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Articles 10721 through 10820 of 27558:
- Why The Abhijit Kale Story Is Less Likely Elsewhere (Indian Express, Chandresh Narayanan, Nov 23, 2003)
The most surprising point in the Kale controversy is not that it happened, but that it took so long — more than 70 years into India’s Test history — for something like this to happen. Because the appointment and functioning of Indian cricket selectors is
- The Hurriyat Says Yes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
Both the Centre and Hurriyat need statesmanship to respond to this historic opportunity
- Us And Them (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2003)
A look at the best and worst of foreign media
- One Region, Two Rules (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Nov 22, 2003)
The US allows China access to hi-tech but says ‘no’ to India
- Turkish Nightmares (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
The Istanbul attacks are aimed at driving Turkey to choices it need not make
- Judeo Video, Govt Audio (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 22, 2003)
Why this spycamaraderie when none of the Govt’s Top Eleven will drink themselves silly, fondle cash in hotel rooms?
- Double Helix Of Education (Indian Express, Azim Premji, Nov 22, 2003)
The full text of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture delivered by Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro, this week.
- An Appreciation Of Depreciation Litigation (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 22, 2003)
The controversies in interpreting `block of assets' for tax purposes.
- Wake-Up Call For W. Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 22, 2003)
EVER SINCE Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee became Chief Minister of West Bengal a couple of years ago, strenuous efforts have been made by his Government to put the State back on the map of an economically resurgent India.
- Paying The Price (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
Increasing violence shows the ineffectiveness of the ‘war on terrorism’
- National Hockey To Get A League Of Its Own (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Nov 22, 2003)
Cashing in on buzz, IHF plans nationwide league featuring the top stars
- An Appreciation Of Depreciation Litigation (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 22, 2003)
The controversies in interpreting `block of assets' for tax purposes.
- Press Note 18 Must Be Scrapped (Business Line, Sharif D Rangnekar, Nov 22, 2003)
The Government needs to recognise the strength of domestic industry and stop playing to a limited audience of protection-seekers.
- Wake-Up Call For W. Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 22, 2003)
The more important criterion for West Bengal's economic makeover should be generation of a sense of optimism within the state based on the common man's confidence it is on the path to economic recovery.
- Irrigate The Euphoria (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 22, 2003)
After four years of fluctuating output and depressed prices, growers of commercial crops -- oilseeds and cotton -- are a happy lot.
- Portuguese Sonnets (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 22, 2003)
There was a time when besides our own regional languages, many Indians spoke three European languages fluently: English, French and Portuguese. We threw out the English but sensibly made their language one of our own.
- Delay Is Double Whammy (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 22, 2003)
The law on delay as a defence in prosecution cases is hazy, says T. C. A. Ramanujam
- Regulating Lotteries (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2003)
The state government should draw up a long-term policy on lotteries
- The Biharis Who Never Saw Bihar Until Last Night (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 21, 2003)
: Twenty eight-year-old Mukti Yadav has never been to Bihar. He has only seen its outline on a map of India. And that was very long ago: he was a child then, studying in an Assamese-medium school. Home has always been Assam for Mukti, a Bihari.
- Increase Competition (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
With the rupee hardening, Indian exporters need to increase their competitiveness
- Ajit Jogi And The Talking Mynah (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 21, 2003)
A soft, thin wire mesh has been thrown around an 80 feet tall wild tree in the compound of the forest department in Jagdalpur, headquarters for the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh. This unique caged tree is the habitat for four Bastar Hill mynahs, the wor
- Double Helix Of Education (Indian Express, Azim Premji, Nov 21, 2003)
As much as access impacts quality, quality impacts access
- Sound Of Music Heiress Does An Encore (Indian Express, Sara Neufeld, Nov 21, 2003)
She was 16, going on 17. Now, at 90, Agathe von Trapp writes her autobiography
- A Dangerous Us And Them Mindset (Indian Express, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Nov 21, 2003)
Assam’s fear of the outsider is not a new phenomenon
- Bush Among The Non-Believers (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 21, 2003)
If even the UK is sceptical of his Iraq policy, George W. needs a new plan
- Air Pirates And Pakistan (Indian Express, Amir Mir, Nov 21, 2003)
The war-torn, impoverished landscape of Afghanistan is fast proving to be a new point-scoring arena for India and Pakistan. After expanding its presence and influence in post-Taliban Kabul, India has made considerable progress in convincing the internatio
- Potatoes Are Forever (Hindu, R. W. Apple Jr., Nov 21, 2003)
Burbank russets, known today to most Americans simply as Idahos, proved to be ideal for baking, mashing and for making french fries.
- Riots Keep Wipro Away From Gujarat, Says Chief Azim Premji (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
WIPRO chairman Azim Premji has blamed communal violence and proximity to Pakistan as key reasons why Wipro has not started operations in a major way in Gujarat.
- Objection, Your Lordship, Govt Tells Apex Court (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 21, 2003)
Undaunted by the Supreme Court’s stinging criticism that it was encroaching into its domain, the Government today said that Commerce Secretary Dipak Chatterjee was ‘‘the most appropriate person’’ to be appointed as chairman of the newly constituted Compet
- Ugc And The Road Not Taken (Deccan Herald, Amrik Singh , Nov 21, 2003)
UGC has been rendered so toothless that Chhattisgarh could notify more then 50 new varsities in just one year
It has taken approximately half a century for the country to discover that the powers given to the UGC, when it was set up in 1953, were far
- Fire In Assam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2003)
Militant parochialism, as seen in Assam, poses a serious threat to the nation
- A Head For Competition Commission (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 20, 2003)
As the Competition Commission's chief task is to decide whether a particular trade practice is harmful for the market, the economy or consumers, the top slot would require the expertise of an economist. If the right persons are not appointed at its format
- Cold To Cbi, Cong Feels The Telgi Heat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2003)
Governor writes to Shinde, agency gets foothold in Bangalore
- Karunakaran Sets A Deadline: Sack Antony (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2003)
More than two decades after Marine Drive in Kochi saw the unification of Congress factions in Kerala, senior leader K. Karunakaran today lined up 21 MLAs, including two Ministers, (the Congress has 62 in a House of 140) before an estimated 2 lakh people a
- The Bihari In Bangladesh (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 20, 2003)
After making waves in Pakistan during the SAFMA parliamentarians meet in August, Laloo Prasad Yadav is raring for a repeat performance in Bangladesh. Apparently, he’s received feelers from Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party, invitin
- That Slow Dance With The Jihadis (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 20, 2003)
Pakistan’s generals expend energy muzzling popular politicians, while pretending to fight Islamists. It’s bound to backfire
- A Village Called Telgi (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Nov 20, 2003)
Karim Lala has drawn up a complex map of subterfuge and collusion
- End The Deadlock (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2003)
Only a compromise between Lanka’s feuding politicians will save the peace process
- Assam, Centre Count Bodies And Excuses (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Nov 20, 2003)
29 killed in attacks against biharis: ULFA rushes in where state Govt takes time to tread, Centre says polls so we can’t send ‘so many forces’
- Do As The Us Says, Not As It Does (Deccan Herald, Joseph Stiglitz, Nov 20, 2003)
America preaches free markets to the world, but at home they rely on the government to advance their aims
- Douse This Fire (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2003)
Quick. If Bihar and Assam cannot control this violence, the Centre must step in
- Why Prisoners Love Their Boss To Hunger, Death (Indian Express, Stavan Desai, Nov 20, 2003)
Bhatt made jail kinder, gentler; govt shunts him provoking fasting and suicide bids
- Bush And A War Zone Called Ozone (Indian Express, Ajey Lele, Nov 20, 2003)
American unilateralism on environmental issues will not make it popular with the world
- Govt Sets Up Body To Handle Corporate Governance Issues (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Nov 20, 2003)
TO provide a platform to deliberate on issues relating to good corporate governance as key to sustainable wealth creation, the Government has taken a step forward in setting-up National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG).
- Fragments In The Dark (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 20, 2003)
One is often told that we live in an increasingly fragmented world. The truth of it comes to you quite vividly when you are watching a play these days. It is not uncommon even at special shows sponsored by upmarket brands for their users to see people in
- Talking The Talk (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
The Simla and Lahore agreements are a good foundation to build the Indo-Pak peace initiative
- Iron Man Nationalism And Polls (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Nov 19, 2003)
Chief Ministers of Gujarat often pride themselves as Sardar Patel, the Iron Man, as he was fondly called. Perhaps Narendra Modi, too, thinks he’s another Sardar. As the BJP’s star campaigner in the coming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan an
- This Time, Amma Has Nowhere To Hide (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 19, 2003)
Her assets cases: SC transfers them to Karnataka saying we’re unsure of justice in TN
- Punishing Granny Slote (Indian Express, A. Balu, Nov 19, 2003)
It may sound fictional, but this is a true story narrated by US lawmaker Byron Dorgan in the Senate recently about Joan Slote, a 76-year-old grandmother and a champion cyclist, riding about hundred miles a week. She has pedalled through 21 countries. A fe
- Friendship In Deep Waters (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 19, 2003)
There’s something fishy in the budding romance between India and Iran, and methinks it’s got to do with the gas pipeline that Teheran is so keen to build overland via Pakistan and into India. Of course, New Delhi has had other ideas for the longest time —
- Up In The Andes, The Incas Reclaim Their Lost City (Indian Express, John Noble Wilford, Nov 19, 2003)
Some forgotten cities in the mountains of Peru, abandoned to overgrown ruin, remained ‘‘lost’’ only because their possible significance was not fully appreciated by earlier explorers. That happened to a place known as Llactapata.
- Money For Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2003)
The Judeo episode again highlights the pervasiveness of corruption in the system
- Minority Report, Parsee Way (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 19, 2003)
The community has a recipe for harmonious integration
- In Poor State (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
The consumer grievance redressal system needs to be improved at the lower levels
- The Blessings Of Ramadan (Deccan Herald, Maijabeen Gaihlot, Nov 18, 2003)
Piety reigns and charity multiplies during Ramadan, the ninth month of lunar calendar when Muslims fast
- The Government Has Acted With Commendable Swiftness On The Judeo Expose (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
Dilip Singh Judeo is not likely to substitute his volleys of recrimination with expressions of remorse in a hurry. But Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has acted with admirable swiftness in banishing his tainted minister from his council and promising
- It Exports Up 35% In First Half, Says Esc (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
EXPORT of electronic hardware and computer software from India in the first half of the current fiscal grew by 35 per cent in dollar terms to $6.5 billion over $4.82 billion in the same period last year, according to estimates by the Electronic and Comput
- A Desire As Big As A Subcontinent (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Nov 18, 2003)
When it comes to Indo-Pak peace, it’s people versus the establishment
- Grain Of Truth (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 18, 2003)
Nomads nudge the world to move on
- Jayalalithaa Underlines The Urgent Need To Codify Privileges (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 18, 2003)
It would be a pity if after the unanimous demand by the press to codify privileges of legislatures, the Central government failed to act. The matter has been hanging fire since the introduction of the Constitution in January 1950.
- The Centre And Assam, Bihar Governments Need To Unitedly Tamp Down Regional Tensions (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
Last week was witness to an unfortunate sequence of events that bore the stench of an earlier era of competitive sub-nationalism. It began when students from Bihar were prevented from appearing in a D-grade railway recruitment test at Maligaon in Assam.
- Talking With E. Sreedharan (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 18, 2003)
‘I don’t budge just to please somebody else. When politicians find they can’t interfere, they respect’
- Gujarat Bjp Exports Zaheera Nightmare For Dream Chance In Mp (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 18, 2003)
RSS takes over campaign in Bhojshala, Gujarat’s Madhu Srivastava will run it; local BJP says it’s not fair
- Damage Control Day: Mulayam Fires Lawyer, Does A Babri Rewrite (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
His allies and Muslims quick to notice the sudden softening of his attitude towards the Vajpayee government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today launched an exercise in damage control: he fired his government’s counsel in the Supreme Co
- Govt Gets What It Was Waiting For: Sc Signal On Psu Rethink (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
The Supreme Court today indicated it would reconsider its ruling two months ago in the HPCL/BPCL case that PSUs cannot be privatised without parliamentary approval.
- Before He Became Mos, Judeo Asked In House: Can Foreign Firms Get Mining Leases In India (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 17, 2003)
IF it’s a coincidence, it’s a very very telling one.
Guess one of the questions Union Minister of State for Environment Dilip Singh Judeo asked in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, 2002, a month before he became Minister: He requested information on ‘‘c
- Towards The Near West (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Nov 17, 2003)
Central Asia is once again on India’s diplomatic map
- Tolerance Paves The Way, Jaya (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 17, 2003)
It is incomprehensible why Jayalalithaa, who is known to have national ambitions, chose to blot her copybook by attacking a national media institution like the Hindu. By that one act, she ended up uniting the media behind that organisation, as seldom befo
- Congress Hopes It Can Milk Judeo Tape And So Whitewash Jogi (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 17, 2003)
The Congress, so far on the defensive in Chhattisgarh as it battles the cloud over Chief Minister Ajit Jogi—facing alleged forgery charges and EC stinkers—seized upon the videotape in The Sunday Express expose and made it clear that it would be utilised b
- Tax Benefits: It's Win-Win For Gujarat, Reliance (Business Line, Balaji C. Mouli, Nov 17, 2003)
The prescription involved a three-way split of the CST. One-third of CST was to be absorbed by Reliance, another third as `surcharge' levied on petro-products sold in Gujarat, and another through a hike in retail prices in the rest of the country.
- Questionable Practices In Us Mutual Funds (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 17, 2003)
IN THE last wave of scandals to hit Corporate America, we saw the top management of companies such as Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom exposed on account of their financial irregularities. New legislation was introduced to oversee the public accounting companies
- Mute Spectators In The Bull Ring (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Nov 17, 2003)
In these times, it’s better to hear no evil
- Backburner Bench (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 16, 2003)
Many fear that the Supreme Court intervention in the arrest of five journalists for breaching the Tamil Nadu Assembly’s privilege will lead to a judiciary versus legislature confrontation. But indications are that the highest court in the land will avoid
- Newsreel 09.11.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
IN WHAT was seen as a tussle between the legislature and the fourth estate, the judiciary toes a cautious line. Acting on a petition by The Hindu, the Supreme Court stays the arrest order issued by the Tamil Nadu Assembly against five of the daily’s senio
- Just Phone Call Away (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
Even as the stamp paper scam blot travels across the country, its kingpin Abdul Kareem Lala Telgi is perhaps calling up aides from his cell in the Central Prison here. The prison authorities wouldn’t know - the jail still does not have jammers to stop its
- Even Turkey (Indian Express, Ayla Jean Yackley, Nov 16, 2003)
Blasts rock synagogues in Istanbul, kill at least 20
- War Zone (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Nov 16, 2003)
It was supposedto be the next big business opportunity. But for many of the Indian firms, that didn’t quite happen
- Dry Run (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Nov 16, 2003)
Gehlot hopes to ride drought wave to power
- Bahu Adopts Parivar (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 16, 2003)
They seem to be made for each other. Both stand for trademark tradition and the values of the Parivar. Meet the ideal Hindu naari of soap world, Tulsi of Kyonki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi fame, the BJP’s latest tinsel mascot.
- By People, For People (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Nov 16, 2003)
Joshi wants govt-run IIMs to downgrade ‘hefty’ fees
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