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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 27558:
- Many A Slip (Tribune, Ashwini Bhatnagar, Feb 03, 2005)
Elections come and go, but the memory of a few lingers on. It was the summer of 1990 and the second phase of the Lok Sabha poll was conducted after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
- No Kidding (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2005)
The Delhi Government has joined Gujarat and Karnataka in banning students from using mobile phones in schools. This is a move that will be welcomed by all right-thinking individuals who have reason to be concerned about the steady encroachment...
- No Dream Budget, Just A Credible One Please (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Feb 03, 2005)
The political realities of coalition politics does not allow the Finance Minister to be insensitive to the viewpoints of partners and outside supporters to the government.
- Nepalis Want Democracy, Not Monarchy (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Feb 03, 2005)
The key to the future of Nepal after the dismissal of the Deuba Government and the imposition of Emergency lies in a question that everyone finds difficult to answer at this stage: how would the Nepali citizen respond to this act of the King?
- Music Musings (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2005)
The recently concluded annual festival in Chennai is a felicitous reminder that music continues to be a way of life for hundreds of performing artistes and thousands of ordinary people.
- Money Doesn't Grow On Trees (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Feb 03, 2005)
In the Gospel, according to St. Matthew, is the verse `the tree is know by its fruit.' Promoters of teak and other plantation companies seem to have forgotten this while offering double-digit returns to investors for
- May We See Peer Reviews Of Our Cas On The Net? (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 03, 2005)
Peer stands for Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Quite apt from an auditing angle, one may say, talking of peer review of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) that caused tremors in a profession never used to any questioni
- Make Hay While The Sun Is Dim (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Feb 03, 2005)
Tuesday’s drill in Kathmandu was all too familiar. Editors were summoned to the palace and told to get their publications vetted from now on. Foreign news channels were bumped off the cable networks
- Weak National Security System (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Feb 03, 2005)
It took just three weeks and several rounds of consultations by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with security experts to confirm Mr M.K. Narayan as the National Security Adviser (NSA).
- Peer Review Can Work If It Doesn't Simply Scratch (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 02, 2005)
Peer review is much in the news. For instance, Uganda plans to implement African Peer Review Mechanism or APRM of the New Partnership for Africa's Development a.k.a. Nepad.
- Paswan's Laden In Lalu's Bihar (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Feb 02, 2005)
He prefers the name "Laden", as in Osama bin Laden, because "nobody will remember my real name". The other reason why Maulana Meraj Khalid Noor has opted for this nom de guerre is because he looks like Osama bin Laden.
- Of Aya Rams And Gaya Rams (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 02, 2005)
The tiny state of Goa, no stranger to political flux and uncertainty, has been plunged into yet another crisis with the emergence of doubts about whether the Manohar Parrikar Government continues to enjoy a majority.
- Not Quite Cricket (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2005)
The ruckus that broke out in Allahabad on Republic Day after the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal caught senior police officials completely off-guard. First, police did the unthinkable by cremating the MLA’s body without even informing his family
- Rise Of Shias In The Arab World (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 02, 2005)
The American-ordered tensely-awaited first countrywide multiparty election in Iraq in half a century, did go through on Sunday despite the insurgents’ attempts to disrupt it.
- Nepal's Palace Coup (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 02, 2005)
By dismissing Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba for the second time in a little more than two years, King Gyanendra has not only acted against the spirit of Nepal's system of constitutional monarchy.
- Voyage Through Tsunami Waters (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Feb 02, 2005)
PRIOR to my Pacific voyage from Tamano (Japan) to Santiago. (Chile) my knowledge regarding tsunami harbour waves was limited to books only. But an urge to know more remained.
- Route Of Controversy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 02, 2005)
THE Union Government’s decision to disburse the “Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami-Affected Areas” directly through banks, thereby sidelining the Tamil Nadu Government in the process, violates the federal spirit of the Union.
- The Last Temptation Of Padma (Indian Express, SUMIT CHAKRAVARTTY, Feb 02, 2005)
With historian Professor Romila Thapar turning down the Padma Bhushan award conferred on her on Republic Day this year, the controversy over the acceptance or non-acceptance of these civilian awards announced by the state on such an occasion has once more
- Deprived Of A Future (Telegraph, Amit Bhaduri, Feb 02, 2005)
The promise of guaranteeing employment to the poor was made in the common minimum programme of the United Progressive Alliance government in power.
- Same-Sex Marriages Against Our Ethos (Tribune, Maj-Gen Himmat Singh Gill (retd) , Feb 02, 2005)
THE Bill on same-sex marriages slated for introduction in Canada shortly raises some disturbing questions on the necessity, legality and morality of the measure.
- Fresh Crisis In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 02, 2005)
THE Nepalese crisis has deepened further with King Gyanendra sacking the government led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Tuesday.
- Social Intelligence (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 02, 2005)
In my previous piece, I had referred to the national seminar on Naxalism organised by the Observer Research Foundation on January 28-29. I am reverting to it to mention two particularly noteworthy suggestions made by participants.
- A King-Sized Dilemma (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2005)
By dismissing the government of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Nepal’s King Gyanendra has added yet another chapter in the tragically repetitive pattern of Nepali politics; a pattern where the monarch appoints a prime minister only to dismiss him with
- Ballot Over Bullet (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 02, 2005)
Iraq witnessed its first multi-party elections in half a century on Sunday, under US security arrangements, which inspired a 60 per cent voter turn out despite the shadow of terrorist violence.
- Benny Hinn And Dog-Girl Wedding (Deccan Herald, REUBEN DAVID, Feb 02, 2005)
I am appalled as an Indian to read of my country so deeply lost in mindless religious barbarism. While BJP leaders and Hindu seers rant and rave against a Christian prayer gathering
- Condoleezza’S Choices (Indian Express, WALTER ANDERSEN, Feb 02, 2005)
George W. Bush was sworn in as president in 2001 with no intention of focusing on foreign policy. The second inauguration of George W. Bush on January 20 was quite the reverse.
- Democracy And Its Dirty Secrets (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 02, 2005)
M.K. Dhar’s book Open Secrets: India’s Intelligence unveiled has sent shock waves through the intelligence community and raised questions about the ethics of an intelligence operator revealing all.
- Duping Biharis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 02, 2005)
The Congress's "Sonia blitzkrieg" in Bihar, one would have thought, was aimed at organisational resuscitation. Such revival, it seemed logical to assume, presupposed plainspeak about the lawlessness that is the State's lot-mafia running riot, goons snatch
- Exit Of A Savant (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 02, 2005)
Even as a concept the blend of rationalism with spiritualism may sound quite contradictory. But this is precisely what epitomised the persona of Dr Hosur Narasimhaiah who is now just a memory for his innumerable admirers and traducers.
- Let The Party Begin (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 02, 2005)
If the Congress leadership undertakes the task of organisational renewal, it could begin the larger process of reform of the entire party system.
- Help Them March Forward (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Feb 02, 2005)
Poverty and inequality have always been with mankind. Even if inequality, upto a point — measured in terms of income, wealth or power
- Images And Words (Deccan Herald, SHEREEN P, Feb 02, 2005)
Until the horrible weekend in December, ‘tsunami’ was just another of those words that vaguely meant a natural disaster of some kind, with a Japanese link to it.
- Iraq, After The Polls (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2005)
As a democracy India cannot but appreciate the surprising success of Sunday’s elections in Iraq. India’s own electoral experience suggests that giving people a say always helps change the ground situation and create space for political institutions.
- Iraq: No Vote On Clarity (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 02, 2005)
Elections in Iraq have come and gone, bringing more people out to vote than expected and fairly peacefully too. But in a country whose future continues to be more uncertain than ever
- Kislay Kaushik’S Cry (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Feb 02, 2005)
ANY country which takes genuine care of its children would have felt a sense of indignation on what happened in Bihar last week. Placards in hand, in large numbers schoolchildren marched down the streets of Patna and onto Raj Bhawan to demand...
- Labour Party’S Prospects In Polls (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Feb 02, 2005)
WILL the ruling Labour Party have a smooth sailing at the next general elections? Most political pundits think yes. All public opinion polls suggest defeat for the Opposition Tory Party and a definite victory, possibly a landslide one, for the ruling Labo
- Drastic Steps (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 02, 2005)
Monarchs are not the best defenders of democracies. By dismissing the government and assuming all powers for three years, Nepal’s King Gyanendra has not only dealt a deadly blow to the country’s fledgling democracy but also put the monarchy itself under a
- Three Affirmative Tax Actions (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Feb 02, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, hates being a peripheral nibbler. He chomps his way to the core of economic issues with piercing swiftness.
- Song Of The Sufi (Indian Express, K.K. Khullar, Feb 01, 2005)
Sufism in Sind was an indigenous movement which absorbed in itself the finest of Islam and Hinduism, thereby laying the foundation of what is termed the composite culture of India
- India Beyond Delhi And Mumbai (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Feb 01, 2005)
Unlike in the US, where the metros and other cities have distinct reputations in such fields as industry, commerce, education and culture, their Indian counterparts hardly have any activity specialisation
- Integrating Economies Into Growth (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Feb 01, 2005)
Dhaka will be hosting the 13th summit of Saarc towards the end of the week. The Islamabad summit last year adopted a landmark framework agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta).
- Local Triumph (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 01, 2005)
The large turnout in the civic polls in Jammu and Kashmir suggests that there is a widespread urge for peace and stability among the people. These elections come after a gap of 27 years, and have been postponed several times in the past few years.
- Man With A Mission (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Feb 01, 2005)
He was a rare teacher. He may have headed several institutions, from pre-primary to postgraduate. But, he carried his position with the same simplicity as his attire. Dhoti, khaddar shirt and Gandhi cap set in an impudent angle on that head which actually
- No Big Bang (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 01, 2005)
Mr Vijay Kelkar is no longer around in North Block. But the two Kelkar task-force reports on direct and indirect taxes and the third one on implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act argued that the roadmap for deficit-reduction
- Republic Of Fear (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2005)
Yesterday's election in Iraq should have been a defining moment. For two generations of Iraqis, casting a democratic ballot presented a fitting way to end the cruelty and dictatorship of the Saddam Hussein years.
- Pf's Investing Horizon Expanded (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 01, 2005)
The Government has broken fresh ground in broad-basing the type of assets into which the long-term savings of members of the provident fund can be parked.
- Fierce Battle For Haryana Assembly (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Feb 01, 2005)
AS Haryana is all set for the Assembly elections on February 3, the ruling Indian National Lok Dal of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and the Opposition Congress are engaged in a fierce fight to control the political destiny of the state for the next f
- Stalemate In Goa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 01, 2005)
GOA, the little state known for its lovely beaches, is again back to the politics of instability. The fear of defections has always haunted every Chief Minister and the present incumbent, Mr Manohar Parrickar, is no exception.
- The Icra Online Mutual Fund Rankings 2005 (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 01, 2005)
Investors in equity found appreciation in calendar year 2004 both because of the bullish trend in the market and the superior performance of the fund managers in picking up the right stocks.
- The Truth About Godhra? (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Feb 01, 2005)
This past Saturday, 75 members of India’s intelligentsia wrote a letter to the prime minister. Under the aegis of Act Now for Harmony and Democracy (ANHAD), they demanded the immediate release of those arrested by the Gujarat police for allegedly setting
- Working At It (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Feb 01, 2005)
Probably no piece of legislation has attracted more apprehension, cynicism or praise in the recent past than the national rural employment guarantee bill introduced in parliament last December.
- Pay As You Go Along (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Feb 01, 2005)
The recently presented white paper on VAT seems to clear all doubts regarding the subject
- Horses Are Left Out (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 01, 2005)
The splendid Beating the Retreat happened last Saturday at the spectacular Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. Sadly, Doordarshan had their worst cameraman filming this event.
- Discovering Ways To A Peaceful World (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Feb 01, 2005)
“It is the small-minded that say: This is mine and this yours. For those endowed with a larger vision, the whole world is but one family.”
- China Ahead (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 01, 2005)
The just concluded five-day Annual Meet of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held at Davos witnessed a brainstorming session on the business prospects in India and China and New Delhi’s ongoing efforts to project the country as an ideal destination for Forei
- Can Congress Turn The Corner? (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Feb 01, 2005)
“He came, he saw and he conferred.” This should be the slightly modified version
of the Shakespearean quote as regards the just concluded Bangalore mission of Mr A K Antony, AICC(I) General Secretary in charge of Karnataka affairs.
- Blast From The Past (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2005)
Every once in a way a verdict from one court or other indicates how indifferent the justice system is to ensuring substantive equality between men and women. But when the court in question happens to be the highest in the land
- Bite The Ballot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 01, 2005)
The turnout in J&K’s civic polls could be the beginning of a new compact with normalcy
- Arms And Votes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 01, 2005)
Despite the shadow of arms and uncertainty looming large over Iraq, over 60 per cent of the 14 million voters defied insurgents’ bullets to opt for democracy.
- Anti-Federal And Breach Of Faith (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 01, 2005)
The decision reportedly taken by the Central Government, on the recommendation of the Union Finance Ministry, on a "Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami-Affected Areas,"
- Another False Dawn (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 01, 2005)
While the result of the election held in Iraq on January 30 will not be finally known for some more days to come, those who conducted the exercise sought to portray it as a turning point.
- An Election To Anoint An Occupation (Hindu, Salim Lone, Feb 01, 2005)
Had an election like the one just conducted in Iraq been held in Zimbabwe, the West would have denounced it.
- Al-Jazeera For Sale (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 01, 2005)
QATAR'S tentative decision to look for buyers for its famed pan-Arab Arabic language 24-hour television channel Al-Jazeera under intense American pressure is an indication of the Bush administration’s high stake in it.
- Achtung! Here Be Demons! (OutLook, B. Raman , Feb 01, 2005)
The recent violations of the more than a year-long ceasefire along the LOC by Pak army and its allegations of violations by the Indian security forces appear for now as isolated incidents, but it is best seen in conjunction with pressures faced ...
- In Pursuit Of Energy Security (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Feb 01, 2005)
For ensuring energy security, all options for diversification of our fuel basket need to be pursued vigorously. This also means the process of inter-fuel substitution in industrial processes must begin now.
- Mutthu Taandavar (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Jan 31, 2005)
In 1560, in the Tamil town of Seergazhi, a son was born to a family of temple musicians. It was a resonant old year in history: Akbar had literally thrown off his regent, Bairam Khan, and assumed full power; the Roman Catholic church was
- Those Unreliable, Moody Communists (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Jan 31, 2005)
Many breakfasts later, the Left is still acting as if they are the Opposition rather than allies of the Manmohan Singh Government
- The Great Game In Central Asia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jan 31, 2005)
The American encouragement of velvet revolutions in the former Soviet republics poses a threat to peace and stability in Central Asia.
- The Geo-Green Alternative (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Jan 31, 2005)
One of the most striking things I’ve found in Europe these past two weeks is the absolute conviction that the Bush team is just itching to invade Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
- Tea Troubles (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 31, 2005)
A far from refreshing performance of tea exports two years in a row must make all stakeholders sit up and take note. Decline in export volumes and loss of export market share to competing producers
- Suicide Bombers & Hunger Strikers (Hindu, Terry Eagleton, Jan 31, 2005)
Suicide bombers also die in the name of a better life for others; it is just that, unlike martyrs, they take others with them in the process.
- Step I: Acknowledge The Crisis (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2005)
Deep crisis” are the two words Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmed Badawi used to sum up the Muslim world on Thursday...
- Regulatory Impact Assessment — Useful Tool For Informed Debate (Business Line, Manisha Gulati, Jan 31, 2005)
Regulatory Impact Analysis is a tool that enables the systematic assessment of positive and negative impacts of proposed and existing regulations
- Preventable Deaths (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 31, 2005)
THOUGH the infant mortality rate in the country has been on the rise, the authorities have not formulated a comprehensive strategy to tackle it. The scene in Maharashtra is disturbing.
- Pension Off The Old (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2005)
The finance ministry’s decision to liberalise the investment guidelines for trusts, superannuation funds, provident funds, and so on, enabling 5 per cent investment in equity was long overdue.
- Advantage Mulayam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 31, 2005)
The Mulayam Singh Yadav government in UP is in dire straits. It is under attack from major political parties because of the deteriorating law and order situation
- Not Too Late To Seize The Day (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jan 31, 2005)
Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) have come to Delhi armed with the widest possible support of their people to negotiate a permanent settlement of the Naga issue.
- Bihar, Now (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 31, 2005)
Metropolitan India has numerous ways to swat Bihar. Take the old joke: “Yaar, we should agree to give J&K to the Pakistanis if they agree to take Bihar as well.” So static is the big picture of the state that news agencies are known to recycle old picture
- Mufti To Step Aside In Nov, Says Mehbooba (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Jan 31, 2005)
Ms Mehbooba Mufti (46) MS Mehbooba Mufti (46), president of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and MP from the Anantnag constituency, feels that the biggest achievement of her party is that it has been consistent in its political ideology.
- Moving Ahead With An Old Idea (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 31, 2005)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's most recent statement on the public sector disinvestment programme must be understood as an exercise in addressing and resolving policy ambiguities in a contentious area.
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