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Articles 20821 through 20920 of 25064:
- Making World A Better Place To Live In (Tribune, Sitakant Mahapatra, Nov 21, 2004)
AN issue that is being hotly debated these days is the changing focus of culture and development. A host of parameters have entered into the debate as to what
- Focussing On The Lesser Known Rural Artisans (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Nov 21, 2004)
There has been so much happening that I have been going round in circles. Trade Fair? No, who's interested in buying and selling and counter-selling, complete with bargaining? Focus on CK? No, Calvin Klein is no buddy of mine.
- Pontiff In Jail (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Nov 21, 2004)
When DMK leader Karunanidhi was arrested at midnight from his Chennai residence a few summers ago, critics of the action accused the AIADMK government of indulging in the politics of vendetta.
- The Hindutva Divided Family (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2004)
"The rashtra (nation) is above rajya (rule, governance) and dharma (rules of life) is above everything else." This is how Deendayal Upadhyaya distilled the philosophy of the Rashtriya
- The Undoing Of An Alliance (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Nov 21, 2004)
By 2004 the BJP's alliance magic had started to wear off, unnoticed by a world immersed in raising a toast to "Shining India,"
- Balle-Balle Is Not Peace (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Nov 20, 2004)
Plenty of hopes have been raised in India, Pakistan and among international do-gooders that the recent contacts between the two countries are going to lead to the dawn of a new era on the sub-continent.
- Sex Sells, As Always (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Nov 20, 2004)
Whenever young people toying with the idea of starting a publishing house come to consult me, I tell them, “if you do not have government
- Rice And Shine (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 20, 2004)
Coming first is by now second nature to America’s chief diplomat. And it’s also clear that Condoleezza Rice is de facto member of the globe’s First Family
- In Dock With A Document Processor Off The Dockyard (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 20, 2004)
IBM Global Services India P Ltd knocked the doors of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Bangalore
- Goodbye, Galliwasp! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 20, 2004)
The Vietnamese warty pig and Fernandina rice rat are back from the dead. They have been spotted again, after being written off as extinct in the mid-Nineties.
- Bjp: Back To The Basics (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Nov 20, 2004)
The BJP is left with no other alternative but to appeal to the RSS for succour.
- Don't Ask The Way To The Village If You Don't Want To Get There (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 20, 2004)
The US State Department has voiced serious concern about "jailed monk's trial," informs the headline of a hot story on www.phayul.com, reporting what the now outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell and ...
- Advancing An Argument On Advance (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 20, 2004)
Accountants have grappled with expressions such as `total sales', `turnover', `gross receipts', and so on. Essentially accounting terms, these surface frequently in tax litigations as well.
- Sober Growth Prospects For Asia In 2005 (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Nov 20, 2004)
Monetary tightening, unrelenting oil price volatility and soaring US deficits all portend a significant slowdown in the dynamic East Asia.
- Civilising The State (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2004)
Only the other day the National Human Rights Commission awarded compensation to the families of 109 persons killed and clandestinely cremated by the Punjab police between 1984 and 1994.
- Change Of Tune (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 19, 2004)
Only the most obstinate of politicians will refuse to read this writing on the wall. The unequivocal public rejection of Wednesday’s Bangla bandh call may well be a turning point in the state’s politics.
- Building A Modern Navy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 19, 2004)
The chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, has said that the Indian Navy has a long way to go to become a world power and this was mainly because of the lack of finances.
- Different Touch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 19, 2004)
A different approach may sometimes signal hope. The visit of the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, to Kashmir seems to hold the promise of difference.
- A Compulsive Guzzler (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Nov 19, 2004)
In the not too distant past, the world feared oil prices reaching $40 a barrel. Today, it is praying that prices will come to that level.
- Fire Power (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2004)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s assurance that the Defence budget would be increased is heartening, considering that the long-delayed modernisation drive hinges squarely on it.
- Why John Kerry Lost (Hindu, Bhargavi Shiva, Nov 19, 2004)
George W. Bush's re-election is a wake-up call to Democrats to strengthen and clearly define their policies on the economy and national security.
- Where Are The Toilets? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2004)
Even though India has established itself as a major power in the comity of nations, it is a shame that most people in the country do not have toilets. This is a sad reflection on the insensitivity of successive governments and the failure of the planning
- Trials Of A Pioneer (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 19, 2004)
Monastic intrigues have been a source of macabre fascination for the laity. From Umberto Eco’s Name of the Rose to Dan Brown’s best-selling
- To Kashmir, With Love (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 19, 2004)
Words can, indeed, act as salve to wounds, calm anger and even turn hatred into love — at the right place and time.
- Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 19, 2004)
There is always a trade-off between efficiency, equity and pragmatic implementation concerns, on one side, and the impact of tax policies on incentives to invest productively
- Privatisation Needs An Update (The Economic Times, Manoj Pant, Nov 19, 2004)
For quite some time now, economists have been shouting from the rooftops that the logic for privatisation is quite obvious: the government has no business being
- Policies For Development (Deccan Herald, Montek singh Ahluwalia, Nov 19, 2004)
There are many areas in our domestic policy agenda which should also receive priority attention
- Old Beliefs Die Hard (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Nov 19, 2004)
A record number of babies have been born this year in Beijing: 60,000 already, despite the strict population control policy. This is the Year of the Monkey, considered lucky by the Chinese.
- Linking Trade To Human Rights (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Nov 19, 2004)
Many human rights organisations hold that diversity trade audits can be used to eliminate Dalit discrimination
- Knowledge Management: From Hoarders To Sharers (Business Line, N. Raghavendra Rao, Nov 19, 2004)
Owing to changes in the business practices of organisations, there is increased interest in `Knowledge Management'.
- Deferred Development (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
It could have been titled "Lack of Human Development Report". The Human Development Report 2004 on Punjab gives facts and figures to show what was generally
felt ...
- Generating Demand For Reforms (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2004)
Has India lost the zeal for reforms? The apparent waywardness on the reform front after the blitzkrieg of the early ’90s is making this an increasingly common question.
- In Science, Fraud Is Fabrication And Falsification (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 18, 2004)
'Breaking News' is about the ongoing investigations in a temple accountant's murder case causing much anxiety about unholy alliances, and widespread breast-beating over abrupt betrayal.
- Learning To Live With Disasters (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Nov 18, 2004)
Space technology can provide early warnings of natural disasters to enable governments to take timely measures
- Nda Capitulation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 18, 2004)
That the national Democratic Alliance is driven primarily by the interests and concerns of the Bharatiya Janata Party became clear on Monday
- Huda’S Callous Attitude (Tribune, Subhash C. Jain, Nov 18, 2004)
The Haryana Urban Development Authority’s failure to allot land to the applicants even after six months from the last date calls for intervention by the Supreme Court. On October 31, 2004...
- Wrestling With Religious Hatred (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 18, 2004)
Instead of enacting a law against inciting religious hatred, the British Government should fine-tune and enforce the existing anti-racist laws.
- Economic Growth: Savings Score Over Reforms (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Nov 18, 2004)
The economic growth of the 1990s is largely attributed to the reforms by the Centre. But this is only half the story. For the real credit must go to the phenomenal rise in household savings, including of proprietorship and partnership firms.
- Uma Bharti, Bjp And Sonia (Deccan Herald, B. K. Chandrashekar, Nov 18, 2004)
The BJP has to move forward from its Sonia fixation and start looking at roti and makan issues
- The Bush Second Term (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
Few countries are as cautious and pragmatic in their conduct of foreign policy as the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese have learnt the art of refraining from passing gratuitous comments on issues that do not directly affect their national interests
- Progress Towards Vat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 18, 2004)
In a deal put through recently by the Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, all but three States have agreed to replace the State sales tax with the value added tax (VAT) from April 2005.
- Some Birthdays Are Not So Happy (Telegraph, Nalin Verma, Nov 18, 2004)
The contrasting plights of the BJP in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh explain the differences in the birthday celebrations of the two states
- Ram Temple Agenda Comes Out Of Closet (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 18, 2004)
After years of making out that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance was interested in a non-partisan "negotiated settlement'' of the ...
- Arrest The Drift (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 18, 2004)
A tough challenge confronting policymakers this year on the farm front is the mixed trend in the production of commercial crops, sugarcane, oilseeds and cotton, each of which is facing a unique problem that is seen
- Bush Second Term — The Emerging World Order (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2004)
From pragmatic double-speak and open welcome to horror, the re-election of Mr George Bush has drawn diverse responses across the world. While there is scope for strategic cooperation with the US, New Delhi will have to learn to manage its differences with
- Beyond Protocol (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 17, 2004)
Sonia Gandhi should have gone to Cairo for the funeral service of Yasser Arafat. There are relationships between leaders that transcend protocol or clinical diplomatic dissection.
- Case For Chief Of Defence Staff (Tribune, Lt-Gen Vijay Oberoi, Nov 17, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's emphasis on the need for a joint culture for the three defence services, in all aspects of their functioning, is timely and appropriate.
- Are We Spinning The Right Yarn? (The Economic Times, Arvind Panagariya , Nov 17, 2004)
The quota regime that has governed the exports of textiles and clothing from developing countries to the United States, European Union (EU) and a few other developed countries for nearly four decades will meet its demise on January 1, 2005.
- A Breather For The Bjp (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 17, 2004)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has been facing turbulent times, with the party reeling from one shock to another right from the unexpected defeat of the National Democratic Alliance it led in the general elections in April, through
- Tourism: A Valuable Economic Package (Business Line, B.S. Rathor, Nov 17, 2004)
Tourism is the new kid on the block. Much of the hype is shifting from the technology sector to the glamour world of travel and hospitality. Suddenly, all-round support is coming to an industry, that has remained in a stupor for decades. About time too.
- The Importance Of Being Driven (Telegraph, Gargi Gupta, Nov 17, 2004)
Why do so many Calcuttans shy away from driving their own car?
- The Chucking Controversy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2004)
The International Cricket Council has been presented with a stark choice by the finding by a panel of former international cricketers
- The Challenge Before Africa (Deccan Herald, WANGARI MAATHAI, Nov 17, 2004)
The devastation that HIV/AIDS is wreaking in Africa in the midst of abject poverty is of a scale found nowhere else
- Protecting Local Cultures (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 17, 2004)
While nations should not be closed to other cultures, they must safeguard their cultural diversity too
- Nda Survives (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 17, 2004)
THE National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has ostensibly spoken in one voice on the crucial issue of Ayodhya. With this, the uncertainty of the NDA staying united has ended, at least for the time being.
- Low-Cost Carriers: Sky Is The Limit (Business Line, Pankaj Narayan Pandit, Nov 17, 2004)
After sweeping Europe and the US, the low-cost carrier (LCC) revolution has swept now arrived in Asia.
- How Safe Is The Temple? (Telegraph, Gyan Pathak, Nov 17, 2004)
We are increasingly losing our sense of security, be it in a crowd, in privacy, in the law court, in the police station or even in places of worship. The arrest of the sankaracharya of Kanchi only heightens that feeling.
- Gift Of The Grab! (Tribune, I.M. Soni, Nov 17, 2004)
There are two faces of gift — the beautiful and the ugly. The former conveys finesse, fervour, sentiment, affection, respect or appreciation for a number of things and attributes.
- A Trick Pill? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 17, 2004)
The Government decision to go in for price pre-negotiation for patented drugs looks like a tactical manoeuvre to get the nation reconcile itself to the realities of the new intellectual property rights regime, after January.
- From Confrontation To Cooperation (Hindu, Michael Krepon , Nov 17, 2004)
An exit strategy out of the Kashmir impasse might be found through measures that are expressly designed to increase the well being of those who live on both sides of the divide.
- Corporate Governance For Pses (The Economic Times, S. M. Dewan, Nov 17, 2004)
Issues of corporate governance for PSEs are beginning to be seriously looked at by the UPA.
- Omnipresent Companion (Deccan Herald, MADHU NEGLUR, Nov 17, 2004)
The pot-hole has an Indian nationality and outlives even the ministers who feed it
- Religion Census: A Faithful Count (Business Line, N. Rama Rao, Nov 16, 2004)
The recent debate on growth of the population of the various religious groups has somewhat overshadowed the valuable data generated by the Census of India on these groups.
- Trouble With Sustainability (Business Line, Kumar Venkat, Nov 16, 2004)
It is all too common for discussions on sustainability to focus entirely on how to make our resource consumption more efficient, and very little on how people can work and earn a living without destroying the world.
- Shameful Stampede (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2004)
It is a shame that a stampede broke out at New Delhi railway station on Saturday resulting in the death of five persons, with many more being injured.
- Outsourcing: Win-Win For All (Business Line, P. K. Goyal, Nov 16, 2004)
In the post-WTO (World Trade Organisation) era, trade barriers are falling as member-nations open out to free market. Goods and services have started moving from one nation to another more freely.
- Not Flying Sky High (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 16, 2004)
It was great news that Indian Airlines has got clearance to acquire a new fleet of aircraft…the first time after Rajiv Gandhi’s premiership.
- A Man For All Seasons (Hindu, Soli Sorabjee, Nov 16, 2004)
The one essential quality that distinguishes V.R. Krishna Iyer from his judicial brethren and puts him in a class of his own is compassion. A tribute on his ninetieth birthday.
- Sushri Uma Bharti (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 16, 2004)
I cannot say I know many BJP leaders. But Uma Bharti and I once exchanged glances. It was in Hyderabad.
- It's Literally Fishing In Troubled Waters (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Nov 16, 2004)
IN recent weeks, there have been reports of Indian fishermen getting arrested for crossing the maritime borders of neighbouring countries such as Pakistan and Sri Lanka and even from as far away as Oman in the Gulf region.
- Public Tamasha (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2004)
Last week Lal Krishna Advani gave new meaning to the phrase `small-screen entertainment' by showcasing his party's internal battles before an invited audience of television journalists.
- Witness For The Prosecution (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 15, 2004)
There is something very sinister behind Zahira Sheikh changing a stance she has publicly held consistently for over two years.
- Escape From Unholy Brotherhood (The Economic Times, Pradeep S. Mehta, Nov 15, 2004)
One has to view the Naresh Chandra Committee's report on reforming the aviation sector in India through the lens of competition.
- Holy Smoke (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 15, 2004)
Ms J. Jayalalithaa has never really left the world of the silver screen, metaphysically speaking. Each of her actions is dramatic — and invariably distracting.
- A Reality Check On Perceptions (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Nov 15, 2004)
A writer, Ron Suskind, wrote about a conversation he had with an unnamed advisor to the US President, Mr George W. Bush, in an article published in The New York Times on October, 17.
- Oil-Rich, Corruption-Riven (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 15, 2004)
The TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2004, which ranks countries by perceived corruption, terms oil-rich Angola, Azerbaijan, Chad, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela and Yemen the most corrupt nations.
- Turn It Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 15, 2004)
Making a nasty din is remarkably easy. And it is just as difficult to discipline man-made noise with the fear of punishment. The problem reaches a kind of peak during Kali puja and Diwali, when aural damage is taken to be divinely licensed.
- Confusing Signals To Farmers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2004)
There have been few surprises in the new rabi price policy announced by the Government. The minimum support price (MSP) for wheat has been raised to Rs.640 a quintal, ten rupees more than the previous price.
- Q&a: The Ayodhya Dispute (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2004)
The religious dispute over Ayodhya in northern India has been a source of tension between Hindus and the country's Muslim minority for nearly two decades.
- Promotions In The Armed Forces (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Nov 14, 2004)
In spite of their shortcomings and flaws — inescapable in any institution or individuals — the Armed Forces deservedly enjoy high respect in the country for their discipline, dedication to duty, efficiency and, above all, strict aloofness from politics.
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