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Articles 8121 through 8220 of 27558:
- Neither Heaven Nor Hell (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 08, 2004)
The Supreme Court reportedly does not want courts to grant divorce just on a claim of irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
- Moment Of Truth (Deccan Herald, SHALINI K SHARMA, Oct 08, 2004)
It’s sad how we Indians take our ‘Independence’ for granted, and the man who made it possible
- Make Them Service Centres (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 08, 2004)
At a time when the Department of Posts, now popularly known as Indiapost, is celebrating its 150th anniversary, there is a real opportunity to take stock and see how the huge network of
- Kudos To Kumble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2004)
He is easily the most effective strike bowler in the country today
- Getting On Board (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 08, 2004)
There must be a will if an image has to be discarded. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board is now showing that will. International terrorism has encouraged the association of the religion with violence, and it has become necessary to lay stress on the
- Chandigarh A City Beautiful? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 08, 2004)
Experts say Chandigarh is the topmost livable city in the country, but then what do the residents make of their assertion that the quality of its air is increasingly getting poor?
- `Nobel' Heroes Of The Dismal Science (Business Line, A. Seshan, Oct 08, 2004)
It is Nobel season. The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel or, in short, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for 2004 will be announced on October 11.
- Quota — An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 08, 2004)
Quota is "an idea whose time has come", according to Dr Manmohan Singh, though the private sector may never come to terms with ``job reservation for the weaker sections'', law or no law.
- How To Lift Income By 8.9% (The Economic Times, Pradeep S. Mehta, Oct 08, 2004)
The government headed by Dr Manmohan Singh speaks about 8% growth as something to aim for and achieve over the next few years, and reforming with Mungeri Lal’s face in mind.
- Visa Issues (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 08, 2004)
The filling up of the annual quota of 65,000 H1B visas on the opening day is a reflection of the outsourcing momentum the Indian software companies have seen over the past six months.
- We Need The Panel, Only If It Reinvents Itself (The Economic Times, R K PACHAURI, Oct 08, 2004)
The Planning Commission served an important purpose when the government pursued a development philosophy of command and control, with the commanding heights of the economy essentially in government hands.
- Pm On Quota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 08, 2004)
Heartening that the news about the IAF acquiring more multi-role fighter aircraft in the near future is, the few that are in the pipeline may not be enough to fulfil the needs of the Force.
- 'In France, You Can Buy Everything' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 07, 2004)
Clara Gaymard, ambassador at large for international investment and president, Invest In France Agency, was in India recently.
- Nation Without Toilets (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2004)
Fiftyseven years after Independence, Union Minister of State for Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation Selja’s statement that over 70 crore Indians do not have access to proper toilet facilities does not come as a surprise.
- Much Ado About Fii Flows (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 07, 2004)
If the stock market is indeed the barometer of the economy, the UPA government is chugging along nicely.
- Makeover Of India Post (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2004)
The postal services need to capitalise on their large reach and network
- Look East, Find Friend (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 07, 2004)
The visit of Korean president Roh Moo-Hyun to India coincides with a qualitative change in economic relations between the two countries.
- Laloo Can’T Say “no” (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2004)
IF anything epitomises criminalisation of politics, it is the fielding of Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on the Rashtriya Janata Dal ticket from Madhepura in Bihar.
- No Concept, Only Paper (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Oct 07, 2004)
No new `concept' as such has emerged from the Concept Paper. The draft Companies Bill is, for all practical purposes, an abridged rehash of the existing Act.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Ties (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Oct 07, 2004)
For the U.S. to build a thriving high technology business with India that is mutually beneficial, it will have to erase the prevailing perception that it is an unreliable partner.
- In Favour Of Diversity (Telegraph, Ellora Puri, Oct 07, 2004)
There is a lesson for India in the two US rulings which show that the American private sector supports reservation
- Fill In The Blank (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2004)
A political vacuum tends to become the anarchist’s workshop. The Maoist menace in Nepal has long been a case in point.
- Us Just Wants Karzai To Win (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 07, 2004)
Since the US-led invasion in 2001 and the resultant fall of the Taliban government in Kabul, the American presence has been ubiquitous in Afghanistan.
- Investigating Tehelka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 07, 2004)
On the face of it, the decision of the Central Government to get the Tehelka allegations investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation and to wind up the Justice S.N. Phukan Commission of Inquiry makes good sense.
- Teach Agriculture To Rural Students (Tribune, Inderdeep Thapar, Oct 07, 2004)
Why is it that agriculture as a subject has not been introduced at the school level? The geography of the region, with district-wise illustrations and detailed information about the types of soil, the crops which can be sown, the depth of the watertable
- Us Knowhow Policy Discriminatory (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 07, 2004)
Unlike in the Clinton Administration, the nuclear nonproliferation mandarins in the Bush Administration have never embarked on a crusade to “cap, roll back and eliminate” India’s nuclear weapons programme.
- Village Energy Security (Hindu, Indrani Bagchi, Oct 07, 2004)
In India, non-conventional energy resources remain untapped in the absence of policy directions.
- What Is It To Be Normal? (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 07, 2004)
T wo tales from two different cities recently sparked off a lot of controversy. One pertained to the country’s defence, the other to its civil administration.
- When Boardrooms Bode Doom... (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 07, 2004)
What are the values and qualities that directors must possess? How to develop an environment in the boardroom to encourage scepticism and serious discussion?
- World Development Report — An Agenda For Peace And Prosperity (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 07, 2004)
As Economic growth is the only sustainable way to raise a society's standard of living, the wherewithal to achieve this assumes overarching priority in any development strategy.
- Out Of Mind To Be Out Of `Site' (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Oct 07, 2004)
Mohan R. Lavi on the need for a better dissemination by SEBI of the Securities Appellate Tribunal decisions.
- The Kiss Of The Fitness Centre (Telegraph, SATADRU OJHA, Oct 07, 2004)
It doesn’t take much to realize that fitness ads are a reworking of the frog-prince fable
- Demography And P&p Sector — Age Bomb, A Trigger For Outsourcing (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Oct 07, 2004)
The aging population of the developed countries, coupled with a desire of the workers for fewer hours, is a ticking time-bomb. The Proprietorship and Partnership sector will be tremendously impacted in the coming decades because of the tectonic shift ...
- Remote Control (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 07, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government will soon have to make some hard choices on Nepal.
- Rabi Prospects (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 07, 2004)
Even as the kharif harvest gathers momentum, it is clear that actual output of several crops — rice, coarse grain, pulses, and oilseeds — will not only fall considerably below the target but also short of the kharif 2003 output.
- Civil Welcome (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2004)
The decision of the government of India to allow a large group of journalists from Pakistan to visit Jammu and Kashmir needs to be welcomed and supported.
- Pangs Of Parting (Deccan Herald, AMBIKA ANANTH, Oct 07, 2004)
A writer-mother can make your parting, when the time comes, a very sweet and wordy one
- Ulema To Help In Family Planning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2004)
The Ministry of Population Welfare is working on a project to involve religious leaders in reducing the population growth rate which currently stands at 1.9 per cent.
- Economy Booming (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 07, 2004)
Growth in the first quarter may not continue for the rest of the year
- Long Inquiry (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2004)
If a week is a long time in politics, three-and-a half years is long enough time for a judicial commission. The commission appointed by the previous government to look into the allegations based on the Tehelka tapes spent three-and-a half years ...
- M&a Success In Banking — Enhancing Value With Brandduediligence (Business Line, David Haigh, Oct 06, 2004)
As shareholders bank on increased merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the financial markets, analysts' views are mixed on what could be the potential benefits.
- Vote For Stability (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2004)
Yudhoyono must provide an effective govt and ensure democracy lasts in Indonesia
- Maharashtra Assembly Polls — Advantage, Congress-Ncp (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 06, 2004)
The opinion polls give the Congress-NCP alliance more than an edge in the ensuing Maharashtra Assembly elections. If the combine wins the election, it would be in defiance of the anti-incumbency factor and would only strengthen and further stabilise the
- Making Heritage Each Day (Telegraph, Shobita Punja, Oct 06, 2004)
One of the great things about heritage conservation is that it offers an opportunity to be creative, inventive and innovative. Imagine any one of our 3,700 cities and towns of India. Every building, road and structure that we put on the earth’s surface to
- Mr. Indonesia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 06, 2004)
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was confirmed the winner of Indonesia's long-drawn presidential election after the counting of votes was completed in all parts of the vast archipelago.
- Is Pota Really Dead? (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 06, 2004)
A rose will smell the same by any name while the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2004 will stink by any other name. I am reminded of this by the cosmetic exercise of the UPA government in purporting to repeal POTA, but ironically providing at the same
- Not By Slogans Only (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2004)
The Prime Minister has given the country a new slogan—”Rozgar Badhao”. Just as poverty did not go away long years after Indira Gandhi gave a call for “Gharibi Hatao”, employment prospects are unlikely to brighten significantly with the new slogan.
- Sorry, You're Not Part Of The Plan (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 06, 2004)
The debate over the composition of the Planning Commission panels was really a battle over the direction of the economy. And the outcome suggests the electorate's concerns do not count.
- Still A Long Shot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 06, 2004)
Had the India Meteorological Department been a bookmaker, it would have lost a packet. In April it predicted that rainfall in this year's southwest monsoon from June 1 to September 30 would be normal, in fact, 100 per cent of the long-term average.
- Tehelka Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2004)
Govt must allow the CBI a free hand to conduct its investigation
- Ties With Australia Can Improve (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Oct 06, 2004)
An Australian defence think tank has urged India and Australia to join forces in the Indian Ocean as terrorism provides a common concern. Both countries need to have more bilateral exchanges.
- National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 06, 2004)
Quietly the Government has set up National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council. It has been made responsible for delivering the goods on so wide a front — evolving policies and conditions which encourage competitive, sustainable and efficient indigenous
- E.U.'S Real Problem With Turkey (Hindu, Richard Adams, Oct 06, 2004)
The real problem about Turkey joining the European Union is not religion but its size and economic weakness.
- Honour For Amrita (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2004)
Being elected Fellow of Sahitya Akademi is the acme of one's literary career. After all, the honour is limited to 21 "immortals of literature" at a time. But this ultimate recognition comes to Amrita Pritam at a time when it does not mean much to her.
- Edusat — A Teacher In The Sky (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Oct 06, 2004)
In the absence of adequate faculty, Edusat is a tool of education to help in the transformation of society
- `Regulated Tariffs More Important Than Pipeline Competition' (Business Line, PRATIM RANJAN BOSE , Oct 06, 2004)
The adoption of a well-defined tariff methodology will promote healthy competition among gas marketing entities, and consumers would then have the option of sourcing gas from different locations or producers through the common grid.
- Inquiry As Tool (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2004)
FEW will shed tears over the scrapping of the S.N. Phukan Commission inquiring into the defence scam exposed by Tehelka. The very purpose of the inquiry was to obfuscate the issue and thereby save the skin of some of those involved in it.
- A Choice For The Tv Viewer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 06, 2004)
The recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on distribution of television channels can improve choice for consumers.
- India’S Vehicle For Military Deterrence (Deccan Herald, RAJIV NAYAN, Oct 06, 2004)
If India intends to create a credible deterrence to China, it should develop a 3,000 km plus range missile launcher
- Afghans Fed Up With Civil War (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 06, 2004)
Amid warnings of violence in Afghanistan’s first presidential elections, human rights groups are adding their concerns to the growing morass of anxiety — that conditions for a free and fair election simply do not exist.
- Bright City, Fading Lights (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Oct 06, 2004)
The 350th anniversary celebrations of the Taj are yet another occasion for the Uttar Pradesh government to score a political point
- Advantage Rebellion (Telegraph, Madhusree C. Bhowmik, Oct 05, 2004)
While the other Naxal-infested states are trying to broker peace, Jharkhand remains strangely inert
- Agrarian Crisis In Andhra Pradesh (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Oct 05, 2004)
The extensive nature of the agrarian crisis in Andhra Pradesh is now widely known. But it is not more generally recognised that what has already happened in that State is actually replicating itself to varying degrees across rural India.
- Baby With Bathwater (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 05, 2004)
The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, in a fit of peeve over the criticism on the induction of representatives of foreign consultancy firms and multilateral lending institutions into the consultative committees ...
- Banking On Efficiency (Deccan Herald, M K RATHISH, Oct 05, 2004)
In the banking business, if you do not click early enough, you do not click at all
- Technocrats Ignore Political Realities (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 05, 2004)
Running a country is different from running a corporation. The crucial difference is politics. Politics is about power relationships; it is about economic ideology as well. Technocrat Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia could have avoided the foreign experts ...
- America Is At War With Itself (Hindu, Gary Younge, Oct 05, 2004)
If Americans choose George W. Bush over John Kerry, it will be from fear, a lack of choice - and a preference for power over safety.
- Young Women Turn Child Saviours (Tribune, Usha Rai, Oct 05, 2004)
They are called shishu rakshaks or child saviours of Orissa, which has the country’s highest infant mortality rate — 85 per 1,000 live births. Each village nominates its three best "bahus" for ensuring child survival.
- Thank You, Comrade (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 05, 2004)
I wish to acknowledge my deep debt to Comrade A.P. Bardhan. Four months ago, when the news began to trickle that the NDA was going to lose, the stock market went weak in its knees.
- How The British Left India (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 05, 2004)
By the end of World War II the British had realised that they would not be able to hold out against a possible Congress-led mass movement. In fact, Lord Wavell, then Viceroy, advised the Cabinet early in 1946 that the British should withdraw from India by
- Policy Imbalance Should Be Reversed (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANIAM VINCENT, Oct 05, 2004)
Govt does not allow news on private radio stations, allowing a monopoly for AIR to continue
- Playing To Empty Galleries (Telegraph, SREYASHI DASTIDAR, Oct 05, 2004)
What about having matches featuring teams from the subcontinent outside its bounds?
- On Protest For Peace Since ’80 (Tribune, Gobind Thukra, Oct 05, 2004)
On a humble, but a very significant patch of land, Concepcion Picciotto, a short gutsy woman in her late sixties and every inch curious, greets the visitors with a broad smile. And as she places in your hands a poem, Dead Little Girl in Hiroshima ...
- Stalemate In Nepal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2004)
As it ponders over the possibility of another ceasefire in the country's eight-year-long war against Maoist insurgents, the Government of Nepal can be forgiven for being especially cautious.
- New Blood (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 05, 2004)
Few images of a bleeding North-east have been as agonizing as the scenes of the latest mayhem there. What makes the violence in Nagaland and Assam look particularly grim is the fact that the victims are all innocent people.
- Beyond The Khyber Pass (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 05, 2004)
Pakistan has long involved itself in Afghanistan's affairs. How will it now deal with the move towards democratic pluralism?
- Let Them See (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2004)
THE visit of a group of journalists from Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir is a major development. It is for the first time after Independence that news persons from the other side of the border have been allowed access to the militancy-hit state.
- India As Dustbin (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2004)
Once again, India’s import regulatory mechanism stands exposed. Whether it is the disease-infected blood or live missiles and bombs, anything can be brought into this country.
- Halt The Slaughter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 05, 2004)
The world has not done enough to stop the ethnic cleansing in Sudan
- Different Strokes On Bpo Taxation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 05, 2004)
The latest government circular on taxation of business process outsourcing seeks to reassure foreign entities having such captive operations in India that their global profits are not under the taxman's gaze.
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