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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 12677:
- Progress Card Of The Upa Regime (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 16, 2005)
It must be said to the credit of the UPA Government that, despite the mix of political and economic philosophies that form the corpus of UPA governance, it has done a good job till now.
- Actress With Poise And Dignity (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 15, 2005)
NANDITA Das is the second Indian actress, considered tall enough, to sit in judgement on the films in competition in the world’s premier film festival at Cannes.
- Said And The Saidians (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, May 14, 2005)
The United States of America is not only the leading economic and military power in the world, but also the leading intellectual power.
- Accountability & The Right To Information (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 14, 2005)
The Right to Information Bill, 2005 goes a long way in putting together a comprehensive mechanism for citizens to secure information under the control of the Government and thereby (as the statement of objects and reasons asserts)
- Maya’S Blackmail (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 14, 2005)
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati’s threat to withdraw her party’s outside support to the UPA government if it did not stop the ongoing CBI probe against her should be dismissed with the contempt it deserves.
- Fiscal Harmony In Final Handshake (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 14, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the recent change to the amortisation of VRS expenditure
- Cost Accountant And The Art Of Motorcycle Valuation (Business Line, D. Murali , May 14, 2005)
OF ROADS rode I wrote, into autumn vale gleaming, golden pipes singing. Thus goes a haiku on http://motorcycles.about.com.
- India: An International Spotlight On The Caste System (International Herald Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 13, 2005)
India's 170 million Dalits, formerly called Untouchables, rejoiced recently when a high government official was arrested for hurling caste-related abuse at his junior. But joy turned to dismay when the Bombay high court quashed the charge under . . .
- Judiciary Interfering With Legislature, Says Speaker (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who had taken a strong view over the Supreme Court order regarding the conduct of a floor test in the Jharkhand Assemby
- At Her Own Pace (Hindu, Ambrose Pinto , May 13, 2005)
Twenty five years into her career, Shobana, the dancer-actor with classical features, loves the freedom her muse has given her
- Kannada Scholars Oppose English From Standard I (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Intellectuals and writers stressed the need for a comprehensive government policy to protect Kannada.
- Weapons Bill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
A German tourist was allegedly raped by an autorickshaw driver and his accomplice on the outskirts of Jodhpur city on Wednesday
- Maya Erupts In House (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
A visibly upset BSP supremo Mayawati erupted in anger today in the Rajya Sabha over the CBI probe against her in the Taj corridor case and threatened to withdraw BSP’s support to the UPA government
- Cbi ‘Harassment’: Bsp Threatens To Withdraw Support To Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Mayawati accused the CBI of acting on the wishes of the government and posed a question to it as to whether it could question leaders of other parties.
- Laloo’S Brothers-In-Law, 2 Rjd Ministers Face Eviction (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Sadhu Yadav, Subash Yadav, RJD ministers Akhilesh Prasad Singh and Jayprakash Narain Yadav have been staying in government bungalows not heeding eviction notices.
- An International Spotlight On The Caste System (International Herald Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 13, 2005)
India's 170 million Dalits, formerly called Untouchables, rejoiced recently when a high government official was arrested for hurling caste-related abuse at his junior.
- Why Doing Business On French Soil Is Difficult (Business Line, Mohan Murti, May 09, 2005)
LAST weekend I was in the City of Lights, Paris. It was here, over 150 years ago, that Victor Hugo addressed the International Peace Congress with these prophetic words.
- Two Emerging Giants: The Global Debate (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 09, 2005)
Will India be the new Asian tiger or will it be a lumbering elephant caught in the trap of red tape and corruption, is the question international observers are asking.
- A Salvo On Chapra (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 09, 2005)
I have known Mr L. V. Saptharishi for as long as he has been in the IAS both as a member of the West Bengal cadre and as a friend of more than 30 years' standing.
- Global Negotiations On Human Rights (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 09, 2005)
The global human rights forum decides to send represetatives to monitor the human rights situation in Nepal
- Watchword For Judges, Lawyers (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, May 09, 2005)
A few weeks ago Vice-President B.S. Shekhawat was to inaugurate a seminar on public governance but could not, as he had to go to Rome.
- Cop On Rights Commission? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, May 09, 2005)
For better or worse, the Supreme Court has upheld the appointment of P.C. Sharma, a police officer who retired as the CBI Director.
- I Won't Quit, Vows Blair (Hindu, Gaby Hinsliff , May 09, 2005)
British Prime Minister reveals 2008 timetable for departure?
- Path-Breaking Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2005)
The SC has done right by making companies pay penalties for their criminal offences
- The East As A Career (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 08, 2005)
If, as I claimed in my last column, the two questions tirelessly asked of Indian writers in English — “Which audience do you write for?”
- Ins And Outs Of Court Martial (Tribune, Meet Malhotra , May 08, 2005)
MY interest in court martial trials goes back a few years when a colleague informed me that the conviction rate in such trials was nearly 100 per cent.
- Context Of Company Name (Business Line, S. Murugappan, May 07, 2005)
S. Murugappan discusses a recent apex court decision on the meaning of brand name in connection with central excise duty exemption and its far-reaching implications.
- Renal Patients Left To Suffer (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, May 07, 2005)
IT is a strange scientific paradox. Great advancements have been made in the science of nephrology,
- Mind Your Language, Sir (Tribune, Amar Chandel, May 07, 2005)
WHENEVER we say that such and such term is “unparliamentary”, the implication is that the particular set of words is unfit to be used in Parliament. In other words, whatever is said in a house of representatives is supposed to be a byword for grace . . .
- Drop Tainted Ministers (Tribune, Rajinder Sachar, May 07, 2005)
WHOSE country is it any way,” is the persistent question being asked by the average citizen when he watches with pain squabbles of politicians regarding Lalu Yadav continuing to be a minister notwithstanding court having framed charges of corruption . . .
- National Jute Policy: Revitalising The Sector's Fibre (Business Line, D. Murali , May 07, 2005)
TRACTORS help in ploughing. But a tax tribunal had to plough through tractors recently, when deciding the Escorts case.
- From Rogues To Riches (Pioneer, O P Batra, May 07, 2005)
Why has Indian politics become a safe haven for rogues and why do good people hesitate to join politics?
- Flight Into Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 07, 2005)
A working visit or a sponsored holiday? An entitlement or an inducement? An independent inquiry or a supposedly high-minded exercise compromised?
- Not Quite Blaring (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 07, 2005)
The message of a general election manifests itself in strange ways. In the early hours of Friday, Mr Tony Blair became the first person to lead the British Labour Party to a third consecutive election victory.
- A Bad Show (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 06, 2005)
MR Justice S. N. Phukan is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. He certainly comes down a notch or two in public esteem going by the statement made in the Rajya Sabha by the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee.
- How Punjab Act Favours Haryana (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, May 06, 2005)
When Punjab passed the Punab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004, it sent shock waves all over, forcing the Central Government to make a presidential reference to the apex court, which is yet to start proceedings on the reference.
- A Prelude To The Main Battle (Hindu, V. Jayanth , May 06, 2005)
The two upcoming Assembly byelections in Tamil Nadu have a significance beyond the normal.
- Rights Violation In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2005)
Realising its mandate to defend the human rights of all people in South Asia, the South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR)
- The Dough Is In The Land, Not The Bread (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 05, 2005)
Five years after privatisation, Modern Food assets are being stripped.
- Egg On Face (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2005)
The State Government has ended up looking foolish in the BMIC case
- Three Words Still Mean Divorce (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2005)
There have been hundreds of unresolved murders of journalists in their line of duty around the world in the last decade. Here are details of a few of the instances, as compiled by the World Association of Newspapers to mark World Press Freedom Day, May 3:
- In Hot Waters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2005)
The hopes of finding an amicable solution to the vexed water dispute involving Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan have become more feeble with the Rajasthan High Court’s directive to Punjab on Monday to hand over control of the three headworks on the
- Fali Nariman’S Bill (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, May 04, 2005)
It is indeed surprising why the Manmohan Singh government has not yet adopted noted jurist and distinguished Rajya Sabha member Fali S. Nariman’s Bill on judicial statistics.
- End The Boycott (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2005)
The National Democratic Alliance’s decision to continue its boycott of Parliament, after participating in the debate and voting of the Finance Bill on Monday, is unfortunate.
- A Mixed Blessing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 04, 2005)
He swears he has always played by the book. And that’s why businessman-turned-film producer Jagdish Sodha finds himself in a spot
- Blair Scare (Business Line, G. D. Agrawal, May 04, 2005)
G. D. Agrawal on the need to rationalise the dividend distribution regime
THE Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, presented in 1997 what many call a dream Budget.
- Move To Abolish Cat? (Tribune, Anuradha, May 03, 2005)
THE decision of the Cabinet Committee to amend the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985,
- Epf Mismatch (Business Line, S. Venu , May 03, 2005)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies
- Of Lost Childhood (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , May 03, 2005)
Despite the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929 that prohibits marriages below the age of 18 in the case of girls and 21 in the case of boys the
- Remembering Them On Press Freedom Day (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2005)
There have been hundreds of unresolved murders of journalists in their line of duty around the world in the last decade.
- Who Owns Groundwater? (Hindu, T. N. Narasimhan, May 03, 2005)
Water should be held in public trust for the benefit of society at large.
- Bandung To Jakarta: Afro-Asian Solidarity (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, May 02, 2005)
To make the nation's apex legislature totally dysfunctional is a remedy infinitely worse than the disease it is supposed to cure.
- Towards Speedy Justice (Tribune, Santokh Singh Sahi, May 01, 2005)
It is a pity that India has failed in its constitutional guarantee of ensuring speedy, accessible and accountable justice to its citizens.
- A Shocking Absence Of Outrage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 30, 2005)
The gruesome attack on a woman engaged in a campaign against child marriage in Madhya Pradesh is a reminder that despite claims to being on the threshold of developed nation status, India has not been free from the worst forms of social . . .
- Court Admits Trai's Appeal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Order on interconnectivity challenged
- Governance Reform For India's Forests (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 30, 2005)
The Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 reaches out to the Adivasi communities and seeks to make them active protectors of the forest, while strengthening their livelihood possibilities.
- A Fair Deal For Credit Card Users (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 30, 2005)
The enormous increase in credit card usage and the rather nebulous regulatory framework prompted the Reserve Bank of India to appoint a working group that after a study has recommended several changes.
- Dara Singh's Death Sentence Set Aside (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Apr 30, 2005)
But life term for Dara Singh upheld; 11 others acquitted
- Krishna Panel Members' Resignation, Blow To Govt. (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Apr 30, 2005)
Will affect presentation of State's case before new tribunal
A critical period when State has to protect its unutilised share of Krishna waters
Resignation a major setback, say irrigation experts
- Supreme Court Museum On India’S Legal History (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Apr 30, 2005)
The development of constitutional law and judicial administration is an important part of the history of a country,
- Tragic Tale Of Tailpieces (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Apr 30, 2005)
For no known reason The Tribune seems to have taken the line that no morning can be regarded as having begun well until a few tailpieces of the “middles” have been put to the sword.
- Principle Of Strict Construction (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Apr 30, 2005)
The way the Income-Tax Act is drafted leaves great scope for litigation, and requires the application of the principles of interpretation.
- Sadly, Economics Is Typically Explained So Badly (Business Line, Joseph Prabakar, Apr 30, 2005)
Should consumer durables be brought under the regime of MRP-based valuation, asks Joseph Prabakar
- Confusion Now Hath Made His Masterpiece (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 30, 2005)
SHAKESPEARE wrote in King John, "Vast confusion waits, as doth a raven on a sick-fall'n beast." So too, vast confusion lay waiting in a tax case that occupied the apex court recently — Vinay Solvent Extraction Industries P Ltd vs Commissioner of Central.,
- Sight Of The Tainted (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Apr 30, 2005)
Democratic polity and the institutions that are meant to serve it need to be continuously nurtured. In India where the democratic tradition is young and its institutions were set up only after Independence, these institutions were expected to be. . .
- Stinging Remedy (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 29, 2005)
The ethics and legality of sting operations mounted by law enforcement agencies or the media have remained hazy despite their being the subject of public debate.
- Can Judicial Ascendancy Be Rolled Back? (Hindu, N. Ravi, Apr 29, 2005)
The Indian judiciary that has become self-appointing and all powerful needs to demonstrate statesmanship and restraint, and allow the executive and the legislatures the space assigned to them in the Constitution.
- Power To The Chosen Few (Telegraph, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Apr 29, 2005)
As a public service unit supported by taxpayers, the Gujarat Electricity Board is obliged to act fairly and do little else but supply efficiently a commodity essential to life and livelihood. Yet it doesn’t seem keen on doing its duty, at least to . . .
- Exits Need To Be Fixed Up (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Apr 28, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on the need to make winding up schemes less painful.
- How Far Can India Travel With The U.S.? (Deccan Herald, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 28, 2005)
Non-alignment gave India room for manoeuvre at a time when the country was weak militarily and economically. India would lose its soul were it now to become a vassal of America.
- Power Of Public-Private Partnerships (Business Line, R. Srinivasan, Apr 28, 2005)
Given the externalities, high risks and low rates of return, infrastructure financing cannot be left solely to the private sector.
- Cinema Shows And Professional Occupation Cannot Be Treated Alike (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 28, 2005)
THE recent judgment of the Madras High Court in the Bhagvatheeswaran case is a must read for all professionals. It discusses what can be reasonable restrictions that a professional body such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) can im
- Goodness Is In Fashion In Corporate Governance (Business Line, Kausik Datta, Apr 28, 2005)
CORPORATIONS today touch our lives, from the food we eat to the quality of air we breathe.
- Round Peg In A Round Hole (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Apr 28, 2005)
Newsrooms across the country are buzzing with the rumour. Jojo is changing his DNA. He has resigned.
- Lalu’S Bluff Called (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2005)
Close on the heels of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav being charge-sheeted in the Rs 950-crore fodder scam case and the National Democratic Alliance’s decision to boycott Parliament session this week in support of its demand for his resignation,
- A Meal And A Chance To Learn (Washington Post, RAMA LAKSHMI, Apr 28, 2005)
Munni Sahariya, a lean, shy girl with a nose ring, spread a jute mat on the floor of her first-grade classroom and sat down with her three younger siblings
- The Hunger Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 26, 2005)
It is somewhat like a game of snakes and ladders. Ladders you eat, snakes you die.
- Better Late Than Never (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 26, 2005)
The helmet rule for two-wheeler riders will finally come into effect in six city corporation limits of the state within a month, after months of dithering over the issue by the government.
- Ratzinger "Obstructed" Sex Abuse Inquiry (Hindu, Jamie Doward , Apr 25, 2005)
It has emerged that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger "obstructed justice" by ordering that Church investigations into child sex abuse claims be made in secret.
- Moral Police Not Moral Policing (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 25, 2005)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, and India, need policemen with moral standards and professionalism, not moral policing by the state. . . .
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