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Articles 19621 through 19720 of 21784:
- Branding Our Iits (Indian Express, P V Indiresan, Nov 26, 2003)
The name and money are not enough to upgrade any engineering college
- Two Ministries And A Turf War (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 26, 2003)
The power principle has been in overdrive between the Ministries of External Affairs and Human Resource Development for some time now, including over the much-coveted Unesco job in Paris.
- Talking With Shah Rukh Khan (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 25, 2003)
‘I am Islamic, I am a Muslim... but also a true blue Indian. And nobody can take that right away from me’
- Not Just Fire, Hold Men Too: India To Pak (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 25, 2003)
Weeks before Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee travels to Islamabad to participate in the SAARC summit, India today announced it would reciprocate Pakistan’s unilateral decision to cease fire along the Line of Control by also holding its fire from Id da
- Realism On The China Border (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 25, 2003)
If there was any need for more evidence to confirm that the Government is exploring an early and final settlement to the boundary dispute with China and has the political will to make the necessary political adjustments, we have it from the External Affai
- Judging The Economy (Hindu, R. Nagaraj, Nov 25, 2003)
Industrial output and investment have decelerated for seven years now.
- Cat: Cancelled After Taint (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Nov 24, 2003)
Exam paper leaked: CBI busts nationwide racket, says gang leaked medical, bank exam papers too
- `Freedom Is Beautiful' (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 24, 2003)
THOSE were the words the US President, Mr George W. Bush, spontaneously and cheerfully uttered when he was rather rudely asked by a correspondent at a joint media conference with the UK Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, at London for his reaction to the huge
- Tn Layer Poultry Sector Basking In Export Boom (Business Line, G. Gurumurthy, Nov 24, 2003)
THE sustained demand coupled with surging exports has boosted the wholesale price for the table egg producers in Tamil Nadu. Amidst reports of positive consumption growths being recorded month-after-month, the State's egg trade looks set to achieve furthe
- Telecom Gear Exports Touch Rs 500 Cr: Esc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
TELECOM equipment exports to the US and Canada are estimated to have surged by 10 times to Rs 132 crore in 2002-03, from Rs 13 crore a year ago, even as total exports of the sector touched Rs 500 crore from Rs 150 crore in 2001-02, according to the Electr
- Breaking The Kadam Taal In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
OVER THE YEARS, efforts to bring about a negotiated end to carnage in Jammu and Kashmir have resembled what soldiers call the Kadam Taal: the parade-ground art of marching briskly on one spot without actually moving forward. But even hardened sceptics con
- The Cbi Should Be Given A Free Hand To Investigate The Fake Stamp Paper Scandal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
The decision of the Union Government to ask the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take up the investigation into the fake stamp paper scandal, which had surfaced in several States, has come not a day too soon.
- Recruitment Travails (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
THE BIGGEST RAILWAY recruitment exercise in recent times has claimed more than 40 lives and led to destruction of property worth lakhs of rupees not to mention the incalculable damage to the collective national identity.
- When Silence Breeds A Crime (Indian Express, Anita Anand, Nov 24, 2003)
In October, news of the rape of a Swiss diplomat in Delhi took over the front pages of national dailies and was all over the TV networks. Reports, features and editorials pointed out how unsafe Delhi is for women, why rapes happen, and what could be done
- Recruitment Travails (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
THE BIGGEST RAILWAY recruitment exercise in recent times has claimed more than 40 lives and led to destruction of property worth lakhs of rupees not to mention the incalculable damage to the collective national identity.
- `Freedom Is Beautiful' (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 24, 2003)
THOSE were the words the US President, Mr George W. Bush, spontaneously and cheerfully uttered when he was rather rudely asked by a correspondent at a joint media conference with the UK Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, at London for his reaction to the huge
- India: Why Life Is Elsewhere (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 23, 2003)
Jet-lagged and bleary eyed I landed at Mumbai airport in the early hours of a morning last week to be accosted, while waiting for my bags to arrive, by a young man who wanted to know my views on the airport. He was doing a survey for the Airports Authorit
- Billed To Last (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 23, 2003)
Andhra Pradesh Congress chief D Srinivas who stayed at Andhra Bhavan in Delhi earlier this month was infuriated when he was presented with a bill of Rs 2,500. As an MLA, Srinivas is accustomed to being charged at the nominal rate of Rs 2 per day as room r
- 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.
- Newsreel 16.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
The historic port city of Istanbul becomes ground zero as international terror chooses it as its next target. Over 50 are dead in two days of attacks, more than 500 wounded.
- Finance Ministry Asks Cbi To Probe Stamp Paper Scam (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
A week after the Allahabad High Court’s direction, the government has decided to handover the investigation into the Rs 30,000 crore stamp paper scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
- Why The Abhijit Kale Story Is Less Likely Elsewhere (Indian Express, Chandresh Narayanan, Nov 23, 2003)
The most surprising point in the Kale controversy is not that it happened, but that it took so long — more than 70 years into India’s Test history — for something like this to happen. Because the appointment and functioning of Indian cricket selectors is
- The Hurriyat Says Yes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
Both the Centre and Hurriyat need statesmanship to respond to this historic opportunity
- Payments `From Self To Self' (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Nov 22, 2003)
K. Srinivasan on whether waived trade liability constitutes taxable income
- Less Taxing For The High Courts? (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 22, 2003)
Mohan R. Lavi questions the need for creation of the National Tax Tribunal
- Payments `From Self To Self' (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Nov 22, 2003)
K. Srinivasan on whether waived trade liability constitutes taxable income
- Less Taxing For The High Courts? (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 22, 2003)
Mohan R. Lavi questions the need for creation of the National Tax Tribunal
- Delhi Sends An Invite To Key Kurds In Iraq Council (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 22, 2003)
India has taken an unusual step in the fast-changing Iraq theatre by inviting key Kurdish leaders Jalal Talebani and Masoud Barzani, besides Adnan Pachachi, the Sunni leader who once served as the country’s foreign minister.
- National Hockey To Get A League Of Its Own (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Nov 22, 2003)
Cashing in on buzz, IHF plans nationwide league featuring the top stars
- Hurriyat Ends Friday Prayers: Yes To Talks (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 22, 2003)
Using the platform of the historic Jamia mosque on the last Friday of Ramzan, the Hurriyat Conference today approached thousands of worshippers to seek ratification of its decision to talk to Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani.
- Delay Is Double Whammy (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 22, 2003)
The law on delay as a defence in prosecution cases is hazy
- Delay Is Double Whammy (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 22, 2003)
The law on delay as a defence in prosecution cases is hazy, says T. C. A. Ramanujam
- 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
- Air Pirates And Pakistan (Indian Express, Amir Mir, Nov 21, 2003)
The war-torn, impoverished landscape of Afghanistan is fast proving to be a new point-scoring arena for India and Pakistan. After expanding its presence and influence in post-Taliban Kabul, India has made considerable progress in convincing the internatio
- Lowering The Barriers? (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 20, 2003)
The Sibal-Juster talks are part of a determined political effort in the last two years to deal head on with the Indo-U.S. divergence over non-proliferation and advanced technology transfers.
- Saarc In India's Strategic Vision (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 20, 2003)
At a time when much of South Asia is in foment, the SAARC summit is scheduled for January first week in Islamabad. Lest the meeting is reduced to an India-Pakistan soap opera, New Delhi has to go with a positive agenda. Top priority must be the signing of
- 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
- The Bihari In Bangladesh (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 20, 2003)
After making waves in Pakistan during the SAFMA parliamentarians meet in August, Laloo Prasad Yadav is raring for a repeat performance in Bangladesh. Apparently, he’s received feelers from Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party, invitin
- For Talks, Hurriyat Walks First Step (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 20, 2003)
Geelani, Malik stay away but 22 of 27 groups show up for key meet
- 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 Real Craftsman (Indian Express, Mukul Dube, Nov 20, 2003)
You don’t see the likes of this man in today’s cynical times
- Assam, Centre Count Bodies And Excuses (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 20, 2003)
29 killed in attacks against biharis: ULFA rushes in where state Govt takes time to tread, Centre says polls so we can’t send ‘so many forces’
- Govt Skips Grain Export Price Revision (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Nov 20, 2003)
THE foodgrain exports gravy train seems to have come to a halt with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) refraining from announcing export prices of rice and wheat for the January-March 2004 quarter.
- Eu Lifts Embargo On Indian Sweatshirts (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 20, 2003)
INDIAN garment exporters whose cargo on quota Category 5 - - sweatshirt got stranded on the high seas when the European Union slammed an embargo on its entry - - got a reprieve.
- Saarc In India's Strategic Vision (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 20, 2003)
At a time when much of South Asia is in foment, the SAARC summit is scheduled for January first week in Islamabad. Lest the meeting is reduced to an India-Pakistan soap opera, New Delhi has to go with a positive agenda. Top priority must be the signing of
- 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
- Political Courage Puts Personal Tie On Record (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 19, 2003)
Sethi & Bhandari: ‘Those with illicit ties attack pious relationship’
- 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
- Friendship In Deep Waters (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 19, 2003)
There’s something fishy in the budding romance between India and Iran, and methinks it’s got to do with the gas pipeline that Teheran is so keen to build overland via Pakistan and into India. Of course, New Delhi has had other ideas for the longest time —
- A New Ball Game For India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
INDIA'S SUCCESSFUL BID to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi has been hailed as an extraordinary victory by sports administrators, prominent sportspersons, politicians, barons of industry and common folk alike.
- Where Are Indo-Russian Relations Headed? (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Nov 18, 2003)
The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Russia evoked much interest but nothing substantial has emerged from it. The Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, is all too aware that the Western world is of as much importance to his country's sec
- Where Are Indo-Russian Relations Headed? (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Nov 18, 2003)
The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Russia evoked much interest but nothing substantial has emerged from it. The Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, is all too aware that the Western world is of as much importance to his country's sec
- A Desire As Big As A Subcontinent (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Nov 18, 2003)
When it comes to Indo-Pak peace, it’s people versus the establishment
- Jayalalithaa Underlines The Urgent Need To Codify Privileges (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 18, 2003)
It would be a pity if after the unanimous demand by the press to codify privileges of legislatures, the Central government failed to act. The matter has been hanging fire since the introduction of the Constitution in January 1950.
- 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’
- Rss Saffron Has Many Colours: One For Dalit Bangaru, Another For Judeo (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 18, 2003)
When the BJP’s first Dalit president Bangaru Laxman was caught on tape accepting Rs 1 lakh in cash, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was quick to condemn him the same evening as a ‘‘failed swayamsevak.’’ But in the case of Dilip Singh Judeo, the Sang
- Before He Became Mos, Judeo Asked In House: Can Foreign Firms Get Mining Leases In India (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 17, 2003)
IF it’s a coincidence, it’s a very very telling one.
Guess one of the questions Union Minister of State for Environment Dilip Singh Judeo asked in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, 2002, a month before he became Minister: He requested information on ‘‘c
- Economy On Song Sans Policy Notes (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
WHILE GRANTING THE point that election time finds political parties hard-selling their good deeds, the Finance Ministry's claim that the economy will grow at 7 per cent plus this year cannot be brushed aside either. The Mid-year Review by the Finance Mini
- Economy On Song Sans Policy Notes (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
WHILE GRANTING THE point that election time finds political parties hard-selling their good deeds, the Finance Ministry's claim that the economy will grow at 7 per cent plus this year cannot be brushed aside either. The Mid-year Review by the Finance Mini
- Party Hits Delete, Pm Pause (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 17, 2003)
If he is guilty, he will have to go: PM
- Backburner Bench (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 16, 2003)
Many fear that the Supreme Court intervention in the arrest of five journalists for breaching the Tamil Nadu Assembly’s privilege will lead to a judiciary versus legislature confrontation. But indications are that the highest court in the land will avoid
- What Anon Wrote To The Amma (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Nov 16, 2003)
Dear Mr Santhanam,
We understand your secret organisation has been carrying out work all over the world on the lines of Alcoholic Anonymous and you have ‘‘cured’’ many a world leader. I want more information urgently. I assure you it will be kept confide
- Newsreel 09.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
IN WHAT was seen as a tussle between the legislature and the fourth estate, the judiciary toes a cautious line. Acting on a petition by The Hindu, the Supreme Court stays the arrest order issued by the Tamil Nadu Assembly against five of the daily’s senio
- Just Phone Call Away (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
Even as the stamp paper scam blot travels across the country, its kingpin Abdul Kareem Lala Telgi is perhaps calling up aides from his cell in the Central Prison here. The prison authorities wouldn’t know - the jail still does not have jammers to stop its
- 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
- Cong Parties, Hopes For Bigger Do On Dec 4 (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Nov 16, 2003)
At Iftar, Sonia stokes ‘complete hope of success’
- Initiative With The Incumbent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
The BJP is Delhi is handicapped by the absence of any major election issue, says SUJAY MEHDUDIA.
- City Crooner Right On Top Down Under (Indian Express, Sumana Mukherjee, Nov 16, 2003)
Australian producer hears Bobby Cash, gets him a gig at the Sydney Test and more
- Caught On Tape: Union Minister Taking Cash, Saying Money Is No Less Than God (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 16, 2003)
As the polls draw near, the dirt has begun to fly faster and thicker.Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Dilip Singh Judeo, considered a strong BJP chief ministerial candidate for Chhattisgarh, has been caught on camera accepting cash in a
- Blues In Brick & Mortar (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 16, 2003)
I recall the old adage ‘Time is money’. In India, thanks to an archaic system of governance ‘‘more time is more money.’’ This explains why there are unconscionable delays in implementation - be it policies, programmes or projects. By one account that I re
- Sai Hitch In Ncp-Bjp Pre-Poll Alliance (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Nov 16, 2003)
Anxious to avoid a split of the anti-Jogi vote in Chhattisgarh, the BJP is exploring the possibility of a tie-up with the Nationalist Congress Party. One issue, however, stands in the way - the NCP which has fielded Hemwant Porte against Chief Minister Aj
- Dhaka Warmth On Ulfa Leads To Chill With New Delhi (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 16, 2003)
Bangla minister called ULFA leader a freedom fighter, Indian envoy objected
- 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'
- Reviving Cricket Ties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
IT WAS FOURTEEN years ago that Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar received a fiery baptism as a Test cricketer at Karachi at the hands of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. When he packs his kitbag for Pakistan next February to play a full complement of Test
- 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
- Metro Airports:gom Defers Decision On Consultant (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
The empowered group of ministers (GoM) today deferred a decision on the appointment of a financial consultant for the privatisation and modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports. The estimated cost of modernisation of the two airports is around Rs 4,000
- Energising Ties (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
Indo-Russian cooperation on nuclear energy is a step toward the future
- Konark & Fibre-Glass Ducks (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 15, 2003)
My Orissa diary: why the state needs to get out of the margins and come on to the national page
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