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Articles 11421 through 11520 of 12677:
- Sensitising Youth On Peace, Cooperation (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Nov 14, 2004)
I used often to write to a friend of mine, Ijaz, that I was waiting for that evening to come when I could take a taxi to Delhi airport, but a ticket at the counter, and take the short flight to Lahore to go and stay with him in Shadman.
- Overdue Reforms In The Criminal Justice System (Tribune, R.R. Varma, Nov 14, 2004)
The criminal justice system is under severe strain. Organised law invaders like terrorists, separatists, mafias and tax thieves are spreading their activities.
- Promises Best Not Made (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 13, 2004)
The new advisor to the Finance Minister, Dr Parthasarathi Shome, has spoken his mind: Tax rates have to be reduced, but correspondingly the existing incentives and exemptions have to be rationalised.
- Visions And Verdicts (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Nov 13, 2004)
Tomorrow, November 14, is the birthday of India’s first prime minister. This is an appropriate moment to reassess his legacy, but only before issuing a disclaimer: your columnist is not a member or supporter of the Congress party.
- Tearing The Corporate Veil Can Be Taxing (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Nov 13, 2004)
A sham, bogus or contrived transaction would, in appropriate circumstances, justify piercing the corporate veil. However, the tax authorities must act with circumspection while challenging the corporate status of an entity
- Does It Seem Uncanny That You Can Tax Canned Software? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 13, 2004)
In a judgment IN A judgment dated November 5, running to more than 14,000 words, the apex court ruled that the Andhra Pradesh Government can tax the canned software of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). For most of us, canned stuff is what is available off
- Hunter Becomes The Hunted (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 13, 2004)
The people are helpless in the face of Zaheera-like cases where the activists themselves become targets
- Irrelevance Of Ownership (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Nov 13, 2004)
Legal ownership of assets is no longer a pre-requisite for claiming depreciation under the I-T Act
- On A Slightly Higher Pedestal (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Nov 12, 2004)
Only days back, the chief minister of West Bengal observed that the judiciary was overstepping its jurisdiction and intruding into domains legally reserved for the legislative and executive.
- Governors Not Centre’S Lackeys (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Nov 12, 2004)
The recent controversy over the transfer of Governor S.S. Barnala of Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu raises a question of deep constitutional propriety: what is the status of a governor and would it be unfortunate if it were allowed to be slurred over
- Rank And Bile (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 11, 2004)
The judiciary has too much on its plate. Aggrieved officers of the Indian Air Force rushed to the Delhi high court to challenge the recommendations of the air force’s promotion board.
- Cult Of Injustice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2004)
Seventeen years ago, in September 1987, in Rajasthan's Deorala, a young widow, Roop Kanwar, went up in flames on her husband's pyre.
- Prosecuting State Ministers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2004)
The Supreme Courts judgment on the powers of Governors to sanction the prosecution of State-level Ministers is significant in at least two ways.
- My Heroine (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Nov 10, 2004)
Hypothetically, were a woman ever to replicate Kamaruddin’s ‘feat’, she would be more heroic
- Inter-Linking Of Rivers — Untested Hype, Unresolved Issues (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 10, 2004)
The project to interlink six major rivers promises to remain bedevilled for a considerable time by unresolved engineering, operational and financial issues.
- Dress And Discrimination (Tribune, M.S. Rahi, Nov 10, 2004)
THE turban of the Sikhs is once again caught in a controversy. The Sikhs have proved everywhere else — from the UK, Canada to the US — that they have a fundamental and inalienable right to wear their turban in all situations of life.
- Rites Of Political Appointments (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 10, 2004)
It is time we shed our innocence about "neutral public servants." By accepting that there are only favourites who must be prepared to go out with their political mentors
- Cracks In The Wings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2004)
THE courts normally do not interfere in the service matters of the defence forces, but the Delhi High Court ruling quashing the orders of promotion of four Air Marshals and
- British Set Code For Muslim Students (Tribune, Cahal Milmo, Nov 10, 2004)
PRESSURE was mounting on Monday for national rules on Muslim dress in schools in Britain to be drawn up after a local authority chose Ramadan to enforce a ban on the jilbab, leading to protests from parents and pupils.
- Protecting Witnesses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2004)
Zahira sheikh's flip-flops may or may not have a bearing on the outcome of the Best Bakery case. But her shifting testimonies spotlight a larger issue
- Severe Setback (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2004)
Zaheera’s volte-face should not be allowed to affect the fight for justice for riot victims
- Now, For The Real Face Of The Us (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2004)
I have a bone or two to pick with Mr B. S. Raghavan's article on the victory of Mr George W. Bush (Business Line, November 5). Understandably, he focusses on its implications on Indo-American
- Paralysis Setting In (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Nov 09, 2004)
Any further delay in forming a full-fledged ministry will affect the pace and quality of administration
- Cauvery: Disappointments, Appeals (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Nov 09, 2004)
The lower riparian has rights and unless the upper riparian is prepared to accept this, there can be no resolution of the dispute.
- Dangerous Portent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2004)
Action must be taken to tackle the problem of the rising number of the mentally ill
- Good In Principle (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 09, 2004)
The Supreme Court judgement declaring software sold off-the-shelf as `goods' and upholding the levy of sales tax is right in principle and brings an element of certainty to commodity taxation of software for the first time.
- Why Bush Win Will Please Osama (Hindu, Robin Cook, Nov 08, 2004)
All the checks and balances that the founding fathers constructed to restrain presidential power are broken instruments.
- Beating Up The Messenger (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2004)
The repeated attacks on journalists in Kerala by activists of the Indian Union Muslim League in full view of the police raise serious concerns about political goondaism and the
- Prosecution Of Ministers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2004)
THE Supreme Court ruling that the governors could independently exercise the right to accord sanction for the prosecution of a minister in the prevention of corruption cases without the “aid and advice” of the council of ministers is welcome.
- Frivolous Case (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2004)
It is a legal battle in which the petitioner himself has become the loser. The petitioner, Mr Sanjeev Bhandari, had challenged the auction of liquor vends in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground that the Punjab Excise Department had ignored ...
- Landmark Verdict (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 08, 2004)
SC has ensured that those at the top will not be immune to the law against corruption
- Voters’ Right To Know, Us Style (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Nov 07, 2004)
I watched all the three presidential debates as most Americans did. It was like our Ramayana serial days back home when at certain part of the serial, it became a 'must see' and we rushed home. During the first debate, I found myself nervous.
- Danger Zone (The Economic Times, DR ACHAL BHAGAT, Nov 07, 2004)
WE live in stressful times. One in every four people suffers from a psychiatric disorder. But all of us suffer from a degree of demoralisation that we find difficult to cope with.
- President, Pm Shouldn’T Be Brought Under Lok Pal, Says Nariman (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Nov 07, 2004)
Legal luminary and Member of the Rajya Sabha Fali S. Nariman is one of the top constitutional lawyers of India.
- A Viscous Ghost In A Foaming Coconut Oil Case (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 06, 2004)
An oily case that recently slid through the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai, was that of Pushpanjali Floriculture Ltd.
- Best, Nay Worst, Witness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 06, 2004)
THE Best Bakery massacre in which 14 people were roasted alive was one of the most horrendous incidents in Gujarat ’02.
- How Latest Is Latest? (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 06, 2004)
THE interesting issue of how current judgments are, came up before the Calcutta High Court in the C.E.S.C Ltd & Another vs DCIT & Others (2004 270 ITR 383).
- What Will Bush Do In His 2nd Term? (Tribune, Niall Ferguson, Nov 05, 2004)
It’s over. President George W Bush has won a convincing victory. Overwhelmingly, voters in Europe favoured Kerry — in Britain by a margin of four to one. Rest assured, nearly half of all Americans are feeling as baffled as you are. And so, I have to admit
- This Is Now A Bush Era (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 05, 2004)
Put plainly, the U.S. is moving steadily and solidly to the right.
- Bush Victory: Time To Build On Us-India Partnership (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 05, 2004)
With George W. Bush back in the White House, the nation's security will certainly be the foremost priority of his Administration. The election pledge to exterminate terrorism may have a beneficial
- Convincing Win (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 05, 2004)
Bush’s victory will give him a legitimacy his first term did not have
- Flip-Flops And Justice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 05, 2004)
The third volte-face in as many years by Zahira Sheikh, a key witness in the Best Bakery burning case, might in the end do more damage to her own credibility than to the cause of the prosecution in the ongoing retrial in a Mumbai court.
- It’S Now An Era (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 05, 2004)
Despite Iraq and unemployment, Bush won because he represented the values of the conservative majority
- More Appropriate To Rewrite (Business Line, Raghunath Ravi, Nov 04, 2004)
THE Concept Paper (CP) that gives a draft of the Companies Bill — prepared by the Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA), but yet to be vetted by the Law Ministry — is claimed to be a "compact version" that contains
- Outsourcing Vigilance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 04, 2004)
Sebi’s plan to seek private agencies’ help for corporate governance is a wise move
- Protect Christians Of Dalit Origin (Deccan Herald, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Nov 04, 2004)
There is need to legislate a bill to give Christians of SC/ST origin their due rights and privileges
- Scores Low On The Market Front (Business Line, Umesh P. Maskeri, Nov 04, 2004)
THE Concept Paper (CP) on codification of the Companies Act proclaims toserve as a pre-cursor to the re-codification of the company law. What follows are some of the important provisions of the CP that have a bearing on the capital market.
- Two Children (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 04, 2004)
The abuse of power is at the heart of rape. Yet, from the point of view of law, this generalization must be able to accommodate a diverse range of scenarios.
- Bush's Second Coming (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 04, 2004)
The world at large will look at a second Bush administration with a fair amount of trepidation.
- Fine Line (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 04, 2004)
Court cases have a propensity to pop up at the wrong time. Mr L.K. Advani, made chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party for a fifth time, could have done without the Allahabad high court’s reopening of the Babri Masjid case right at this moment.
- For An Autonomous Cbi (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 04, 2004)
It's shameful that the government has denied CBI permission to proceed against former petroleum minister and Congress leader Satish Sharma and others for their alleged role in a petrol pump scam.
- Litigation As A Weapon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2004)
THE Punjab and Haryana High Court’s strictures against the Punjab Government for indulging in wholly unnecessary litigation are timely and a blow for justice.
- Prejudiced And Politically Suspect (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2004)
"Satish sharma's actions were wholly arbitrary, mala fide and unconstitutional." So said a Division Bench of the Supreme Court in November 1996 in the so-called petrol pumps cases
- Satish Sharma Again! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2004)
THE UPA Government appears to have come up with a clever solution for dealing with tainted politicians, particularly if they are Congressmen: remove the taint and accommodate the tainted.
- The Politics Of Governor's Office (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 03, 2004)
In the interest of smooth Centre-State relations and in a truly federal structure it is desirable that a chief minister be consulted on the appointment of a Governor.
- Chautala’S Sops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2004)
FEW can challenge the rationale behind the Haryana Day giveaways Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala announced at Kaithal on Monday, but the timing and the motive were certainly questionable.
- A Megalopolis On Oxygen (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 02, 2004)
There are many who believe that the self-styled megalopolis carrying the tag of Mumbai, if it continues to load its infrastructure along the present lines, is on its death throes.
- Tea And The Sack (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2004)
THE manner in which governors appointed by the NDA government have been removed has left a bad taste. This is particularly true about Tamil Nadu which has witnessed an unusual spat between Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil.
- Questionable Priorities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2004)
A government that lives on borrowings and is almost bankrupt should be making efforts to mop up revenue from wherever possible. Here is the Punjab Government, with a
- Clinical Trial On Trial (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 01, 2004)
According to a report, the global outsourcing opportunity in pharmaceuticals, which worked out to about $24 billion in 2002, was expected to climb to $48 billion by 2007.
- Corruption In Public Life (Tribune, T. S. Krishna Murthy, Nov 01, 2004)
Corruption in Indian public life is often discussed these days since it has started seriously affecting the quality of life in a big way. No doubt, there have been efforts in the past to acknowledge the existence of the menace and its enormity.
- Messing Up All Round (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 01, 2004)
The breach of propriety indisputably involved in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's making public, through an extraordinary application in the Supreme Court, the transcript of a
- Queered Pitch (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2004)
Clubs can play better cricket than the famed present Indian team. A number of cricketers had let out a howl of protest when the BCCI told the Supreme Court that the players represent the board and not the country.
- Going Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 31, 2004)
How happy is a happy ending? In Jhajjar, Haryana, Sonia, eighteen months married and three months pregnant, will now be allowed to go back to her marital home as “daughter-in-law of the village”.
- 'We Must Focus On Living Heritage' (The Economic Times, NARAYANI GANESH, Oct 30, 2004)
It's time we put in place a national heritage policy,” says S K Misra, chairman, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.
- Why India Survives (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 30, 2004)
Ever since India became independent, there have been sceptics who have predicted its imminent demise. Some have claimed that it would soon become a basket-case, marked by mass famines
- You've To Run Faster Just To Stay In The Same Place (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 30, 2004)
As if to answer a popular Zen koan, `What is the sound of one hand clapping?' there is the Möbius strip, named after the German mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius.
- From Blunder To Blunder (Deccan Herald, B SOMASHEKHAR, Oct 30, 2004)
The state government went wrong in delaying the decision-making at every stage, which left students in a quandary
- Skirting The Law (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2004)
Adhering to the letter but not the spirit of a law is bad enough. That is what the Punjab Government did by cutting down the number of ministers and more than making it up by appointing as many as three Chief
- Stopping Honour Killing (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2004)
Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a law introducing death as the maximum punishment in extreme cases of so-called honour killings.
- The Transfer Of Judges (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 29, 2004)
Transfer of High Court judges without their consent undermines judicial independence. Errant judges must be dealt with by a judicial commission with due process.
- Explaining The ‘Anglosphere’ (Deccan Herald, GLENN REYNOLDS, Oct 29, 2004)
George Bush’s coalition is bound by more than a common bond like the English language
- Judicial Commission Must For Transparency (The Economic Times, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 29, 2004)
Though in not too distant past integrity of higher judiciary level was unimpeachable, but such uprightness cannot be boasted of now.
- Help Put Erring Judges On The Right Path (The Economic Times, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 29, 2004)
This is a court of justice,” a lawyer exclaimed while arguing a case in the Supreme Court of America.
- Enter, Honourable Member Arun Gawli! (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Oct 29, 2004)
NOT long ago he answered the court calls like: “Arun Gulab Gawli Hazir Ho….”. Uniformed Mumbai policemen used to escort him into the courtroom to deposit him in the dock to be cross-examined on charges of conspiring to murder and many other crimes of ...
- Disinvestment: Will New Approach Pay Off? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 29, 2004)
The Government's new approach that gradual dilution of government ownership through public offer is preferable to large-scale privatisation means that it will gradually shed small portions
- Taj Corridor Scam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2004)
Amazingly, the CBI is taking a long time to investigate the Taj corridor case. Though it informed the Supreme Court that it had found "no evidence" against Ms Mayawati
- Now For The Final Award (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2004)
With the Supreme Court dismissing the Karnataka petition seeking the reconstitution of the Cauvery Waters Tribunal (CWT), the decks have been cleared for the tribunal to go ahead and complete its work quickly.
- Into The Easy-Hearted Man And Hugged Into Snares (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 28, 2004)
"Before the starry threshold of Jove's court," is how John Milton's poetic masque Comus begins. Equally interesting is the verdict in the Essar Oil Ltd case that came a few weeks ago from the airy threshold of the apex court.
- Take On A Deeper Shade Of Green (Telegraph, Shama Parveen, Oct 27, 2004)
A large number of development projects cleared by the MoEF do not fulfil the conditions under which they were cleared...
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