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Articles 5921 through 6020 of 6237:
- Churning In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2001)
The AGP is down and out, but the Congress has to give a better account of itself, says Barun Das Gupta.
- The Unbearable Lightness (The Economic Times, Manik Kher, Sep 09, 2001)
IF the slump in the economy has affected the performance of companies in the large sector, worse still is the plight of those in the small scale sector.
- Agp’s New Mahout Is An Old Party Hand (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Sep 09, 2001)
He helped propel Prafulla Kumar Mahanta to power, he helped draft the party’s constitution and now, he has been called to head the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in its darkest hour.
- Time To Tackle Starvation Deaths (Tribune, V. Eashwar Anand, Sep 09, 2001)
REPORTS of 21 starvation deaths in Kashipur block of Rayagada district in Orissa are a matter of serious concern.
- Jagmohan’s Drive Proved His Nemesis (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 09, 2001)
A visibly tense Jagmohan was pacing the sprawling banquet hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan up and down.
- Churning In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 09, 2001)
The AGP is down and out, but the Congress has to give a better account of itself, says Barun Das Gupta.
- Writing On The Wall (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 09, 2001)
EVERY passing day makes it clearer that time is running out for Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha.
- Better Now Than Later (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 08, 2001)
THE SUPREME COURT order on Ms. Jayalalithaa's appeals against her convictions has effectively sealed all hope of her being elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly before the mid-November deadline.
- Upholding The Constitution (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2001)
The Constitution of India is sovereign. This allows for no ambiguity in the relationship between the Constitution and the people’s will.
- Writing On The Wall (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 08, 2001)
EVERY passing day makes it clearer that time is running out for Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha.
- Sex, Bribes And Videotape (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Sep 08, 2001)
TALKING HEADS on television and commentaries in many newspapers have spent a great deal of time debating the question: was Tehelka justified in using call girls to conduct its investigation?
- A Decade Of New Economic Policy (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, Sep 08, 2001)
THERE was a major shift in India’s development strategy in July, 1991. The new strategy was termed New Economic Policy (NEP).
- Tehelka: What Next? (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Sep 07, 2001)
TEHELKA'S INVESTIGATIONS open up important questions relating to the media. Tehelka-I uncovered incipient corruption in defence deals through covert uses of pin-hole cameras.
- A Janus-Like Government (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Sep 07, 2001)
AFTER riding high on popular support, the BJP-led NDA government headed by Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee appears to have betrayed the people.
- In Gujarat, The Bjp Govt’s Road Not Taken (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Sep 07, 2001)
A RULE free from ‘‘fear, hunger and corruption’’. It was this slogan that powered the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a massive mandate to rule Gujarat for the first time in 1995 and then again in 1998.
- Departure In Disgrace (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2001)
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta’s exit is a godsend for the AGP.
- Just Food (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2001)
Speaking up for a right cause gives the champion a kind of automatic immunity.
- Timely Exit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2001)
Scandals add glamour to some careers. For others they could be rather unglamorously inconvenient.
- Acid Test For Tmc Chief (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 06, 2001)
The election of Mr G K Govindavasan as the president of the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) within two days of the death of his father and the party’s founder, Mr G K Moopanar, was not entirely unexpected.
- Turn Off (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2001)
It is true that the feudal system that still reigns in most of the towns and villages of northern and central India is almost absent in Bengal.
- Last Tango In Bihar (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Sep 06, 2001)
IT could have been Bihar’s first. Not since the last 15 years had the state shown its willingness to hold a film festival. But when it did say yes, the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) played spoiler.
- Right To Food As Fundamental Right? (The Economic Times, Prabhat Kumar, Sep 06, 2001)
AMARTYA Sen would indeed be a happy man with the Supreme Court directing the central and state governments to ensure that starving people are supplied with foodgrain.
- Disgrace Abounding (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Sep 06, 2001)
There is something obscene about the way the Central government has denied the fact of starvation deaths in the Kashipur taluka of Orissa, one of the most backward areas in that near-destitute state.
- The Gentleman `Kingmaker' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 05, 2001)
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, hit the nail on the head when she described G. K. Moopanar as a ``gentleman politician''.
- Judges In Their Own Cause - Ii (Hindu, Prashant Bhushan, Sep 05, 2001)
IN ITS order directing issue of the second contempt notice to Arundhati Roy for her affidavit, the Supreme Court has said that she has ``imputed motives to specific courts for entertaining litigation or passing orders against her''.
- The Gentleman `Kingmaker' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 05, 2001)
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalithaa, hit the nail on the head when she described G. K. Moopanar as a ``gentleman politician''.
- Political Insensitivity Towards Military (Tribune, Rakesh Datta, Sep 04, 2001)
India presents a unique picture of its apolitical armed forces.
- Judges In Their Own Cause - I (Hindu, Prashant Bhushan, Sep 04, 2001)
ON OCTOBER 15, 1999, the Supreme Court, without even giving Arundhati Roy a notice or an opportunity to be heard - and therefore in violation of the principles of natural justice - proceeded to make the following remarks against her:
- To Beat Them When They Are Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 03, 2001)
Human rights violations occurred throughout India, with socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society continuing to be particularly vulnerable.
- Food For Work (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2001)
THE REPORTS OF starvation deaths in western Orissa have catalysed the Central Government and political parties into examining how to mitigate rural malnutrition.
- Punjab: Judging History With A Sense Of History (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Sep 03, 2001)
A fortnight after it was pronounced on August 20, the ORP judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court continues to impact the mind.
- Fixing Targets Isn't Enough (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 03, 2001)
THE NDA government led by Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee perhaps thinks that one must aim at a high target even if this amounts to being unrealistic.
- Corruption Fuels A War (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
In Chechnya, Russia has to deal with the rebelsand its own corrupt military commanders whohave a vested interest in keeping the conflictgoing, says Vladimir Radyuhin.
- A Revolving Door Called The Nda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
In politics there may be no permanent friends or enemies...
- Mega Tour (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
Ms. Megawati Sukarnoputri's clout in Indonesia's neighbourhood depends on her performance internally. Amit Baruah on her nine- nation ASEAN tour.
- Milkha Singh: A Legend In Sports (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 02, 2001)
MILKHA SINGH has become a legend in Indian sports in his life time, loved and admired by thousands of fans across the land.
- Tehelka’s Methods Don’t Justify The End (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2001)
“ONE Theme Two Views” (Sunday Tribune, August 26) on the Tehelka expose by Mr L.H. Naqvi and Mr V.Eshwar Anand is worth reading.
- Co-Operatives: First Clean The Mess, Help Can Follow (The Economic Times, Jayaprakash Narayan, Sep 01, 2001)
THE CALL of the prime minister to depoliticise, debureaucratise, democratise and professionalise cooperatives has not come a day too soon.
- Forgotten And Forgiven (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Sep 01, 2001)
Mamata Banerjee’s return to the National Democratic Alliance and Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s shrewd promise regarding the Ramjanmabhoomi controversy have answered the question that Time posed five months ago.
- Disturbing Economic Situation (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Sep 01, 2001)
PAKISTAN’S economy is in a total mess. This is hardly news. Yet the newspapers daily draw attention to this alarming situation.
- A Legal Setback (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2001)
THE SUPREME COURT's stay of the ongoing hearings of Ms. Jayalalithaa's appeals challenging her convictions for corruption has all but closed the door on her continuance as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister beyond mid-November.
- Stop Press (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, Aug 31, 2001)
Why did the BJP government in Gujarat contemplate bringing the Press under the Consumer Protection Act?
- Charging For Safety (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 31, 2001)
The imposition of safety surcharge on all classes of passenger fares by the Railways hardly comes as a surprise.
- That Multifaceted Thing Called Corruption (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2001)
Make it profitable to fight wrongdoing and things will fall in place.
- Little Room For Morals (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 31, 2001)
There are no universal Lakshman rekhas which journalists must or must not cross.
- The Declining Parliamentary Standards (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 31, 2001)
THE monsoon session of the Lok Sabha comes to an end today on the usual lacklustre note.
- We Are Not China, Mr Shourie (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 31, 2001)
IT CANNOT be denied that China is making far more progress than India. But to make a fetish of the growth is neither here nor there.
- Honour Or Power? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2001)
It’s a choice the Madhya Pradesh CM has to make.
- Cruelty And Commerce (The Economic Times, D. S. Mahanty, Aug 30, 2001)
THANKS for informing your readers about the illegal abuses on Indian animals (ET, August 22).
- Taxing Times, Or How Taxes Sap The Nation (Indian Express, Raghu Bakul, Aug 30, 2001)
YOUR editorial, ‘A very sick idea’ (August 21), which had argued that getting healthy firms to revive sick ones is very foolish, was great. We in India have been suffering from such sick ideas for the last 50 years.
- Grey Area: Proceed With Care (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Aug 30, 2001)
Sting: A complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care, especially an operation organised and implemented by undercover agents.
- Defence Purchases And Transparency (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2001)
IT IS QUITE clear that the veil of secrecy drawn over defence procurements has played a major role in contributing to corruption and sleaze.
- Corruption, Politics And The Judiciary (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Aug 30, 2001)
AMONG THE verdicts by the Supreme Court in recent weeks, there were at least two which must have come as a ray of hope for all those concerned about the corruption that has come to haunt the nation.
- The Unlawful Culture (Hindu, Manabi Majumdar, Aug 29, 2001)
IN HIS powerful novel `Yama,' the Russian novelist Alexander Kuprin talked about the age-old practice of prostitution and ruefully commented that ``the horror is just in this that there is no horror''.
- The Fall (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2001)
With her return to the National Democratic Alliance, Ms Mamata Banerjee has confirmed her place among those Indian politicians whose rank opportunism has reduced their profession to an entertainment of the gutters.
- Crisis Of Coalitions (Pioneer, C P Bhambhri, Aug 29, 2001)
Messrs VP Singh, Chandra Shekhar, HD Deve Gowda, IK Gujral and Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been the only beneficiaries of unstable, faceless, shapeless and directionless coalition governments at the Centre.
- The Burden Of Being An Mp (Indian Express, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Aug 29, 2001)
The move to enhance the salary and allowances of members of Parliament has, once again, raised many an eyebrow.
- The Poor Are The True Poverty Experts (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2001)
Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon, encompassing inability to satisfy basic needs, lack of control over resources, lack of education and skills.
- Tehelka Expose - Means Do Matter (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 29, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 28. Some bizarre arguments have been adduced in the intense debate triggered by the latest turn in the Tehelka episode, to justify the action of investigative journalists, seeking to expose corruption in sensitive matters.
- My Sweet Uncle (Pioneer, Sudhansu Mohanty , Aug 28, 2001)
From childhood he was the only Mausa, uncle we knew.
- Anti-Corruption Laws (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , Aug 28, 2001)
THAT the Central Government is not inclined to initiate legislation on forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth by corrupt public servants gives the impression that parasites can continue to feed off the nation.
- A Close Look At Modern Growth Strategy (Tribune, Satya Prakash Singh , Aug 28, 2001)
THE story is well known. Yet, it is worth repeating. Once a person went through a rigorous process of penance to please Lord Shiva.
- Doped Out (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 28, 2001)
A strict drug control regime for sport is the only way out.
- My Varied Adventures With ‘Ad-Venture’ (Indian Express, Tara Sinha, Aug 28, 2001)
ALMOST each day, I come across a news item or feature story, tucked away in a tiny corner of a newspaper or magazine, that tells of how an individual has made a difference to peoples’ lives.
- Gagging, Gujarat Style (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 27, 2001)
Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel clearly has a lot to hide.
- Lay Off (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 27, 2001)
IN HOLDING OUT the threat of US sanctions against India over the Dabhol imbroglio.
- The Honey Trap (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Aug 27, 2001)
SURELY it’s because of the corruption that we’re upset, the fact that those army officers were ready to sell their country for sex.
- Third Year Is Come Atalji, But Not Gone (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 27, 2001)
What is it that people of this country desire most today? Is it ideology that guides preference for one party over another?
- Tehelka Does A Double Take (Pioneer, Bobby Sharma, Aug 27, 2001)
Tehelka.com has immortalised itself by setting new and pathbreaking standards in "investigative journalism".
- Disinvestment Blues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 27, 2001)
Replicate the Modern Foods success in other PSUs.
- Sleaze Upon Sleaze Won’t Cleanse The System (Tribune, V. Eashwar Anand, Aug 26, 2001)
THE use of prostitutes with a view to unearthing corruption in defence establishment by the Tehelka website is a matter of serious concern.
- Happy Days Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 26, 2001)
After being on the receiving end for months, fortune seems to be finally smiling on the BJP.
- Money In The Honey Trap (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Aug 26, 2001)
Another quake appears currently to be rocking Parliament, and to the credit of the engineers and contractors who built it, the edifice has withstood the latest of the many 'Tehelkas' that have struck with accelerating frequency.
- Bill Of Mortality (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Aug 26, 2001)
The Lokpal Bill has for the eighth time been introduced in the Lok Sabha.
- In Dubious Battle (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 26, 2001)
Honey traps are not uncommon in intelligence gathering.
- Call Me ‘Mad’, But Tejpal Is Right (Tribune, L. H. Naqvi, Aug 26, 2001)
PROVE me mad or prove me wrong. Otherwise, go along with my line of argument in defending Tarun Tejpal, the controversial Chief Executive Officer of the equally controversial Tehelka.com.
- Money In The Honey Trap (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Aug 25, 2001)
Another quake appears currently to be rocking Parliament, and to the credit of the engineers and contractors who built it, the edifice has withstood the latest of the many 'Tehelkas' that have struck with accelerating frequency.
- Don’t Lose Focus (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 25, 2001)
THE DEBATE on the latest revelations from and about tehelka.com is in serious danger of losing focus.
- Culture Vs Infrastructure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 25, 2001)
If we want to get out of the present sense of gloom in our economy, we should systematically focus on bringing about a cultural change, says N Vittal.
- Bill Of Mortality (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Aug 25, 2001)
The Lokpal Bill has for the eighth time been introduced in the Lok Sabha.
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