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Articles 11221 through 11320 of 27558:
- Britain Grants Amnesty To Half A Lakh Asylum-Seekers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Britain has granted a one-off amnesty to 50,000 asylum-seekers, including a couple of thousands from India, before the introduction of rules designed to force failed applicants out of the country.
- Russian Police Nab Oil Tycoon Khodorkovsky (Indian Express, Andrei Shukshin, Oct 26, 2003)
Secret police snatched Russia’s richest man, YUKOS oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky — worth at least $11 billion — from his jet in Siberia on Saturday and hauled him before a Moscow court, charged with massive fraud and tax evasion.
- Dalal Street Greets New Year With A Rally (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
The bellwether Sensex rises by 45 pts in the special Muhurat trading session as investors’ confidence soars
- Off To The Market (Indian Express, Arundhati Bakshi-Dighe, Oct 26, 2003)
Looking at her, you wouldn’t think Asha Todawal (36) actually played the stock market. Till about six months back, this housewife, after finishing her household chores and dealing with her maid, would sit in front of her computer terminal at home to keep
- Pak Opposition Intensify Strike Against General, Launch Rallies (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Stepping up their agitations against President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s mainstream Opposition parties today launched their public campaign to oust the General and pledged to take action against army generals and judges, who “legalised” military takeov
- Home Wanted Rs 500 Bills Out, Finance Says No Need (Indian Express, Bhavana Vij, Oct 26, 2003)
Officials at Home ministry fear forgers have mastered the technology of making counterfeit Rs 500 notes
- Track Is Being Laid For Train To Pakistan (Indian Express, Bhavana Vij, Oct 26, 2003)
Gauge conversion on, 2,500 km to Sindh will be just 100 km from Barmer
- Social Reformer, Spiritual Leader Athavale Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Social reformer and founder of the Swadhyay Parivar, Pandurang Shastri Athavale died following an acute cardiac arrest at his residence in Khetwadi, Mumbai on Saturday. He was 84.
- Bad Values (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 26, 2003)
On October 10, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) barred 12 companies and all their directors from the capital market for five years for failing to redress investor grievances. Three out of these were Indo Biotech Herbal Remedies, Indo Biot
- Survivors Of Vietnam War Killings Seek Retribution (Indian Express, Christina Toh-Pantin, Oct 26, 2003)
Ricefarmer Nguyen Dam still remembers the day that 10 elderly farmers were gunned down by American soldiers while tending their fields in July 1967 during the Vietnam War.
- Workers Worry Over Mishaps At Kandla Port (Indian Express, D V Maheshwari, Oct 26, 2003)
‘The Safety First motto is more often breached than observed at this major port in Gujarat’
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
It’s such a pity to hear from learned people like P Chidambaram to talk about infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure like Tony Blair harping on about education in UK (October revolution, 2003, The Sunday Express, October 19). Did you think for a m
- Us, Britain Warn Of Imminent Threat In Saudi (Indian Express, Fahd Al-Frayyan, Oct 26, 2003)
‘Attacks are planned to coincide with holy month of Ramadan’
- Kyunki, We May Soon Be A Nation Of Cry Babies (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 26, 2003)
It is a great deal worse than I had feared. The unprecedented and unbounded ability of Ekta Kapoor to capture not just the eyeballs but the lachrymal glands of the nation, through her chest-heaving, hanky-soaking teledramas would, I had imagined, turn us
- Pm Trips Up Kalam (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 26, 2003)
President Abdul Kalam had to be content touring Bulgaria, Sudan and the UAE on his first state visit abroad. Many of the exciting destinations he would have liked to have traveled to had already been visited by Vajpayee, or else are on the PM’s itinerary
- Witness Protection (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Oct 26, 2003)
Nothing shakes public confidence in the criminal justice delivery system more than the collapse of a prosecution owing to witnesses turning hostile and retracting their previous statements. Generally the reason is the unholy combination of muscle and mone
- Law & Commerce: And The Twain Shall Meet (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Oct 26, 2003)
SEBI, TRAI, TAMP, SERC, MRTP — what have these in common? They are the new regulators in a liberal and competitive economy. Many more are on their way. They have also another feature in common, and that is they have generally failed to inspire confidence
- This Man Has Been Asked To Feather Your Retirement Nest (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 26, 2003)
Government turns to social security expert, Singapore professor Mukul Asher, to head Provident Fund revamp
- Dissent In Dadar Just Went Global (Indian Express, Sonu Chhina, Oct 26, 2003)
Packaged as a counter to the World Economic Forum in Davos, stage being set for World Social Forum in Mumbai
- He Helps Robots Spot The Difference Just Like Us (Indian Express, Sweta Ramanujan, Oct 26, 2003)
Indian heads think-tank at MIT, is named as key innovator in technology of future
- On The Ground In Gujarat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
THE GUJARAT Government and the BJP have repeatedly accused the NHRC of bias. For the Narendra Modi Government, which is accused of complicity in the 2002 communal violence, the embarrassment value of the Commission's interventions is high, particularly
- A Watchdog Weighed Down (Hindu, Anjali Modi, Oct 26, 2003)
The National Human Rights Commission is caught in a dysfunctional relationship with government and state.
- The U.P. Burden (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Nearly 60 per cent of the complaints of human rights violation are from Uttar Pradesh.
- Rise And Rise Of Hegemonism (Deccan Herald, Max Boot, Oct 25, 2003)
The National Security Strategy released last month by the Government of the United States may be the most significant US foreign-policy statement since NSC-68, the 1950 paper that codified the containment doctrine. Yet oddly most of the debate has focused
- In Sofia, Kalam Meets Kalki, Kids Ask Him For Cds (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Oct 25, 2003)
President gets Slavic attention and respect
- Sound Bites Are Okay, Now Bite The Bullet General (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Oct 25, 2003)
Musharraf should live up to his worldly promises, make Pakistan a modern state
- Is The End Of The Oil Age Nigh? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2003)
Rapid advances in fuel cell technology could usher in dramatic changes
- Ship-Breakers Ahoy: Clean Up Time (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Oct 25, 2003)
Last week, as Alang celebrated the arrival of Hellespont Grand—the biggest vessel to arrive at the ship-breaking yard — the Supreme Court ordered ship-breakers and their regulators to get their priorities right: worker safety and environment protection fi
- The World Through New Eyes (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Oct 25, 2003)
Trade and terrorism shape our international relationships now
- Iran Makes Its Move (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2003)
The world community needs to re-examine the nuclear non-proliferation regimes objectively
- Dressed Up For Days, Aziz Now Has Somewhere To Go (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 25, 2003)
MEA moves to clear Pak envoy’s requests for meetings; works on air links, too
- Amarinder Says Centre Is Playing Games (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2003)
The Centre’s last minute decision to pull back a Punjab delegation from visiting China has given Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh another case to cite ‘‘step-motherly treatment’’ against his state.
- Rise And Rise Of Hegemonism (Deccan Herald, Max Boot, Oct 25, 2003)
The National Security Strategy released last month by the Government of the United States may be the most significant US foreign-policy statement since NSC-68, the 1950 paper that codified the containment doctrine. Yet oddly most of the debate has focused
- Welcome Aboard A Sexist Flight (Indian Express, Jayanthi Natarajan, Oct 25, 2003)
To hold ‘unpresentable’ air hostesses responsible for the woes of AI and IA is hogwash
- This Diwali, Heart Of Darkness Is Bright & Shining (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Oct 25, 2003)
Ex-Leftist, builder-turned-activist, revived water system have brought revolution
- Talking Turkey Is Not Enough, Mr President (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Oct 24, 2003)
Sending Turkish troops will only convince Iraqis they are being colonised
- Warming Relations? (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 24, 2003)
We need a political culture in both India and Pakistan that is prepared to pay a short run price for a new architecture for the subcontinent.
- Sindhis As An Indo-Pak Bridge (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 24, 2003)
A few hundred Sindhis, all Hindus, who had gathered in Jodhpur for an extraordinary meeting earlier this week must be rubbing their eyes with disbelief at the announcements made by External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha to clear the Indo-Pak air. They h
- In Search Of Silence (Indian Express, Rooma Mehra, Oct 24, 2003)
We’re so busy talking that we forget to listen
- Leaving On A Jet Plane (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
As the age of the Concorde and supersonic travel ends, why speed is not always sound
- Peace, For People (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
Pakistan needs to respond more positively to India’s proposals for the sake of its citizens
- Military Raj (Indian Express, Mubashir zaidi, Oct 24, 2003)
Forget sham democracy. From sports to universities to power plants, khaki runs Pakistan
- Left To Rein In Rallies, Calls All-Party Meet On Oct 26 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
Bowing under tremendous public pressure to rein in rallies and processions which often put the city out of gear, the Left Front government is bringing in legislations to impose restrictions. The government has convened an all-party meeting on October 26 t
- Home Wants Rs-500 Bills Out, Finance Says No Need (Indian Express, Bhavana Vij, Oct 24, 2003)
Worried over reports of large-scale circulation of Rs 500 counterfeit notes, the Home Ministry this month approached the Finance Ministry to discontinue the denomination but its request has been turned down on the ground that this can cause public panic.
- Uneasy Peace In Baghdad (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 24, 2003)
THOSE who might have been delighted with the UN Security Council's unanimous resolution last Thursday authorising a multinational military force in Iraq under the single command led by the United States need to think again. The resolution, which calls for
- Change The Subject (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 24, 2003)
In Uttar Pradesh, ask about the common minimum programme
- Who Really Owns Mother Teresa? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
A bizarre controversy breaks out in the city of her birth
- Hunger Persists In Globalised World (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 24, 2003)
There is no international watchdog to ensure that the right to food is enforced in countries like India
- Marxists Get Foreign Funds To Mercy-Kill Their Dying Psus (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Oct 24, 2003)
DFID grant to Bengal to pay off workers, close14 PSUs
- Preparing For The Inflow (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 24, 2003)
If the open skies policy takes off, facilities at airports and the tourism infrastructure will have to be enhanced to deal with the rise in passenger arrivals.
- Japan Rising? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
AFTER 12 YEARS of economic stagnation, Japan is showing signs of coming out of its slump. During the first six months of 2003, the economy has grown, in real terms, at an annualised rate of 3.9 per cent.
- A Bold Initiative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
THE CABINET COMMITTEE on Security has displayed boldness and creativity in crafting a new package of proposals for Pakistan to consider. This is very much part of the Vajpayee Government's policy of engaging actively with Pakistan and promoting ...
- `Roll Call Of Shame' (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 24, 2003)
THAT is the heading under which India Today in its October 20 issue has listed the major scams taken up by the CBI for investigation which are either in the doldrums or have been closed, leading to the suspicion of extraneous pulls and pressures being at
- A Unified Approach To J&k (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 24, 2003)
The Vajpayee Government's decision to pitchfork the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, into formal dialogue with the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference, the separatist conglomerate, imposes a kind of order on the Centre's efforts to engage with the secess
- Throwing Light On Prosperity (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2003)
If India has to rediscover the magic of investments in public infrastructure, it has to generate revenue surpluses. But this can happen only if the government is sensitive to the needs of the private sector, the principal source of savings and taxes
- Sweetener For Cane Growers (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2003)
THE CENTRE's DILEMMA over fixing Statutory Minimum Price (SMP) for sugarcane — arguably the most contentious in the pricing of agricultural crops — is palpable. At a time when elections to some States are round the corner, the Centre is straining every ne
- Hunger Persists In Globalised World (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Oct 24, 2003)
There is no international watchdog to ensure that the right to food is enforced in countries like India
- Will Amendment Set Free Vaiko? (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 24, 2003)
The Union Cabinet's decision to amend the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act has brought some cheer to the Tamil Nadu allies of the National Democratic Alliance — the PMK and the MDMK in particular.
- Flip-Flop On Companies Bill (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2003)
THE CENTRE'S DECISION to withdraw the Companies Amendment Bill, pending before Parliament, and reintroduce it later should occasion no surprise considering the business community's strong opposition to some of the clauses.
- A Strong Signal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2003)
THE LATEST VISIT by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to New Delhi has brought forth a perceptible change in India's approach to the peace process in that country. Instead of a plain repetition of its commitment to a negotiated ...
- Anticipatory Bail And Justice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2003)
THE SUPREME COURT observed recently that the mere filing of a chargesheet by an investigating agency or cognisance of a complaint by a court cannot in itself be a ground for declining anticipatory bail to the accused. In January this year, it ...
- Time For A Wake-Up Call (Hindu, S. Akbar Zaidi, Oct 23, 2003)
Pakistan has been left behind, in terms of economic growth, by other SAARC countries and particularly by India.
- Rape: National And International (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Oct 23, 2003)
The rape of a Swiss embassy staffer must be condemned. At the same time, we cannot gloss over other rapes in the country
- Rape: National And International (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Oct 23, 2003)
The rape of a Swiss embassy staffer must be condemned. At the same time, we cannot gloss over other rapes in the country
- Cancun: India's Stand Must Be Guarded (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 23, 2003)
THE WTO, it is hoped, has learnt some useful lessons from the recent failure of negotiations at Cancun It should begin the work of restructuring the organisation to make the consultative process more open, and to engender a spirit of give and take between
- Asian Economic Integration: Pathway To Security And Prosperity (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Oct 23, 2003)
The obsession with Pakistan has distorted the conduct of India's foreign policy. This has not allowed the country to emerge as a constructive partner with Asean and SAARC, and other regional powers such as China, Japan and South Korea. The Prime Minister'
- Spaces The City Wants To Forget (Indian Express, Yaaminey Mubayi, Oct 23, 2003)
Urban poverty is one of the greatest challenges human society will face in the future. Worldwide, urban populations are expected to cross 2 billion within the next generation. In India, urban dwellers will constitute 50 per cent of the total population by
- Home Minister Homes In (Indian Express, CP Bhambri, Oct 23, 2003)
Providing a political dimension to the Kashmir dialogue is both timely and appropriate
- India-Thailand Fta: Who Is The Real Gainer? (Business Line, S. Majumder , Oct 23, 2003)
Thailand is one-tenth the size of India. While the goal of any FTA is market enlargement and improvement of the investment environment, how can India gain from Thailand which competes with it?
- Sino-Indian Boundary Talks (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 23, 2003)
Conditions seem more propitious today than ever before for rapid progress in the border talks between the two Asian giants.
- Possessed By None (Indian Express, K K Khullar, Oct 23, 2003)
Baba Farid, the first poet of Punjabi
- Third Round At Aksai Chin Table (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 23, 2003)
India and China will sit across the table today, for the third time, to discuss a lingering border dispute
- Hurriyat Meets Today To Discuss Offer (Indian Express, Bhavana Vij, Oct 23, 2003)
In a bid to break new ground in Jammu and Kashmir and signalling the softening of its stand on Hurriyat Conference, the Government today ‘‘assigned’’ Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani the task to open talks with the separatist group.
- Bcci Moves Fast, Plans Tour To Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2003)
Dalmiya to meet Pak counterpart
- October Spring (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 23, 2003)
• PM Vajpayee’s daring gambit on poll-eve
• A dozen radical proposals to the General
• Talks with Hurriyat raised to level of DPM
Let Srinagar bus to Muzaffarabad
- Moderate Medium, Extreme Message (Indian Express, Daniel Drezner, Oct 23, 2003)
Mahathir sums up the Muslim world’s paradox. Western learning is fine, not western liberalism
- For A Few Lakhs More (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2003)
Candidates will now get to spend more on their campaign. But will we get cleaner elections
- Vhp's Specious Logic (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 23, 2003)
Although the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's challenge to the rule of law and peace and tranquillity in Uttar Pradesh, especially at Ayodhya, has mercifully been defeated, it has left behind at least three sources of concern that can cause turmoil in future and
- Beijing Comes To Delhi Today To Put History Behind (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2003)
No 2 in Chinese Foreign Ministry to start boundary talks with Mishra
- A Map To Save The Metro, But... (Indian Express, Yogi Aggarwal, Oct 22, 2003)
Ever since Mumbai began its slow decline in the mid-70s, a number of plans have been formulated to save the city from further decay. One of the first such was the Ajit Kelkar Committee, set up under the managing director of the Taj group of hotels in 1982
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