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Articles 5221 through 5320 of 6237:
- Something Rotten (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
Corruption in high places is India’s best known secret. Everybody talks about it. Enquiry commissions are set up, the Central Bureau of Investigation is called in, the media reports and so on. These are as familiar as conviction of a powerful person is...
- Vote For Stability (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
MIZORAM can look forward to enjoying political stability for five years with the Mizo National Front (MNF) getting a clear majority in the 40-member Assembly. The results show that the people are, by and large, satisfied with the performance of the MNF...
- Keepers Of The Law? (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
WHAT a fall! The Maharashtra Police was once highly rated and respected in the country. Today, its reputation is in mud, what with two IPS officers and eight other policemen behind bars in connection with the stamp paper scam. The just-retired Mumbai ...
- ‘give Me Justice For Son’s Murder, Not This Funeral Cheque’ (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 02, 2003)
Dubey’s brother says all money in the world couldn’t buy him off
- And In Punjab, It’s Ex-Cm, His Son (Indian Express, Bajinder Pal Singh, Dec 02, 2003)
Amid high drama, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh closed in on his arch rival today. Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal, his son Sukhbir Singh Badal and three of their associates were sent to jail on corruption charges after a Ropar court rejected
- Targeting Badal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2003)
IT is ironic that while the public is greatly agitated when a public man indulges in corruption, the man on the street suddenly turns sympathetic towards him or her when the government starts investigating the case. Perhaps this has something to do with..
- All Set For Round One (Business Line, Rup Lal Sharma, Dec 01, 2003)
EVERY THING is set for the electoral battle in five States, including four in the Hindi heartland. The Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Mizoram assume special significance as their outcome is likely to set the stage
- The Enemies Within (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 01, 2003)
Technological might has replaced military power in the exploitation of weak nations. Large differences in wealth among nations are mainly due to the degrees of ownership of technology. It is not enough to complain and find fault with the rich nations...
- Limited Entry (Telegraph, Avishedk Ganguly, Dec 01, 2003)
The decision of the West Bengal chief minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, to ban the media from hospitals shows where liberty and democracy are headed in this state. That corruption is rampant among doctors and hospital staff in government hospitals is ...
- Voter Must Know Criminal Tendencies Of A Minister (Indian Express, T. R. Andhyarujina, Dec 01, 2003)
The video exposure of Judeo, Minister of State for Environment and Forests, accepting currency notes by way of bribe in a sting operation raises intriguing questions of the legitimacy of such an exposure. Certain facts require to be noticed. The exposure
- It’s Voters' Day (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2003)
TODAY is the day when the dirty tricks departments of most political parties will go on overdrive to influence the electoral verdict in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. However, it is unlikely that the Election Commission is going to be
- Academic Heritage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2003)
Things begin to look madly wrong when someone trying to buy a place for his son in a medical college complains to the police of being cheated of his money. This outraged parent had advanced Mr Sudip Ghosh five lakh rupees for securing his son’s seat at...
- Media’s Discord Of Conduct (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 30, 2003)
Not long ago I happened to be on a flight with BJP President Venakaiah Naidu. He was returning from Jodhpur after campaigning for Vasundhara Raje and because the flight was a longish one we got talking about this and that and during the course of the ...
- Whistleblower Said Don’t Name Me. Govt Did. He Was Shot Dead (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Nov 30, 2003)
31-year-old IIT grad working on PM’s showpiece highway complained of corruption, contractor mafia
- Citizens Cry It’s Rape Of Democracy, Govt Works Hard To Find Who Caught The Rapist (Indian Express, Harish Salve, Nov 30, 2003)
Why no FIR in Judeo case after 2 weeks, asks former Solicitor General, now SC amicus curiae
- Govt As Your Delivery Boy (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 30, 2003)
When this piece is published, the dust and din of the election campaign would have settled in the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and in the Union of Territory of Delhi. Tomorrow (December 1) is the day of the poll. Mizoram went to...
- Bjp’s Conspiracy Theories (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Nov 29, 2003)
It is difficult to make sense of the diversionary chaos over the Judeo video. As part of the BJP’s firefighting strategy, the focus is being deliberately shifted to secondary issues like who filmed the tape, who fetched it to The Indian Express office...
- Unabashed Graft (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 29, 2003)
For both TIME and NEWSWEEK, the acceptance of corruption was the bigger story. Are the incessant scandals making the Indian people more cynical? Or does public cynicism stem from the reaction of India’s political class to the scandals?
- Law Minister Jaitley Claims Proof: Jogi & Jogi Jr Behind Video (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2003)
Three days before the polls, Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley claimed today that the BJP had collected ‘‘proof’’ which directly linked Chief Minister Ajit Jogi and son Amit Jogi to the Judeo video. But asked to explain Judeo’s acceptance of the money ...
- You Like Public Glare, Don’t Cry Foul When There’s A Cloud (Indian Express, Fali S Nariman, Nov 29, 2003)
A new right of privacy won’t protect citizenry, will build an armour shield for the reputedly corrupt few
- 12 Days, Still No Fir, If Only Cbi Lets The Law Take Its Course (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 28, 2003)
Twelve days after The Sunday Express expose on Union Minister Dilip Singh Judeo, 10 full days after Prime Minister A B Vajpayee secured his resignation, a week after Judeo himself alluded to a money exchange—even invoking the Mahatma and Birla— the CBI ha
- On The Judeo Trail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
How CBI conducts the probe could be a test case for the agency to show it’s not a rubber-stamp
- Transferred Justice (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 28, 2003)
The jubilance that the Supreme Court's verdict has averted injustice asserts the pride that the Indian judicial system has the innate capacity to find just solutions. This merits introspective scrutiny.
- Rateria Admits: We Did Meet (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Nov 28, 2003)
Judeo video:Dilip Singh Judeo’s asst PS says ‘Rahul’ has left the country; provides CBI with crucial leads
- Verdict Need Not Indicate Trends In Ls Poll, Feel Bjp, Congress (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Nov 28, 2003)
With pollsters forecasting a mixed verdict, the mainstream political parties, BJP and Congress, are wary of projecting the coming Assembly contests as a curtain raiser for the Lok Sabha elections next year.
- The Born-Again Babus (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Nov 27, 2003)
IT IS heartening that the Supreme Court has, in a hard-hitting pronouncement, reprimanded the Central Government for the direct encroachment by the bureaucrats in the judicial functions. This ruling was triggered by a petition challenging the appointment
- The Born-Again Babus (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Nov 27, 2003)
IT IS heartening that the Supreme Court has, in a hard-hitting pronouncement, reprimanded the Central Government for the direct encroachment by the bureaucrats in the judicial functions. This ruling was triggered by a petition challenging the appointment
- Ftas And The Para-Tariff Effect (Business Line, Sanjib Pohit, Nov 27, 2003)
It is common knowledge that inadequate physical infrastructure inhibits trade. Border delays, for instance, reflect a constraint on the volume of imports/exports that can be processed in a given time-frame.
- Ftas And The Para-Tariff Effect (Business Line, Sanjib Pohit, Nov 27, 2003)
It is common knowledge that inadequate physical infrastructure inhibits trade. Border delays, for instance, reflect a constraint on the volume of imports/exports that can be processed in a given time-frame.
- Ftas And The Para-Tariff Effect (Business Line, Sanjib Pohit, Nov 27, 2003)
It is common knowledge that inadequate physical infrastructure inhibits trade. Border delays, for instance, reflect a constraint on the volume of imports/exports that can be processed in a given time-frame.
- Ending ‘cash And Carry’ Politics (Indian Express, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Nov 27, 2003)
To fight corruption, begin with state funding of elections
- Why This Digvijay Village Doesn’T Speak For Him (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 27, 2003)
Thanera is an average village in an average constituency, where none of the main contestants has an appeal outside party affiliations. So like any Madhya Pradesh village, it shows precisely why Digvijay Singh’s biggest boasts over the past five years—achi
- We’Re Not Trying To Fix Jogi: Cbi (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
CBI Director P C Sharma today denied the Congress’s charge that it had fabricated evidence and tried to implicate Chattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s son in the Dilip Singh Judeo bribery case.
- The Born-Again Babus (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Nov 27, 2003)
It Is heartening that the Supreme Court has, in a hard-hitting pronouncement, reprimanded the Central Government for the direct encroachment by the bureaucrats in the judicial functions. This ruling was triggered by a petition challenging the appointment
- Sc: Get Cbi To Probe Selection Of Teachers By Chautala Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2003)
Giving a fillip to the role of whistle-blowers, the Supreme Court today ordered a CBI probe into allegations that the Om Prakash Chautala government in Haryana subverted the selection of 4,000 primary school teachers three years ago. The inquiry is to be
- Not Guilty. Guilty (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2003)
Tansi verdict: we need to rescue the corruption issue from a narrowly legal framework
- Curtains On A Legal Saga (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2003)
THE SUPREME COURT'S acquittal of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa, and four others on all the criminal charges in the two TANSI cases (in which judgment was reserved on September 26, 2002) brings the curtain down on a seven-year legal saga th
- Not All Over For Sharma: May Be Chargesheeted In Telgi Case (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Nov 26, 2003)
The Maharashtra government is likely to chargesheet former Mumbai police commissioner R S Sharma on the basis of observations of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multi-crore fake stamp paper scandal.
- Development Via The It Road (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 25, 2003)
All efforts to build a modern India will fall flat if efforts are not made to enlist the support of the IT professional, who has demonstrated his abilities in distant shores.
- Development Via The It Road (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 25, 2003)
All efforts to build a modern India will fall flat if efforts are not made to enlist the support of the IT professional, who has demonstrated his abilities in distant shores.
- `Rajasthan Needs More Investments And Jobs' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 24, 2003)
IF THE ordinary man in Jaipur, who has some links or the other with the villages of Rajasthan, is grateful to the Gehlot Government for good drought management, a section of the business community is unhappy with the Congress(I) Government for "its failur
- The Incredible Adventures Of Jassi (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 24, 2003)
I am Jassi. Like lassi. Or hussy — that’s what Pari and Mallika Madam think I am. Armaan-Sir, he thinks I am Jaspreet. Always I must correct him, ‘‘Jasmeet-Sir’’. Jus-meet me on television and you won’t be disappointed.
- A Just Case For Transfer (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
Since Gujarat cannot guarantee justice, there is no other way. For the moment
- `Rajasthan Needs More Investments And Jobs' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 24, 2003)
IF THE ordinary man in Jaipur, who has some links or the other with the villages of Rajasthan, is grateful to the Gehlot Government for good drought management, a section of the business community is unhappy with the Congress(I) Government for "its failur
- On The Wrong Track (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
THE RANSACKING OF the Railway Recruitment Board's office in Mumbai and the blockade of suburban trains at the city's nodal Churchgate station last Wednesday, by activists affiliated to the Shiv Sena deserve the most emphatic condemnation.
- How Can You Say There Was Progress In J&k In One Year Of Mufti Rule? (Indian Express, Hari Om, Nov 24, 2003)
I am in full accord when you say in your editorial, ‘Mufti’s long year’ (IE, November 7) that “there is no doubt that the violence directed from across the borders in still a major handicap in turning the situation around to sustainable peace and prosperi
- The Mask Comes Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
Voters in Madhya Pradesh feel that the judev footage only reflects the true face of politicians, says Lalit Shastri.
- Firing Line: Ashok Gehlot, Cm, Rajasthan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
'Casteism? We suggested economic reservations'
- Three Fool-Proof Ways Of Cooking Ghoos (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Nov 23, 2003)
Traditional definition of bribe (or ghoos, in Hindi): A sum of money or other reward offered or demanded in order to procure an (often illegal or dishonest) action or decision in favour of the giver.
- Small Screen Magic (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
A new breed of politicians owes its rise to television, says Anjali Mody.
- Brazening It Out (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Nov 23, 2003)
There is little doubt that it was primarily the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who insisted that the man in the eye of the storm over the "cash on camera affair" must go.
- Money Matters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
Winning an election is a sure way of making those fast and vast quantities of bucks which can keep generations living in style. Neena Vyas reports.
- Bjp Flags Self In, Steps On Gas (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 23, 2003)
Internal study puts party on No 1 slot
- Chargesheeted (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
‘Badals worth Rs 4,326 cr’
- Don’T Tie Psus To Govt Apron Strings: Cvc (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin & Sunil Jain, Nov 23, 2003)
Chief Vigilance Commissioner P Shanker has spoken. And although the Government can seek solace in his statement that he didn’t name any
Minister to the Prime Minister—Ministers who are said to be harassing their PSU chiefs—that could be of little comf
- Privatisation: Perils Of Dithering (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 21, 2003)
With the disinvestment target falling short by a whopping Rs 8,000 crore, it is surprising that the Government is still dithering about offering shares to the public in such major undertakings as IOC and ONGC, which can easily fetch over Rs 5,000 crore. W
- Privatisation: Perils Of Dithering (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 21, 2003)
With the disinvestment target falling short by a whopping Rs 8,000 crore, it is surprising that the Government is still dithering about offering shares to the public in such major undertakings as IOC and ONGC, which can easily fetch over Rs 5,000 crore. W
- Ajit Jogi And The Talking Mynah (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 21, 2003)
A soft, thin wire mesh has been thrown around an 80 feet tall wild tree in the compound of the forest department in Jagdalpur, headquarters for the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh. This unique caged tree is the habitat for four Bastar Hill mynahs, the wor
- Privatisation: Perils Of Dithering (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 21, 2003)
With the disinvestment target falling short by a whopping Rs 8,000 crore, it is surprising that the Government is still dithering about offering shares to the public in such major undertakings as IOC and ONGC, which can easily fetch over Rs 5,000 crore. W
- `We Need To Mould Our Scientific Talent' (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 21, 2003)
`Our research potential needs to be complemented with great determination for quality and technological perfection.'
- `We Need To Mould Our Scientific Talent' (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 21, 2003)
`Our research potential needs to be complemented with great determination for quality and technological perfection.'
- A Sage Judgment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2003)
THE SUPREME COURT'S order transferring to Karnataka the two disproportionate wealth cases in which J. Jayalalithaa and four others, including N. Sasikalaa and T.T.V. Dinakaran, figure as the accused is not merely a big setback to the Tamil Nadu Chief Mini
- That Slow Dance With The Jihadis (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 20, 2003)
Pakistan’s generals expend energy muzzling popular politicians, while pretending to fight Islamists. It’s bound to backfire
- A Village Called Telgi (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Nov 20, 2003)
Karim Lala has drawn up a complex map of subterfuge and collusion
- A Separate Justice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2003)
India cannot be divided into two territories: where justice roams free and where it cannot
- L'affaire Judev Puts Bjp In Dock (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 19, 2003)
EQUITY analysts have been at pains to point out that in the current stock market rally, liquidity has been provided mainly by retail investors. While the foreign institutional investors and institutions have been mopping up blue-chips as well as mid-cap s
- L'affaire Judev Puts Bjp In Dock (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 19, 2003)
EQUITY analysts have been at pains to point out that in the current stock market rally, liquidity has been provided mainly by retail investors. While the foreign institutional investors and institutions have been mopping up blue-chips as well as mid-cap s
- Judev Invokes The Mahatma (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 19, 2003)
NEW DELHI NOV. 18. Quite unabashed by the controversy he has generated at a most unfortunate time for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Dilip Singh Judev, who has been in the eye of the political storm raging since Sunday, has now invoked the Mahatma in defence
- Money For Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
The Judeo episode again highlights the pervasiveness of corruption in the system
- Judeo-Gate’S Missing Hero (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 19, 2003)
What happens to 24-hours TV news channels when they wake up to read The Sunday Express exclusive on a VCD of Minister of State for Environment Dilip Singh Judeo accepting a bribe? Immediately, rush to get a reaction from the moustachio macho man of Chhatt
- Review Of The Economy - The Good, Bad And Ugly (Business Line, Alok Ray, Nov 18, 2003)
The global perception about India's growth potential is changing for the better. Going by the standard indicators, the economy is in good shape.
- Corruption On Camera (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
IN THE FACE of another Tehelka-type exposé, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has done the right thing in obtaining the resignation of the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Dilip Singh Judev, without taking cover behind the need to co
- The Government Has Acted With Commendable Swiftness On The Judeo Expose (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
Dilip Singh Judeo is not likely to substitute his volleys of recrimination with expressions of remorse in a hurry. But Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has acted with admirable swiftness in banishing his tainted minister from his council and promising
- Review Of The Economy - The Good, Bad And Ugly (Business Line, Alok Ray, Nov 18, 2003)
The global perception about India's growth potential is changing for the better. Going by the standard indicators, the economy is in good shape.
- Talking With E. Sreedharan (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 18, 2003)
‘I don’t budge just to please somebody else. When politicians find they can’t interfere, they respect’
- Secy Gone, Now Deputy, Baalu Says: ‘i Don’T Know How Things Go Out Of Hand’ (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 18, 2003)
Call it the corruption curse. Within a span of three months, the high-profile Ministry of Environment and Forests has lost two of its top three people. And the Boss isn’t pleased.
- Cleaning Versus Cleanability (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 17, 2003)
In several ways and at a comparatively small cost, it is possible to make cities cleanable, and even cleansed of crime. However, whether a city actually gets cleaned or not - the cleanabilty - depends on political will
- Cleaning Versus Cleanability (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 17, 2003)
In several ways and at a comparatively small cost, it is possible to make cities cleanable, and even cleansed of crime. However, whether a city actually gets cleaned or not -— the cleanabilty - depends on political will
- Party Hits Delete, Pm Pause (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 17, 2003)
If he is guilty, he will have to go: PM
- Congress Hopes It Can Milk Judeo Tape And So Whitewash Jogi (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 17, 2003)
The Congress, so far on the defensive in Chhattisgarh as it battles the cloud over Chief Minister Ajit Jogi—facing alleged forgery charges and EC stinkers—seized upon the videotape in The Sunday Express expose and made it clear that it would be utilised b
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