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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 12677:
- The Ideology Of Numbers (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 27, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- Sex, Lies And Mms (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 26, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- North Or South, Arbitrary Judgments Against Women Are Similar (Tribune, Usha Bande, Dec 26, 2004)
IN the din created by issues like empowerment of women, reservation in Parliament, and gender sensilisation, the women's real voice, the voice of the woman at the grass roots is often drowned.
- Lover Of Obscurity (Telegraph, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Dec 25, 2004)
P.V. Narasimha Rao made a revealing complaint and an intriguing request at our last meeting two years ago.
- Licence To Shoot (Indian Express, PAVAN DUGGAL, Dec 25, 2004)
Only in effectively regulating the use of hidden cameras lies the way ahead for a vibrant IT economy like ours
- Road Rollers That Failed To Steamroller (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 25, 2004)
Let us roll back to 1993 when the Andhra Pradesh Government hiked road tax on vehicles. The Road Rollers Owners Welfare Association in the state objected to the rise and challenged the validity of the order.
- Not Consenting Adults? (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 25, 2004)
Finally, the intimate nature of the BJP’s relationship with the Samajwadi Party is out in the open. But the chumminess is not a new flavour, it has existed all through and was amply manifested on plenty of occasions during the NDA rule.
- Sex, Lies And Mms (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Dec 25, 2004)
The terrors of technology are everywhere being manifest in the most extraordinary forms. An entire nation has been taken by storm at the spectacle of a couple of schoolchildren who chose to record their "extracurricular activities"...
- Rigging Through Off-Period Income (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 25, 2004)
Is Income earned offshore taxable under the Indian Income-Tax Act? This question had led to conflicts among several Tribunal Benches. The consequences of such conflict of opinion among judicial bodies administering a uniform tax law can be severe.
- Unlikely Helmsman (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 25, 2004)
"A small Indian village, like a thousand others; an obscure child, like a million others; a non-descript childhood, like any other's; climbed ladders and more ladders, feeling all the while
- With Fear And Favour (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2004)
The year breezing out will perhaps inevitably be remembered for the great political transformation. The Lok Sabha elections attested once again India’s abiding allegiance to democracy
- Flaunted Emotions Are Often Suspected (Tribune, Terence Blacker, Dec 25, 2004)
It has been a cracking week for young Charlie Boonker. He has had his first rotten. His dad has written him a letter all about how he came into the world, from the moment that his mum's waters broke, and ending with the heartfelt message, "Thank you for c
- Treaty Constructions Can Be Damaging (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Dec 25, 2004)
There can be more than one view on the question whether the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) should be the forum for a ruling on disputes about the interpretation of articles in the bilateral tax treaties that go by the
- The Crusade For Monoculture (Asia Times, Chanakya Sen, Dec 25, 2004)
The prophet-provocateur of international relations, Samuel P Huntington, is back to rattle some bones with a combative teaser on American identity.
- Product Patents: Far From Public Good? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 24, 2004)
Unless New Delhi sees the priority of public health, both domestically and overseas — especially in countries with vulnerable economies — drug prices will rise dramatically and will not be within easy reach of the poor.
- P V Narasimha Rao (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 24, 2004)
Through the highs and lows of P V Narasimha Rao’s political life ran the line of history which shapes men into institutions and totems of change.
- Stop That (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 24, 2004)
Those who claim a right only to abuse it end up raising questions about the right itself. This seems to be the case with the debate over the right to strike. There was clearly a note of anxiety in the resolution that the ruling leftists moved in the West
- Not The Final Over (Telegraph, UDDALAK MUKHERJEE, Dec 24, 2004)
During Australia’s recent tour in India, the batsmen of both the teams decided to “walk” without waiting for the umpire’s decision when they thought that they had nicked one to a fielder.
- The Mind Of The Insider (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 24, 2004)
Narasimha Rao was not the most accessible or charismatic of PMs. But he was always on the job
- Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 24, 2004)
We are mute mute witnesses to witnesses turning hostile, and truth getting baked in the process. We may never come to terms with what witnesses say at different points of time
- A Breakthrough (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Dec 24, 2004)
Only with complete autonomy can the Prasar Bharati function as a truly competent public broadcaster
- Letter Of Intent (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 24, 2004)
Evidently, the UPA sets little store by investigative and judicial processes. That seems the ugly conclusion to be drawn from the fact that the PMO, no less, stands accused of trying to turn the country's premier investigative agency into a creature of th
- Another Tehelka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 24, 2004)
Just when everyone was wondering what compulsion was making Zaheera Shaikh, the star witness in the Best Bakery carnage case, change her statements repeatedly, came the Tehelka expose which lifted the lid off the mystery.
- Apocalypse Tomorrow? (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Dec 24, 2004)
The last week of every year is conventionally a time for merriment which peaks on New Year's eve when the rich splurge in five star hotels, a thousand parties explode and tipsy revellers sway in lit-up downtowns where multitudes gather to ring in the new.
- Islands In The Sun (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Dec 24, 2004)
The Maldives President, Abdul Gayoom, seems to regard Indian policies towards his regime as a protective political insurance. The time may have come to clear this misconception.
- In Court, We Trust (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 24, 2004)
There is an unwavering bottomline to the tumultuous saga of Zaheera Sheikh. This is a landmark case in which, for the very first time, the Supreme Court has shifted the trial out of a state after all the accused were acquitted, and ordered a retrial in an
- Judiciary Under Trial By Sensation (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Dec 24, 2004)
Now the news media is agog with the new Tehelka expose on Zaheera Sheikh, the super character in the Best Bakery episode. It has been made out that Zaheera accepted a huge ransom of Rs 18 lakh from BJP bigwigs in Vadodara to commit testimonial somersaults
- Baazee.Com’S Run-In With The Law (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Dec 23, 2004)
Now that Avnish Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, has been released on bail, let’s try and make a dispassionate study of the arrest that caused so much dismay in the corporate world.
- Matter Of Honour (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 23, 2004)
Of late, there have been several unfortunate instances in which the Army has had to take strong action against officers whose conduct had fallen far short of what one expects from those in Olive Green.
- The Fever Of Militancy (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Dec 23, 2004)
One question that everybody in Assam is asking since last week is: Is ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Barua really ill? People have started doubting this after different local newspapers published different stories while trying to analyse
- The Latest Act In The Tragedy That Is Zahira (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 23, 2004)
Given the close interest it has taken in the Best Bakery case, the Supreme Court is bound to view with grave concern the videotaped "claim" by the BJP MLA Madhu...
- The Meaning Of Life (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 23, 2004)
K. Venkatesh passed away on December 17. His poignant efforts to serve others even in death raise profound moral questions that no society will find easy to answer.
- Ukraine's Orange Christmas (The Economic Times, YULIYA TYMOSHENKO, Dec 23, 2004)
That Ukrainians will vote for their freedom this Christmas season is a coincidence of true perfection.
- Unending Unrest In Nepal (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Dec 23, 2004)
During his 10-day visit to India, beginning today, King Gyanendra will mainly meet the new Congress leadership and seek their advice and consultation on how to break the protracted political deadlock in his country.
- Use And Abuse Of The Internet (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 23, 2004)
The arrest of the baazee.com chief, Avnish Bajaj, was an obvious instance of overreaction by the Delhi police: with the evidence having been crystallised already and he himself cooperating in the investigation
- Some Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Dec 23, 2004)
Despite being perceived as a failure, Orissa’s power sector reforms hold possibilities for the Centre and other states
- Recovery In Fits And Starts (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Dec 23, 2004)
Within a couple of years of its passing, amendments have been made to the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFESI).
- Responsible Global Capitalism — Beyond The Market Construct (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 22, 2004)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies.
- Misunderstanding Over Right To Strike (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Dec 22, 2004)
ONCE again a justifiable campaign has hardened against a judgment of the Supreme Court which has held that there is no fundamental or statutory provision empowering employees to go on strike.
- Not Too Late (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 22, 2004)
What goes around finally does come around, even if it takes years. With a court in Chile ordering the house arrest of General Augusto Pinochet, President of the country between 1973 and 1990
- Inhuman Torture (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Dec 22, 2004)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld loves making wars and wallowing in wordplay. After destroying enough civilian lives along with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and before turning on Iraq he used some of his time devising lawless detention of alleged
- Settling Their Dues Out Of Court (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Dec 22, 2004)
Since the introduction of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (Sarfaesi) Act, out-of-court settlements have become an effective way of recovering sticky bank debts
- Sasural Party (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 22, 2004)
The BJP never tires of calling the RJD a Sasural party—Sadhu, Subhash, Rabri and Laloo party. The first two are the brothers of the Chief Minister and not quite brotherly towards each other.
- Back On The Map (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2004)
Bangalore's quest for an international airport has ended. The Dharam Singh government has finally cleared the project and work is expected to begin next month.
- Bharati And His Copyright (Hindu, Mira T. Sundara Rajan, Dec 22, 2004)
Many problems affecting Subramania Bharati's works amount to clear violations of the author's moral rights under the Indian copyright law.
- Laloo As Thermostat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2004)
There are few things more dangerous for democracy than politicians who acquire a sense of impunity. Laloo Prasad Yadav’s attempts to distribute hundred rupee notes may not be monetarily or politically significant.
- Just Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 21, 2004)
Even the most active of institutions may miss something just below its nose. The higher judiciary in India today is in one of its most active phases, directing its attention to issues ranging from pollution to bandhs to the right to food
- His Life, His Wish (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 21, 2004)
The last wish of K Venkatesh, the terminally ill 25-year-old chess enthusiast from Hyderabad, to have his life support system turned off so that he could donate his organs before they were irreparably damaged
- A New Low Of Public Morality (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 21, 2004)
The question is moral, not legal,’’ said Mahatma Gandhi when a Punjab Congress leader, Sardul Singh Kaeshwar, argued that he was not legally bound to return a sum of Rs 500 since the loan was time-barred.
- Democracy In The Dock (Hindu, Mary Riddell, Dec 20, 2004)
Even as the Western law is sought to be imposed on Iraq, the British Government continues to flout its tenets.
- A Vindictive Move (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2004)
The United States has launched an ill-judged and bloody-minded campaign to deny the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohammed ElBaradei, a third term after his current tenure expires in 2005.
- Kick-Off For Junior (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Dec 20, 2004)
The death of Brazilian footballer Christiano Junior on the grounds at the finals of the Federation Cup at Bangalore on December 5 had created much bad blood between the Dempo Sports Club of Goa and Kolkata’s Mohun Bagan, with the two rapping each other fo
- Life And Death (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2004)
K. Venkatesh's poignant attempt to serve others in death raises profound moral questions no society will find easy to answer. The Andhra High Court rejected a petition by his mother asking that her son be allowed to die before incurable muscular dystrophy
- Behmai Revisited (Pioneer, Abhijit C Chandra, Dec 18, 2004)
It was a carnage that shocked entire Madhya Pradesh, gave Gwalior district's Bhanwarpura hamlet a dubious prominence in police records and proved a chilling reminder of the 1981 Behmai massacre when Phoolan
- Justice In 44 Days! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 18, 2004)
Thursday's report in The Tribune of a Chennai court judge delivering the fastest verdict in the annals of the country’s judicial history has come as a whiff of fresh air. This should serve as a unique example for all other judges and lawyers.
- Spared From Spread-Over (Business Line, R. Anand, Dec 18, 2004)
There is this endless debate on whether certain types of expenditure, considering their nature and purpose, have to be spread over for accounting purposes or charged off as expenditure.
- In Deification Of Definitions (Business Line, Sukumar Mukhopadhyay, Dec 18, 2004)
Definitions never define. That is how the saying goes. Some of the most difficult things to define in actual life are the most simple and well-known concepts, such as man, courage, reform and so on.
- Tax Straw On The Camel's Back (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Dec 18, 2004)
After a seesaw battle that saw a two-week-long strike by transporters, service tax on goods transport agencies is back — the D-day being from the New Year.
- Word And Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 18, 2004)
A brown, grimy, teak board hanging on a wall in the southwest wing of the Raj Bhavan bears the names of all governors of West Bengal since 1947.
- Shackled King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 18, 2004)
The king has fallen on hard times. Whereas once, born free, he roamed the forests and hills as the monarch of all he surveyed, today, sequestered in cubby spaces where smaller animals would feel cramped, the majestic beast is kept as trophy by circus-owne
- Wanted: White Paper On Nuclear Policy (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 18, 2004)
It does not reflect great credit to our system of policy making that the Prime Minister had to say that a statement attributed to the Foreign Minister on nuclear policy was not a statement on foreign policy.
- Trial By Public Opinion (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 18, 2004)
No sooner is a celebrity charged with a crime than the media and politicians take it upon themselves to be arbiters of his fate. The police and the judiciary are shoved into the background and these self-appointed judges pronounce their verdicts to the pu
- Bihar Will Test Indian Democracy (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 17, 2004)
The Bihar assembly elections are scheduled to be held towards the end of February. The Election Commission (EC) has already paid Bihar a visit and announced steps that are to be taken to ensure a free and fair poll.
- Daughter, Equal Citizen (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2004)
Exactly sixty years ago, freedom fighter Hansa Mehta had observed with startling clarity that equality between the sexes should be the basis of citizenship in India. If the proposal to amend the Hindu Succession Act 1956
- Satyameva Jayate (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandran, Dec 17, 2004)
THE law may be an ass and justice blindfolded, but truth may well tilt the scales in contempt proceedings if the Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 1 gets passed. The Contempt of Court (Amendment) Bill, 2004, provides for making truth a valid de
- From Crutches To Physiotherapy (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 17, 2004)
The All India SC&ST Confederation's rally at Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan in support of reservation in private sector, judiciary and armed forces portends major economic and social upheaval.
- Why A Steel Regulator Makes Little Sense (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Dec 17, 2004)
The proposal to set up a steel regulator is mainly in response to the lobby of the builders who face a double-whammy due to the moves of both the cement and the steel industry.
- The Sham Of It (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 17, 2004)
The subterfuges employed by NCERT to get around its own commitments are indeed disingenuous. Its director, Mr Krishna Kumar, talks of preserving NCERT's autonomy
- Fair Law For Fair Sex (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 17, 2004)
The Union Cabinet will initiate a Bill in Parliament to confer equal inheritance rights of ancestral property to daughters. A welcome move, the Bill will go a long way in giving women equal rights.
- A Commission Flawed At Birth (The Economic Times, T T RAM MOHAN, Dec 16, 2004)
Finance minister P Chidambaram has sought to woo the business community by constituting an Investment Commission.
- The Talent Principle (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Dec 16, 2004)
When did Sourav Ganguly assume the captaincy of India? In the year 2000. When was John Wright handed the job of coaching the Indian squad?
- A Place In The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 15, 2004)
Two unrelated events, separated by several weeks, have reinforced the perception that India’s place in the world in the new millennium is full of promise
- Sena-Nigans! (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2004)
The subterfuges employed by NCERT to get around its own commitments are indeed disingenuous. Its director, Mr Krishna Kumar, talks of preserving NCERT's autonomy
- Land Grab In Shadow Of Wall (Hindu, Chris McGreal, Dec 15, 2004)
Bulldozers were preparing the ground for hundreds of new homes, despite the Israeli Government's claim that it is not expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
- Promotion Muddle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2004)
With the Supreme Court ordering the Indian Air Force to re-evaluate the promotions of all six officers, including the four quashed by the Delhi High Court recently, the entire procedure of promotions in the IAF has come under a cloud.
- Preserving Proprieties (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Dec 14, 2004)
There are many questions on the role of the President and the Supreme Court vis-ŕ-vis the project for interlinking rivers.
- Crisis Of Confidence Deepening (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 14, 2004)
The absence of common wavelength between coalition partners has compounded the woes of the Chief Minister
- Punjab On The Mat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2004)
THE Punjab Government's decision to remove all the Punjab Police Service (PPS) officers from the posts meant for the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers should be seen in the context of the latter's long fight for justice.
- Towards Saner Road Mobility (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Dec 14, 2004)
Every day multitudes of motor vehicles traverse our roads, burning hydrocarbon fuels and spewing masses of noxious fumes. The streets of Bangalore are clogged with traffic.
- December Brings Another Reminder (Indian Express, Murlidhar C. Chandare, Dec 14, 2004)
December is a special month in the history of a world that has witnessed some horrific scenes of blood-letting. It was on December 10, 1948, that United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in a bid to make the world
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