From, September 09, 2007 to September
22,
2007
Advani Should Become The Prime
Minister: Shatru
Cine star-turned-parliamentarian
Shatrughan Sinha has, of late,
undergone a change of heart. From the
hurly-burly of politics, the BJP Rajya
Sabha MP, nowadays, is engrossed in
doing things, more charitable.
'Key Concern Is Lack Of Post-Violence
Justice'
The National Commission for Minorities
(NCM) recently held a public hearing
for minorities, the first of its
kind in Mumbai, and met Maharashtra
chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.
Well-known academic and
member of the NCM, Zoya Hasan, speaks
to . . . . .
‘They Said I’D Taken One Lakh Per Goal
. . . People Used To Introduce Me As
Mr Negi Of Those
Seven Goals’
My guest this week is the original
Kabir Khan (of Chak De India), Mir
Ranjan Negi, who didn’t quite fail to
score the goal, but paid the price for
consuming too many.
Our Information Protection Laws Are
Inadequate
The rising cyber crimes and recent
incidents of compromise of privacy
involving social networking sites
underscore the importance of
information security and the role
lawyers need to play to ensure it...
‘Handling Of Land Acquisition Is The
Litmus Test Of India’S Sez Policy’
It is left to the SEZ developer and
the owner of the land to strike a deal
at the market price of the land.
The real issue is: Giving a fair deal
to the farmers.— MR YOGESH ASHAR AND
MR KANU DOSHI, AUTHORS
OF ‘TREATISE ON SPECIAL ECONOMIC
ZONES’
‘All Parties Pursue Our Agenda’
Varavara Rao has been the face of the
Marxist-Leninist movement and the
revolutionary writers in
Andhra Pradesh for nearly four
decades.
‘A Question Of Rights, Not
Development’
IT may be a coincidence, but the
signals are far-reaching. After having
witnessed for three years the
State governments’ indifference to
utilising Central funds meant for
socio-economic programmes in the
naxal-affected districts, the Planning
. . . .
Bulgarian Pm Hopes To Re-Energise Ties
With India
Bulgaria may be part of India’s
traditional arc of friends, but as
this eastern European nation steps
into
the European Union, India and Bulgaria
are re-energising ties, with more
trade and investment calling the
shots.
Moving On, But With The '9-11 Family'
Tag
"The 9/11 changed our lives
dramatically. However, we had to move
on, because we knew Jupiter would
have wanted us to do so. But the 9/11
family tag continues to stick with
us," says Nancy McCardle
Yambem.
‘Even If A Democratic Government Makes
Mistakes, That Does Not Mean The Army
Should
Overthrow It’
On the eve of his departure to
Pakistan, former prime minister Nawaz
Sharif spoke to Newsweek’s Ron
Moreau on telephone. Excerpts from the
interview:
'More Science Means Greater Scientific
Temper'
In under a decade, the Science
Olym-piad Foundation (SOF) established
by its Delhi-based executive
director, Mahabir Singh, has got
students interested in the pure
sciences.
‘Every Poem Must Be Therapy’
Croatian poet Lana Derkac portrays the
violence and pain of the erstwhile
Yugoslavia through her work.
Top Five Tax Issues In India From A
Global Perspective Interview
Though not formalised in tax law, the
limits on the quantum of permissible
debt envisaged under foreign
exchange guidelines act as an
alternative mechanism to counter tax
abuse to a certain extent.
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