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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 27558:
- Tsi: `A Good Measure Of How Blood Flows In An Economy' ... (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Feb 23, 2005)
On January 29 last year, the US Secretary of Transportation, Mr Norman Y. Mineta, ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, announced the rollout of the first-ever Transportation Services Index ...
- When The Cure Is Worse Than The Disease (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Feb 23, 2005)
Ever since its days as the Imperial Cricket Conference, the ICC (now the International Cricket Council) has been a feeble body.
- The Problem In Goa Lies In Delhi (Indian Express, V A Pai Panandiker, Feb 23, 2005)
A spate of articles on Goa suggests that democracy in Goa has gone. Nothing is farther from the truth. What happened in the Goa assembly on February 2 is a ...
- Life Under The Siege Of Snow (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Feb 23, 2005)
Life in Kashmir over the last few days disappeared under a blanket of snow. With the heaviest snowfall in recent times, several road links even in Srinagar, were blocked. Phonelines were down.
- Gonzo Goes To Bihar (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Feb 23, 2005)
Contemporary Bihar has become a graveyard of reputations, not least its own renown as a historical centre of scholarship and prosperity. As such, this year’s assembly election has seen a puncturing of, admittedly minor, egos.
- Vicious Attack (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 23, 2005)
It is doubtful whether in all the history of vituperative venting of spleen by politicians against persons holding public offices, there had been anything so venomous as the abuses flung at the Chief Election Commissioner...
- A City Hostage To Votes (Indian Express, NARINDER NAYAR, Feb 23, 2005)
Let us face it. Mumbai has hit its maximum capacity to accommodate people, both in terms of land and funds.
- Introspect To Identify Divinity (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Feb 23, 2005)
What is spirituality? There is an invisible yet no less profound sense of order that connects, binds and governs the universe we live in. As human beings who tend to be wholly absorbed in the business of worldly engagement
- Justified Fears (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 23, 2005)
The one-day strike and the threat of an indefinite closure of trade and merchant establishments by a section over the introduction of a Value Added Tax (VAT) system is perhaps a reflection on the quality of ...
- Before The Unveiling (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Feb 23, 2005)
The finance minister, P. Chidambaram, has now an opportunity to present a full budget for a year, after adequate consideration of all options.
- Beyond Strife (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 23, 2005)
Sectarian strife is always regressive. Every religion has seen the disruptive senselessness of it in the course of history, and in the present. In the case of Indian Muslims, inability to resolve intermittently violent conflicts within the ...
- Budget Making — An Unenviable Task (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Feb 23, 2005)
The finance minister meets with different segments of the economy to know their mind what they expect from the Budget.
- Bulldozing Basic Rights (Indian Express, MILOON KOTHARI, Feb 23, 2005)
Compare what has occurred in Mumbai with evictions and homelessness in Kenya or Mexico City or New Delhi. Certainly, in terms of both the sheer numbers of poor people affected and the brutality of the demolitions
- Clouds Gathering For February 28 (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Feb 23, 2005)
What will the Budget that the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, presents on February 28 look like? Will he produce another "Dream Budget"?
- Europeans Intrigued (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Feb 23, 2005)
Mrs Margaret Thatcher may not have been amused to read of the visiting US Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, being described as the most powerful woman in the world. Headlines in the world media justified the description.
- For A Farm-Friendly Budget (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Feb 23, 2005)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has said that agriculture will be focus of the coming Budget. But agriculture is not synonymous with the common man.
- J And K Accession-Ii (Tribune, A.S. Anand , Feb 23, 2005)
The accession of Jammu and Kashmir imposed an obligation on the dominion of India to defend the State. To drive the invader out was the task which India was asked to face as soon as it finally accepted the Instrument of Accession.
- Camera-Happy Party (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 23, 2005)
For a political party so resolute in denouncing any reform for better economic fundamentals or more efficient organisation, the CPI has been glaringly quick to seek a key corporate ploy: merger and acquisition.
- The Real Forces Behind China's Rapid Growth (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Feb 22, 2005)
In the previous edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examined the pattern of economic growth in China over the past two decades and considered the macroeconomic
- Save Folk Centre (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 22, 2005)
Janapada Loka, the “world of folk culture”, on the Bangalore-Mysore highway near Ramanagaram, will close down if the government does not act fast. The Karnataka Janapada Parishat, which runs Janapada Loka
- Sense And Sensex (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2005)
The sensex, the benchmark stock market index, reached its all-time high of 6700 during intraday trading last Monday. Mercifully, there has been less hype this time than might have been expected.
- Street-Smart Sebi (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 22, 2005)
Keeping the securities Exchange Board of India in tune with market trends and credible in implementing its regulatory framework has to be at the top of the agenda of the new Chairman....
- Who Will Fly Off With The Oscars? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 22, 2005)
While analysts of the Roman Catholic church have been parsing Vatican statements this month about the real state of the pope’s health
- Subject To Conciliation (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2005)
From its first session, the Conference of the Parties shall arrange for the provision to developing country Parties of technical and financial support
- The Credit Card Generation (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 22, 2005)
There is widespread concern over the easy availability of credit cards and loans, which have pushed up personal debt across age-groups to unprecedented levels in Britain.
- The Grim Reaper (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2005)
THE dramatic escape and arrest of a notorious international drug trafficker from the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau at Mohali highlight the fact that the region is a focus of drug peddling.
- Tips On Balancing India’S Budget (Indian Express, KAUSHIK DAS, Feb 22, 2005)
India's current account (trade balance plus invisibles) in 2QFY05 (second quarter of financial year 2005) went into a deficit, recording an all time high of US$6.4 billion after staying positive for several quarters.
- Not Faring Well (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 22, 2005)
The right way is often the most difficult way. The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, is caught in a cleft he cannot ignore without losing all credibility.
- Spain's Lacklustre `Yes' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2005)
Europhile Spain has said a resounding `yes' by a margin of 70 to 30 in Sunday's referendum — the first grassroots test of the Constitution for the 25 member states of the European Union.
- The Demise Of Languages (Deccan Herald, PANDURANG HEGDE, Feb 22, 2005)
On February 14, people all over the world celebrated Valentine’s Day, to express their love and affection for one another. But the media as well as the people in different countries
- Budget 2005-06: Will Upa Government Pass The Litmus Test? (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Feb 22, 2005)
A 7-8 per cent GDP growth can become possible in the coming fiscal year on the strength of the remarkable upturn in industry and buoyant growth in services
- Striking At Vat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2005)
MONDAY’S countrywide strike against value added tax (VAT) cannot be justified. However, traders who manage to evade taxes in the existing set-up are upset as the new tax plugs all possible loopholes.
- Next Steps In Missile Defence (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 22, 2005)
As India enters talks with the United States today on acquiring Patriot missiles, it needs clarity on the elements that form an effective strategy to develop missile defence capabilities within the nation.
- A Bitter Harvest (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Feb 22, 2005)
H represented the brave new `green' face of Indian enterprise. He was at the forefront when a number of young educated Indians looked at rural India as a means of livelihood, spurning the relative comforts of urban space.
- Babus Don’T Travel (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 22, 2005)
This year, India has been through a tourism boom. There are no hotel rooms available for love or money anywhere in Delhi or in Rajasthan.
- Saluting The Great Indian Village (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2005)
Like the Great Indian Family, the Great Indian village too has been an ideal that we never stop dreaming about. SHREE PADRE explores Balasandra - a village which connects the idea with reality.
- Centre-State Relations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2005)
THE Union Government’s decision to set up a commission for taking a fresh look at Centre-state relations is in recognition of a long-felt need.
- Consolidating Control (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 22, 2005)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra has shown no signs of relenting despite mounting domestic and international pressure on him to restore multi-party democracy in the country.
- Dawood Shifts To Retail And Tourism (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Feb 22, 2005)
Far from the probing eyes of the media and the law enforcement authorities, the Dawood Ibrahim gang has been gradually moving into legitimate businesses in India and abroad. Investments in film distribution
- Evil Designs (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Feb 22, 2005)
Far from bringing Iraq closer to democracy, the elections were a device by which the US sought to legitimize its occupation
- Foreign, Or Feudal, Direct Investment? (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Feb 22, 2005)
In the late 1970s, when I, along with a group of very interesting colleagues, graduated from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies,
- Israel Migrant Workers' Raw Deal (Hindu, Rachel Shabi, Feb 22, 2005)
Each year thousands of foreign workers are invited to Israel, lured by the promise of good jobs and a new life. The reality is grimly different.
- J And K Accession-I (Tribune, A.S. Anand , Feb 22, 2005)
ON August 15, 1947, India became independent. In accordance with the Cabinet Mission plan of May 1946 following the creation of the dominions of India and Pakistan, Kashmir bordering on both India and Pakistan had, like any other native State, three alter
- Labouring The Point (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 22, 2005)
The project for computerisation of accounts at the EPFO is now at risk. The removal of the EPFO commissioner, Ajai Singh, who had put the project together and was going full steam ahead to gather support for it from all quarters
- Streamline Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 21, 2005)
The recent Supreme Court ruling cancelling registration of nearly 100 private universities in the country is a welcome move, as it will help streamline higher education.
- Minimising Earthquake Risks (Tribune, Maj Gen Pushpendra Singh, Feb 21, 2005)
The recent tsunami had resulted from a massive undersea earthquake caused by the Indian (Gondwana) tectonic plate pushing under the Eurasian plate. This phenomenon has also raised the great Himalayas and made the entire North Indian region vulnerable to e
- Nation In Turmoil, King In Trouble (Deccan Herald, ANIRUDHA DASGUPTA, Feb 21, 2005)
By clamping an emergency and banning all political parties, King Gyanendra Bikram Shah has triggered — most probably — a major avalanche in the Himalayas.
- Nepal: An Indian Faux Pas? (Business Line, A. Seshan, Feb 21, 2005)
The Government of India has reacted in a knee-jerk fashion to the developments in Nepal. It has issued a strong statement condemning the action of the King in dismissing the Cabinet and imposing an emergency.
- Not That Warm Yet (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 21, 2005)
That sound you don’t hear in the street outside is the crowds who aren’t cheering to celebrate the entry into effect of the Kyoto Protocol.
- Running Low On Wagons (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 21, 2005)
Suddenly everyone seems to have woken up to wagon shortage as if the crisis has happened overnight without the knowledge of the mandarins in the Rail Bhavan.
- The Emperor Wears No Clothes (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Feb 21, 2005)
India has recently stated that it sees constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy as the twin pillars of stability in a modern Nepal.
- The Gut Issues (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 21, 2005)
An agreement on starting a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad by April 7, has been called a breakthrough. Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri went beyond
- Those Who Care For Nobody’S Rights But Their Own (Indian Express, K P S Gill, Feb 21, 2005)
Once again, the ‘human rights’ lobby has launched a virulent and unsubstantiated campaign against the police in the case of the attempt on the life of S A R Geelani, who had been acquitted in the December 13, 2001, attack on India’s Parliament.
- Trigger-Happy (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 21, 2005)
Three separate incidents that recently took place in different parts of the country: they nonetheless form a pattern. Militarymen occupying a compartment in a mail train hurtling ...
- When Camels Fly (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Feb 21, 2005)
It’s good news, bad news time again for the Middle East. The good news is that what you are witnessing in the Arab world is the fall of its Berlin Wall.
- New Call (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 21, 2005)
The support of the British foreign secretary, Mr Jack Straw, for Indian membership of an expanded United Nations security council is an obvious recognition of New Delhi’s growing importance in the international system.
- Where Are The Tiger’S Guardians? (Indian Express, MANOJ KUMAR MISRA, Feb 21, 2005)
India's central highlands, and northern and eastern terai belt provide the most suitable habitat for the tiger and report the most numbers of them. Threats inevitably follow the numbers.
- Unfulfilled Hasrat (Tribune, Iqbal Singh Ahuja, Feb 21, 2005)
It was the 50th year celebrations for the first batch of the MBBS class. I was given the responsibility of extending the Indian hospitality to those coming from far away for the “Homecoming — 2004” function in Ludhiana.
- Jaundice In Pathankot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 21, 2005)
Punjab's image takes a beating when one comes to the basics. The state has failed to meet a primary need of the citizens: clean drinking water.
- A Green Scorecard For Nations (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Feb 21, 2005)
The Environmental Sustainability Index makes the point that sustainable economic growth actually requires the adoption of policies that aid the environment rather than destroy it.
- Buddha Speaks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 21, 2005)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s assurance that his party would continue its support to the UPA government is both sagacious and timely, coming as it does soon after the CPM congress.
- Calcutta Kills (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 21, 2005)
Calcutta kills little children, slowly as well as quickly. The pollution in the air and the arsenic in the water take a while.
- Cricket Through Compromise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 21, 2005)
It is not always that both sides win in a compromise. But the agreement between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Pakistan Cricket Board to change the venue of the second Test from Ahmedabad to Kolkata
- A Fractious Lot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 21, 2005)
Even an electoral drubbing cannot keep dissident Congressmen in Kerala quiet for long. Although factionalism contributed in large measure to the party's Kerala rout in the 14th general election
- Directive Is Undemocratic (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Feb 21, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance government’s admission, through its Solicitor-General G.E. Vahanvati, in the Supreme Court of the politician-criminal-bureaucrat nexus, while defending its stand in favour of the Single Directive provision in the Central
- Down The Abyss? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 21, 2005)
Not only in India, but in the rest of the world too, those who were once fondly called city fathers are finding themselves unable to cope with the demands of urban management.
- Economy: Build Like The Ant (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 21, 2005)
Ants build big hills that last and prosper for hundreds of generations but we build towns the way grasshoppers do; the type that become unliveable within one generation.
- For The Love Of Neighbours (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, Feb 21, 2005)
The foreign secretary’s recent speech has sparked off a debate on inter-state relations in south Asia
- Forget Shanghai, Remember Mumbai (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 21, 2005)
We need to put aside our obsession with becoming "world class". Let us make our cities liveable for all the people.
- How About The Idea Of A Fixed-Maturity Equity Fund? (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Feb 21, 2005)
A fixed-maturity equity fund has to actively control its market risk, especially at the horizon. This requires using derivatives.
- Hp's Board Flexes Its Muscles (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Feb 21, 2005)
The news reports on February 10 were sharp and direct. The board of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) had fired its CEO, Ms Carleton Fiorina. Moreover, the company said that the ousting was `without cause'.
- Chancellor Gordon Brown For The World Bank? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Feb 21, 2005)
The term of the World Bank President, Mr James Wolfensohn, is coming to an end in a few months' time. Speculation is rife that the post may be offered to Chancellor Gordon Brown of the UK...
- Union Budget: Looking Beyond (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Feb 20, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government is expected to set in motion a major tax reforms initiative in the Union Budget (2005-2006).
- Women’S Panel Not A Jhoom Jhooma (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Feb 20, 2005)
Subhashini Ali of Kanpur was a formidable speaker when she was a CPI(M) member of the Lok Sabha. One afternoon in 1982 I heard her on the newly constituted National Commission for Women.
- Three-In-One (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 20, 2005)
The Left is right, for once. The Congress and Lok Jan-shakti Party have made a "mess" of 'secular' vote-solicitation in Bihar. Both pro and anti-Lalu sections of the electorate no longer know what is on offer in the so-called 'secular' showroom.
- Paswan: A Leader To Be Watched (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Feb 20, 2005)
Described by his bete noire Laloo Prasad Yadav as “Abhaga Paswan”, the Lok Janshakti Party leader, Ram Vilas Paswan may become “Bhagyawan Paswan” as he positions himself to play a crucial role in the post-poll scenario in Bihar.
- How The Cpm Sees Its Future (Indian Express, SHIKHA MUKERJEE, Feb 19, 2005)
From 1996, the CPM has been operating in a reactive mode, summed in Jyoti Basu’s famous observation that rejecting the prime ministership was a "historic blunder". In the nine years since 1996
- Mumbai Shanghaied To Patna (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 19, 2005)
Just a drive around Patna could help you see the ongoing slum demolition controversy in Mumbai in a comprehensive perspective.
- Muddle In Nepal (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Feb 19, 2005)
India has seven neighbours, including Nepal. Our relationship with each one of them is based on a different set of historical, geographical and cultural factors. But a generally shared perspective of history and a substantially common culture especially b
- Metropolis, Stalled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 19, 2005)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is a deeply disappointed man today. His ambitious attempt — the first serious one since Independence
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