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Articles 18121 through 18220 of 27558:
- Hrd Nod To Text Book Tinkering (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Aug 19, 2001)
FOREMOST, with the HRD Minister’s confirmation that changes are being brought in the contents of the history texts, there is apprehension of long-term disasters. As the Sahmat spokesperson said:
- Teaching Hindi At Tokyo University (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 19, 2001)
THE Japanese are known to be wonderful students of foreign languages but rarely have shown love for Hindi, India’s national language.
- A Culture Of Lawlessness (Tribune, David Devdas, Aug 19, 2001)
SUHAIL used to be a militant. In fact he was a commander of the Hizbullah outfit, which dominated the area around his house in Batmaloo in the early 1990s.
- Making Big Bucks From Vvip Memoirs (Tribune, V. Gangadhar, Aug 19, 2001)
THREE cheers for the American free enterprise! America may be the number one nation in the world because its people like making money and make much of those who successfully do it.
- 'New Partnership For A Great India' (Pioneer, Dhirubhai Ambani, Aug 19, 2001)
This award has been earned by the entire Reliance family.
- Grandmother's Family (Pioneer, Sunil Kapoor , Aug 19, 2001)
When I was a little boy my mother would take me and my sister to our maternal grandparents' home every vacation.
- 'It Services Are Immune To The Economic Cycle' (The Economic Times, Prasenjit Bhattacharya, Aug 19, 2001)
THE US slowdown has certainly affected IT product spending quite seriously.
- Colour Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2001)
The large number of political parties representing a wide range of the ideological spectrum are now getting identified with certain colours.
- Brief Assessment (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 19, 2001)
Never mind the stock exchange crashes, the numerous financial scandals or the fact that the Indian farmer and manufacturer might become an endangered species soon, we should be happy our finance minister’s confidence is growing with every passing day.
- Days Of Raj (Pioneer, Tavishi Shrivastav, Aug 19, 2001)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh is known for his political masterstrokes. In a short span of about nine months, he has taken on his political opponents by the horn.
- J And K: Government’s Cruel Joke On Mine Blast Victims (Indian Express, Pradeep Dutta, Aug 19, 2001)
When you lose a limb in the state, compensation does not depend on the injury, but on the type of mine that caused it. The difference — Rs 1,000 to Rs 75,000 — snuffs out hopes and breeds corruption.
- The Flaying Sikh (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2001)
IT is but rarely that we hear of an award winner getting miffed over his being conferred with an award and an Arjuna Award at that.
- President’s Vacation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2001)
ONE thought the now-infamous picture of Bill and Hillary Clinton on the beach in the Virgin Islands - which was subject to analysis from a variety of perspectives, ranging from privacy issues to public relations.
- Deep-Rooted Evil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2001)
Female foeticide in Punjab has its roots in social attitudes and blaming modern technology is not the answer, says Sarabjit Pandher.
- Time To Act (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2001)
The Supreme Court on Friday, set August 21 as the next date for deliberating on the PIL filed for a cleaner fuel for the city of Delhi.
- Finally Riding Tiger, And Sitting Pretty (Indian Express, Prafulla Marpakwar, Aug 19, 2001)
ITS TIES with a long-standing electoral partner may be under strain, but the BJP is not worried.
- Peace Has More Than A Chance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2001)
In Nagaland, the urge for peace is very strong. Barun Das Gupta on what lies in store.
- Between A Hard Rock And The Lost Moon (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2001)
I never went to Alcatraz. I only saw it from Pier 39, off the Pacific Ocean and on the edge of the city about which O Henry had once written ``East is east and West is San Francisco!’’
- Good Governance Is The Key To Prosperity (The Economic Times, Jayaprakash Narayan, Aug 19, 2001)
THE NEWS on the economic front is somewhat disconcerting.
- Beating The Spider (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 19, 2001)
ROBERT the Bruce, King of the Scots in the 14th century, is reputed to have been inspired in his repeated attempts at gaining the throne by a spider in a cave.
- Totems Of Nationhood (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 19, 2001)
Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine is not the only monument that disturbs people.
- The Big Question (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee clearly used his reply to the discussion on the Agra summit in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday to reiterate the basic contours of this country's policy towards Pakistan with special reference to Kashmir.
- The Need For A Paradigm Shift In Defence (Tribune, Avinash Prem, Aug 19, 2001)
THE constant refrain of our leadership ever since independence has been, “There is no sacrifice too great that the nation will not make to ensure that the armed forces are equipped with the best equipment, having the latest technology.
- 'Hindu Militancy' In The Northeast (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Aug 19, 2001)
The construction of a Hindu national identity predicates on the notion that there is a clear understanding of what is "Hindu" and indeed what is "nationalism".
- Unwanted Uproar (The Economic Times, V. A. Gopala, Aug 19, 2001)
THE long-pending and much-talked Lok Pal Bill was finally introduced in Parliament a day before the Independence Day.
- Fire And Smoke (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 18, 2001)
It’s ‘human error’, we are told. One can only be grateful to the authorities that they did not say it was the ‘hand of God’, as a famous footballer said after scoring an infamous goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.
- China’s Exports Grew 6.6% In July Despite Global Downturn (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 18, 2001)
China said exports rose a better-than-expected 6.6 per cent in July, reversing a drop in June, but the slowing world economy was still cause for worry.
- 'It Services Are Immune To The Economic Cycle' (The Economic Times, Prasenjit Bhattacharya, Aug 18, 2001)
THE US slowdown has certainly affected IT product spending quite seriously.
- Good Governance Is The Key To Prosperity (The Economic Times, Jayaprakash Narayan, Aug 18, 2001)
THE NEWS on the economic front is somewhat disconcerting. The last quarter growth rate has fallen to 3.8 per cent.
- Standing Logic On Its Head (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 18, 2001)
IF A draft amendment to company legislation cleared by the Cabinet on Thursday eventually becomes law, then India might turn the rules of corporate competition on their head.
- Mr Vajpayee's Performances (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 18, 2001)
IT IS being said the Prime Minister's performance in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday was of vintage quality and that, more importantly, it should be interpreted as a signal to the nation that he is not a spent force.
- Brutally Frank (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 18, 2001)
HAVING HAD ITS interim advice to increase fares ignored coldly by the former Railway Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, when she presented the Railway Budget earlier this year.
- Creating And Exploiting Real Options -- It's Now Or Never (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 18, 2001)
SOME economies have chosen to value golden opportunities and options more than gold.
- Myth Cannot Become Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2001)
AMONG THE VARIOUS attempts by the BJP-led NDA Government to force on the country the Hindutva agenda, the most disturbing effort is taking place in the field of education.
- Agra’s Bitter Aftertaste (Hindustan Times, K.R. Malkani, Aug 18, 2001)
The Agra summit has left a lingering bad taste in the mouth. The Indian government had originally taken the position that there would be no India-Pakistan talks until cross-border terrorism ended.
- The Buoyancy Effect Of Tax Reforms (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Aug 18, 2001)
AFTER more than 10 years of fiscal reforms, it is necessary to re-examine the intent and assumptions underlying the reforms and their effects.
- False Finish (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2001)
Indian sport is dishonoured when Arjuna awards come.
- ‘Jammu Was Brought Under The Disturbed Areas Act Because Of Farooq’ (Indian Express, Chaman Lal, Aug 18, 2001)
Chaman Lal Gupta represents Doda-Udhampur — the current trouble spot in J&K — in the Lok Sabha.
- Sunny Days Of Batsmanship (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2001)
‘‘A fine technician but his chief fault was lack of aggression. It is not sufficient to keep the ball out of the stumps, there is a need to attack, take the initiative from the bowlers...
- Customs Valuation Out Of Sync With Gatt Code (The Financial Express, Sunil Kumar, Aug 18, 2001)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) valuation code was implemented in India in 1988 when the provision of the Customs Act was amended.
- What A Life! (The Economic Times, Anil P. Bagarka, Aug 18, 2001)
IT is the government’s duty to inform LIC’s policy holders before the corporation buys shares like that of UTI’s.
- Charades Over Safety (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2001)
THREE HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS, which have between them claimed 48 lives in a single day, have exposed the low priority accorded to safety in India by the authorities as well as by individuals.
- Ye Voh Vajpayee To Nahin (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Aug 18, 2001)
BY my bed always lies a book of poems by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. I had it bound in black leather after he signed it for me in March 1980 when he was in Delhi and I met him for an interview.
- Autonomy Is No Bargaining Chip (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 18, 2001)
The subject of autonomy for Kashmir has again come into the limelight. The latest outlook apparently is that while the Centre is unwilling to restore the pre-1953 status to the state, it is ready to provide it with ‘special’ powers.
- Cancel Third World Debt (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Aug 18, 2001)
SINCE 1960, the world's wealth has increased eight times.
- Bank On Public Investment (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Aug 18, 2001)
WE CAN be forgiven for being bewildered on hearing the Prime Minister announce from the ramparts of Red Fort that ``...after some introspection my Government has decided to give a new pro- poor, pro-village and pro-employment orientation.
- Not Troops, But Trust (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Aug 18, 2001)
By now we should have learnt quite a lot about the plague known as terrorism and how to fight it.
- Mum’s Word (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 18, 2001)
Some abiding images of Hindi cinema refuse to fade with time.
- The Three Word Trick (Telegraph, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 18, 2001)
New Delhi believes in the three-word trick. The government has persuaded itself that the crisis in Manipur has been resolved by dropping three words from the Naga ceasefire declaration.
- Old Men In The House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 18, 2001)
There is something distinctly odd and funny about a prime minister having a snipe at his home minister in the upper house of parliament.
- Grandmother's Family (Pioneer, Sunil Kapoor , Aug 18, 2001)
When I was a little boy my mother would take me and my sister to our maternal grandparents' home every vacation.
- 'New Partnership For A Great India' (Pioneer, Dhirubhai Ambani, Aug 18, 2001)
This award has been earned by the entire Reliance family. It consists of thousands of employees who work with total dedication.
- 'Hindu Militancy' In The Northeast (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Aug 18, 2001)
The construction of a Hindu national identity predicates on the notion that there is a clear understanding of what is "Hindu" and indeed what is "nationalism".
- Musharraf's 'Real Democracy' (Pioneer, Urmi A Goswami, Aug 18, 2001)
Right from the time he usurped power, General Pervez Musharraf steadfastly maintained that he was doing so because he wanted what was best for Pakistan, "this is all what is happening which is in the interest of Pakistan.
- The Big Question (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2001)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee clearly used his reply to the discussion on the Agra summit in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday to reiterate the basic contours of this country's policy towards Pakistan with special reference to Kashmir.
- Sowing The Seeds Of Life (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 18, 2001)
One doesn’t hear so much of Van mahotsavs which were a regular feature of the summer monsoons as one used to in the past.
- The Case Of “Vanishing Companies” (Tribune, G.K. Pandey, Aug 18, 2001)
BY now, you’ve probably read all there is to read about the “sins” of ex-UTI chief P.S. Subramanyam.
- And Now, The Fake Bill Ripoff (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Aug 18, 2001)
JUST when you think you’ve seen everything, corporate India surprises you once again.
- Days Of Raj (Pioneer, Tavishi Shrivastav, Aug 18, 2001)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh is known for his political masterstrokes. In a short span of about nine months, he has taken on his political opponents by the horn.
- People's “Gold” For Milkha! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2001)
A power-drunk Sports Ministry badly and urgently needed a stinging slap to bring it back to senses.
- Welcome To Delhi! (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Aug 18, 2001)
DELHI is all set to roll out the red carpet to the Very Important Tourist (VIT) — of the dollar vintage that is and not the domestic yokels bally-hoo.
- ‘The State Is Tied Up In Knots’ (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Aug 18, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S most influential weekly, The Friday Times, has taken Gen Pervez Musharraf to task.
- What's In A Word? (The Economic Times, Vikram S Mehta, Aug 18, 2001)
THE WORD 'globalisation' comes across as an enigma wrapped in contradictions — to distort Churchill's epithet on India.
- Yet Another Rollback (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2001)
ALL over the world blue chip, or leading, companies with international operations are retrenching employees for two reasons.
- Trade Facilitation And Wto (The Economic Times, S. Sundar, Aug 18, 2001)
THE FORTHCOMING Doha Ministerial Conference has put the debate on WTO issues in sharper focus.
- Jaswant Singh’s Trip May Herald New Phase In Indo-Nepal Ties (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Aug 18, 2001)
For India-Nepal relations to grow in the 21st century, old mindsets need to change on both sides.
- Beating The Spider (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 18, 2001)
ROBERT the Bruce, King of the Scots in the 14th century, is reputed to have been inspired in his repeated attempts at gaining the throne by a spider in a cave.
- Time To Act (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2001)
The Supreme Court on Friday, set August 21 as the next date for deliberating on the PIL filed for a cleaner fuel for the city of Delhi.
- A Day Of Accidents (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2001)
THE explosion in a factory in Tamil Nadu which claimed at least 25 lives occurred because the prescribed safety norms were ignored by the management.
- Petty Politics (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 17, 2001)
IT IS DIFFICULT to appreciate why the location of Damodar Valley Corporation's headquarters and its proposal to sell power directly to small consumers outside its command area in Jharkhand and West Bengal should become contentious issues.
- Genome Patentability Leaves Many Questions Unanswered (The Financial Express, Ravi Singhania, Aug 17, 2001)
Genomics is the study and sequencing of DNA, including the identification of genes and their functions.
- The General’s Farmhouse (Tribune, Bimal Bhatia, Aug 17, 2001)
ROUGH sketch in hand, we navigated to the outskirts of Chandigarh looking for a particular farmhouse.
- Cause Celebre For Fanatics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 17, 2001)
The directive given by a local court against any construction activity in the temple complex in Asind in Rajasthan where a mosque was demolished has added a fresh complication to the situation.
- Pm’s New Rural Employment Scheme Lacks Orientation (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Aug 17, 2001)
The launch of the Rs 10,000 crore Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) scheme by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Independence Day seems more like a political gimmick.
- Uti Scandal: Behind The Scenes (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 17, 2001)
IT IS still a mystery how the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, has been able to escape the ugliness of the UTI mess.
- Wreck The Global Treaties (Telegraph, Gywnne Dyer, Aug 17, 2001)
It’s perfectly all right for the United States to slap the rest of the world in the face if the rest of the world is wrong, or just to defend its own vital national interests.
- Badal Rating : Not By “Surveys” Alone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2001)
A weekly magazine survey, splashed by Punjab’s PR Department over newspapers as an image-building exercise, has ranked Mr Parkash Singh Badal as No 1 CM, Beant Singh at No 2 and Pratap Singh Kairon at No 3. Rankings can be twisted, biased or misleading.
- Who Is Afraid Of The Rating Agencies? (Business Line, A.Seshan, Aug 17, 2001)
STANDARD and Poor's (S&P) lowered its long-term local currency sovereign credit rating of India to triple B minus from triple B.
- Indefinite Article (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 17, 2001)
The BJP leadership has suddenly revved up its election campaign in UP by sending a strong signal that it is trying to put its house in order.
- Debt Market And Demat (The Economic Times, C. B. Bhave, Aug 17, 2001)
IN LESS than three years Indian equity markets have successfully transited from the earlier cumbersome paper based settlement to demat (paperless) settlement.
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