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Articles 11521 through 11620 of 27558:
- Please Spare Us Our Silly Points (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 13, 2003)
Hurry back, all is forgiven. Ditch MAX for Morrison or Atul Wassan. Bring with you, your lovely, moist smile, your transparent saris and ignorance of cricket. Rescue the India-New Zealand cricket series from the commentary of men more dead than alive and
- Intelligence At A Premium? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2003)
The controversies surrounding the Blair Government's Iraq policy have stripped the intelligence establishment of its mystique.
- Oh God, What A Game! (Indian Express, V. Gangadhar, Oct 13, 2003)
Saeed Anwar, at the batting crease, was a delight to watch. The small-built Pakistan former opening batsman leaned into effortless off drives and cover drives and cut with precision.
- Can Wesley Clark Take On George Bush? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
Liberals’ fascination with the general is rather mystifying
- Getting Back On The Growth Path (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 13, 2003)
What the developed world needs to do is to "coordinate" monetary policy, which will bring about stability in capital flows and an orderly realignment in exchange rates but only if it is "combined with coordinated fiscal expansion".
- Why No Future For Interest Rate Futures (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Oct 13, 2003)
THE National Stock Exchange (NSE) recently made a presentation on how market players can use interest rate futures for hedging. This gives us an opportunity to debate on why there is no trading in these contracts on the NSE now. The reason cited is that..
- Industrial Policy Options — Going Beyond Mere Reforms (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 13, 2003)
I RECENTLY came across a seminal contribution to the ongoing debate on economic reforms in India, written by a bright economist, Dr R. Nagaraj of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.
- New World Disorder (Deccan Herald, LARRY ELLIOT, Oct 13, 2003)
It’s 30 years since oil prices soared and monetarism triumphed - and there could be more upheaval to come
- Stamps Of Dishonour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
A LOCAL PUNE court recently remanded Krishna Yadav, the Telugu Desam MLA and former Andhra Pradesh Minister, to custody in connection with the fake stamp papers scam. Mr. Yadav, who was arrested last month by the Maharashtra police under the ...
- Hayden's Grand Symphony (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL Test score is a cricket record that has been celebrated over the years by schoolboy and seasoned critic alike. It is hardly a surprise, then, that the latest champion to conquer that peak, the Australian opener Matthew ...
- Coasting On Cross-Subsidies (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2003)
THE ROAD TO reforms, even a die-hard would concede, is full of bumps. The cross-currents of interests, post-adjustment hiccups, together with memories of initial disappointments, have led to a general downgrading of expectations, which were never very ...
- Free For All (Indian Express, Jaya Basu, Oct 12, 2003)
Consumer goods majors are pouring in the promotional moolah as the festival season gets an extra impetus from a buoyant economy
- Industry Split Over Fta With Thailand (Indian Express, Rajeev Jayaswal, Oct 12, 2003)
The ink is hardly dry, but some sections of the domestic industry are already taking stock of how the just signed Indo-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) will impact their fortunes.
- Ebadi Selection Political: Radicals (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
While reformers have hailed the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to an Iranian human rights lawyer as a boost for democratic reforms, powerful hard-liners denounced it as an act of interference in Iran’s internal affairs that supports secularism over the
- Egyptian Conjoined Twins To Go Under The Knife (Indian Express, Jon Herskovitz, Oct 12, 2003)
US doctors began surgery on Saturday to separate two-year-old Egyptian twins joined at their heads. The operation will involve about 20 surgeons and could take as long as two days.
- Newsreel 05.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
Smooth sailing Indo-US relationship is getting on to a new ‘Gliding Path’. Secretary of State Colin Powell tells the US media that the agreement on cooperation in high-technology, space launch equipment, civilian nuclear energy and missile defence would..
- Iba For Global Forum To Fight Terrorism (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
The International Bar Association (IBA) has called for a global convention for ‘‘improving cooperation in combating terrorism’’. Releasing a report in Washington on Friday of its task force on terrorism, IBA said such a convention will provide technical..
- Forex Reserves Fall By 1.8% On Bond Repayment (Indian Express, Reuters, Oct 12, 2003)
India's foreign exchange reserves (forex) fell about 1.8 per cent in the week ended October 3, 2003, snapping eight weeks of rises, following redemption of foreign currency bonds during the week, Central Bank data showed on Saturday.
- Ayodhya Gates Shut, Sena Men Held (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
Over 1,500 Shiv Sena activists were arrested on Saturday while trying to proceed towards the venue of their proposed Ram Bhakt Sammelan here banned by the Uttar Pradesh government.
- Multi-National Force To Move To Interior Afghanistan (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Oct 12, 2003)
NATO, which has the responsibility for the International Security Force in Kabul, will soon move to main provincial centres and other areas in the interior according to information received here. With that, the external security presence in A
- Presidential Shuttle (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 12, 2003)
It's not just the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister who are bitten by the travel bug. President Abdul J. Kalam is also constantly on the move, shuttling between Delhi and other parts of the country
- The Maya Behind The Raids (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 12, 2003)
What I like about Mayawati is her honesty. That may sound like a funny thing to say but I am being completely serious. I like her for never having made any attempt to hide her millions.
- Bhel To Set Up Hydro-Electric Project In Mizoram (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) will set up a small hydro electric project of 12 mega watt (MW), at a cost of Rs 100 crore, in Mizoram.
- Tashkent Se Aaya Mera Dost, He Wants A Bit Of Bollywood (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Oct 12, 2003)
Hindi-speaking Uzbek at the film festival shops for the Khans
- Ministry Size: Bjp Proposes New Ceiling (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 12, 2003)
There is a change in the BJP stand on the size of ministries. Having proposed a ceiling of 10 per cent of the strength of legislatures on ministries in the 97th Constitution Amendment Bill, it has now mooted a ceiling of 15 per cent. The amendment bill mo
- Jaipur Foot Gets Spring In Its Step (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Oct 12, 2003)
It’s going to be lighter, better and cheaper
- Govt Turns New Reforms Leaf (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 12, 2003)
Radical Act is ready to let farmers sell directly to the buyer
- Give Us Our Substandard Bangalore International Airport: Govt (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 12, 2003)
Yes, exactly that’s what the Govt has said to the private consortium that’s building it: it has set the minimum standard at 3 out of 5. This is below the IATA’s Asian standard of 3.5
- Contempt Of Quote (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Oct 12, 2003)
She was in charge of Advani’s security on the day Babri fell. Her testimony is the most damning against him. And yet, Rae Bareli magistrate quotes her to discharge Advani
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2003)
P. Chidambaram, commenting on the attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, advocates a separate Telengana state as a solution to the endemic Naxalite violence that is plaguing the state for the past two decades (An attack seeks answers,
- The Shia-Sunni Equation (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 12, 2003)
THE EXIT of Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime has set off a power struggle among Iraq's two main Muslim sects. The Shias, who form the single largest community in Iraq and constitute 62 per cent of the population, are the chief contenders.
- A Land Under Siege (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 12, 2003)
Signs of anger at the American occupation are visible all over Baghdad.
- Kurds Bide Their Time (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 12, 2003)
The relationship between the Kurds and the Arabs is uneasy.
- Astrological Falsehoods (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Oct 11, 2003)
Some weeks ago one of our leading national dailies carried the findings of a group of scientists who examined the claims made by astrologers about their ability to forecast future events. They scrutinised thousands of biodatas of people born on the same..
- Suspicious Times (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
CBI would do well to remember that it, finally, is accountable only to the public
- How To Deal With The Gang In New York (Indian Express, Shubh Saumya, Oct 11, 2003)
Treat the UN-centred order as a crime cartel. As the new toughie in town, India has to hustle its way in
- The Elephant & Panicking Flamingos (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Oct 11, 2003)
Bowling to a teenager who was then just plain Gary Sobers and barely an emerging force in the West Indies side in the mid-1950s was a frightening experience for this writer, a leg-spinner who had his own dreams of glory.
- Groping For Answers (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 11, 2003)
Why did they do it, the Californians? It’s not just the Indian media that is asking questions. The American media is asking them too.
- Balloons In The Bourses (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
What has helped shore up market enthusiasm are growth projections of over 7 per cent
- The Road Less Travelled (Indian Express, Vikram Kumar, Oct 11, 2003)
Detours through unexpected bursts of kindness
- Click! Now You Can Shoot At The Airport (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Oct 11, 2003)
Photos in-flight or of planes landing, taking off? For that you have to wait
- Enlightenment, Buddha Style (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 11, 2003)
If India’s east is to emerge at all, Kolkata and West Bengal must be the engine
- In-The-Black Friday: Infy Leads The Way (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
Sensex at 39-month high; Infosys set to tap China market
- Astrological Falsehoods (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Oct 11, 2003)
Some weeks ago one of our leading national dailies carried the findings of a group of scientists who examined the claims made by astrologers about their ability to forecast future events. They scrutinised thousands of biodatas of people born on the same d
- In The Land Of Pure, Law Is On Trial (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Oct 11, 2003)
Pakistan’s justice system, based on blind enforcement of Islamic provisions, outdoes even Arab countries
- Which Way Will Political India Go? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
THE IMPORTANCE OF the Assembly elections in five States — Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Chhattisgarh — scheduled for November-December 2003 stretches beyond the immediate. This is the final round of Assembly polls ...
- Policing The Net? Not Possible (Indian Express, Subimal Bhattacharjee, Oct 11, 2003)
Come October 14 and you will be unable to chat in MSN messenger, Microsoft’s chat services. Many in India and in some 30 odd countries will find this harsh. Microsoft claims that the reason for the move is to reduce the criminal solicitation of children..
- Myanmar's Easy Ride (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
THE MILITARY RULERS of Myanmar have snatched a diplomatic victory at the just concluded Bali summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). When the junta rearrested Aung San Suu Kyi last May, the 10-nation grouping made a ...
- Can Mumbai Become Shanghai? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 11, 2003)
Cities are increasingly a joint enterprise of the rich and the poor. A vision for their future must integrate the needs of both.
- A Bother For Bush (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 11, 2003)
The row over the leak of an undercover CIA operative's name to the media refuses to die down, much to the Bush administration's discomfort.
- An Nri Family Gets Faith Amid Its Grief (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2003)
Death Row for man who killed Sikh in post-9/11 hate crime
- The Asean Tango (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
INDIA AND THE Association of South-East Asian Nations have come closer than ever before with the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, participating in the Bali summit of Asean where India enjoyed partner status along with China, Japan and South Korea.
- The Curdled Controversy (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Oct 10, 2003)
IT IS now almost a year since the simmering tensions between Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF or Amul) Chairman, Dr Verghese Kurien, and his counterpart at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Dr Amrita Patel, came out in the..
- The Painful Reality Imf Ignores (Deccan Herald, Joseph Stiglitz, Oct 10, 2003)
The Fund has again failed in its most urgent task of reforming itself and has dealt with issues beyond its mission
- Pressure On Asian Currencies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
GOVERNMENTS OFTEN BEND economic theory to justify policy decisions that they feel will advance their economic interests. A good example is the argument the United States has been advancing in its attempts to pressure China to make its renminbi ...
- Enter The Terminator (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
EVEN FOR A Hollywood superstar famed for performing superman deeds on the screen, the election campaign for the Governorship of California and the outcome must read like an off-the-wall film script. For Arnold Schwarzenegger the real life ...
- Appointments & Disappointments (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Oct 10, 2003)
Every judge must be an activist who shares the vision, the mission and the passion of the Constitution.
- Return Of The Hawala Calculations? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 10, 2003)
Suddenly, the BJP's political rivals find themselves having to answer to the investigative agencies.
- The Message From Manuke (Indian Express, Sadhna Mohan, Oct 10, 2003)
A village in Punjab shows how the spread of AIDS can be contained
- Disinvestment Over A Barrel (Business Line, S. Arvind, Oct 10, 2003)
The idea of breaking up the Fortune 500 Indian Oil Corporation, just because two other oil PSUs could not be divested, does not make good business sense especially when world over oil companies are merging for size. To really succeed, the disinvestment pr
- Trans Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
For India, a decade’s efforts to look east are beginning to bear fruit
- Elite, Or Bestial? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2003)
When four members of an elite army unit commit rape it shows how deep is the rot
- The Man Who Refused To Go Quietly (Indian Express, M. G. Devasahayam , Oct 10, 2003)
As JP’s centenary year ends, politicians barely bother with him. But to anyone who remembers the Emergency, he is immortal
- Worst Jobs In Science (Indian Express, Peter Carlson, Oct 09, 2003)
And you thought research was fun...
- Reality Check On Corporate Governance (Business Line, K. Suresh, Oct 09, 2003)
CORPORATE governance seems to have caught the imagination of the corporate world. Aided by the plethora of reports, notifications and circulars by various regulatory bodies.
- Dengue Spreads Wings Across India (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 09, 2003)
4,720 cases, 78 deaths reported
- Bombay Echo In Bali Over Janis Joplin And Rap (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 09, 2003)
A tourist paradise turns on the music and dances to forget nightmare
- Here Comes The New Prime Minister (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Oct 09, 2003)
A swadeshi Don Quixote is on the loose with his magic lathi, promising to make a Bihar out of everything he touches
- Look East Policy: Phase Two (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 09, 2003)
Phase two of the Look East policy will help break out of the political confines of the subcontinent that have severely limited India's strategic options.
- Books And Papers Redefined (Business Line, S. Kannan, Oct 09, 2003)
On the company law provisions relating to accounts and audit on the anvil
- India And Asean (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
THE SECOND INDIA-ASEAN summit in Bali has provided the much-needed thrust and framework for taking the partnership forward. Two broad agreements, for Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and combating terrorism, have been signed. India has also ...
- Mr. Jogi In A Fix (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
ONE CAN SPECULATE about why Ajit Jogi, the intelligent Congress Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, chose to accuse the Intelligence Bureau, evidently without any basis, of fabricating information with a view to dragging him and his family into ...
- Pakistan: The Siege Within And Without (Indian Express, Shireen M Mazari, Oct 09, 2003)
Pakistan is caught between an India waiting to cash in on the doctrine of premption and a society fast imploding
- High On Fii (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
BY FUNNELLING OVER $4 billion into the Indian markets this year, foreign institutional investors have sent strong signals about their positive perception of the Indian economy. It is true this flow has come when the rupee has appreciated by nearly 6 per..
- Uncertain Times In Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 09, 2003)
Afghanistan continues to fragment politically. The blame is being put on the warlords but the malaise runs deeper.
- Regional Trade Agreements — The Right Way To Go For India (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Oct 09, 2003)
BY SIGNING the Free Trade Agreement with Thailand, and announcing that it is working on another one with Singapore, India has indicated to the world that it has at last abandoned its anti-bilateralism, anti-regionalism stand, and joined the RTA bandwagon.
- Arnie Swaggers In (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
Does the Californian result symbolise the best of democracy? Or the worst?
- Amethi Nama (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2003)
Mulayam Singh Yadav is quite right on this one
- Making Services Work For Poor (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 09, 2003)
Broad improvements in human welfare will not happen till poor people receive wider access to affordable services in health, education, water, sanitation and electricity, warns WDR 2004. Rightly concluding that no one size fits all, it describes eight, and
- A Spammer In The Works (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 09, 2003)
EVERYBODY is a king in a democracy, proclaims a popular saying. And Raja is too common a name, either as a standalone or as a suffix. The latest, however, to join the band of Rajas is Pulli Raja and nobody seems to know who he is.
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