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Articles 10621 through 10720 of 27558:
- This Man Wants The Idiot Back In The Idiot Box (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Nov 28, 2003)
Cable:Ravi Shankar Prasad directs all TV channels: you can show movies, videos, only if you get under-18 certificate from our censors
- Wah, Waugh! (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
Here is a great cricketer, and a great human being too
- Aids: Act Now Or Pay Later (Business Line, Peter Piot, Nov 28, 2003)
AIDS is a problem for all. It is time to transform good words and warm sentiments into effective programmes on the ground.
- 12 Days, Still No Fir, If Only Cbi Lets The Law Take Its Course (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 28, 2003)
Twelve days after The Sunday Express expose on Union Minister Dilip Singh Judeo, 10 full days after Prime Minister A B Vajpayee secured his resignation, a week after Judeo himself alluded to a money exchange—even invoking the Mahatma and Birla— the CBI ha
- The Curse Of The K Women (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 28, 2003)
A new study uncovers how women in soap operas change a society they don’t necessarily reflect
- Central Asia Is Central To India (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Nov 28, 2003)
The ‘gas and Great Game’ region sees India as a role model
- On The Judeo Trail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
How CBI conducts the probe could be a test case for the agency to show it’s not a rubber-stamp
- Transferred Justice (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 28, 2003)
The jubilance that the Supreme Court's verdict has averted injustice asserts the pride that the Indian judicial system has the innate capacity to find just solutions. This merits introspective scrutiny.
- Political Hiccups (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 28, 2003)
A pathetic pursuit of ratings, the quest for more advertising has caused TV channels, newpapers and weeklies to focus so heavily on elections in the four northern states that Mizoram seems almost outside the Indian Union.
- A People's Car For Rs 1 Lakh — Can Ratan Tata's Dream Be Realised? (Business Line, B.S. Rathor, Nov 28, 2003)
More than one-third of the global population of six billion lives in China and India. A small car project will always be viable considering the prospective market size in the region.
- Law Day: An Occasion For Some Soul-Searching (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 28, 2003)
NOVEMBER 26, the date on which "we, the people" adopted the Constitution in 1949, is observed as the Law Day in India. (Curiously, in the US, May 1, the Labour Day, is also the Law Day!)
- Managing The Test (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
THE COUNTRY'S TOP management education institutes are shaken by the discovery that the question paper for their prestigious Common Admission Test was put on the street by touts for a price, near the national capital.
- Didi Kept On Hold So She Turns In Phones (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Nov 28, 2003)
PM reminder: no dial tone
- Rateria Admits: We Did Meet (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Nov 28, 2003)
Judeo video:Dilip Singh Judeo’s asst PS says ‘Rahul’ has left the country; provides CBI with crucial leads
- For A U.N. Role In Iraq (Hindu, R. Kannan, Nov 28, 2003)
For the political process to succeed, it is important that any semblance of occupation is removed.
- Another Fallen Hero (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
THE NAÏVETÉ OF sections of Western leaders and opinion makers stands exposed by the fading saga of Eduard Shevardnadze, with the inevitable parallels to what happened to Boris Yeltsin, another of the Western heroes, bringing them more embarrassment th
- Rural India And Media: Emerging Permutations (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 28, 2003)
It is all about the dialectics of change in the Indian media. The novelty is that for once this change is not being triggered by anything that is happening in the urban pockets of the country.
- Bihar, Bengal Trucks To Skip Assam (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 28, 2003)
While Assam limps back to normal after the weeklong spate of anti-Bihari violence, the entire N-E faces a boycott of a different kind.
- Is `Outsourcing' The New Virus Around? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 27, 2003)
`GIVE the goodies to those at home' seems to be the refrain of the day. The latest issue is that people are beginning to view outsourcing as a deadly virus. Whether you are against multinationals setting up shop here, or beat up people from other States c
- A Camel On A Straw's Back? (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Nov 27, 2003)
On the public interest angle in corporate audits
- Ftas And The Para-Tariff Effect (Business Line, Sanjib Pohit, Nov 27, 2003)
It is common knowledge that inadequate physical infrastructure inhibits trade. Border delays, for instance, reflect a constraint on the volume of imports/exports that can be processed in a given time-frame.
- Fighting Hiv & Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
THE GLOBAL AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating, according to the latest update issued by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Globally, 40 million people are currently carrying the human immun
- Report On The Trend And Progress Of Banking (2002-03) — Rbi's Concerns Over `Narrow Banking' (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 27, 2003)
The RBI feels that the banks have been neglecting their primary function of credit creation in favour of "narrow banking" for short-term gains. While this could be appropriate in times of easy liquidity, the macro-economic performance of the banking syste
- Cross-Selling Musings (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 27, 2003)
THE other day two things happened simultaneously that left me bemused — the ICAI, I read, was all set to bring in a thaw in its regulations to permit CAs to collaborate with other professionals in preparation of project report et al.
- A Child Says My Friends Need To Know What I Saw (Indian Express, Arun Sharma, Nov 27, 2003)
Border, day: People relax but no one’s jumping: let’s wait, watch
- Quality Of Justice Is Not Strained (Indian Express, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Nov 27, 2003)
Don’t blindly increase the strength of the judiciary. Make the process of judge selection more rigorous
- Split Decisions (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
Fernandes rightly seeks indigenous weapons systems. But he must share some of the blame
- Digital Divide And Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Nov 27, 2003)
At next month’s Information Summit, poor countries cannot hope for major concessions to bridge the digital divide
- No Full Stops In Mulayam Home (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Nov 27, 2003)
All in little Saifai, home to 30,000, agree that Mulayam Singh Yadav put it on the map. And this December, Saifai will have more reason to thank the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister: for 10 days, it will be a world transformed, hosting bigwigs, celebrities, s
- At Last A Ceasefire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
THE FORMAL AGREEMENT between the armies of India and Pakistan to observe a ceasefire along the Line of Control, the Actual Ground Position Line in the Siachen Glacier and a segment of the international border is a positive development in itself.
- Digital Divide And Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Nov 27, 2003)
At next month’s Information Summit, poor countries cannot hope for major concessions to bridge the digital divide
- The Political Crisis In Georgia Has Thrown Up Fresh Challenges For The Country (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
The political crisis in Georgia has been defused for now with President Eduard Shevardnadze finally stepping down. However, Georgia is going through a tricky transition period and can expect to experience more uncertainty in the coming weeks.
- Boeing Writes To Air India, Makes A Case For 777-200 (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Nov 27, 2003)
THE last may have not yet been heard on the fleet acquisition proposal of the Maharaja. US-based aircraft manufacturing major Boeing has written to Air India pointing to the benefits of choosing the Boeing 777-200 Extended Range (ER) aircraft rather than
- Chaos Rules In Somalia (Hindu, Marc Lacey, Nov 27, 2003)
A decade after the U.S. withdrawal, anarchy reigns in Somalia, a reminder that the `war on terrorism' will not be over even if calm someday replaces chaos in Iraq.
- Escorts Tractor Unit Pegs Rs 175 Cr Profit In 2 Years (Business Line, Neha Kaushik, Nov 27, 2003)
RIDING on intensive cost reduction initiatives and better monsoons this year, Escorts' agri-machinery division expects to bring about a multi-fold increase in its profitability in the coming years.
- Bloated Bills At Truth's Expense (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 27, 2003)
On a recent instance of accounting misstatement
- House Privileges And The Courts (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Nov 27, 2003)
When life and liberty are put in jeopardy by the House on the ground of breach of privilege, the court's verdict about the privilege is final.
- It’S All In The Stars (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
Are film actors real crowd pullers or mere crutches for nervous candidates?
- Bihari Rabri And Assamese Tea (Indian Express, Rajat S. Bhattacharjee, Nov 26, 2003)
The people of these two states had lived together harmoniously for years
- 56 Years After Birth, Mha Hands Over Jakli To Mod (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 26, 2003)
The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry is finally coming home. An order signed and stamped recently has finally brought the regiment to the Ministry of Defence nearly 56 years after it was hastily raised to save Srinagar and other parts of the state.
- Truce Underway, Border Guns Begin To Fall Silent (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Nov 26, 2003)
Indian and Pakistani guns along the International Border, Line of Control and Actual Ground Position Line in Jammu and Kashmir were to fall silent Tuesday midnight as the two nations set out to lower the chill in relations and create conditions good enoug
- Pay And Play (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Nov 26, 2003)
In the movie All The President’s Men, a source advises journalist Bob Woodward: Follow the money. If the Board of Control for Cricket in India (that ‘control’ is a dead giveaway – this is what the officials think their job amounts to) is serious about cle
- Capitalism With A Human Face (Indian Express, Anu R Aga, Nov 26, 2003)
In the past few years there has been much talk about ‘‘corporate social responsibility’’ (CSR). It has become a leading topic at World Economic Forum meetings. Economist Adam Smith, who wrote the bible of capitalism, Wealth of Nations, more importantly a
- Pay And Play (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Nov 26, 2003)
In the movie All The President’s Men, a source advises journalist Bob Woodward: Follow the money. If the Board of Control for Cricket in India (that ‘control’ is a dead giveaway – this is what the officials think their job amounts to) is serious about cle
- Siachen: A Step Down (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2003)
India and Pakistan should move toward ending this meaningless high-altitude confrontation
- Branding Our Iits (Indian Express, P V Indiresan, Nov 26, 2003)
The name and money are not enough to upgrade any engineering college
- Not All Over For Sharma: May Be Chargesheeted In Telgi Case (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Nov 26, 2003)
The Maharashtra government is likely to chargesheet former Mumbai police commissioner R S Sharma on the basis of observations of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multi-crore fake stamp paper scandal.
- Murasoli Maran At Doha (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
The late commerce minister came into his own in tricky trade negotiations
- Silencing The Guns (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
Now, perhaps, India and Pakistan will be able to hear each other better
- Talking With Shah Rukh Khan (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 25, 2003)
‘I am Islamic, I am a Muslim... but also a true blue Indian. And nobody can take that right away from me’
- New Germany In New Europe (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Nov 25, 2003)
Germans are alarmed at the cowboy politics of Bush’s America
- Our Punjab Vs Other Punjab: Cbm In Making (Indian Express, Ateet Sharma, Nov 25, 2003)
Fifty-six years after Partition, India and Pakistan finally seem ready to bury the hatchet. At least in the sports arena.
- Not Just Fire, Hold Men Too: India To Pak (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 25, 2003)
Weeks before Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee travels to Islamabad to participate in the SAARC summit, India today announced it would reciprocate Pakistan’s unilateral decision to cease fire along the Line of Control by also holding its fire from Id da
- Trading Futures (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
The CAT examination machinery must be put under the scanner to restore confidence
- Japan: Unique Form Of `Secular Stagnation'? (Business Line, S. Venu , Nov 25, 2003)
THE passion for fashion in Japan has helped keep Tokyo's shops bustling and prosperous. Indeed, Japanese consumers' more conventional fondness for ultra-pricey Western designer goods shows no signs of letting up at all despite a decade-long economic slump
- Steps Are Needed To Restore The Credibility Of The Iim Admission System (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
The prestige of the Indian Institutes of Management has been dealt a serious blow by the shocking leakage and sale of question papers for the Common Admission Test (CAT). This is the first time in the 42 years of the existence of the IIMs that CAT questio
- An Island Again At Sea (Indian Express, Shalini Chawla, Nov 25, 2003)
The LTTE’s proposals of November 1, 2003 and the president’s actions in dismissing three key ministers brought Sri Lanka to the edge of yet another precipice. Fears of war between the LTTE and the state were rampant in spite of the president’s assurance t
- Breakthrough In Paddy Cultivation (Deccan Herald, Sudhirendar Sharma, Nov 25, 2003)
In his life as a progressive farmer it was the biggest surprise. As Harchand Singh explained the performance of growing paddy without the usual flooding of the fields, curious farmers from adjoining villages on the outskirts of Ludhiana watched him with r
- The Diversion Of Panchayat Funds For National A Sports Event Is Inappropriate (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
The coercion of the local self-government institutions in Davangere district to divert their funds for the holding of the national level volleyball championship in Davangere is highly inappropriate and ill-advised.
- Breakthrough In Paddy Cultivation (Deccan Herald, Sudhirendar Sharma, Nov 25, 2003)
In his life as a progressive farmer it was the biggest surprise. As Harchand Singh explained the performance of growing paddy without the usual flooding of the fields, curious farmers from adjoining villages on the outskirts of Ludhiana watched him with r
- Atrophied Roots Of American Capitalism (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Nov 24, 2003)
From being a beacon for the free world, America could end up as an example of the anarchy that results from brute and unchecked financial Darwinism, with disclosures about the American corporate world and financial market shenanigans showing no signs of a
- Behind This Bleeding Crescent (Indian Express, Molly Moore, Nov 24, 2003)
Veysel Demirtas, his face inexpressibly sad, picked through the gaping yaw of splintered wood and glass shards that was once his small restaurant across the street from the British Consulate in the historic heart of Istanbul.
- Cat: Cancelled After Taint (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Nov 24, 2003)
Exam paper leaked: CBI busts nationwide racket, says gang leaked medical, bank exam papers too
- Indian Versus Indian (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2003)
Recruitment tests for a pan-Indian institution like the railways must be pan-Indian
- The New Great Game (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Nov 24, 2003)
APEC, ASEAN+3 and now JACIK, an alphabet soup in a changing Asia
- Spiritual Quotient And Quality Of Life (Deccan Herald, Dipankar Khanna, Nov 24, 2003)
When we operate from a high level of intellectual strength and emotional maturity, spirituality comes spontaneously
- When Silence Breeds A Crime (Indian Express, Anita Anand, Nov 24, 2003)
In October, news of the rape of a Swiss diplomat in Delhi took over the front pages of national dailies and was all over the TV networks. Reports, features and editorials pointed out how unsafe Delhi is for women, why rapes happen, and what could be done
- How Can You Say There Was Progress In J&k In One Year Of Mufti Rule? (Indian Express, Hari Om, Nov 24, 2003)
I am in full accord when you say in your editorial, ‘Mufti’s long year’ (IE, November 7) that “there is no doubt that the violence directed from across the borders in still a major handicap in turning the situation around to sustainable peace and prosperi
- India: Why Life Is Elsewhere (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 23, 2003)
Jet-lagged and bleary eyed I landed at Mumbai airport in the early hours of a morning last week to be accosted, while waiting for my bags to arrive, by a young man who wanted to know my views on the airport. He was doing a survey for the Airports Authorit
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
Apropos Abdul Karim Telgi and the stamp of doom, (The Sunday Express, November 16), the article notes that ‘‘The counterfeit stamp and stamp paper scam is threatening to become the biggest and most damaging business scam ever in India.’’ In fact, high sta
- Firing Line: Ashok Gehlot, Cm, Rajasthan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
'Casteism? We suggested economic reservations'
- Billed To Last (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 23, 2003)
Andhra Pradesh Congress chief D Srinivas who stayed at Andhra Bhavan in Delhi earlier this month was infuriated when he was presented with a bill of Rs 2,500. As an MLA, Srinivas is accustomed to being charged at the nominal rate of Rs 2 per day as room r
- This Pace, Make It A Habit (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 23, 2003)
Gravitas, a gravelly voice and deliberate silence have worked well for my friend Jaswant Singh, the Finance Minister. But even Mr Singh must speak occasionally, and he has done so through his Ministry’s Mid-year Review (MYR) released a few days ago.
- A New Identikit (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 23, 2003)
Jogi peddles ‘Chhattisgarhia’ pride in language, dress and movies
- Mauritius, Singapore, Uae Ask Govt: Give Us An Iit For Our Country (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Nov 23, 2003)
Campaign cliches and poll rhetoric may have drowned out the visit of Mauritius Prime Minister Paul Berenger but one thing he asked for has the potential to send arguably India’s biggest brand into the global education marketplace: Berenger asked the Gover
- Newsreel 16.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
The historic port city of Istanbul becomes ground zero as international terror chooses it as its next target. Over 50 are dead in two days of attacks, more than 500 wounded.
- Bjp Flags Self In, Steps On Gas (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 23, 2003)
Internal study puts party on No 1 slot
- Ulfa Strikes Again, Guns Down 11 Bihar Labourers Toll 42; C P Thakur Says Pak, Bangladesh Are Playing A Game (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 23, 2003)
With almost the entire political establishment busy asking for votes in four states and the Assam government clicking its tongue, the ULFA struck again in broad daylight killing 11 workers from Bihar in two brick kilns separated by just 5 km and one hour.
- Press Freedom (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Nov 23, 2003)
Our Constitution does not recognise any hierarchy of fundamental rights. Freedom of the press does not occupy a preferred position. Yet there are dicta of the Supreme Court describing press freedom as ‘‘the Ark of the Covenant of Democracy’’, ‘‘the most p
- Finance Ministry Asks Cbi To Probe Stamp Paper Scam (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
A week after the Allahabad High Court’s direction, the government has decided to handover the investigation into the Rs 30,000 crore stamp paper scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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