.
- India And China — A Game Of One-Upmanship (Business Line, Ashish Vachhani, Apr 04, 2005)
China and India may well dominate the international economic and trading system two decades from now
- Gurus, Heroes And Netas (Tribune, V.K. Kapoor, Apr 04, 2005)
INDIANS have an unthinking fascination for icons, imagery and symbols. Grinding misery, pervasive spirituality, poisoned with superstition and fatalism, breed an ideal climate for spiritual cowboys, fake heroes and sham netas.
- A Complex Papacy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2005)
CARDINAL KAR0L WOJTYLA, he with the Polish name that Vatican-watchers found close to unpronounceable when his ...
- Hardliners Find A Place In Maldives (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Apr 03, 2005)
There is a shift towards conservatism, the influence of hardliners is growing in the Maldives. The anti-Gayoom coalition is gathering strength.
- A Happy Trekker's Tale (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
GIRIDHAR KHASNIS writes about the national trekking expedition that he undertook to Goa, a year ago.
- Battling For A Spiritual Seat In Badrinath (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Apr 03, 2005)
The Jyotirpeeth mutt, the seat of the Badrinath Shankaracharya is in the eye of a storm.
- Billy Fights For The Tiger (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Apr 03, 2005)
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve and National Park is located in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh.
- Call Of The Jungle (Deccan Herald, S K PRASAD PUTTUR , Apr 03, 2005)
S K PRASAD PUTTUR describes his trip to Kanha, the national park in Madhya Pradesh. Wildlife aficianados will find it tough to keep away from this destination
- Corrupt Ias Officers Must Be Brought To Book: Pradhan (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Apr 03, 2005)
Sharat Pradhan, 50, is a newsmaker in the real sense. Known for his tireless campaign in exposing corruption, this time he is in the limelight for being the whistleblower leading to the CBI raids against the consensually most corrupt IAS officer of . . .
- His Leadership Has Become Hestitant And Slack (Deccan Herald, A L Narasimhan , Apr 03, 2005)
A team’s success or failure does not depend entirely on the players, but also on how they are guided and goaded to give off their best by their leader. The "success story" of the Indian team is no different.
- How To Govern Haryana Better (Tribune, M. G. Devasahayam , Apr 03, 2005)
In quick time, the Haryana government, headed by Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a second-generation politician, has completed the first three formalities that have almost become a surrealistic ritual for any new governing dispensation.
- In Dandi, Salt Isn’T A Lifeline (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Apr 03, 2005)
Salt mine workers lead a life of drudgery in the very place where Gandhi led the Dandi march.
- 'India Can Achieve 8% Growth' (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
The director of research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr Raghuram Rajan said here on Saturday that it is possible for India to achieve a growth rate of eight to ten per cent.
- Sympathy For The Devil (Telegraph, Ruchi sharma, Apr 03, 2005)
Bahuj saras, I could say as a Gujarati, in fact, I would even say fankdu thayu, meaning, respectively, “very good” and “what happened is fantastic”
- Where Manchow Soup Meets Muli Paratha (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 03, 2005)
SAMEER NAZERETH writes about the interesting phenomenon of globalisation of taste, where chicken tikka masala has become the “national dish of Britain” and chinese food has acquired a punjabi flavour in India.
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