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Articles 19921 through 20020 of 21784:
- All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Rally (Indian Express, Anuradha C, Oct 20, 2003)
The recent order of the Kolkata high court seeking to exile rallies during busy weekday hours falls into a pattern of similar judgements since 1997, when the Kerala court banned bandhs in the state. Ironically, the ruling comes at a time when rallies are
- A Pawarpoint Presentation (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Oct 20, 2003)
Only the politically naive would believe that Sharad Pawar’s seemingly innocuous comment about the “imported leadership” of the Congress was made casually. The NCP had made sure the electronic media was there to cover it even though Pawar’s observation wa
- 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
- ‘my Dream: To Bring Civil Aviation From The Maharaja To The Common Man’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 20, 2003)
If you came to this airport while travelling abroad — and you wouldn’t have been a VIP — what are the things that would make you mad
- And The Nominees For Best Use Of The Internet Are... (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 19, 2003)
India’s e-industry takes another step forward when, over the next few days, the work of eight of the best networks, services and applications come up for scrutiny before a grand jury sitting in Dubai that will decide on nominations to the UN World Summit
- Dealing With The Danger (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 19, 2003)
New Delhi's role is considerably less interventionist than in other violence-scarred regions
- Neighbour Retaliates (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 19, 2003)
The Indian government has not taken kindly to the news that some Pakistanis have illegally occupied 63 Clifton in Karachi, the Indian consul general’s residence until it was closed down in 1992 after a Pakistani mob stormed the building in the wake of the
- News Reel 12.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2003)
India's most-wanted becomes the world’s wanted as the United States blacklists fugitive Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. In a huge embarrassment to Pakistan, the US Department of Treasury lists his location as Karachi and publicises his Pakistan Pass
- Govt Likely To Clear Dues Of 1,000 Workers Of Bankrupt Daewoo (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2003)
The government said on Saturday that it was working towards clearing at least half of the long-pending dues and allowances of about 1,000 workers of bankrupt automaker Daewoo Motors India Ltd (DMIL) as a ‘diwali gift’.
- White Hand On Our Nuke Button? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 19, 2003)
As a steadfast member of the school of political thinking that totally opposes foreign prime ministers for India I never fail to take up the issue whenever it slips back into the news.
- Double-Speak: Antony Gives It Left, Right, Centre (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Oct 19, 2003)
Accusing the Marxists of double standards, Kerala Chief Minister A.K. Antony today said the activities of the Left parties, especially the CPI(M), in Kerala should serve as ‘‘an eye-opener’’
- Welcome, And Come Via Mauritius (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Oct 18, 2003)
The message is loud and clear. India has come of age as a destination for international investments and it will not be squeamish any longer about a sharp practice called treaty shopping. In a judgment delivered last week, the Supreme Court blew away the c
- 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.
- Raw Life, Raw Films (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2003)
The festival reminds us cinema is still the best medium to capture a world in ferment
- Gender And The City (Indian Express, Puja Birla, Oct 18, 2003)
Battle against a mindset
- Dawood Blacklist Moves To Un, Pak Gets Reminder (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2003)
US decision vindicates our stand: Advani
- Now Smart-Card-Carrying Cong Worker (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Oct 18, 2003)
Workers to get smart-cards to log on, talk directly to Sonia and brass
- On A New Flight Path (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 17, 2003)
By all accounts it was not a well-debated plan, but the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, apparently trusted his guts and donned the cloak of a visionary,
- The Day Before, Mulayam Tries To Cool Ayodhya Heat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2003)
Signalling that some sort of an agreement had been reached with the VHP on the eve of its planned assembly in Ayodhya, the Uttar Pradesh government today announced that all Ram bhakts would be allowed darshan of the idol at the disputed site under certain
- 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.
- Sickness In The Halls Of Healing (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 17, 2003)
The Government of India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) in Mumbai has asked the Union ministry of health to shut down the Radiotherapy Department of New Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital.
- Un Okays Us-Led Iraq Force; Delhi Cautious (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 17, 2003)
India reacted with cold silence tonight to the unanimous passage of a US-sponsored resolution on Iraq by the UN Security Council as the rest of the world quietly fell in line with Washington’s proposal to create a UN-authorised multinational force . . .
- Prosecution For Cheque Bouncing — Where Does The Nominee Director Stand? (Business Line, T. S. Asokraj , Oct 17, 2003)
There is a debate over whether a nominee director enjoys full immunity under the newly enacted provisions of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act.
- Now They Won’T Search Your Cabin Bags After X-Ray (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 17, 2003)
: Continuing its ‘‘passenger-friendly’’ initiative which began with allowing photography at airports, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has started an exercise to do away with pre-tarmac security check of hand baggage at all airports.
- Vajpayee On Vacation (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Oct 16, 2003)
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee gave himself a day out in Indonesia last week, wrapping up an afternoon of bilateral meetings before the ASEAN summit with a shopping expedition at an upmarket department store in the resort city of Nusaduwa. It was his
- Keep Counting (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2003)
Swiss diplomat decides to leave India after being raped at IFFI; Delegate attacked too; police, I&B don’t know where to hide
- Winged Fears (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2003)
Dengue is a reminder that disease prevention should never go off the national radar
- Put Development On Top Of The Agenda (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 16, 2003)
In this crucial second half of the fiscal, with Assembly elections round the corner and a comfortable enough macro-economic situation, the Government should shed its obsessive concern with disinvestment and the 8 per cent economic growth target and turn,
- My Nightmare: Rapists Get Away And Say, ‘hey That’S Easy’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2003)
Her house overlooks the parking lot, she was at the film fest too, she’s played rape victim in films. Actor Nandita Das on why she’s angry
- The Ltte And The `Kp Factor' (Hindu, Iqbal Athas, Oct 15, 2003)
The LTTE has made it unequivocally clear that the future of the ceasefire will depend on Colombo's response to its counter-proposals.
- 1992 Mandir Poster Boy Gets His Face Read The Night Before (Indian Express, Raman Kirpal, Oct 15, 2003)
Just hours away, the VHP rally is the talk of Lucknow. But in No. 2 Mall Avenue, barely 7 km from tomorrow’s rally venue, a man flits in and out of the living room, studiously avoiding all talk on the VHP. It’s the last thing Kalyan Singh wants to discuss
- Ec Tells Jogi To Stop Giving Out Schoolbags Carrying His Pictures (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Oct 15, 2003)
The Election Commission has cracked the whip on Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi and has asked him to stop distributing schoolbags with his photograph on them.
- 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
- Breaking Free From Industrial Agriculture (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Oct 15, 2003)
WHAT are the real costs of food? When we buy a kg of rice or wheat, have we at any time wondered what its real cost could be against what we pay in the shop? We only are concerned about the `market' price of food, and not what it costs to produce.
- 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
- Smelling The Tokyo Rose (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 14, 2003)
Defence Minister George Fernandes makes no attempt at hiding his affection for Japan. Apart from a painting of Mahatma Gandhi — said to be painted by a Burmese refugee who lives in his house — the only other decoration on the walls of Fernandes’ South....
- Boost To India-Thailand Ties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2003)
BUT FOR THE 1997 economic meltdown, Thailand might have emerged as the leading Asian Tiger among the Southeast Asian countries. Its economy was growing at a robust eight per cent of GDP. The country has now recovered from the problem, though the ...
- 50-Yr Record Haul Of Tiger, Leopard Skins In Tibet; India Likely Source (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 14, 2003)
When the Prime Minister convenes the annual Indian Wildlife Board meeting on Wednesday, it will be under the shadow of the largest-ever seizure of tiger and leopard skins since 1951.
- Corporate Credit Portfolio — Baking Assets On The Fire Of Securitisation (Business Line, Venkat Ramaswami, Oct 14, 2003)
The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act (SRFESI) was definitely a strong indication that the corridors in New Delhi were waking up to calls from Wall Street. It is time for the wake-up signal to b
- Bellwether For 2004? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 13, 2003)
THE elections scheduled to be held in November-December for the State assemblies of Chattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Rajasthan are bound to be keenly watched by psephologists, media pundits and political players for any clues they may ...
- Mulayam Sends Ayodhya Sos, Pm Says Trust Vhp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
VHP MEET: MoS Chinmayanand’s role shameful, says angry CM
- Newsreel 05.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
Smooth sailing Indo-US relationship is getting on to a new ‘Gliding Path’. Secretary of State Colin Powell tells the US media that the agreement on cooperation in high-technology, space launch equipment, civilian nuclear energy and missile defence would..
- Ayodhya Gates Shut, Sena Men Held (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
Over 1,500 Shiv Sena activists were arrested on Saturday while trying to proceed towards the venue of their proposed Ram Bhakt Sammelan here banned by the Uttar Pradesh government.
- Presidential Shuttle (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 12, 2003)
It's not just the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister who are bitten by the travel bug. President Abdul J. Kalam is also constantly on the move, shuttling between Delhi and other parts of the country
- Tashkent Se Aaya Mera Dost, He Wants A Bit Of Bollywood (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Oct 12, 2003)
Hindi-speaking Uzbek at the film festival shops for the Khans
- Jaipur Foot Gets Spring In Its Step (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Oct 12, 2003)
It’s going to be lighter, better and cheaper
- Give Us Our Substandard Bangalore International Airport: Govt (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 12, 2003)
Yes, exactly that’s what the Govt has said to the private consortium that’s building it: it has set the minimum standard at 3 out of 5. This is below the IATA’s Asian standard of 3.5
- How To Deal With The Gang In New York (Indian Express, Shubh Saumya, Oct 11, 2003)
Treat the UN-centred order as a crime cartel. As the new toughie in town, India has to hustle its way in
- Enlightenment, Buddha Style (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 11, 2003)
If India’s east is to emerge at all, Kolkata and West Bengal must be the engine
- Which Way Will Political India Go? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
THE IMPORTANCE OF the Assembly elections in five States — Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Chhattisgarh — scheduled for November-December 2003 stretches beyond the immediate. This is the final round of Assembly polls ...
- The Curdled Controversy (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Oct 10, 2003)
IT IS now almost a year since the simmering tensions between Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF or Amul) Chairman, Dr Verghese Kurien, and his counterpart at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Dr Amrita Patel, came out in the..
- Return Of The Hawala Calculations? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 10, 2003)
Suddenly, the BJP's political rivals find themselves having to answer to the investigative agencies.
- The Use And Misuse Of Pota (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 10, 2003)
The curious case of the Union Minister of State for Non-conventional Energy Sources, M. Kannappan, should have woken the country to the problems being created by the use and misuse of the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) but it evidently has
- At Big B B-Day, Look Who’s Company (Indian Express, Shradha Sukumaran, Oct 10, 2003)
ABCL’s new avatar AB Corp headed by ex-IAF officer
- Trans Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
For India, a decade’s efforts to look east are beginning to bear fruit
- The Man Who Refused To Go Quietly (Indian Express, M. G. Devasahayam , Oct 10, 2003)
As JP’s centenary year ends, politicians barely bother with him. But to anyone who remembers the Emergency, he is immortal
- Postcards From Europe’S Heart (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 10, 2003)
Prime Minister Vajpayee told his hosts at the Indonesian resort of Bali that India was experiencing a demographic revolution: 54 per cent of its population is below 25 years. When he receives Pascal Couchepin, president of the Swiss Confederation early ne
- Dengue Spreads Wings Across India (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 09, 2003)
4,720 cases, 78 deaths reported
- Here Comes The New Prime Minister (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Oct 09, 2003)
A swadeshi Don Quixote is on the loose with his magic lathi, promising to make a Bihar out of everything he touches
- Jobs For The Boys (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Oct 09, 2003)
Getting the numbers to form a government in Uttar Pradesh was a piece of cake for Mulayam Singh Yadav compared to portfolio allotment. His core cabinet of six remains jobless more than a month after being sworn in while he juggles their demands. Now he’s
- Look East Policy: Phase Two (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 09, 2003)
Phase two of the Look East policy will help break out of the political confines of the subcontinent that have severely limited India's strategic options.
- India And Asean (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
THE SECOND INDIA-ASEAN summit in Bali has provided the much-needed thrust and framework for taking the partnership forward. Two broad agreements, for Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and combating terrorism, have been signed. India has also ...
- Mr. Jogi In A Fix (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
ONE CAN SPECULATE about why Ajit Jogi, the intelligent Congress Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, chose to accuse the Intelligence Bureau, evidently without any basis, of fabricating information with a view to dragging him and his family into ...
- A First-Time Stain On A Fair Name (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
If it outraged Delhi that four from the President’s Body Guards (PBG) had been held for the rape of a college student, officers and ranks, retired and serving, were stunned as word spread
- Regional Trade Agreements — The Right Way To Go For India (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Oct 09, 2003)
BY SIGNING the Free Trade Agreement with Thailand, and announcing that it is working on another one with Singapore, India has indicated to the world that it has at last abandoned its anti-bilateralism, anti-regionalism stand, and joined the RTA bandwagon.
- Mauritius As Tax Haven For Firms Is Legitimate, In Tune With Treaty: Sc (Indian Express, Prabhakar Rao Voruganti, Oct 08, 2003)
In what could boost foreign direct investment in India, the Supreme Court today struck down a Delhi High Court order and upheld the validity of a Government circular which grants Mauritius-based firms tax exemption on capital gains on investments.
- Copy Caught, Ncert Has A Textbook Solution: We Will Reprint (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Oct 08, 2003)
The NCERT today made no mention of what punitive action, if any, will be taken against the authors of the Class XII world history textbook who evidently plagiarised from a book by four US authors as exposed in The Indian Express yesterday.
- Jogi Charged, So Is His Party And The State (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2003)
Queering the pitch for the Congress ahead of the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the CBI today filed a chargesheet against Chief Minister Ajit Jogi for ‘‘dishonestly or fraudulently’’ using a forged document to tarnish the image of the Intelligence...
- Sermon In Central Park (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 08, 2003)
In New York or in New Delhi, the Dalai Lama speaks little, says much
- What Price The Sri Lanka Peace Process? (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 08, 2003)
Efforts by Sri Lanka to reach a peaceful settlement to the prolonged ethnic conflict appear to have reached a dead end. By bending over backwards to accept the demands of the LTTE, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Mr Ranil Wickramasinghe, has alienated an..
- Bobby Ready To Change Diapers And Louisiana (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Oct 08, 2003)
In-laws ecstatic: how whizkid is expecting his 2nd kid and the top job
- Reform Has To Be Transparent (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Oct 07, 2003)
It cannot be anybody’s case that economic reform would not include a policy of reforming the public sector. But the kind of knee jerk reactions we have been seeing in the last few days and, more generally, the partial and at times strongly ideological ...
- Shutting Out The House (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 07, 2003)
Privatisation by executive order is undemocratic
- India-Asean Partnership (Hindu, Nagesh Kumar, Oct 07, 2003)
A free trade arrangement can promote a deeper economic integration of the Indian and ASEAN economies to exploit their complementarities.
- They Have A Different View (Hindu, Sudha Ramachandran, Oct 07, 2003)
In the perception of the women, the crisis in Kashmir was primarily related to issues of livelihood and employment rather than rigged elections and the crisis of political democracy.
- Sc Clean Air Plan Up In Govt Smoke (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2003)
Cabinet pushes back key deadlines, dilutes pollution norms for vehicles
- Louisiana’s Great Indian Hope Trick (Indian Express, Lee Hockstader, Oct 07, 2003)
Bobby Jindal is a deeply religious Republican whizkid. Can he save a whole American state
- The Chinese Are Coming (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 07, 2003)
Did Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee bring forward his visit to Bali by a day so as to accommodate a meeting with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao? That was the speculation on the eve of Vajpayee’s departure for the Asean summit in Indonesia on Sunday, on ..
- The Grip Of Naxal Terror (Indian Express, P. S. Sundaram, Oct 06, 2003)
The attack on Naidu shows a system that has lost its will to fight the PWG
- Need To Engage Pakistan (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Oct 06, 2003)
Hardliners in India and Pakistan sustain each other through their actions. How their pressures are to be de-linked from the decision-taking processes is the main task for the two Governments.
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