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Articles 10621 through 10720 of 12677:
- When Tigers Go Missing (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 18, 2005)
The mysterious 'disappearance' of tigers from Sariska, a forest zone dedicated to the magnificent cat, represents a new low in the campaign to save the highly endangered species.
- Another Time, Another Man (Tribune, Sudarshan Agarwal, Mar 18, 2005)
I have had the privilege to serve as Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, when Justice M. Hidayatullah was the Vice-President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. I fondly recall a few incidents
- Justice Variava’S Disclosure (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 17, 2005)
Tuesday's disclosure by Justice S.N. Variava in the Supreme Court that someone from the Patna High Court had called him up a day earlier to know whether the trial
- Political Perfidy In Jharkhand (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Mar 17, 2005)
NOW that Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has "proved" his majority on the floor of the House, it is time to reflect on the role played by Governor Syed Sibtey Razi, who has been universally berated, if not condemned.
- Jharkhand And After (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Mar 17, 2005)
Six months ago I convened a high-level seminar in New Delhi to consider the following proposition by me which I put before the participants...
- ‘Sc Crossed Lakshman Rekha’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2005)
Saying the Constitution is above legislature and judiciary, the Speaker justified his suggestion for Presidential reference on the Supreme Court order on Jharkhand
- After The Jharkhand Mess (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 17, 2005)
It is incumbent upon the entire UPA establishment to infuse a new sense of purpose and priorities at the Centre.
- The Court Can See Through (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 16, 2005)
Time was when the handing over of an investigation to the CBI was a guarantee for impartial enquiry. Things have become topsy-turvy since then.
- Perks And Quirks (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 16, 2005)
In the midst of the contretemps sparked by Jharkhand, the BJP President, Mr L. K. Advani, brought in a refreshing touch by ascribing to the Prime Minister
- Scylla, Charybdis And Somnathda (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 16, 2005)
Even as a Test Match was played in Mohali, a different tussle — `judiciary versus legislature' — engaged our lawmakers.
- Speakers’ Meet (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 16, 2005)
There is a disconcerting tendency in Indian public life to shy away from debate on important issues.
- Engineering Quality (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 16, 2005)
The time has come to step up the level of monitoring and regulation to ensure that States are not saddled with too many sub-standard, self-financing engineering colleges.
- Victory At Last (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 16, 2005)
The expected has happened in Jharkhand with Chief Minister Arjun Munda winning the vote of confidence in the State Assembly. Yet the final figures
- Why Implementation Fails — Seven Sins Of Public Administration (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Mar 16, 2005)
A new Budget is an occasion for commentators and policy-makers to hope that this time round at least some things will improve.
- Tackling Medium-Term Challenges — Key To Fiscal Stability (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Mar 16, 2005)
No doubt, the Twelfth Finance Commission, with its multi-dimensional restructuring of government finance, has burdened the Centre's finances.
- Judiciary Vs Parliament (Tribune, K N Bhat, Mar 16, 2005)
Mr Somnath Chatterjee, the seasoned lawyer opted for a sagacious course of a Presidential reference because he, as Speaker of the ultimate legislature — the Lok Sabha....
- Munda Wins (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 16, 2005)
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda’s victory in the vote of confidence in the State Assembly on Tuesday vindicates the National Democratic Alliance’s consistent ...
- Conniving At Torture (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 16, 2005)
By refusing to ratify the international anti-torture convention, the rulers in New Delhi are showing their true colours
- Shifting Sands Of Discretion (Hindu, N. Ravi, Mar 15, 2005)
The choice of Chief Ministers based on the shifting sands of discretion of partisan governors has become increasingly more bitter and contentious, and clear guidelines need to be evolved through the political process.
- Protecting Consumers (Hindu, N.L. Rajah, Mar 15, 2005)
Changes are needed in the Consumer Protection Act and in its implementation to deal with the challenges of globalisation.
- Shocking Signals (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 15, 2005)
Taken separately, the political shenanigans we have witnessed in recent days and weeks are nothing to write home about. Governors' role in the states has frequently come in for criticism.
- A State-Level Watchdog At Last (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Mar 15, 2005)
There is need to educate officers at all levels of the police system, on the need to respect human rights
- Kanchi Seer Formally Granted Advance Bail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
The seer has obtained anticipatory bails in Tirukottiyur Madhavan assault case, approver Ravi Subramaniam intimidation case and mutt accounts tampering case.
- Not Much Dignity In Defeat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 14, 2005)
The change of course in Jharkhand with the de-induction of Shibu Soren and the induction of Arjun Munda as Chief Minister is the United Progressive Alliance's attempt at damage limitation.
- Juveniles And The Death Penalty (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Mar 14, 2005)
An incomprehensible feature of the US Government is its persistent reluctance to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
- India As A Brand (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 14, 2005)
The Brand Summit organised at Chennai last month by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) did not provide a conclusive answer on what could make a brand of India and whether it is already
- Governors In The Dock (Tribune, P. P. Rao, Mar 14, 2005)
The Governors of Goa and Jharkhand are caught in the storms of controversy. In Goa, even the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker have suffered damage.
- Avoiding Confrontation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 14, 2005)
DR Manmohan Singh government’s decision not to seek a Presidential reference to the apex court on separation of powers under Article 143 of the Constitution is sound.
- Unprincipled Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2005)
No one in the Central Government or the United Progressive Alliance leadership has emerged unscathed from the murky drama that played out in Jharkhand in the last two weeks
- When Man Proposes, Sarpanch Disposes (Deccan Herald, Narendra kaushik, Mar 13, 2005)
Zahira looks petrified every time she is asked to recall the incident that happened in Meerut and almost claimed her life in November this year. She was tied to a tree and hit with stones and bricks on the orders of a local panchayat.
- Right To Question And Ban Don’T Go Together (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 13, 2005)
The latest victim of our twisted version of secularism has been Vinod Pandey’s film Sins. Last week the Jammu & Kashmir government banned it for fear of hurting Christian sentiments.
- Tasks Before Hooda Govt: A Blueprint For Progress (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Mar 13, 2005)
THE Haryana Assembly election results demonstrate the maturity and wisdom of the electorate. Though the outcome is being interpreted by psephologists as a vote
- The Murky, Quirky Side Of Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
The game of politics cannot get better in Goa, Bihar and Jharkhand. Is it a sign of things to come? Is it an erosion of the UPA government’s confidence.
- May The Green Force Be With You (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Mar 13, 2005)
In recent days I have been involved with a number of conflict resolution exercises to try win support for wildlife conservation and environmental protection.
- Telephone Is No `Capital Good' If You Manufacture H{-2}o{-2} (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 12, 2005)
CASES, they say, are of two types: funny and not-so-funny. To explain the difference, here's the story of Ginni, a company that manufactures cotton filament and yarn.
- The Curious Relationship Between Congress And Democracy (Indian Express, N K Singh, Mar 12, 2005)
The results of the last Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and elections to some of the state assemblies thereafter, including Haryana, showed emergence of a resurgent Congress, under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi.
- That Sinking Feeling (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 12, 2005)
As the battle for Ranchi sets off yet more dangerous confrontations, it would be useful to return to the moment when it all began.
- Guardians Of Our Democracy (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 12, 2005)
The controversy on the powers of the Judiciary vis-à-vis the Executive and the Legislature — focusing on the Supreme Court's recent directive to the Jharkhand Governor to bring forward the date to test the
- Belated Wisdom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 12, 2005)
THE resignation of the Jharkhand Chief Minister, Mr Shibu Soren, will be welcomed by all right-thinking people. It is surprising that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader waited till the Centre asked him to quit.
- Cash Is A Way Of Life (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 12, 2005)
It used to be a joke in the Calcutta high court that it was a good job that Pesi Ginwala, the octogenarian barrister-at-law (Charterhouse, Balliol and Inner Temple) who has now retired to Bombay
- Economy On The Upswing (Tribune, D.N. Patodia, Mar 12, 2005)
Indian economy, for the second consecutive year, has performed well. GDP growth for the year 2004-05 has now been projected at 6.9 per cent after a record growth of 8.5 per cent in the previous year.
- Snub For Governor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2005)
Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling advancing the vote of confidence of the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand from March 15 to 11 is apt and timely. Significantly...
- Tempering Vigilance With Restraint (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2005)
The Supreme Court's strong words on the possibility of a fraud on the Constitution in the appointment of Mr. Shibu Soren as Chief Minister of Jharkhand and its direction to advance the
- Wrong, Your Honour (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 11, 2005)
With due respect to the Supreme Court, it must be said that the court’s interim order on Wednesday in relation to the proposed test of majority in Jharkhand goes beyond its constitutional remit.
- Boeing: Bingo! It’S Bill Again (Indian Express, STEVEN PEARLSTEIN, Mar 11, 2005)
A question that will be played out in ethics classes at business schools for years to come is whether Boeing, one of the largest government contractors, struggling to get out from under an ethics cloud
- Breaches In The Dykes (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 11, 2005)
SINCE the imposition of President’s rule in Bihar —widely welcomed because of its inevitability, given the circumstances — it has been difficult to shake off two streams of thought, an ironic one about the past and a deeply depressing one about the future
- Involving Constitutional Offices In Partisan Politics (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 11, 2005)
On May 30, 1996 this newspaper published on the front page a super-exclusive, report entitled, "A Confrontation Avoided."
- Heretical Thoughts (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 11, 2005)
Old timers who have lived in both colonial India ruled by the British and free India ruled by Indians are filled with heretical thoughts.
- Executive Disorder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2005)
The Supreme Court had to walk a delicate line in its ruling on the petition against the Jharkhand governor’s decision to invite Shibu Soren to form a government.
- Mukhtaran’S Choice (Indian Express, NICHOLAS D KRISTOF, Mar 10, 2005)
The Pakistani gangrape victim suffered what in her society was the most extreme shame, and emerged as a symbol of virtue, faith and hope
- Boss Is Not For Beating (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 10, 2005)
Rampant indiscipline in offices may get curbed somewhat with the Supreme Court coming out with certain orders recently which restrain employees from becoming a law unto themselves.
- Dismembering Truth (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Mar 10, 2005)
A half-hearted attempt at bringing about reconciliation between communities based on mendacity and self-deception will not help assuage the feelings of the victims of the Gujarat riots.
- Fellowship Of The Ring (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2005)
On a day when debate returned to Parliament, it was certainly not business as usual. Following a Wednesday morning decision by the NDA to end its boycott, the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address was predictably
- Cloistered Justice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2005)
Among the grounds on which free speech may legitimately be subjected to reasonable restrictions is contempt of court.
- Right To Fire (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 09, 2005)
One of the reasons making India an unattractive destination for foreign investment to the needed extent is the Government's hesitation to grasp the nettle of labour reforms.
- Two Contrasting Reports (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 09, 2005)
I have received two annual reports on the state of human rights. One is by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on India and the other by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
- Boeing Fires Ceo For Affair With Staffer (Tribune, Chris Gaither, Mar 09, 2005)
Boeing Co. said on Monday that it dismissed President and Chief Executive Harry C. Stonecipher, who came out of retirement to restore the company’s tarnished reputation, for having an extramarital affair with a female executive.
- Intelligence Demands Distance (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Mar 09, 2005)
Who does the director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) report to? Technically, the home ministry, but a succession of IB directors have zealously established a special status through ...
- More Fringe Ideas For The Fm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 09, 2005)
Finance minister P Chidambaram has clearly never worked in a corporate environment. Experience as a corporate citizen would...
- Human Rights In India, Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 09, 2005)
I have received two annual reports on the state of human rights. One is by the National Human Rights Commission on India and the other by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on its own country.
- Make Room For Women (Indian Express, Rajindar Sachar , Mar 08, 2005)
Another Women’s Day is upon us and political parties continue to play games with the sentiments of women by promising to pass the Women Reservation Bill providing for 1/3rd of seats in Parliament and legislatures, but always failing to do so.
- The Time Is Ripe For Indian Idols (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Mar 08, 2005)
Amit Sana or Abhijeet Sawant, one thing is for certain: the reason Indian Idol has outdone similar singing contests is that in transforming a hitherto passive, spectatorial format into an active
- An Occasion To Mourn (Tribune, Usha Rai, Mar 08, 2005)
We should stop celebrating Women’s Day. In fact, it should be a day of national mourning. We should collectively hang our heads in shame. Or maybe we should observe two minutes’ silence today for all the lives that have been snuffed out in their mother’s
- Copycats, Beware The Doghouse (Business Line, Mustafa Safiyuddin, Mar 08, 2005)
The tide is turning against counterfeiters and infringers. Until now they were undeterred, given the inability of genuine branded product manufacturers to cause them financial damage
- Case Of, And For, Private Universities (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Mar 08, 2005)
The Supreme Court declaring over a hundred `universities' in Chattisgarh null and void has brought into focus the mockery being made of the rules and guidelines of the University Grants Commission.
- President's Rule, At Last! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 07, 2005)
The Centre’s decision to clamp President’s rule on Goa is welcome. Clearly, there was a complete breakdown of the constitutional machinery in the state because of the partisan role of Governor S.C. Jamir, Pro tem Speaker Francisco Sardinha ...
- Secular=communal (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Mar 07, 2005)
Let's glance at the recent ‘‘secular’’ events in the life of the Indian republic. Congress General Secretary Margaret Alva in Panaji, blithely ignoring the controversial sacking of the BJP government
- Lightning Strikes At Raj Bhavans (Indian Express, SUBHASH C KASHYAP, Mar 07, 2005)
Jharkhand case shows why Sarkaria Commission suggested governors be eminent persons not closely connected with politics, at least in recent years
- Guv’S Wisdom Is The Bottomline (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Mar 07, 2005)
The way things are going, the Supreme Court will soon be appointing chief ministers. In a total negation of the constitutional role visualised for the governor and the speaker, the individual occupying these positions have displayed totally partisan...
- Tech Education And Research: Iits Show The Way (Tribune, Dharam Vir, Mar 06, 2005)
THE Indian Institutes of Technology have emerged as one of the most prominent success stories of Independent India.
- Unpardonable Violation Of The Constitution (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Mar 06, 2005)
To call what has been raging from Goa to Ranchi during recent days political impropriety or machination would be the understatement of the century.
- Bangla Poll System May Suffer Blow (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2005)
Bangladesh’s unique system of holding national elections under a neutral caretaker government may receive a serious blow if it is not reformed before the next parliamentary elections in 2007.
- Laloo Refuses To Go (Deccan Herald, J P Yadav, Mar 06, 2005)
The Yadav-Muslim votebank, comprising almost 30 per cent of the population in the state and solidly behind Laloo all these years, cracked up this time.
- Rane, Sc Is Watching (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2005)
Parrikar’s counsel cited the Jharkhand developments and said the issue raised by his client needs to be expeditiously adjudicated.
- Three Steps Backwards (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 05, 2005)
You do not have to be a political pundit to guess what Sonia Gandhi will be asking herself once the dust of Jharkhand, Goa and Bihar settles:
- Centre Decides To Slap President’S Rule In Goa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2005)
The Centre on Friday decided to impose President’s rule in Goa, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said. The State Assembly will be kept in suspended animation.
- Holding Back Nanavati (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 05, 2005)
Justice Nanavati was asked to look into the widespread violence against the Sikhs which had taken place over 21 years ago and had taken a toll of over 10,000 innocent Sikh lives.
- Goa Carnival Is Cut Short, Central Rule Clamped (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, Mar 05, 2005)
Hours after Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane’s one-vote victory in the Goa Assembly, with the pro-tem Speaker barring an Opposition MLA from voting, the Centre today imposed President’s Rule in the state.
- Towards A Landscape Of Social Cohesion (Indian Express, SAM MILLER, Mar 04, 2005)
Look today at the urban wasteland that Connaught Place has become after seven at night. It was designed, sensibly as a mixed commercial and residential area
- Choosing Chief Ministers (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Mar 04, 2005)
Political parties should refrain from bringing constitutional governance to a halt simply because the Governor's discretion was not exercised in their favour.
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