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Articles 5621 through 5720 of 27558:
- Westward Shift (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 29, 2004)
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yuschenkov finally won the presidential election on Monday, trouncing his political rival Prime Minister Victor Yanukovich after much controversy and electoral drama. Behind Yuschenkov’s 8 per cent margin of ...
- What Can India Get? (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Dec 29, 2004)
Most of us are unaware of the extra charge called the Asian premium which India and other Asian importers of crude oil from West Asia have to pay. The US and Europe are free from this levy.
- Sex And Sensibility (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 29, 2004)
Although at one level it was a case of adolescent indiscretion, the afterlife of the MMS clip case captures many anxieties about the social transformation that sections of Indian society are undergoing.
- Business Vs Pricing Strategy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 29, 2004)
The best business strategies face a legal blow on occasion. The most recent instance is that of Microsoft.
- A Poor Relief Effort (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2004)
People sometimes become so close to their pets that they can go to extraordinary lengths. A Texan woman has become the first to have her pet, a cat named Nicky that died last year
- A Little More Credit For Tilling The Soil (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 29, 2004)
Integrating agricultural loans with the marketing of rural products may be one way to ensure greater offtake of rural credit
- Search For Explanations (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 29, 2004)
The New York Times, which is usually matter-of-fact and to the point, has allowed itself a bit of philosophising in its editorial on the enormous scale and sweep of the terror and tragedy of the black Sunday when the ...
- Lack Of Reliance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 29, 2004)
After Monday’s board meeting of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) the supporters of Mr Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of RIL, have claimed a major victory for Mukesh.
- After-Thoughts (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 29, 2004)
As India begins to recover slowly from the shock of the havoc wrought by tsunami's devastating waves, the question arises whether something, if done in time, could have at least reduced the scale of death and destruction.
- Beyond Politics (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 29, 2004)
The very first words that were spoken by Manmohan Singh when he arrived at his South Block office
- War And Peace In Sri Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 29, 2004)
The light at the end of the tunnel in the Sri Lankan peace process, burnt out in the last 18 months of static, is flickering again.
- Cloning Pets (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2004)
People sometimes become so close to their pets that they can go to extraordinary lengths. A Texan woman has become the first to have her pet, a cat named Nicky that died last year
- Coping With Depression (Hindu, Nick Johnstone, Dec 29, 2004)
'Depressed' describes a debilitating illness. It is not a word to idly bandy about.
- Face The Facts (Pioneer, Ram Gopal, Dec 29, 2004)
In his article, "Ayodhya: The futility of talks" (December 4), Mr SP Gupta, a noted archaeologist, has given ample historical and archaeological evidence to support the claim that a Hindu temple existed prior to Babri
- Kashmir Conference In Kathmandu (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Dec 29, 2004)
The Kathmandu conference provided ideas on how to move forward in the quest for restoring normalcy and promoting contacts and harmony across the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Fdi Khichdi: Pile On The Ketch-Up (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 29, 2004)
Mr P Chidambaram, the country’s reformer—‘reformer’ in every sense of the term—began smelling a rat the day FDI (foreign direct investment) was sought to be increased in the tomato ketch-up industry.
- For A Development-Oriented Trips (The Economic Times, ASHOK KHEMKAL, Dec 29, 2004)
The third Patent (Amend) Bill, meant to fulfil its obligation to introduce product patent protection in drugs and medicines in compliance with Article 27.1 of the TRIPS agreement falling due on January 1, 2005
- How Times Change (Tribune, Yana Bey, Dec 29, 2004)
Every December, as Christmas draws near, I cannot but help mourn the passing of the grace that once marked traditional celebrations in our cities and towns.
- Broadband Versus Narrow Elitism (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 28, 2004)
Farming and farm-related activities are exposed to high risks and low incomes. By contrast, easy profits characterise a major part of the commerce that underpins the rural economy.
- Global Commodity Boom Set To Continue (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 28, 2004)
Strong demand and rise in investments globally in 2004 in the wake of the world economy's upswing fuelled a price boom for key commodities, both oil and non-oil, especially metals and minerals.
- Earth And Sea (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2004)
Few disasters in living memory have achieved in scale of intensity and spread the devastation in seven countries caused by the rubbing of the Indian Ocean and Eurasian tectonic plates off the Sumatran coast.
- Dirty Tricks? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 28, 2004)
On the face of it, the action of the authorities of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar in lodging an FIR against Mr George Fernandes last Saturday under Sections 170 and 171(B) of the Indian Penal Code
- Dhaka’S Moment (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2004)
On a grim day for the region as the tsunami terror struck, the one spark came from the least expected quarter: Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, where the hosts beat India in a thrilling cricket encounter.
- Death By Water (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2004)
The tsunami tragedy flags again the need to shore up our meteorological preparedness
- Baptised, But Boundary Remains (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 28, 2004)
The gutter inspectors are out, revelling in the discomfort of devout Hindus, telling us exactly what's wrong with us. To begin with, it's the Brahmins and the caste system, a euphemism for the fact that we're still a predominantly Hindu society.
- Can Indian Carriers Soar In The Open Skies? (Business Line, R. Krishnan , Dec 28, 2004)
With a new civil aviation policy expected to set India's public and private sector carriers free, they should really take advantage of the open skies.
- Alliance Arithmetic Holds The Key (Hindu, Sanjay Kumar, Dec 28, 2004)
While a Congress-JMM-RJD alliance can upset the BJP's applecart in Jharkhand, the absence of it will almost ensure a second innings for the BJP.
- Bjp: A Year Of Disappointments (Tribune, Satish Misra, Dec 28, 2004)
One year is hardly of any consequence in the life of a political party, but 2004 would definitely be remembered as a year of catharsis in the 24 years’ existence of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- A Shaky Start (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2004)
For all the political strength that United States President George W. Bush gained at the end of the last electoral cycle, there are enough signs that the early months of his second term will not be trouble-free.
- India Should Read Tsunamis Right (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Dec 28, 2004)
The Asian Marine Disaster (AMD) on December 26 has no parallel in recent history. The Sumatra earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.9, is the fifth largest since 1900.
- At Saarc, In Charge (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 28, 2004)
As he packs his bags for the first foreign policy venture in the new year — the annual summit of the South Asian nations in Dhaka
- A Tide Of E-Waste (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2004)
Computers and electronic gadgets that have reached the end of their useful life in the industrialised countries present a major environmental problem for India and other developing countries, turning up at their ports as e-waste.
- Armenia's Isolation Grows Deeper (Hindu, Susan Sachs, Dec 28, 2004)
As winter closes in, bringing the risk of new hardships in a country heavily dependent on imports and foreign aid, the prospects appear grim without outside intervention.
- Common Cause (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2004)
Adversities throw up new challenges. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Maoist rebellion in Nepal has prompted India to rethink its relations with the Himalayan neighbour.
- Trading With China (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 28, 2004)
In recent months, India-China trade has been on a high, and estimates are that the overall figure for calendar 2004 could well cross the target of $10 billion to touch $12 billion.
- Defining Hindutva (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Dec 28, 2004)
The championing by the BJP of the Hindu ethos at its Ranchi meeting would be welcomed by all supporters of Hindutva.
- When The Sea Rose (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 28, 2004)
It was not the 9.2 Richter scale earthquake in Indonesia that was devastating. It was the tsunami, or harbour wave, that struck the coastal belt in the Indian Ocean, including the southern coasts of India
- World Bank Report (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2004)
A pat from the World Bank is bound to lift the drooping spirits of the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister, who are battling with mixed results the oil price rise challenge, which is threatening to destablise economies worldwide.
- The Tired Old Subsidies Debate (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 28, 2004)
Once again, the Finance Ministry has prepared a document which proposes that the Central Government cut explicit and implicit subsidies, without adequate attention to the possible negative implications.
- Left’S Base Is Shrinking (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Dec 28, 2004)
THE leading lights of the CPM Politbureau seem to get up every morning with a determination to say “no” to whatever the Centre might propose. So, if it is “no” to disinvestment today
- Spying At The Un (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 28, 2004)
The official acknowledgement by the UN office at Geneva (UNOG) of the discovery of a secret listening device is shocking.
- Powers To Be Misused (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 28, 2004)
The CBI seems to be losing its veneer of being a non-partisan investigating body and is increasingly coming across as an arm of whichever is the party in power.
- Network Error (Indian Express, Bhai Mahavir, Dec 28, 2004)
A fire had broken out on the electric pole outside my home. The wiremen came, and pronounced that the cable had got burnt and that they had to replace it.
- Sorry Show At The Goa Iffi (Deccan Herald, UTPAL BORPUJARI, Dec 28, 2004)
The emphasis on festivities could not hide the conspicuous absence of quality films and known personalities
- Nature's Pogrom (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 28, 2004)
It will take some time before the sheer scale of Sunday's tragedy sinks in. Southern Asia felt the battering impact of an earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra, but the mourning for the dead cannot but have global dimensions.
- Timely Reminder (Telegraph, Rita Manchanda, Dec 28, 2004)
From the reports on the “historic” return of the top Naga leaders — Thuingaleng Muivah and Isak Chishi Swu
- Finance Minister's Report On Fiscal Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 27, 2004)
The midyear review recently presented by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to Parliament is a welcome addition to the periodic reports that the Government has been providing.
- Subsidy Burden (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 27, 2004)
The report presented by the union finance ministry to Parliament on the mounting subsidy bill which is playing havoc with the country’s fiscal strength is yet another acknowledgement of the need to act fast in this important area.
- Seers And Scoundrels (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 27, 2004)
Why cavil at the phenomenon of their existence — godmen and godwomen are an integral part of the landscape. They are our heritage; they define the current milieu too.
- Right To Ignorance (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 27, 2004)
The angry protest of civil society organisations represented on the National Advisory Council (NAC), presided over by the Congress(I) President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, and intended to keep a close watch on the
- Revolutionaries Of Another Kind (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 27, 2004)
Hugo Chavez has done much to improve the lot of poor Venezuelans but, in the process, he has also gathered many enemies
- Rail Priorities And Safety (Deccan Herald, J Rajagopalachari, Dec 27, 2004)
The recent head-on collision between two passenger-carrying trains in Punjab has received world-wide attention. The Western world’s view of India is still characterised by a degree of condescension and they consider the colon
- Promote Fdi For Higher Growth (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Dec 27, 2004)
THE recent moves in opening the economy to foreign direct investment deserve fulsome praise. When an economy wants to grow at 8-9 per cent based on a savings rate of 24-25 per cent, it would surely need 5-6 per cent of GDP as foreign investment.
- Pension: Thinking Into The Future (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 27, 2004)
The panic about pensions is rising around the world. The United States, Europe, Japan, China and other countries are seeing the graying of their populations, and the steady march of the demographic bulge towards pensionable age.
- Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 27, 2004)
Mr Manmohan Singh has realized that the project of liberalization that he initiated in his finance minister avatar cannot remain confined to the economy.
- Lingua Fracas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 27, 2004)
THERE are many milestones in the popularisation of Hindi language that may be recalled with a glow of pride. Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee speaking in Hindi in the United Nations is, of course
- Is Nothing Sacred? (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Dec 27, 2004)
This season, the so-called “true believers” went on the offensive against the “secularists” in America
- A Report Rehashed (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 27, 2004)
For a document that was supposed to furnish a "detailed road map" for targeting subsidies "sharply at the poor and the truly needy," the Finance Ministry's report on Central Government Subsidies in India fall short of expectations.
- Guaranteeing Employment (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Dec 27, 2004)
If this Government still has eyes to see and ears to hear the poor, it must be bolder with a much larger employment programme.
- The Global Local Way To Go (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Dec 27, 2004)
The prime minister has reportedly asked for a gender-equitable legislative regime and an exercise is underway to put all existing laws under the gender scanner.
- Fdi Khichdi: Pile On The Ketch-Up (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Dec 27, 2004)
Mr P Chidambaram, the country’s reformer—‘reformer’ in every sense of the term—began smelling a rat the day FDI (foreign direct investment) was sought to be increased in the tomato ketch-up industry.
- Drugs, Patents And Options (Business Line, Alok Ray, Dec 27, 2004)
While economists recognise the need for continuing R&D, they feel that options other than the current patent system must be explored which can encourage research and, at the same time, keep new drugs affordable.
- Dna In The Times Of Bio-Babel (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2004)
In Genesis, the people of Babel try to build a tower to heaven. God stops the project by giving everyone a different language. They can’t communicate, so the tower is abandoned.
- Demolition Myths (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2004)
It was a nerve-racking selection process that culminated in Vilasrao Deshmukh becoming chief minister of Maharashtra again. Intrigue and factional jockeying carried well into the evening hours of the day his name was announced as leader of the Congress-NC
- Death From The Sea (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2004)
Cutting a swathe of death and destruction across the coastal areas of half a dozen littoral countries of the Indian Ocean, the titanic tsunami rising from the fifth largest earthquake since the beginning of the 20th century
- Colours Of Unreason (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 27, 2004)
The comrades have picked up the gauntlet. In a familiar resolve to defend their ideological confusion, they will not be deterred from their task even if in the process they must wage battle against a fellow communist.
- But What Is Not (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 27, 2004)
Ms Zahira Sheikh has come to represent almost everything that is wrong with India’s polity. The courtroom drama manifests barely a fraction of the conflicting and destructive forces
- Bigger Council (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 27, 2004)
The report of a high-level panel appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General has recommended wide-ranging reforms in the functioning of the UN system, including an expansion of the Security Council
- Assault On Hinduism (Pioneer, Anil M Dave, Dec 27, 2004)
The nation's media, whether print or electronic, has been preoccupied with various controversies related to the Kanchi Shankaracharya. The case presented a unique example of "trial by media".
- Argentina's Comeback (Hindu, Larry Rohter, Dec 27, 2004)
Three years after Argentina declared a record debt default, the economy has grown by eight per cent for two consecutive years without a debt settlement or the standard measures required by the International Monetary Fund for its approval.
- Airlines: The Turbulence Can Be Jolting (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Dec 27, 2004)
Major airlines in the US are going through some tough times. The recent round of reports on their performance has left most investors fairly gloomy about a revival of fortunes in the near future.
- Home And Heart (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 27, 2004)
With the welcome revocation of her suspension from the BJP, the process of Ms Uma Bharati's in-house rehabilitation has begun. Hearteningly, her comeback has taken place with a quiet dignity that contrasts with the tempestuous way she had fallen from grac
- Why The Meek Must Inherit (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 27, 2004)
Slums might be urban eyesores. In reality, however, they reflect on the acute myopia that afflicts the powerful sections of society. The draconian Rent Control Act, for example, is supposedly meant to protect the "welfare of the poor".
- Tabulations Of A Tenant (Deccan Herald, GARGI H CHOUDHURY, Dec 27, 2004)
Our bitter experiences with house-hunting have left us feeling never comfortable in one place
- The Bitter Truth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 27, 2004)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil's admission that at least a part of the Centre's development fund for the Northeastern States goes to finance terrorist activities there, hardly comes as a surprise.
- Why Publish Drug Research? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2004)
The respected scientific journal Science recently published online a paper about a promising new candidate drug for tuberculosis that is now in clinical trials.
- They Need Food, With Thought (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 27, 2004)
Often I get asked what makes a woman journalist different to a man. What is it we bring to the trade that men cannot? I can speak only for myself and will say that I look at political issues differently to my male colleagues.
- The Reformer In Rao (Tribune, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 27, 2004)
History will judge Narasimha Rao’s premiership more positively than his own party which had isolated him. When one looks back to examine the moment when liberalisation became a fact rather than a catchword, it was 1991 when Rao took over the reins.
- The Loc Fence Is Bad Strategy (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, Dec 27, 2004)
In the Robert Frost poem, the narrator’s neighbour tells him “good fences make good neighbours”, but he asks, “Before I built a wall I’d ask to know/ What I was walling in or walling out”.
- The Ideology Of Numbers (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 27, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
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