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Articles 10421 through 10520 of 12677:
- Stimulating A Debate (Deccan Herald, K Govindan Kutty , Apr 24, 2005)
Interesting book notwithstanding some glaring assumptions of ‘the Indian state being taken over by communalism’ or spread of religious misgivings by teleserials.
- When Have Women Not Been Out In The Dark! (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Apr 24, 2005)
Does progress for women lie in becoming “more like the men”? This contentious poser lies at the bottom of much of the misunderstandings about feminist demands for women's rights.
- Try British Model For Expediting Justice (Tribune, Prabodh Saxena , Apr 24, 2005)
DELAY in dispensation of justice has become a major national concern. The Law Commission and many committees have examined possible resolution of the huge backlog of cases.
- From Our Files 50 Years Ago (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 24, 2005)
Mr Chou En-Lai, the Chinese Prime Minister, announced in a statement here today that he is willing to negotiate with the US on Formosa.
- Commission And Omission (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 23, 2005)
The statement of the retired Supreme Court Judge G.T. Nanavati that he had asked the government to reopen the cases against a few politicians accused of participating in anti-Sikh riots in 1984
- Unseemly Rift (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 23, 2005)
The bad blood between the Lokayukta and his deputy can weaken the anti-graft drive
- Tenants At Will (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 22, 2005)
A recent judgment of the Supreme Court has highlighted the mess that prevails in the sphere of property rents in Calcutta.
- The Gentleman Teacher (Hindu, N. MANU CHAKRAVARTHY, Apr 22, 2005)
TRIBUTE C.D. Narasimhaiah, one of the finest English teachers of the State, who passed away recently, believed that the university was the centre of consciousness in the modern world
- A Forceful Message, But Will It End Poverty? (Hindu, Sanjay Reddy and Antoine Heuty, Apr 22, 2005)
A practical approach to reducing human deprivations must actively foster learning about the best strategies, rather than presuming that these strategies are known in advance
- History And The Man (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 22, 2005)
If there is one thing that makes Pakistan a fascinating country, it is the personalities of its leaders. From its inception in 1947 to the present,
- Dealing With Others (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 22, 2005)
GIVEN this country’s fixation on, indeed obsession with, Pakistan in general and its present military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, in particular,
- Mullahs, Musharraf & A `Change Of Heart' (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 22, 2005)
"Instead of empowering liberal, democratic voices, the Government [of Pervez Musharraf] continues to rely on the religious right to counter civilian opposition."
- Alarming Trends (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 22, 2005)
The standards of public life and the quality of political discourse are falling precipitously everywhere, but some States,
- Making Text-Books A Joy To Read (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 21, 2005)
It was in stormy circumstances that Professor Krishna Kumar took charge as Director of the high-profile National Council of Educational Research and Training.
- Vote For Continuity, Not For Change (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 21, 2005)
Pope Benedict XVI is expected to continue the Vatican's existing line on bioethical questions which has triggered the ire of bio-scientists as well as doctors and health workers involved in the fight against AIDS. . . .
- Vat Anxieties (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 21, 2005)
Sooner than later, State governments will have to break new ground in the Centre-State fiscal relationship. The much-debated Value Added Tax (VAT) is a sales tax,
- A Pipeline That Can Promote Peace (Deccan Herald, George Perkovich and Revati Prasad, Apr 21, 2005)
A maldiagnosis of Iran’s political dynamics is behind US opposition to the gas pipeline to India via Pakistan
- Virbhadra’S Largesse (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 20, 2005)
The manner in which Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh appointed seven Chief Parliamentary Secretaries,
- Promote Altruism, Not Trading (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 20, 2005)
While the Supreme Court's order banning payment to blood donors has gone a long way towards cleansing the blood banking system,
- The Battle For Bauxite In Orissa (Hindu, Meena Menon, Apr 20, 2005)
The people have warned of an environmental disaster with bauxite mining leading to drying of rivers, deforestation and ecological damage.
- Of Monumental Value (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, Apr 19, 2005)
We have to do our bit to save the beauties of the past even if it means disposing that packet of chips in a garbage can, instead at the premises of cultural monument that will bear the atrocity with lips sealed, says PRIYANKA HAL
- Pitiable State Of Civil Services-Ii (Tribune, Tejendra Khanna, Apr 19, 2005)
India’s civil services, which have been modelled on the British pattern, are based on the principle that they should remain politically neutral and carry out their duty of providing advisory inputs for policy making and of implementing the policy decision
- Tale Of Two Judgments (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Apr 19, 2005)
Two recent cases highlight the State Government’s unwillingness to crack down on corruption
- A Tale Of Two Generals (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 19, 2005)
Pervez Musharraf of 2005 might have been different from the General of four years ago, but India will prefer to judge him by his deeds.
- Fear Of The Foreigner In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 19, 2005)
With less than two weeks to go for elections in Britain, immigration remains the main battleground with voters consistently ticking it as the single most important issue.
- A Cynic On Cricket (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 18, 2005)
Contemporary history. March 20, afternoon. The last rites were on of Pakistan’s second innings of the test at Eden Gardens,
- Pitiable State Of Civil Services-I (Tribune, Tejendra Khanna, Apr 18, 2005)
A civil servant should be fired by the zeal to render an honest, courteous and efficient
- Lessons Of The Verdict (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 18, 2005)
The govt must safeguard both the interest of landowners and the site applicants
- Have A Heart For War Widows And Soldiers (Tribune, Lt-Col Chanan Singh Dhillon (retd), Apr 17, 2005)
Chief of Army Staff General J.J. Singh’s call to the corporate sector to pool resources to help war widows and wounded soldiers is timely.
- Eternal Debate On Tax Avoidance (Business Line, H R RANINA, Apr 16, 2005)
With courts recognising a taxpayer's right to pay as little tax as possible, there has always been debate on whether such arrangement of one's finances constitute (acceptable) tax mitigation or. . .
- Army Law Chamber At High Court (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Apr 16, 2005)
With an increasing number of court cases, the Army has opened a specialised law chamber at the Delhi High Court.
- Labour Under Blair Set For Victory (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Apr 16, 2005)
Most opinion polls predict a reduced majority for the Labour in the general election on May 5. Estimates differ. . .
- The Levy Caravan Moves On (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Apr 16, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on a recent apex court decision that has put to rest the question of validity of service tax on goods transport operators.
- Everything In Life Is Somewhere Else, And You Get There In A Car (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 16, 2005)
This is the story of an unhappy owner of an Opel Astra — not owing to any automobile glitches, but because the Karnataka authorities imposed on him a `life-time tax' on `value basis', under the Motor Vehicle Taxation Act of the State.
- When Death Becomes Cheap (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 16, 2005)
Many essential drugs are expected to be way beyond the reach of the common man in the near future. . .
- Wiping Stereotypes Of India Off The Books (Wall Street Journal, Maria Glod, Apr 16, 2005)
Fairfax County businesswoman Sandhya Kumar teaches her three daughters about other countries, cultures and religions. She wants them to take pride in their Indian heritage and Hindu faith -- and to respect and understand other views.
- Project Tiger Flops (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 15, 2005)
The majestic tiger could soon become extinct in India. The alarming scale of poaching in the wildlife sanctuaries in several states has led to a dwindling number of tigers, causing widespread concern.
- Saving The Yamuna (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 15, 2005)
The best thing about the Supreme Court slamming the Delhi and Union governments for its failure to clean up the Yamuna is it leaves them no easy exit routes.
- Where’S The Spirit? (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Apr 15, 2005)
Frankly, the rule itself has no logic. In 210 minutes, a team is expected to bowl 50 overs. This includes two water breaks as well as time allowed for the incoming and outgoing batsmen to cross each other. . .
- No Restrictions On Practice By Cas: Hc (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 15, 2005)
The Bench said it was a matter of free contact between the client and the chartered accountant/lawyer.
- Seeing Through ‘indian Idol’ (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Apr 15, 2005)
Popular culture today seems to privilege the outer appearance and devalue the inner substance
- A Vision For J And K (Telegraph, B.G. Verghese, Apr 14, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir is firmly set on the road to normalcy — though peace may remain elusive for a while as spoilers, internal and external...
- Time To Act Is Now (Deccan Herald, Jayaprakash Narayan, Apr 14, 2005)
VOTEINDIA, a national movement for citizens’ involvement in political reform, will be inaugurated on April 15
- It Is Not Right To Copy (Business Line, Rama Sarma, Apr 13, 2005)
The copyright law in essence is designed to prevent copying of existing physical material in literature and art.
- Bribes Can Kill (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 13, 2005)
Corruption kills — and kills again and again. In India, the giving and taking of bribes have become part of the order of nature.
- Comply With Court Orders On Rehabilitation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 12 . An emergency meeting of the Narmada Control Authority today directed the basin States of the Sardar Sarovar Project
- Socially Fenced? (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Apr 12, 2005)
Since the Sariska catastrophe, the tigers are in the news but for all the wrong reasons. While the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Sigh,
- Shifting Banks Of Trust (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Apr 12, 2005)
The author is professor of economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
A much flaunted virtue of market competition lies in its ability to generate social happiness out of individual conflicts.
- Shifting Banks Of Trust (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2005)
Reincarnations are unsettling phenomena. But the central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is quite complacent about its evocation of the Stalinist shadow. . . .
- Republicans Face A Problem (Hindu, Peter Preston, Apr 12, 2005)
The Republicans are in trouble without an anointed successor to George W. Bush.
- Fighting Hiv Indigenously (Pioneer, Seema Khanna, Apr 11, 2005)
US President George W Bush believes that abstinence from sexual activities before marriage is a sure way to avoid pre-marital pregnancy, . . . .
- Losing Battle Against Corruption (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 11, 2005)
A raid conducted by the CBI in the third week of March on the premises of a former Chief Secretary of UP unearthed unaccounted wealth amounting to Rs 120 crore. . . .
- Fixing The Fiscal Deficit (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 11, 2005)
The whole issue of over-emphasis on fiscal compression as a matter of public policy needs to be revisited, especially in the current context of India facing a high infrastructure deficit. . . . .
- Excising' Issue (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 11, 2005)
NEITHER TAX DISPUTES between governments and assessees nor their adjudication by the highest judicial forum is new. . . . .
- Under Ki Baat (Tribune, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2005)
Ask any petty Government minion what gives him the greatest joy, and chances are he will answer "to get a celebrity bloke to scream
- What I Missed Most When I Was Abroad (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Apr 10, 2005)
I am home, was my instinctive outburst as I boarded the Air-India plane to return home after my two years with the United Nations in New York.
- Unqualified Sanctity (Pioneer, Amba Charan Vashishth, Apr 10, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has called the March 9 Supreme Court order on Jharkhand as "unimplementable" and the distortion of the
- In The Dock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2005)
MAKING former chief ministers pay for their misdeeds is never an easy task. ...
- Superfluity Comes Sooner With White Hairs (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 09, 2005)
Colourable transactions are what taxmen don't like.
- The First World Leader (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Apr 09, 2005)
The greatest political actor of our time leaves us the challenge of moral globalisation . . . .
- Arms And The Man (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 09, 2005)
Two Broad Questions were raised by the still relevant controversy over the Kargil arms purchases. . . .
- Time To Streamline Regulatory Law-Making (Business Line, Pradeep Mehta, Apr 09, 2005)
Over the years, governments have failed to foresee the need for consistent and coherent approach towards independent regulation. . . . .
- Is Fbt A Fundamentally Blemished Tax? (Business Line, C. Sankaranarayanan , Apr 09, 2005)
C. Sankaranarayanan on the legitimacy of taxing fringe benefits
- Hate's Labour Lost (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 08, 2005)
If embarrassment could kill a party, the Congress would have been long dead. . . .
- India’S Ailing Democracy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 08, 2005)
IN an earlier article on the mess in the two mainstream parties, the Congress and the BJP — and thus in the national polity as a whole — I had promised to suggest some remedies for the steadily worsening political ills. . .
- Basel Norms & Bank Restructuring (Hindu, Sunanda Sen , Apr 08, 2005)
Implementing Basel II norms on capital adequacy will further accentuate the trend of moving credit away from the deserving industrial units in the small sector.
- Price Of Purity (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2005)
Calcutta is not known for its respect for history. By upholding the ruling of the Calcutta high court with regard to an admission fee for entry into the grounds of the Victoria Memorial, the Supreme Court has ensured protection for this pocket of history.
- 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."
- Poll Vault (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2005)
The prime minister of Britain, Mr Tony Blair, has gone to the country but he has done so under a shadow.
- Speaking And Writing (Telegraph, André Béteille, Apr 07, 2005)
Indians are much more at ease with the spoken than with the written word....
- 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
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- Mismanagement Of Psus (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 05, 2005)
The latest report of the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral of India has, once again, exposed how badly managed government corporations and undertakings in Punjab are.
- Sops For Separatism (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Apr 05, 2005)
Those familiar with Muslim League politics between 1906 and 1947 will not be surprised at Mr Badrul Islam's demand in his article..,
- 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.
- Judgement Day (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2005)
There are two lonely communists in India today-Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and CPI(M) Politburo member Biman Bose
- Bihar Cleans Up After Laloo (Deccan Herald, J P Yadav, Apr 03, 2005)
It’s a purge, well almost, in post-Laloo Bihar.
- 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 . . .
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