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Articles 48721 through 48820 of 53943:
- No Work For 26 Years But They Get Overtime (Indian Express, Himanshu Kaushik, Nov 06, 2003)
Even by by the standards of the scam-ridden Gujarat University, this one is the mother of all. For the past 26 years, GU has been paying, on an average, an overtime of Rs 1 lakh per month to the 25 employees of its printing press that stopped functioning
- Past Imperfect, Present Tense (Indian Express, Raghav Gupta, Nov 06, 2003)
Iraq’s problems have more to do with Saddam’s legacy than with Bush’s intervention
- Corporate Governance — Govt Should Set Example (Business Line, Jayanthi Iyengar, Nov 06, 2003)
Instead of trying to put in place an arms-length relationship between outside directors and the managements of companies that pick up their tabs, the government, by leaving certain slots open, signals that it is above the law and upholds corporate non-gov
- Viruses Are Getting Under The Skin Of Regulators (Business Line, Paul Gosling, Nov 06, 2003)
THE Securities and Exchange Commission in the US could be required to monitor listed companies' exposure to software contamination as part of their regulatory function, under proposals reportedly being considered by the White House.
- An Exercise In Futility? (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 06, 2003)
The very idea of human resources accounting is preposterous and chimerical
- Where India Scores Over China (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 06, 2003)
THE World Economic Forum has once again published its annual report on Global Competitiveness, the fundamental objective of which is to "evaluate the economic competitiveness of a large sample of countries". In the latest report - for 2003 - 102 countries
- Fission And Fusion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2003)
THE LEADERS WHO were part of the Janata Party experiment in the post-Emergency period have been part of an endless cycle of squabbling among themselves and coming together to form new political formations. The merger of the Samata Party and the ...
- Business Of Nations (Indian Express, L K Advani, Nov 06, 2003)
Corporate India has helped the country shed its third world tag
- Giving Peace A Second Chance (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 06, 2003)
The Defence Ministry took the unprecedented step last weekend of going to the press twice, on consecutive days, with details of Vajpayee’s address to the Corps Commanders. Yesterday’s news is rarely recycled like this but the ministry’s public relations d
- A Paradigm Shift Called Kanshi Ram (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 06, 2003)
Kanshi Ram suffered a brain stroke on September 15 when he was travelling from Rajahmundry to Hyderabad. Since then he has remained immobile. For a few days he lost his speech but gradually regained his speech. Now both for the reasons of stroke and also
- India And Sino-Pak. Ties (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 06, 2003)
In the past India had tried, without much success, to keep China out of the subcontinent. If India can now think out of the box, leveraging Chinese power to restrain Pakistan becomes an interesting option.
- Gabriel’S Aum (Indian Express, Paramahansa Yogananda, Nov 06, 2003)
Last thoughts lead to next life
- Opaque Delivery Of Subsidies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2003)
THE DECISION TO ask the public sector oil companies to bear the burden of the subsidy on LPG and kerosene is a shortsighted move, made quite obviously with an eye on the coming State Assembly elections. Last month the Petroleum Minister, Ram ...
- India's Bleeding Head Wound (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Nov 05, 2003)
A workable solution to the Kashmir dispute must begin with an ambience for peace and the two countries cutting down rhetoric, and increasing normal diplomatic and political relations.
- Pappapatti: Constitutional Issues (Hindu, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Nov 05, 2003)
The need now is to base reservation for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes of seats and posts in Panchayati Raj institutions on the pattern indicated in the Constitution.
- Mumbai Traffic? Just Fly Over It (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 05, 2003)
Ministry plans chopper service from airport to city by Jan
- Chandrika Strikes Back (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 05, 2003)
For long in corrosive cohabitation with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, President Chandrika Kumaratunga today dropped a thunderbolt on her island nation when she fired his key ministers, ordered troops out, blocked all roads leading to Colombo and su
- Foreigners Molested In Taj City By Govt Staff (Indian Express, Siraj Qureshi, Nov 05, 2003)
Barely a month after the national outcry over a Swiss diplomat’s rape in Delhi, three South Korean tourists were reportedly molested by forest department employees yesterday near the Taj Mahal
- Commission And Omission (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2003)
THE SUPREME COURT'S scathing observations on the appointment of a top-ranking bureaucrat as chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) have resulted in the Centre scrambling for cover. Deepak Chatterjee, who was scheduled to retire ...
- After 16 Months In Prison, Vaiko Rues The Day He Supported Pota (Indian Express, Jayaraj Sivan, Nov 05, 2003)
Sixteen months is a long time, longer if it is in the loneliness of a prison cell. ‘‘It has given me enough time for introspection. Two major mistakes I committed in my political career were supporting POTA in Parliament and aligning with the AIADMK in th
- Welcome Move (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2003)
To be effective, the Income Tax Ombudsman should have real powers
- Are Dams A Boon Or A Bane? (Deccan Herald, R G Subramanyam, Nov 05, 2003)
In recent years there has been a sustained campaign against the construction of dams in general, and those on the Narmada in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in particular. The movement is spearheaded by the likes of Medha Patkar and Arundhati Roy
- `Plantation Sector Needs Structural Change' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 05, 2003)
"The new thinking is that the plantation sector, comprising the farm and manufacturing segment, should be prepared for a structural change in the 21st century. This means that productivity levels should be linked to the labour employed and marketing strat
- Partnerships With Defence Firms — Hal Buffeted By Approval Process (Business Line, Gopal Ratnam, Nov 05, 2003)
WHEN the United States imposed economic and military sanctions following India's nuclear tests in May 1998, the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) was forced to return three US-made engines for its prototype Advanced Light Helicopter project.
- Look Beyond Yuan Revaluation (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Nov 05, 2003)
China has to evolve its own market-related exchange rate in keeping with its growing economic stature. It is too big an economy to keep its currency pegged to the dollar. Before doing that it has to raise its financial, legal and corporate systems to acce
- The Horror Still Haunts (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2003)
Naina Sahni’s murder marked the beginning of India’s disenchantment with its ruling class
- When Beauty Hits An Air Pocket (Indian Express, V. Gangadhar, Nov 05, 2003)
The statement ‘All the world loves a lover’ holds equally true for a slightly amended version, ‘All the world loves a beautiful person’. Students prefer their teachers to be good looking, shoppers love to be helped by pretty sales girls and even on hospit
- Poison Myths (Indian Express, Anil Chamadia, Nov 05, 2003)
There’s no correlation between religion and population growth
- Magic Unrealism In Washington (Indian Express, Paul Krugman, Nov 05, 2003)
Academic economists often cite Stein’s Law, a principle enunciated by the late Herbert Stein, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Nixon administration. The law comes with various wordings; my favorite is: ‘‘Things that can’t go on fore
- Pakistan Is Jihad Inc’S Global Hq (Indian Express, B. Raman , Nov 05, 2003)
Terror groups Islamabad claims to have banned continue to collect money, help anti-American militias in Iraq
- A Vote For Continuity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI GOVERNOR, Y.V. Reddy's first review of the annual monetary and credit policy was widely expected to emphasise continuity, in both style and substance. The expectation has not been belied. Under his predecessor, Bimal Jalan, the policy ...
- Marked By Concerns Of Over-Heating (Business Line, Bhaskar Ghose, Nov 04, 2003)
THE Credit Policy statement by the new Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, largely fulfills the promise he had made earlier of "a mix of continuity and change" for his maiden Policy.
- Will Keep Market Cool (Business Line, P. S. Shenoy, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, in his first Mid-term Monetary and Credit Policy, has signalled a strong positive outlook for the economy on both the domestic and external fronts. The GDP growth is placed higher, the outlook for inflation is more benign
- Delineating Four Distinct Strands (Business Line, N. Nagarajan, Nov 04, 2003)
INSTEAD of examining individual measures in detail, which would amount to missing the woods for trees, let us concentrate on the basic macro aspects of the policy. There are four distinct strands in the policy announced today. First and foremost is the op
- Bank Profitability Will Not Be Hurt (Business Line, Rupa Kudva, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI appears to be continuing with its plan of delinking major market-moving measures from the bi-annual policy announcements. It is significant that the central bank has not reduced the bank rate, repo rate or CRR, contrary to market expectations.
- Not A Rainmaker (Business Line, CP Bhambri, Nov 04, 2003)
DR YAGA VENUGOPAL REDDY's debut on Mint Street will not get a standing ovation, not from borrowers, at least. In his first essay on the Credit Policy for the busy season, now called a Mid-term Review, the new Reserve Bank of India Governor has preferred t
- Mid-Term Review Of Monetary And Credit Policy — Has Not Rocked The Boat (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 04, 2003)
The RBI Governor, Mr Y. Venugopal Reddy's first Credit Policy has few surprises, treading as it does the beaten path by leaving interest rates and the CRR unchanged. While the Policy is optimistic about higher GDP growth, it sounds a little too euphoric o
- Cheaper Capital Still Elusive (Business Line, Anil Singhvi, Nov 04, 2003)
THE Mid-Term Review of the Monetary and Credit Policy has skipped practically all the developments that took place during the past six months. The Review statement, by and large, maintains the same stance of the monetary policy of April 2003.
- Qualitative Measures (Business Line, M. Venugopalan, Nov 04, 2003)
THE RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, has lived up to what he had indicated while taking over office. He has maintained and continued the stance of the RBI announced in April.
- Russia Flexes Its Muscles (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Nov 04, 2003)
Reference to pre-emptive use of force is a new element in Russia's defence strategy. It sends a clear warning to the U.S. to accept Russia's dominant role in the former Soviet states.
- Nothing Federal About This (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
NOW THE WORLD knows what the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam really wants. The 20-month ceasefire in Sri Lanka has generated a lot of hype, and some hope, that the LTTE was willing to settle for some kind of federal solution within a united Sri ...
- Cancun Collapse And Food Sovereignty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Third World food security is at stake.Unless the developed countries agree to reasonable negotiations, agriculture must be kept out WTO By T N Prakash Kammardi
- Making A Cautious Debut (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 04, 2003)
Interest rate competitiveness is key to improving industrial competitiveness. At another level, the Governor might have left himself room to guide rates lower should global recovery falter and affect India's.
- Diplomacy As Verbal Gymnastics (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Nov 04, 2003)
India makes proposals it knows Pakistan can’t entirely accept. Pakistan responds similarly. How silly it all is
- Judges Dominion (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 04, 2003)
There is a danger that a perception will grow that the judiciary is needlessly enlarging its domain
- Cancun Collapse And Food Sovereignty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Third World food security is at stake.Unless the developed countries agree to reasonable negotiations, agriculture must be kept out WTO By T N Prakash Kammardi
- A Liberation From Lies (Indian Express, Prabhakar Sinari, Nov 04, 2003)
In a bid to rewrite history, the RSS appropriates credit for the liberation of Goa. But its role in the state’s freedom struggle was only marginal
- Lessons From Track Two (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 04, 2003)
As India embarks upon a new peace initiative with Pakistan, the experience of an Israeli professor who has led various experiments in Track Two or ‘Citizens Diplomacy’ worldwide might be instructive. Edy Kaufman, a professor at Hebrew University and in th
- Drawing The Lines (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Pragmatism has to be displayed by both India and China when it comes to border issues
- Spoilers In The Peace Process (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 04, 2003)
Indians and Pakistanis have got caught between provocation and arrogance
- Had Govt Kept Its Word, It Would Have Avoided Sc Fire (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 04, 2003)
Competition panel: Draft Bill said CJI or nominee would head appt panel, this was dropped
- When The Going Is Good, Why Tinker? (Business Line, A. Seshan, Nov 04, 2003)
THE much-awaited Mid-term Review of Monetary and Credit Policy for 2003-04, presented by the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, might have disappointed the markets and financial experts who were predicting lower Bank and repo rates.
- All’S Well, So We Didn’T Tinker: Rbi (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
Credit policy: Growth forecast revised to 6.5-7%, no interest rate cuts, inflation may fall
- Only Muslims Died, Sent To Hospital, Cops Say It’S Coincidence (Indian Express, Rupam Jain, Nov 04, 2003)
One was 2 km from Viramgam, a second was carrying fodder, third was appealing for peace during Ramzan
- Will Dr Y.V. Reddy Surprise? No_title (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 03, 2003)
THE markets are eagerly awaiting Dr Y. Venugopala Reddy's maiden Credit Policy statement as Governor. It is only appropriate to point out that Dr Reddy is not a new hand at the game. He had left his imprint on a number of Monetary Policy statements during
- News Reel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
l NO one wins the latest round of Indo-Pak shadowboxing but Islamabad and New Delhi reach some agreement on another set of CBMs. Those older than 65 can now cross the Wagah border by foot and fishermen from both countries won’t get caught in the coast gua
- Foreign Policy Needs Reforms, Says Pm, Think Out Of Old Box (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
‘Iraq debaters in Cold War time warp... let’s be pragmatic and solve China border dispute’
- An Interim Separate State (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Nov 02, 2003)
Only those who believed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had toned down its demands will be surprised by the proposals for an "interim self-governing authority" that the group gave to the Sri Lankan Government on Friday and announced pub
- Stumped By Taxman, These Cricketers Can Do Little But Appeal (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Nov 02, 2003)
They were raided 2 years ago, now their properties have been attached, default lists haunt Kapil, Azhar, Prabhakar, Sharma
- Plugging Leaks (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Nov 02, 2003)
Karnataka has made efforts to check tax evasion and the sale of "seconds".
- India Is A Model For Our Present Age: Hungarian Pm (Hindu, Amar Kumar Sinha, Nov 02, 2003)
ON THE eve of his official visit to India, the Hungarian Prime Minister gave an interview to
- The Enron Question (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 02, 2003)
When P.P. Vora took over as chairman of IDBI (Industrial Development Bank of India), he came with the distinction of having successfully collected over Rs 1,000 crore for the National Housing Bank (NHB), in the 1992 Scam related dispute with ANZ Grindlays
- Barely Bearable (Indian Express, Pamela Constable, Nov 02, 2003)
Afghan beauty’s pageant swimsuit rattles country
- Europeans Join Allied Forces Of Jehad In Iraq (Indian Express, Don Van Natta Jr., Nov 02, 2003)
Across Europe and West Asia, young Muslim men are answering a call issued by Osama bin Laden and other extremists, and leaving home to join the fight against the US-led occupation in Iraq, according to senior counter-terrorism officials in six countries.
- Tigers Point To Indo-Lanka Accord For Federal State (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
: The historic power-sharing plan announced by Tamil Tiger guerrillas on Saturday relies heavily on a amendment based on the 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Accord which the rebels repudiated at the time.
- A Looney Planet’S Guide To Indo-Pak Diplomacy (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Nov 02, 2003)
The nations of the world would, no doubt, be in the throes of deep perplexity over the complexity of the Indo-Pak engagement. And who can blame them? Every now and then, when it appears that significant progress has been achieved in terms of sub-continent
- Remembering Dadaji (Indian Express, R K Srivastava, Nov 01, 2003)
He activated devotion as a social force
- Pulled Up By Ec, Jogi & His Men Loudly Knock (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Nov 01, 2003)
If you happened to be outside the Election Commission today, you would have got to see a part of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. Because Chief Minister Ajit Jogi showed up at the EC door in full force to present his case and counter the ‘‘trumped-up
- The Unfolding Indian Role In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Iqbal Athas, Nov 01, 2003)
New Delhi's task is unenviable. It is to make sure that a Government that has ignored its security forces and remained complacent does not continue to do so.
- Maturity Begins At Home (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 01, 2003)
Is India’s foreign policy being managed brilliantly, or poorly? You can also pose that question differently. How well is India’s leadership looking after her interests and position in a world that has changed faster than you would have imagined even after
- Hot Destination: Central Asia (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Nov 01, 2003)
After successful diplomacy in Southeast Asia, India is now primed to replay its historical role in Central Asia after a gap. A series of initiatives are on the anvil. These visits underline India’s new policy towards Central Asia.
- Stats Say Aussies Should Win Today (Indian Express, Chandresh Narayanan, Nov 01, 2003)
World champs lose when it really doesn’t matter
- Vice President Off To Myanmar With Goodwill For The Generals (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 01, 2003)
Refusing dialogue with a military dictatorship on its western front, India seems to be busy courting one in the east. Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat flies out on Sunday to cement ties with the Myanmar junta, the highest-level visit since former Pr
- A Law Like This (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 01, 2003)
A look at the best and worst of foreign media
- Retain The Initiative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2003)
INDIA HAS WISELY decided to persist with the latest peace initiative, taking in its stride the less than wholesome response from Pakistan to the proposals made on October 22. It is in India's strategic interest to promote normalisation of ...
- Coetzee’S ‘disgrace’ (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 01, 2003)
Wherever an author or his book makes front pages of journals, I make it a point to read his works. Also when anyone gets the Pulitzer, Booker or the Nobel Prize I ring up my favourite bookstore and ask for their works.
- Sugarcoating Pota (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 31, 2003)
What has been proposed is an embarrassing gimmick to counter the mounting criticism of gross abuse of POTA by empowering powerless committees to prescribe ineffective remedies.
- How Cynical Is This? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
Pak response to Indian initiatives smacks of bad diplomacy. But India must not be deterred
- Nuclear Bridge Over The Persian Gulf (Indian Express, Manpreet Sethi, Oct 31, 2003)
Tehran’s ambitions can’t be dismissed. Addressing them will set precedents for other nuclear wannabes
- Hindutva Versus Hinduism (Indian Express, SARAL JHINGRAN, Oct 31, 2003)
Hinduism is the most difficult religion to define as it does not have a Book, a prophet or a common creed. Consequently, both its supporters and critics can take up any one of its various aspects and present a conception of it that is nowhere near the rea
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