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Articles 23221 through 23320 of 27558:
- Karunanidhi Charted Dmk’s Ship In The Wrong Direction (The Financial Express, N. Madhavan, May 17, 2001)
EVEN as former chief minister and DMK leader M Karunanidhi gropes in the dark to find out the cause for the poll debacle, it is becoming increasingly clear that a litany of factors seems to have contributed to his party’s defeat.
- An Economically Battered Assam Pins Its Hopes On Gogoi (The Financial Express, Santanu Saikia, May 17, 2001)
Assam’s chief minister designate, Tarun Gogoi, has a daunting task carved out for him over the next five years.
- A Legitimate Query (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 17, 2001)
Please say how quake contributions were spent.
- A Nation Of Shopkeepers (The Financial Express, N. Chandra Mohan, May 17, 2001)
New work force shifts are more complex than the restaurant and bar economy image suggests.
- This School Is Different (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 17, 2001)
EL Puente means “the bridge” in Spanish, and this action sums up what this unusual state school is all about.
- Rural Telephony: Of Dismal Facts & Ambitious Picture (The Financial Express, Neeraja Kumar, May 17, 2001)
It’s World Telecom Day and the theme this year is Internet challenges and opportunities.
- Ms Melodrama (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 17, 2001)
MAMATA BANERJEE’s intemperate criticism of the Election Commission partly explains why she lost.
- Slowly, Slowly, Down The Stream (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, May 17, 2001)
Cleaning up the Yamuna requires a multi-pronged initiative.
- Male-Centric Absurdity (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 17, 2001)
DIVINE LAWS cannot be changed, says Qazi Mujahidul Islam Qasimi, chairman, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
- What’s In It For Us? (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , May 17, 2001)
On NMD, it is perilous to be impetuous.
- Broth Cooked By Beevi And Amma (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, May 17, 2001)
About two years ago, Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi inducted the young son of a political leader as a minister.
- Summer Special (Business Line, D. Murali , May 17, 2001)
DOES it appear to you that ``we seem to be protesting at the wrong time about the wrong things in the wrong way, and in the process muddying the externally projected image of the country''?
- Encore For Hyderabad (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 17, 2001)
IT’S an encore for Hyderabad; and has come as a shot in the arm for Indian IT companies.
- Don’t Go Wrong, Mr Clean (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 17, 2001)
Antony must not include the indicted in his Cabinet.
- Something's Rotten... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 17, 2001)
THE ALBATROSS round the government's neck is proving difficult to dislodge.
- Cut And Thrust (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2001)
US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan loves to spring surprises. Not this time though.
- Who Controls The Bourses? (The Economic Times, R. H. Patil, May 17, 2001)
THE RECENT crisis in the equities markets has raised several issues. There is a strong feeling all round that drastic changes are required if recurrent stock exchange crises are to be avoided.
- Presumptuously Futuristic (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , May 17, 2001)
ACCOUNTING Standard (AS) 20 `Earnings per share' issued by the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is mandatory in that non-compliance therewith would invite auditor's comments in his report to the members.
- Dr Oscar & Mr Health (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 17, 2001)
IT PAYS to be a winner. A study by University of Toronto professor Donald A Redelmeier and Sheldon Singh has established that, on an average.
- Ia's Woes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 17, 2001)
EARLY IN APRIL, Indian Airlines officials were quoted as saying that ``there is a growth in traffic whenever airlines add capacity in the market''.
- Children Of A Lesser God? (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, May 17, 2001)
``To catch them young'' is to spot talented young kids, especially in sports.
- Tn Mandate: The Wake-Up Call? (Business Line, Menka Shivdasani , May 17, 2001)
A NATION that bristles at the Tehelka corruption charges elects a person who was not even supposed to be eligible for the polls thanks to her conviction.
- Networking The Right Way (Business Line, T. H. Chowdary , May 17, 2001)
ONE OF the most progressive, non-controversial, technology-neutral, competition-promoting and people-friendly policies the Government has promulgated is the one on the Internet.
- The Business Of Defence (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 17, 2001)
RSS and Left respond predictably and quixotically.
- Four-Wheelers Could Drive India To Prosperity (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 17, 2001)
INDIA’S manufacturing can play a powerful role only if we can focus preferentially (not exclusively) on certain industries / segments in which we can become world class.
- Life Beyond India’s Immediate Circle (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Mitra, May 17, 2001)
THE PRIME Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s visit to Malaysia follows his January trip to Indonesia and Vietnam.
- The Collapse Of Reason (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2001)
OBFUSCATING THE FACTS seems to be the order of the day.
- Poor Afghans, Defiant Taliban (Indian Express, Hafizur Rahman, May 17, 2001)
... I object to so many things in the Taliban of Afghanistan, for they take a very narrow view of religion, of administration, of the social needs of their people and of culture; in fact of life as it should be lived.
- Turkey's Unending Crisis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2001)
CAUGHT IN THE battle between a military top brass that zealously guards its self-proclaimed role as protector of democracy and an Islamic political group with an extremist agenda, Turkey appears set to slip deeper into crisis.
- Dismal Message Of The Mini-Poll (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 17, 2001)
EVEN more sensational than the outcome of the Assembly elections in five states is the smooth manner in which Ms Jayalalitha, having swept the polls, swept into the office of Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister.
- A General And A Swayamsevak (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 17, 2001)
THE PAKISTANI High Commissioner has just announced the revised rules of international diplomacy: summits do not have agendas.
- Fighting Malnutrition (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 17, 2001)
THE CASE FOR and against making iodised salt mandatory usage by India's millions, which has now taken a new twist with differences of opinion between the Union Ministries of Health and Human Resource Development.
- India's New Pointman In Moscow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 17, 2001)
EVEN after losing its super power status Russia occupies a unique place in India's scheme of things.
- Theory Of ‘Karma’ And Rebirth (Tribune, Nand Kishore Kapoor, May 17, 2001)
ALMOST all religions and sects of the world believe in the theory of “karma” and reincarnation in one form or the other.
- An Agenda For The Summit (Hindu, Suba Chandran, May 17, 2001)
THE DATE is fixed. The venue is fixed. But what are we going to talk Gen. Pervez Musharraf?
- Wake To The Melody Of Your Inner Voice (Times of India, S. H. Venkatramani, May 17, 2001)
THE growing stress in our lives is receiving increasing attention from people today. In America they are worried about burnout cases.
- Two To Tatami (Times of India, ASHIS RAY, May 17, 2001)
No Welcome Mat for India Yet.
- Jai Kisan And All That (Hindustan Times, Bhaskar Ghose, May 17, 2001)
THE RECENT announcements on steep tariffs on foreign goods, and press comment and stories on television just before the removal of the ban on imports agreed by the WTO have been incomprehensible.
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 17, 2001)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , May 17, 2001)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- Now It Is The Turn Of Chinese To Hunt For Smoking Guns (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 17, 2001)
Tong Lihua is preparing for a fight — a big fight.
- Mother's Land (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2001)
Among the pantheon of India's colonial administrators, those with the scholarly bent always reckoned that there was a strain in indigenous folklore, if not high political theory.
- Grain Policy, What Policy? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 17, 2001)
MUCH was expected of the Abhijit Sen committee on long-term grain policy. Disappointingly, it has solely concentrated on suggesting ways to reduce the bulging stock (about 65 million tonnes by July) with the FCI.
- Southern Cross (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2001)
For TV channels covering elections, checking out the usual suspects is a must.
- There Is No Oasis For The Elderly (Telegraph, P. S. M. Rao, May 17, 2001)
The government, following the economic reforms, has a much reduced role in the problem areas of poverty, unemployment and social security.
- A Gentle Way With Words (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, May 17, 2001)
A week before he died at 95, news of his precarious health began appearing in all our national dailies.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 17, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- Millennium Declaration -- Are Development Targets Within Reach? (Business Line, Harri Holkeri, May 16, 2001)
LAST September, the largest gathering ever of world leaders met at the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in New York.
- Didi The Self-Destroyer (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 16, 2001)
MS Mamta Banerjee has only herself to blame for the electoral drubbing she and her party received in West Bengal.
- Parallel Pursuit To Cure Cancer (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, May 16, 2001)
THIS is the tale of two scientist-technocrats who have traversed their own independent path over the last two decades and are on the verge of making significant contributions in one common area -- cancer cure.
- Trade Union Unity And Politics (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , May 16, 2001)
ALMOST A decade after the Congress(I) was emboldened to give up its socialist pretensions and allow the then Finance Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to announce in Parliament the decision to adopt the principles of market economy (July 1991).
- After The Famous Win (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 16, 2001)
IT is tempting to believe that armed with a massive mandate President Mohammed Khatami will briskly restart his aborted reforms programme. He will not because he cannot.
- A Victory Of Sorts For Congress(i)? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 16, 2001)
A COUPLE of weeks ago I had an animated chat-cum-argument with a professional who had been close to Rajiv Gandhi and has emerged as one of the key strategists for the Congress(I) president Ms Sonia Gandhi.
- A Victory Not Quite Famous (Telegraph, Mohit Sen, May 16, 2001)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has reason to feel relieved about being able to retain West Bengal.
- Poetic Licence (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 16, 2001)
THE CASE of Aftab Husain, the Pakistani poet, calls for a poetic rather than a prosaic approach.
- A Neat Operation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 16, 2001)
THE siege of the Shangus mosque in Anantnag district ended on Monday. For once the terms for ending the siege were dictated by the security forces and not the militants who had turned the mosque into a mini fortress.
- A Bad Precedent (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 16, 2001)
DEMOCRATIC spirit has been dangerously diluted with the installation of Ms Jayalalitha as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
- China's Search For New Role (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 16, 2001)
OVER the years it seems China has come to realise that it cannot sustain its ambition of becoming a global player by ignoring the sensibilities of its immediate neighbours, including India.
- Playing Possum (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2001)
The people's verdict in the assembly polls across four states and a Union Territory has done, to borrow a shopworn cliche, as much to reaffirm the vibrancy of India's democracy as to reiterate, in the manner of that other national sport.
- Parallel Pursuit To Cure Cancer (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, May 16, 2001)
THIS is the tale of two scientist-technocrats who have traversed their own independent path over the last two decades and are on the verge of making significant contributions in one common area -- cancer cure.
- Security Compromised (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 16, 2001)
ALTHOUGH the media in India made much of the news that the Hinduja brothers accompanied the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mr Brajesh Misra.
- A Victory Of Sorts For Congress(i)? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 16, 2001)
A COUPLE of weeks ago I had an animated chat-cum-argument with a professional who had been close to Rajiv Gandhi and has emerged as one of the key strategists for the Congress(I) president Ms Sonia Gandhi.
- Aids To Development (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 16, 2001)
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh seems to have hit upon a unique method of measuring development in his state. Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu thinks that the rise in the incidence of AIDS in Andhra Pradesh is the result of its high development profile.
- Sebi's Flip Flop (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 16, 2001)
THE INTRODUCTION OF option contracts in individual scrips and the promise of more derivative instruments are welcome news for the stock market.
- Fresh Reverberations On Nuclear Issue (Tribune, Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, May 16, 2001)
THE Bush administration has put its European allies on notice that it intends to move quickly to develop a missile defence, and plans to abandon or fundamentally alter the treaty that has been the keystone of arms control for nearly three decades.
- New-Look Khadi (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 16, 2001)
KHADI has its origin in Indian Luddism: the philosophy that machines are bad and cause unemployment. It is because of this belief that Gandhi — who was no economist — espoused the charkha. Things have come a long way since.
- Self-Reliance In High-Purity Electronic Goods (Business Line, Bimal K. Basu, May 16, 2001)
THE high-purity electronic materials market in India is minuscule, concentrated only in educational institutions, R&D labs, and Defence and aerospace establishments.
- Banishing Badla (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2001)
After much dithering, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has finally swung its axe, ending the 135-year existence of badla in its various forms.
- Much Ado Over Nmd (Times of India, Raja Menon, May 16, 2001)
MOST countries rarely interact with each other on a single track.
- The Trouble With Inquiry Commissions (Tribune, Rahul Singh, May 16, 2001)
EVER since our independence and the horrific communal riots that accompanied it, there have been two major communal outbursts that have traumatised the nation:
- What Ails Privatisation In India? (The Economic Times, V. Ranganathan, May 16, 2001)
THE VERY word privatisation seems to scare people. In Sri Lanka they coined the word "peopilisation" and in China they call it "strategic adjustment of the lay out of the state sector".
- Balancing Act (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 16, 2001)
The planning commission has been at the receiving end of much abuse and criticism.
- What The Assembly Verdicts Foretell (Telegraph, SURENDRA MOHAN, May 16, 2001)
The assembly elections for the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Pondicherry have caused great joy within the Congress.
- Ifci And Market Failure In The Asset Market (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 16, 2001)
THERE is a big debate currently about what to do with IFCI? One needs to evaluate the discussion in the historical backdrop under which IFCI was formed.
- Freedom And Punishment (Hindustan Times, Rakesh Shukla, May 16, 2001)
THE RIGHT to life was given an expansive interpretation when Maneka Gandhi was denied a passport.
- Vajpayee Can Still Smile (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 16, 2001)
THE CONGRESS party has done rather well in the state elections, but Sonia Gandhi looks unlikely to come to power at the Centre.
- World Disappearing From View (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, May 16, 2001)
IN a democratic polity, the mainstream Press reflects a country’s pecking order in the world and its ambitions beyond its own borders.
- Biting The Bullet (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 16, 2001)
WITH the Sebi board giving its stamp of approval to the 2 July ban on all deferral products, the century-old badla ends its innings on the Indian bourses.
- Gift Of A Cheque (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 16, 2001)
India’s oldest political party, the Indian National Congress, has once again taken on a pioneering role in a sphere that has always been under the shadow of notoriety.
- Sampling Errors Can Skew Poll Forecasts (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 16, 2001)
POLLSTERS in India have had patchy success, at times hitting the bull's eye and at others missing the target altogether. So what accounts for this mixed pattern?
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