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Articles 24121 through 24220 of 27558:
- The Bsc Bandwagon (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 03, 2001)
The good news is that software companies are producing packages to help you implement a Balanced Scorecard.
- Baa Baa Black Sheep (Hindustan Times, Vinod Mehta, May 03, 2001)
Press freedom is too important to be left to journalists. — William Durr, Columbia Journalism Review.
- Learning To Grow (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 03, 2001)
The noise being made in New Delhi over the Pakistan navy exercise with Bangladesh and Myanmar does not do credit to a nuclear weapons state, with ambitions to a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.
- The Spies Who Went Into The Cold, Nearly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 03, 2001)
The sensational case of the 1980s had been forgotten by everyone until the Delhi High Court on April 30 held the conviction handed out to two senior armed forces personnel.
- Northern Discomfort (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 03, 2001)
It is time the West realises the virtues of globalisation.
- Silence Is The Language Of Truth (Times of India, A. S. Negi, May 03, 2001)
WHENEVER a person becomes enlightened, he often grows silent.
- A Slap On Pak Wrist (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2001)
PAKISTAN must be pleasantly surprised at the mild rebuke it got from the USA. It was expecting a thundering denunciation.
- Justice To Rape Victims (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2001)
THE Supreme Court's latest directive to the courts to treat the hearing of rape cases with greater sensitivity than they usually show has not come a day too late.
- Imf-World Bank Group Meetings -- Evolving Into A More Pragmatic Fund (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 03, 2001)
UNDER the present Managing Director, Mr Horst Kohler, the International Monetary Fund has evolved into a more transparent and pragmatic organisation as against the uneven record it had under his predecessor, Mr Michael Camdessus.
- Cook's Tikka (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 03, 2001)
The UK's foreign secretary Robin Cook acknowledged the other day that British society was a melting pot of diverse races.
- Forgotten Dreams Of Forgotten Men (Indian Express, Mushirul Hasan, May 02, 2001)
A newspaper reported last week that there was no reference to Delhi in primary school textbooks.
- Sexual Harassment: In Kerala, Victim And Victimiser Fight A Rights Battle (Indian Express, Siddarth Suresh, May 02, 2001)
In the last few years, Kerala has been rocked by a few cases of sexual harassment.
- Resume Writing (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 02, 2001)
A JOB applicant who does not put his best foot forward or cannot capture the attention.
- Knowledge-Generating Centres -- Catalysts In Exciting Transition (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, May 02, 2001)
IN INDIA, knowledge-generation is a predominantly Government-sponsored activity.
- Beijing Makes It (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 02, 2001)
WHICH city gets to host the Olympic Games depends on two factors. One is, of course, the facilities it offers and its capability to organise the mega-event. On that count, Beijing indeed is an odds-on favourite.
- Dissolve The Corporation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 02, 2001)
AFTER Wednesday's fiasco Union Territory Administrator J. F. R. Jacob may have to perform the unpleasant duty of recommending the dissolution of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
- Still Backwaters (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 02, 2001)
Some years ago when A K Antony as Kerala chief minister introduced prohibition, it was pointed out that the decision was taken by a man who could not distinguish between wine and water.
- The Khadi Metaphor (Indian Express, Tara Sinha, May 02, 2001)
It won’t take much to convert primary health centres into dispensers of happiness.
- A Side Story (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, May 02, 2001)
The US ambassador’s office recently found itself in an unprecedented diplomatic predicament which nearly landed it in the crossfire between 10 Janpath and Race Course Road.
- Forgotten Dreams Of Forgotten Men (Indian Express, Mushirul Hasan, May 02, 2001)
A newspaper reported last week that there was no reference to Delhi in primary school textbooks.
- Can Reliance Do It? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 02, 2001)
THE CYCLICAL downturn in the petrochemical industry has finally caught up with Reliance Industries.
- Too Hard For A Soft State (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , May 02, 2001)
India totters from one crisis to the next, and from one fiasco to the next. The latest debacle over the torture-killings of 16 border troops by their Bangladeshi captors marks a new low.
- Break That Stranglehold (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 02, 2001)
Brokers have no business managing stock exchanges.
- The Myth Of The Population Bomb (Indian Express, Devaki Jain , May 02, 2001)
Indian census counted 1,027 million inhabitants in 2001. This population is expected to grow to over 1.6 billion by the middle of the 21st century, making India the most populous nation in the world.
- The Cost Of Living (The Economic Times, Arundhati Roy, May 02, 2001)
THE INDIAN State is not a State that has failed. It is a State that has succeeded impressively in what it set out to do.
- Social Security Cover May Slow Down Reforms (The Economic Times, Kala S. Sridhar, May 02, 2001)
RECENTLY the government decided to levy a special cess to finance social security covering medical care, maternity, among others, to the 280 million workers in the unorganised sector of the country, who account for 90 per cent of total employment.
- And They Just Bounce Back (The Economic Times, Shubhrangshu Roy, May 02, 2001)
LAST week, when Prime Minister Vajpayee finally decided to get rid of his ex-bureaucrat and officer on special duty Nandu Singh in the wake of damning charges, he decided to kick him up as member, Planning Commission.
- Set The Fences Right (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 02, 2001)
India’s decision to initiate talks with Bangladesh to settle the problems along the border is a step in the right direction, although it can be described as becoming wiser after the event.
- I Want To Make Communication Affordable (The Economic Times, Sudipto Dey, May 02, 2001)
HE’S in the news yet again thanks to his `price-warrior’ image. This time around, California-based maverick businessman C Sivasankaran created a flutter by offering to pay Rs 2,500 crore for 5 mhz of WiLL spectrum.
- Growth Rate For 2001-02: A First Estimate (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , May 02, 2001)
IN ALL probability unless the fourth quarter estimate of GDP turns out to be substantially higher than the estimates for the first three quarters.
- Imf-World Bank Group Meetings -- Bretton Woods Or Birnam Forest? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 02, 2001)
THE FAR-FLUNG excursions of the IMF and the World Bank Group have not only blurred the nature and scope of the responsibilities of the two institutions, but made them drift farther and farther away from their core competencies.
- Bangladesh: Worrisome Indicators (Business Line, B. Raman , May 02, 2001)
THE recent incidents on the Indo-Bangladeshi border are under enquiry by the Government.
- Knowledge-Generating Centres -- Catalysts In Exciting Transition (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, May 02, 2001)
IN INDIA, knowledge-generation is a predominantly Government-sponsored activity.
- Moment Of Truth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 02, 2001)
Is it time for the Centre to cut its losses in Kashmir?
- The Quest For Regulatory Reforms (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 02, 2001)
The RBI deserves more than curmudgeonly support for its moves thus far.
- Agro-Symphony May Go To Seed (Hindustan Times, Nilanjan Banik , May 02, 2001)
The theme song of exim policy 2001-02 is agriculture. Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran has sought to give a boost to this sector, in the context of the ongoing negotiations on agriculture at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
- Passage To India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 02, 2001)
UK FOREIGN secretary Robin Cook’s recent homage to chicken tikka masala as the national dish of Britain could come as a dampener to those in India who begin their day with an omelette or two.
- Light For Users At Tunnel’s End (The Financial Express, Sachchidanand Shukla, May 02, 2001)
Indian telecom users never had it so good for they will be the eventual beneficiaries of long-term liberalisation in the sector, irrespective of the outcome of the current embroglio over allowing Wireless in Local Loop (WiLL) and limited mobility.
- India, Dhaka Have A Long Way To Go To Develop Mutual Trust (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, May 02, 2001)
I thought I would ask Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, a key figure in the liberation of Bangladesh, how he felt about the spilling of blood at the border.
- When In Paris, Do As .... (Tribune, P. Lal , May 02, 2001)
PARIS conjures up the image of a city full of life. Beautiful women and magnificent buildings.
- Breach Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 02, 2001)
The crisis of political accountability in West Bengal has been confirmed again with a rather disgraceful clarity.
- Money Supply Turning Into Crucial Issue In Tn Polls (The Financial Express, N. Madhavan, May 02, 2001)
Forty six cases of corruption initiated against the previous AIADMK government; judgement delivered in 20 of them, which includes conviction of the former chief minister, J Jayalalitha and many of her cabinet colleagues.
- A Washington Itinerary (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 02, 2001)
When Brajesh Mishra, national security adviser and principal secretary to the prime minister, walked into the Central Intelligence Agency’s headquarters near Washington a few days ago for his scheduled.
- February The Cruellest Month (The Economic Times, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, May 02, 2001)
INDIAN industrial growth plunged to just 0.6 per cent in February, the lowest level for years.
- Blowing Up In Our Faces (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 02, 2001)
For a self-proclaimed nuclear weapon State, it is ironic that Indian ammunition depots keep going up in smoke.
- Conviction Politics - Ii (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, May 02, 2001)
THE ROLE of the Judiciary, which is vital even under normal circumstances, is much more when the state, the political class, and the bureaucracy abdicate their responsibilities and indulge in loot and scoot.
- Gulls And Frauds (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 02, 2001)
Something must be terribly wrong with a society in which the passion for learning produces herds of gulls and frauds.
- Collective Obsession (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 02, 2001)
There is a Bengali word that isn’t easy to translate, but which very aptly describes the behaviour of the media before, during and after the visit of Pervez Musharraf to India.
- Restore Sanity To The System (Telegraph, Abhijit Banerjee, May 02, 2001)
Finally, we come to credit, perhaps the most significant constraint faced by small and new businesses.
- The Last Frontier? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 02, 2001)
SELF-MADE millionaire Dennis Tito has made history by becoming the first tourist to go into space.
- Dumb Charade (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 02, 2001)
There is nothing better for the national morale than a show of solidarity vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 02, 2001)
The consensus seems to be that the gross domestic product growth rate this year will not touch the 6.5 or 7 per cent promised in the budget.
- In The Shadow Of Taj (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 02, 2001)
THE Taj spirit pervaded the second day of the Indo-Pak summit on Sunday. The day started on a highly hopeful note.
- The Advani-Geelani Duet (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 02, 2001)
WE ARE periodically invited to believe that Mr. Lal Krishna Advani is the only true deshbakht in the Vajpayee Government, which is otherwise teeming with weaklings who have no sense of national pride or honour of mother India.
- Crime And Punishment In The Capital Market (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 02, 2001)
THE SEBI'S ORDER on a 1998 price-rigging case involving three market savvy companies and Mr. Harshad Mehta though belated is welcome.
- A Rare Mix Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 02, 2001)
It seems a good thing that Ms J. Jayalalitha was allowed to become chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
- Mellowed Mamata (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 02, 2001)
After Trinamool's not-entirely-unexpected humble showing in the West Bengal assembly elections, the interesting question was always going to be when, and not whether, Mamta Banerjee might want to return to the NDA fold.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, May 02, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- Imphal Imbroglio (Times of India, Sanjoy Hazarika, May 02, 2001)
Give the Naga Ceasefire A Chance.
- The Sino-Russian Entente (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 02, 2001)
MAKING COMMON CAUSE of a perceived need to overcome similar strategic adversities, Russia and China have now agreed to sign a friendship treaty next July.
- Learning From Past Mistakes (Tribune, Harwant Singh, May 02, 2001)
THE decision of the Group of Ministers to set up a separate Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has predictably drawn flak from the country’s intelligence (not necessarily intelligent) community.
- Cantonment Boards Have Become Irrelevant (Tribune, Pritam Bhullar, May 02, 2001)
RECENTLY, a proposal was mooted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) that all cantonment boards should be abolished.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 01, 2001)
The consensus seems to be that the gross domestic product growth rate this year will not touch the 6.5 or 7 per cent promised in the budget.
- Spoilsports Inc. Manju Vaish (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, May 01, 2001)
THERE WAS a gleam in the eye of every child. The much-awaited badminton court was finally completed in the brown dusty ‘park’ supposedly maintained by the MCD.
- The Road To Ranchi (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 01, 2001)
This might be the ultimate test of Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav’s legendary inventiveness.
- At Risk Of Dignity And Limb (Indian Express, Nitin Paul Mehta, May 01, 2001)
It is only occasionally, when I am left with no choice, that I venture to travel by the city transport bus.
- Over To The Jpc (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 01, 2001)
THE CONSTITUTION OF a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the latest stock market crisis is inopportune and unlikely to benefit either policy-makers, the capital market or the investors.
- Shadow Lines (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 01, 2001)
It’s lunatic to think India is ringed with enemies.
- Will-Fully Whimsical (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 01, 2001)
LIMITED mobility is the latest buzz word. It, however, has unlimited potential for a mega controversy.
- The First Rumblings (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, May 01, 2001)
Kutch in the furthest corner of western India is yet to recover from the January 26 temblor.
- Regression Of The Indian Polity (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, May 01, 2001)
THE bitter form of leave-taking of the parliamentary session was an appropriate setting for the election campaigns for four assemblies and a Union Territory. For if winning power or trying to gain it is the sole objective of the leaders and their parties.
- Nation On The Brink Of A Volcano (Tribune, Sudarshan Singh, May 01, 2001)
I have observed that every time there is some sudden, unpleasant and tragic happening in the country.
- Clinton & The Cameos Of Quake (Tribune, Ram Verma, May 01, 2001)
BILL CLINTON and I are birds of the same feather. We are both retired. We are free birds.
- Explosive Situation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 01, 2001)
WHETHER or not sabotage is behind Sunday’s explosion at an ammunition dump near Pathankot, the incident is of utmost concern because it can affect security operations in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Punjab.
- India Must Have Own National Labour Day (Tribune, Hasmukh D. Savlani, May 01, 2001)
MAY Day is observed as International Labour Day. May Day is generally celebrated by professional trade unionists and Socialists.
- Service To Mankind Is Narayana Seva (Times of India, O. P. Sharma, May 01, 2001)
SWAMI Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission on May 1,1897 in Calcutta, and, given his great Guru bhakti, it is not surprising that he named the organisation, after his august Master.
- A Joke Called Choice (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, May 01, 2001)
The elections in five states have once again demonstrated that democracy is alive and well in India, that the will of the people can be exercised freely to elect their representatives, some of whom will lead them to a better life.
- Joshi’s Designer Purohit (Tribune, P. Raman , May 01, 2001)
‘‘WHO is he? A Punjabi? A Madrasi? A Bengali?’’ This is the routine query one encounters as soon as a body arrives at a big crematoria like Nigambodh. Every region is supposed to have a different panda or a purohit for the last rites.
- Telecom Tangle (Times of India, Vikas Singh, May 01, 2001)
THE ministerial group on telecom and information technology (GOT-IT) wished to create a consensus between basic and telecom operators.
- Sebi's Badla (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 01, 2001)
Bitter medicine is rarely popular.
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