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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 27558:
- Beslan Lessons (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 06, 2004)
The three-day school hostage drama in Russia came to a heart-rending end on Friday. More than 330 people died — half of them children. At least 700 others were maimed or injured when violence erupted at the school in Beslan, North Ossetia,
- Wages Of Town Non-Planning (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 06, 2004)
The panel probing the Kumbakonam school fire tragedy will discover many culprits but almost certainly overlook the worst offence: Poor town planning.
- A Confident Prime Minister (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 06, 2004)
BY the very act of agreeing to address an open Press conference – the first by a Prime Minister in more than a decade — Dr Manmohan Singh sent out a clear message that he was very much in the driver’s seat.
- Importance Of Public Investment In Infrastructure (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 06, 2004)
One of the planks on which the Congress(I) came to power was seeing greater role for the government in the economy. This is welcome. One only hopes the party will not get derailed from this policy by the World Bank's advice.
- Focus On The Peace Pipeline (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Sep 06, 2004)
Energy pipelines constitute win-win geo-economics for both India and Pakistan.
- Ghastly Terror (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 06, 2004)
THE grisly pictures of naked children with blood oozing out from their tender bodies are going to haunt the victims and survivors of Russia’s hostage crisis and the conscience of the world for all times to come.
- Grandfather To The Rescue (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 06, 2004)
Taxpayers may rest easy since the Kelkar task force reverses some of the Kelkar committee’s proposals on exemptions
- Hardening Postures (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Sep 06, 2004)
A road, the prime minister Manmohan Singh is fond of quoting, is made by walking step by step. However, it is unlikely that India and Pakistan will take any major step forward
- Headed For An Impasse? (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Sep 06, 2004)
New Delhi should leave Mr Kasuri with no doubt that the whole of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India
- A Matter Of Shame (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 06, 2004)
THE Lucknow episode has once again highlighted the irresponsible behaviour of protectors and enforcers of the law.
- River Link Needed Only In Haryana, Rajasthan And Tamil Nadu (Tribune, Ram Niwash Malik, Sep 05, 2004)
THE concept of interlinking of rivers is very old in India. Dr K.L. Rao, the celebrated engineer and former Union Minister, wrote about linking the Ganga with the Cauvery through a 2640-km-long canal in his famous book “India’s Water Wealth”.
- Challenges Facing Indian Media (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Sep 05, 2004)
AT home in India there cannot but have been a surge of admiration at the superlative performance of China in the Olympics. Second after the United States with golds only a little less, it was a superb record and this after taking part in all the ...
- Congress, Trinamool Moving Closer? (Hindu, MALABIKA BHATTACHARYA, Sep 05, 2004)
A section of the Congress appears keen on forging links with the party's one-time election ally, Mamata Banerjee, according to reports reaching here.
- Fighting Shadows (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Sep 05, 2004)
In an unforgettable poem, the almost-forgotten genius, Sukumar Ray, spoke of the exploits of Jagai who single-handedly fought the assault of seven Germans.
- Show On Changing Concept Of Marriage (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Sep 05, 2004)
INDIA Habitat Centre's Visual Arts Gallery has a week-long exhibition titled 'Marriage, marriage, marriage' It will remain open till September 8. The exhibition covers response entries received for the Sixth All-India Unnati competition on the theme
- Restore Peace In Manipur Through Talks: Hemochandra Singh (Hindu, Tripti Nath, Sep 05, 2004)
I. Hemochandra Singh, MLA from Singjamei Assembly constituency in Imphal city and coordinator of the Opposition Forum, was in Delhi recently to sensitise political parties and civil society on the North-East, particularly Manipur.
- Restore Peace In Manipur Through Talks: Hemochandra Singh (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Sep 05, 2004)
I. Hemochandra Singh, MLA from Singjamei Assembly constituency in Imphal city and coordinator of the Opposition Forum, was in Delhi recently to sensitise political parties and civil society on the North-East, particularly Manipur.
- What’S The Right Price? (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Sep 05, 2004)
Medicines, says Ram Vilas Paswan, must be affordable to the common man. But imposing a blanket price control has its own hazards
- Back To The Message (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 05, 2004)
It is entirely appropriate that a Muslim, a Hindu and a Sikh — namely Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mr Manmohan Singh — visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 400th anniversary of the
- Is There A Way Out Of This ‘Dismal Circle’? (Deccan Herald, ASHISH BALLAL, Sep 05, 2004)
Another Olympics, another dismal performance, another dismal result, and another dismal analysis. When will this all stop?
- Budget And Fiscal Consolidation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2004)
With parliament passing the Finance Bill 2004 without a debate, the budget process that began on July 8 came to a close.
- Leveraging Home Loans (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 04, 2004)
The decision of the National Housing Bank (NHB) to make market in mortgaged-backed securities by offering two-way quotes in such instruments besides extending the facility of guaranteeing their repayment is
- It Costs 32 P.C. Of Gdp For Government To Mess Up Economy (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 04, 2004)
The record of sorts achieved during the latest session of Parliament when the Finance Bill got passed without any discussion is nothing to feel proud of. So, when one finds that William W. Lewis has a chapter titled, "India:
- Invalidity In Focus (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Sep 04, 2004)
Income-tax law has a provision dealing with invalid returns (Section 139(9)), and this was tested before the Mumbai High Court in the Flotech Welding and Cutting Systems Ltd vs Chandersingh case.
- Ill-Considered Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2004)
The order of the designated POTA court in the case against Vaiko and eight Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) partymen is astonishingly misguided and ill-considered.
- Hate Breeds Hate And Troublemakers (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 04, 2004)
On an average I read two to three books every week. Some I write about in these columns. Some I persuade my friends to read. Others I give away to the kabariwala.
- Give Savings A Break (Business Line, R. Anand, Sep 04, 2004)
THE Kelkar Task Force report dealing with personal taxation has analysed in detail the historical problem of inducing individuals to invest in savings instruments with tax breaks being the driving force. Tax concession for savings is an international
- Firing Off (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 04, 2004)
Keeping a mystery alive is an art. It is an art that has been perfected over the years by politicians and administrators in India. So the Nanavati commission, set up by the Gujarat government to “investigate the course of events that led to the setting on
- City Under Siege (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 04, 2004)
Protests should be symbolic rather than shows of strength
- Another Godhra Inquiry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2004)
After the burning of a coach of Sabarmati Express at Godhra which had sparked communal violence across Gujarat in February, 2002, a statutory railway inquiry should have been ordered, which was never done.
- A Good Beginning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's UPA government has set in motion a commendable process by initiating consultations with the Opposition on next week's India-Pakistan talks.
- Homilies Won’T Help (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2004)
Teacher's Day, which will be observed in the country on September 5, to mark the birth anniversary of former President Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, is yet another occasion to focus on the status of teachers today.
- Navy To Get Supersonic Cruise Missile (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Sep 04, 2004)
INDIA is already known to possess much greater fire power on sea when compared to some of its neighbours. This will get greatly enhanced once the first of its kind missile, developed after joint research by Indian and Russian scientists, BrahMos, gets
- Entering The Environment (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Sep 04, 2004)
This article is about an interesting, important, but as yet little-analysed phenomenon in contemporary Indian politics — the entry into the environmental movement of the organized left.
- The Free Power Debate (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 04, 2004)
The Maharashtra Government's decision to supply power free to farmers may create more problems than it will solve.
- Pakistan’S ‘Miracle’ Man (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 04, 2004)
Pakistan now has a Prime Minister who is a darling both of the army and of America’s Super Moneymen
- The Spirit Of Promissory Estoppel (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Sep 04, 2004)
Promissory estoppel is not limited only to cases where there is some contractual relationship or other pre-existing legal relationship between the parties.
- Up Tops In Police Custody Deaths (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 04, 2004)
WHEN it comes to suffering, does the name of person or party really matter? It may suggest a pattern of governance but the hurt is no different. I missed the other day the name in the rapidly-moving TV news.
- The First 100 Days (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 04, 2004)
The Manmohan Singh Government has completed its first 100 days in office, and the conventional question to ask it: how has it fared? The first issue, of course, is whether the first 100 days is enough to provide one
- The Benefits Of Doubt (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Sep 04, 2004)
Most scriptural writings warn us against the pitfalls of dual thinking (dubhida) or doubt. All religions claim to hold the monopoly over knowledge and denounce doubters as renegades. It is ironic that every religion began by doubting the veracity of ...
- Space-Age Science Policy (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Sep 04, 2004)
ON May 18, 1974, the first atomic device code named “Smiling Buddha” was tested in Pokhran. As sanctions were imposed upon us, the policy of self-reliance in high-tech Engineering became necessary.
- Putin Had To Choose Between Two Evils (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Sep 04, 2004)
The two-day hostage drama in a children-packed school in North Ossetia came to a bloody end on Friday when Russian commandos stormed the building two days after it was seized by Chechen gunmen.
- Positive Step (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 04, 2004)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to introduce a fresh legislation for setting up a National Tax Tribunal (NTT) is a positive step which will help to accelerate settlement of disputes on complicated tax matters.
- Parliament Under Suspension (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Sep 04, 2004)
Abstaining from political action in Parliament will result in anarchy and chaos and the Opposition stands to lose more than anyone else.
- The Tds Screw Gets Tightened (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Sep 04, 2004)
IT IS almost axiomatic that every year the Finance Bill should talk of widening the tax base and introduce more and more provisions meant to bring the non-filers into the tax net.
- Crucial Afghan Presidential Poll (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 03, 2004)
The Afghan Presidential elections are fixed for October 9, 2004. It was earlier postponed twice and it is hoped that this time the security situation in the country would not be so badly disruptive as to call for yet another postponement.
- Rbi Annual Report 2003-04 — Exhaustive And Rigorous (Business Line, A. Seshan, Sep 03, 2004)
Though the RBI, in its Annual Report 2003-04, has failed to shed light on the tremendous risk of the depreciation of government securities faced by commercial banks in case of a rise in interest rates, it maintains high standards of data presentation and
- Pushing Agro Exports (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 03, 2004)
It is unclear at this point of time if the initial euphoria over the new Foreign Trade Policy unveiled by the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, will sustain
- Olympics In Ammathi (Deccan Herald, PRABHU HARLE, Sep 03, 2004)
Listening to the commentary around a transistor radio, we kept our hopes alive till the end
- Infrastructure Is The Key (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2004)
Within days of announcing his decision to focus on coordinated development of infrastructure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted a high-powered committee, which he himself will head.
- How `Adequate' Is Basel Ii (Business Line, P. S. Iyer, Sep 03, 2004)
THE Bank for International Settlements has, for over the last decade and a half, been grappling with the issue of how much capital a bank should have.
- Give Them Dignity (Telegraph, Utpala Misra, Sep 03, 2004)
Early on August 14, we fed, bathed, clothed and walked a man to his death. This man that we killed ritually, was he an island by himself?
- Criminal Rage (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 03, 2004)
Killers have no religion, no matter what faith they claim to profess. The Iraqi hostage-takers, who killed 12 innocent Nepalis, were dastardly criminals who would be a blot on any religious faith or civilized society.
- `Could Beauty, My Lord, Have Better Commerce Than With Honesty?' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 03, 2004)
"COULD beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty?'
When finance pains, commerce can soothe. Thus, even as Mr Chidambaram is locking horns with transporters over service tax, Mr Kamal Nath is freeing exporters from that yoke.
- Children As Hostages (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 03, 2004)
The Chechen separatists who took 400 people, including 200 schoolchildren, as hostages on Wednesday in Beslan town in the volatile republic of North Ossetia might have succeeded in re-focusing the world attention on the crisis in Russia's rebel state ...
- Ap's Changing Power Equations (Business Line, Ch. Prashanth Reddy , Sep 03, 2004)
WHAT are the implications of supplying power free of cost to all farmers? Earlier, it was thought that it would only mean that the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, would have to provide for an additional subsidy of Rs 400 crore
- Befitting Package (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 03, 2004)
The occasion was grand and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a package to match. The 400th Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Granth Sahib saw the first Sikh Prime Minister of the country in an expansive mood, who went out of his way to fulfil the wishes and
- Renaissance Through Revolution (Deccan Herald, THABO MBEKI, Sep 03, 2004)
Africans need to understand the impact of apartheid, to be able to design policies and programmes for the future
- Countering Terror (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Sep 03, 2004)
Where counter-terrorism violates human rights, it produces state terrorism directed against a nation's own people.
- Blow For Equality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 03, 2004)
The J&K Bill, if passed, would have denied women their fundamental rights as citizens
- Would President Chirac Refuse To Meet Dr Manmohan Singh? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 03, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement, on Wednesday, that he was "hopeful of a positive outcome" for turban-wearing Sikhs in France is welcome.
- Will Us Repeal Byrd Amendment? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 03, 2004)
The rest of the world is keenly watching whether the US would revoke the Byrd Amendment and thus help underpin the rule-based multilateral trading system.
- Will Bush Jr Be A One-Termer? (Deccan Herald, MANAS CHANDRASHEKAR, Sep 03, 2004)
The Bush-Kerry contest is so close that events between now and November could decide the result
- Who's Afraid Of Michael Moore? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2004)
Large numbers of people, many of them in positions of great power, from the looks of it. Recently the Saudi Arabian Government began an advertising blitz in 19 American cities that
- Vibrant Religion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 03, 2004)
Sikhism has always preached the values of love, equality and fight against injustice
- The Olympics According To Zeus (Tribune, Vikramdeep Johal, Sep 03, 2004)
The Olympics are over, and it’s time for a roundup. Many journalists would be doing that, making extravagant use of Greek phrases, but even all of them put together cannot match my experience, objectivity and vocabulary.
- The Also-Ran Nation (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 03, 2004)
The 28th Olympic Games are now ended. In the battle for gold medals, China has almost drawn level with the United States of America, although in the tally of medals in all categories, it has lagged behind God’s Own Country.
- Should Death Penalty Die? (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 03, 2004)
Dhananjoy Chatterjee died on the gallows leaving behind one worthwhile bequest — an intense debate whether it was not time India too joined the majority of the countries of the world in abolishing capital punishment. Dhananjoy’s case opened the widest ...
- When Neighbours Meet (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 03, 2004)
The coming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan is unlikely to produce the big steps needed to take the dialogue process forward.
- `Sour Grapes' In A Post-Qualification Court Battle (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 02, 2004)
Diehard accountants are happy when members of other professional bodies do not get the same recognition as CAs get in statutory assignments. That may rake up many questions: Is that what is preventing the Institute of
- Govt's 100 Days In Office — More Promises Than Performance (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 02, 2004)
The other day, my son's friend, a Plus-2 student, was lamenting over the fall of the Indian rupee. "The BJP government had taken it all the way up to Rs 43.5 vis-à-vis the dollar and there were indications it would up to Rs 40.
- Freedom At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2004)
THE families of Antaryami, Tilak Raj and Sukdev Singh will heave a sigh of relief as the news of their loved ones' release from their Iraqi captors sinks in.
- Fragmented Society And Athens 2004 (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Sep 02, 2004)
As long as apathy, corruption and selfishness plague our society, we cannot hope to succeed in any collective effort
- Dissection Of A Concept (Business Line, P. T. Giridharan, Sep 02, 2004)
Being slim not only concerns men and women but the law as well. Recently, the Ministry of Company Affairs released for public debate a Concept Paper on Model/Modern Company Law which is basically a re-characterisation in the form of downsizing the 781 ...
- Controlling Inflation (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Sep 02, 2004)
One of the more prominent achievements of successive Central governments in India during the last decade has been the remarkable degree of price stability in the economy.
- Canny Timing Is The Thing (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Sep 02, 2004)
The prime minister is holding his first full-dress press conference in New Delhi this Saturday. The way the press has been eating out of his hands in the first 100 days, Manmohan Singh may not be worried.
- Benchmark Rate — Fact Or Fiction? (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Sep 02, 2004)
There have been elaborate discussions on different interest rates, giving the impression that they were, in fact, the benchmark. For instance, the auction rate on government bonds, the repo rate, the `corridor', and the prime-lending rate of banks.
- Abdication In The Name Of Delegation (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Sep 02, 2004)
The Concept Paper symbolises a new high in delegated legislation
- Go Slow With The Reforms (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 02, 2004)
The new Kelkar report makes economic sense but all stakeholders need to be consulted before it is implemented
- Avoid A Knee-Jerk Reaction (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Sep 02, 2004)
WHAT happened in Manipur on July 11 last is indeed shameful. The whole nation was shocked at the death of Manorma Devi, allegedly at the hands of Assam Rifles. While the investigations are still on to identify those guilty of wrongdoing, one hopes that
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