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- Small Screen Magic (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
A new breed of politicians owes its rise to television, says Anjali Mody.
- A New Identikit (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 23, 2003)
Jogi peddles ‘Chhattisgarhia’ pride in language, dress and movies
- Bulls Make A Comeback At Eleventh Hour (Business Line, Krishnan Thiagarajan, Nov 22, 2003)
IT was a roller coaster ride for the BSE Sensex during Fri day's trading. There was an intra-day swing in the BSE Sensex of 115 points, with a high of 4851.67 points and a low of 4736.70 points. Strong buying interest in the last hour of trading across ol
- Riots Keep Wipro Away From Gujarat, Says Chief Azim Premji (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
WIPRO chairman Azim Premji has blamed communal violence and proximity to Pakistan as key reasons why Wipro has not started operations in a major way in Gujarat.
- Cold To Cbi, Cong Feels The Telgi Heat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2003)
Governor writes to Shinde, agency gets foothold in Bangalore
- 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
- Why Prisoners Love Their Boss To Hunger, Death (Indian Express, Stavan Desai, Nov 20, 2003)
Bhatt made jail kinder, gentler; govt shunts him provoking fasting and suicide bids
- Pvt Basic Operators Escape Village Phone Targets — Unified Licence Bypasses Obligations (Business Line, G. Rambabu, Nov 19, 2003)
RELIANCE Infocomm, Tata Teleservices and Shyam Telelink have managed to escape their rural telephony commitments by migrating to a unified access service licence, just weeks before their latest deadline of end-December which had been set by the Department
- Iron Man Nationalism And Polls (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Nov 19, 2003)
Chief Ministers of Gujarat often pride themselves as Sardar Patel, the Iron Man, as he was fondly called. Perhaps Narendra Modi, too, thinks he’s another Sardar. As the BJP’s star campaigner in the coming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan an
- This Time, Amma Has Nowhere To Hide (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 19, 2003)
Her assets cases: SC transfers them to Karnataka saying we’re unsure of justice in TN
- Political Courage Puts Personal Tie On Record (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 19, 2003)
Sethi & Bhandari: ‘Those with illicit ties attack pious relationship’
- Minority Report, Parsee Way (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 19, 2003)
The community has a recipe for harmonious integration
- Gujarat Bjp Exports Zaheera Nightmare For Dream Chance In Mp (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 18, 2003)
RSS takes over campaign in Bhojshala, Gujarat’s Madhu Srivastava will run it; local BJP says it’s not fair
- Tax Benefits: It's Win-Win For Gujarat, Reliance (Business Line, Balaji C. Mouli, Nov 17, 2003)
The prescription involved a three-way split of the CST. One-third of CST was to be absorbed by Reliance, another third as `surcharge' levied on petro-products sold in Gujarat, and another through a hike in retail prices in the rest of the country.
- Mute Spectators In The Bull Ring (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Nov 17, 2003)
In these times, it’s better to hear no evil
- Winds Of Change? (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Nov 16, 2003)
Can the BJP take advantage of the anti-incumbency sentiment in Madhya Pradesh
- A Harvest After The Drought? (Hindu, Sunny Sebastian, Nov 16, 2003)
In Rajasthan, the Congress is approaching the elections with a great deal of confidence
- Cpm Set To Back Cong In Andhra (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Nov 16, 2003)
The CPI(M) today decided to commit itself to an alliance with the ‘‘Congress-as-the-opposition’’ for the Andhra polls to defeat the BJP-TDP combine after having backed out in the other states as the Congress is the ruling party there.
- Hands Full (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 16, 2003)
With a few smaller parties in the fray, CM has more than BJP to reckon with
- Blackwill Successor Brings Economics To The High Table (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 15, 2003)
Resume: CSFB, Latin American reforms
- Give A Good Look At Guarantees (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 15, 2003)
On the reasonableness of treating deposit for guarantee as `payment'
- Give A Good Look At Guarantees (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 15, 2003)
THE issue whether furnishing of a bank guarantee backed by a fixed deposit of equivalent amount with the bank would tantamount to "payment" to avoid the rigours of Section 43B of the Income-Tax Act travelled till the Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appe
- Is It Advantage Congress? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2003)
From first impressions it appears the Congress(I) is ahead in Delhi, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, which go to the polls next month along with Madhya Pradesh, where, however, the party is not so happily placed. Rasheeda Bhagat surveys the electi on scene.
- Is It Advantage Congress? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2003)
From first impressions it appears the Congress(I) is ahead in Delhi, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, which go to the polls next month along with Madhya Pradesh, where, however, the party is not so happily placed. Rasheeda Bhagat surveys the electi on scene
- Safdar's Spirit And The Work Ahead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2003)
NEARLY 15 YEARS after a radical theatre activist was cut down in his prime simply because his views and action did not suit the interests of the local political mafia, many of the issues underlying that tragedy are still with us. The murder of Safdar Hash
- Need For Economic Vigilante Groups (Deccan Herald, J Rajagopalachari, Nov 12, 2003)
We suffer from absence of vigilante groups to serve as a bulwark against exploitation and manipulation
- Pre-Poll Promise (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2003)
Prime Minister Vajpayee has promised to deliver justice in Gujarat and a progressive and accountable economic policy to the nation. The nation will hold the prime minister to his vision in all its breadth.
- Development Or Displacement? (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 09, 2003)
The Indira Sagar Dam, crucial to the success of the Sardar Sarovar Project, is expected to be ready by 2005. Author examines the paradox of big dams and the unresolved issue of what is public purpose.
- No Principals, No Problem, They Are Hiring On The Spot (Indian Express, Himanshu Kaushik, Nov 09, 2003)
300 vacancies in Gujarat, 160 have been filled up in a week
- Repentant, Resolute (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 08, 2003)
Atal Behari Vajpayee spoke to Britain’s FINANCIAL TIMES and the paper immediately spotlighted two moments: ‘‘Justice will be seen to be done’’ in Gujarat, India’s Prime Minister told the FT. He also ‘‘vehemently’’ rejected any suggestion that the economic
- Negligent States (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
It is matter of serious concern that a number of states, including Karnataka, have lagged behind in the setting up of fast track courts, which have been conceived of as an alternate judicial arrangement to tackle the problem of delay in the disposal of ca
- No Work For 26 Years But They Get Overtime (Indian Express, Himanshu Kaushik, Nov 06, 2003)
Even by by the standards of the scam-ridden Gujarat University, this one is the mother of all. For the past 26 years, GU has been paying, on an average, an overtime of Rs 1 lakh per month to the 25 employees of its printing press that stopped functioning
- Jogi State Worse Than Gujarat: Cec (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Nov 05, 2003)
Says officials are more partisan; and he’s less confident
- Are Dams A Boon Or A Bane? (Deccan Herald, R G Subramanyam, Nov 05, 2003)
In recent years there has been a sustained campaign against the construction of dams in general, and those on the Narmada in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in particular. The movement is spearheaded by the likes of Medha Patkar and Arundhati Roy
- Poison Myths (Indian Express, Anil Chamadia, Nov 05, 2003)
There’s no correlation between religion and population growth
- Spoilers In The Peace Process (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 04, 2003)
Indians and Pakistanis have got caught between provocation and arrogance
- Technology Is A Culture (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 04, 2003)
There are some people who act as if economic policies, and particularly technological change, which is spawning some of our great success stories is possible, as it were, in a vacuum of cultural beliefs. Technology is not just about biotech seeds, compute
- Near The Horn Of Africa, Time For India Inc To Blow Some Trumpet (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Nov 02, 2003)
A man’s trying to sell Konkan Railways in Sudan, ONGC plans to put in $1 billion
- A Law Like This (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 01, 2003)
A look at the best and worst of foreign media
- Sugarcoating Pota (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 31, 2003)
What has been proposed is an embarrassing gimmick to counter the mounting criticism of gross abuse of POTA by empowering powerless committees to prescribe ineffective remedies.
- Getting The State Out Of The Bedroom (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Oct 30, 2003)
In opposing the legalisation of homosexuality, the Government is taking a very narrow view of the law
- Scratching The Surface Of Sarfaesi (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Oct 30, 2003)
EVER since the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interests (SARFAESI) Act came into play, banks and financial institutions have had a mixed experience. The initial brouhaha over this devise to plug the burge
- Why Ali Is The Greatest (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Oct 29, 2003)
Sport doesn’t often make good film. Perhaps because great sporting moments are better than anything cinema can offer, it’s the little moments, those that don’t figure top of the mind, that offer a chance to shine (Chariots of Fire, is one such). One film,
- Smart Construction (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2003)
Green clearance to big buildings is a good start, now demand rainwater harvesting too
- Farm Power Tariffs — Ec Touched By Live Wire, Now (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 29, 2003)
From roads and committee rooms to Raj Bhavans, courts of law, Cabinets and, now, the Election Commission, the issue of farm power tariffs has moved via numerous points. Yet, there is little hope that the farmer, who gets irregular, low quality supply that
- Special Forces: Shot In The Foot (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Oct 28, 2003)
The Army’s elite contingent is haemorrhaging as the best and the brightest choose corporate over combat.
- Throw Pota Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
THE SHORT AND benighted history of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (2001) and Act (2002) has made some things clear. Adopted under cover of re-empowering the state to combat terrorism post-September 11, this extraordinary law was bad in ...
- Festival Of India (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Oct 27, 2003)
So many reasons for Diwali
- This Man Will Feather Your Retirement Nest (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 27, 2003)
Govt turns to social security expert Mukul Asher to head Provident Fund revamp
- Promoting Coastal Shipping — To Take The Load Off Road And Rail (Business Line, Amit Mitra, Oct 27, 2003)
Coastal shipping is all set to come into its own, with coastal cargo movement forming a major link in the proposed Sagar Mala project. A recent TCS report says a key factor in the project's success will be the development of infrastructure at the nine min
- Dalal Street Greets New Year With A Rally (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
The bellwether Sensex rises by 45 pts in the special Muhurat trading session as investors’ confidence soars
- Social Reformer, Spiritual Leader Athavale Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Social reformer and founder of the Swadhyay Parivar, Pandurang Shastri Athavale died following an acute cardiac arrest at his residence in Khetwadi, Mumbai on Saturday. He was 84.
- Workers Worry Over Mishaps At Kandla Port (Indian Express, D V Maheshwari, Oct 26, 2003)
‘The Safety First motto is more often breached than observed at this major port in Gujarat’
- This Man Has Been Asked To Feather Your Retirement Nest (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 26, 2003)
Government turns to social security expert, Singapore professor Mukul Asher, to head Provident Fund revamp
- On The Ground In Gujarat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
THE GUJARAT Government and the BJP have repeatedly accused the NHRC of bias. For the Narendra Modi Government, which is accused of complicity in the 2002 communal violence, the embarrassment value of the Commission's interventions is high, particularly
- A Watchdog Weighed Down (Hindu, Anjali Modi, Oct 26, 2003)
The National Human Rights Commission is caught in a dysfunctional relationship with government and state.
- Ship-Breakers Ahoy: Clean Up Time (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Oct 25, 2003)
Last week, as Alang celebrated the arrival of Hellespont Grand—the biggest vessel to arrive at the ship-breaking yard — the Supreme Court ordered ship-breakers and their regulators to get their priorities right: worker safety and environment protection fi
- Sindhis As An Indo-Pak Bridge (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 24, 2003)
A few hundred Sindhis, all Hindus, who had gathered in Jodhpur for an extraordinary meeting earlier this week must be rubbing their eyes with disbelief at the announcements made by External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha to clear the Indo-Pak air. They h
- Rape: National And International (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Oct 23, 2003)
The rape of a Swiss embassy staffer must be condemned. At the same time, we cannot gloss over other rapes in the country
- Rape: National And International (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Oct 23, 2003)
The rape of a Swiss embassy staffer must be condemned. At the same time, we cannot gloss over other rapes in the country
- Vhp's Specious Logic (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 23, 2003)
Although the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's challenge to the rule of law and peace and tranquillity in Uttar Pradesh, especially at Ayodhya, has mercifully been defeated, it has left behind at least three sources of concern that can cause turmoil in future and
- Where Has The Girl Child Gone? Latest Data Tells Grim Story (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 21, 2003)
Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat are worst offenders
- Tempering Of The Temple Man (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 21, 2003)
Is Swami Chinmayanand the VHP’s BJP man or the BJP’s VHP man
- Watch This Film, Praveenbhai (Indian Express, Mohammed Wajihuddin, Oct 21, 2003)
‘Pinjar’ is an eloquent testament against the politics of division
- Tourism Hubs To Pop Up Along 800-Km Long ‘riverbed’ (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Oct 21, 2003)
The mythical Saraswati is yet to be traced but Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Jagmohan has already announced an ambitious Rs 5-crore Saraswati Heritage Project, which aims to develop the ‘‘Saraswati river belt’’ as a ‘‘cultural-tourist’’ hub with
- Poor ‘masters’, Rich ‘servants’ (Deccan Herald, Keshav Rao Jadhav, Oct 21, 2003)
In this democracy, the ‘servants’ of the people get everything free while the ‘masters’ cannot afford even the necessities
- Politics Of Common Civil Code (Deccan Herald, Vishal Arora, Oct 20, 2003)
It is possible that a common civil code could become a stick in the hands of communal organisations
- Politics Of Common Civil Code (Deccan Herald, Vishal Arora, Oct 20, 2003)
It is possible that a common civil code could become a stick in the hands of communal organisations
- Ramming It All Down The Tube (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 20, 2003)
Friday’s news. It’s like a film reel in delirium. It breaks free of the rotating spool and spins out of control onto the floor. Somewhere in the jumble, you’ll see kar sevaks rush forward in hundreds, policemen in hundreds run after them; a loudspeaker ho
- October Revolution, 2003 (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Oct 19, 2003)
How many in this century remember V I Lenin? Lenin believed and declared that two ‘E’s were imperative for the building of a modern and a mighty state — Education and Electricity. He was absolutely right. Though communism collapsed by the end of the last
- Trouble In Temple Territory (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Oct 18, 2003)
Much as the VHP may try, its Ayodhya mobilisation will not gather momentum this time. It is trying to bring workers from different states and the biggest contingents of kar sevaks are coming from Gujarat.
- Beyond Best Bakery: Sc Turns Light On 12 Riot Cases (Indian Express, Prabhakar Voruganti, Oct 18, 2003)
Shifting the spotlight to investigations into 12 riot cases, tagged with the Best Bakery case in the NHRC petition, the Supreme Court today directed Gujarat to file status reports of the cases and posted the matter for further hearing on November 7.
- Ram Versus Rajya (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 18, 2003)
It’s poll time in two weeks, will the BJP trust its wisdom or succumb to instinct
- Nailing Pak Lie, Washington Brands Dawood Global Terrorist In Karachi (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Oct 17, 2003)
: This is what New Delhi has been waiting for a very very long time.
- Vhp Show Begins With A Whimper But Early Days Yet (Indian Express, Raman Kirpal, Oct 16, 2003)
Ayodhya: Low turnout at Lucknow march; karsevaks held, sent back
- From Compliment To A Supplement: Modi Makes News (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, Oct 16, 2003)
Slips in Gujarat Satya Samachar in his ex-ally Gujarat Samachar
- Licensed To Crawl (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Oct 16, 2003)
Telecom sector — where tech change is the fastest— remains the last bastion of the licensing regime
- Engineering A Makeover For Gujarat (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Oct 16, 2003)
FOR the Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, the last couple of months have been all about re-engineering, restructuring and reinventing the business outlook of his State.
- Temple Versus Terror (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Oct 15, 2003)
October 17 is not a climactic point. VHP is in it for the long haul
- Dial Reform (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Oct 15, 2003)
First in a four-part series on the bureaucratic, legal mess that’s crippling the future of Indian telecom
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