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- Dealing With An Untrustworthy King (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, May 03, 2005)
It is difficult to understand why India has welcomed the lifting of the Emergency by King Gyanendra as a “first step” towards democracy when people are still being arrested,
- Move To Abolish Cat? (Tribune, Anuradha, May 03, 2005)
THE decision of the Cabinet Committee to amend the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985,
- Epf Mismatch (Business Line, S. Venu , May 03, 2005)
Responsible global capitalism is a system comprising individuals, private commercial corporations, NGOs, governments and supranational agencies
- Of Lost Childhood (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , May 03, 2005)
Despite the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929 that prohibits marriages below the age of 18 in the case of girls and 21 in the case of boys the
- Remembering Them On Press Freedom Day (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2005)
There have been hundreds of unresolved murders of journalists in their line of duty around the world in the last decade.
- Who Owns Groundwater? (Hindu, T. N. Narasimhan, May 03, 2005)
Water should be held in public trust for the benefit of society at large.
- Whither Newspapers? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 02, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on why taxing NRIs is not a good idea
THE Government has over the years been wooing non-resident Indians (NRIs) to invest India.
- The Magnetism Of Pranic Healing (Deccan Herald, Sushma Mohan, May 01, 2005)
Whether it opens up spiritual experiences, reduces stress, improves interpersonal relationships or awakens the hidden potential in one, Pranic healing could just be what you need, writes Sushma Mohan.
- Kingdom Of The Thunder Dragon (Deccan Herald, M BHAKTAVATSALA, May 01, 2005)
Beautiful, serene and untouched by time, Bhutan with its simple-minded and hard-working people has M Bhaktavatsala wishing that this Shangri-la can stay uncontaminated.
- A Shocking Absence Of Outrage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 30, 2005)
The gruesome attack on a woman engaged in a campaign against child marriage in Madhya Pradesh is a reminder that despite claims to being on the threshold of developed nation status, India has not been free from the worst forms of social . . .
- The Bank And The Big Bang (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 30, 2005)
Privatisation of water will destroy countless small farmers. It will hand over agriculture to the rich and corporations.
- The Cold Wind Of Competition (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 28, 2005)
India will have to stop being complacent and make efforts to face the new reality in the world today
- How Far Can India Travel With The U.S.? (Deccan Herald, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 28, 2005)
Non-alignment gave India room for manoeuvre at a time when the country was weak militarily and economically. India would lose its soul were it now to become a vassal of America.
- Goodness Is In Fashion In Corporate Governance (Business Line, Kausik Datta, Apr 28, 2005)
CORPORATIONS today touch our lives, from the food we eat to the quality of air we breathe.
- Divided Over Telengana (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Apr 28, 2005)
Telengana, a backward region witnessing statehood demand, is the new battleground that has turned political friends into foes in Andhra Pradesh.
- A Meal And A Chance To Learn (Washington Post, RAMA LAKSHMI, Apr 28, 2005)
Munni Sahariya, a lean, shy girl with a nose ring, spread a jute mat on the floor of her first-grade classroom and sat down with her three younger siblings
- A Fight For Land (Hindu, Kristy Siegfried , Apr 26, 2005)
A community's seven-year legal fight for its ancestral territory is nearing its climax in a test of South Africa's land reform laws.
- Ratzinger "Obstructed" Sex Abuse Inquiry (Hindu, Jamie Doward , Apr 25, 2005)
It has emerged that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger "obstructed justice" by ordering that Church investigations into child sex abuse claims be made in secret.
- Moral Police Not Moral Policing (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 25, 2005)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, and India, need policemen with moral standards and professionalism, not moral policing by the state. . . .
- Stimulating A Debate (Deccan Herald, K Govindan Kutty , Apr 24, 2005)
Interesting book notwithstanding some glaring assumptions of ‘the Indian state being taken over by communalism’ or spread of religious misgivings by teleserials.
- From Our Files 50 Years Ago (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 24, 2005)
Mr Chou En-Lai, the Chinese Prime Minister, announced in a statement here today that he is willing to negotiate with the US on Formosa.
- Condemnable But No Case For Dismissal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 23, 2005)
The Sabarmati Express-goods train collision near Vadodara ought to have centre-staged the challenge of railway safety but has turned into a raging political controversy.
- Coloured People’S Gala (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Apr 23, 2005)
Scepticism about this weekend’s replay of the Bandung conference recalls the Chinese slogan,
- Power Sector Reforms — Waiting For High-Voltage Surge (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 22, 2005)
The National Electricity Policy unveiled a few months ago has several welcome features, including the enabling of private sector involvement, renewed efforts at SEB unbundling, supply of reliable quality power at reasonable rates, and enforcing strict. .
- The Gentleman Teacher (Hindu, N. MANU CHAKRAVARTHY, Apr 22, 2005)
TRIBUTE C.D. Narasimhaiah, one of the finest English teachers of the State, who passed away recently, believed that the university was the centre of consciousness in the modern world
- A President To Be Proud Of (Hindu, Mari Marcel Thekaekara, Apr 22, 2005)
``It feels great to get an award from your own country.. But I don't feel completely pravasi''
- History And The Man (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 22, 2005)
If there is one thing that makes Pakistan a fascinating country, it is the personalities of its leaders. From its inception in 1947 to the present,
- Dealing With Others (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 22, 2005)
GIVEN this country’s fixation on, indeed obsession with, Pakistan in general and its present military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, in particular,
- Writers Trapped In A Culture Of Non-Dialogue (Tribune, Rajvinder Singh , Apr 21, 2005)
Freedom of a nation strictly means political as well as cultural freedom. Not in the context of India, though.
- Vote For Continuity, Not For Change (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 21, 2005)
Pope Benedict XVI is expected to continue the Vatican's existing line on bioethical questions which has triggered the ire of bio-scientists as well as doctors and health workers involved in the fight against AIDS. . . .
- A Pipeline That Can Promote Peace (Deccan Herald, George Perkovich and Revati Prasad, Apr 21, 2005)
A maldiagnosis of Iran’s political dynamics is behind US opposition to the gas pipeline to India via Pakistan
- Respect Sentiment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 20, 2005)
Dr B R Ambedkar is not a leader of the dalits alone
- Promote Altruism, Not Trading (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 20, 2005)
While the Supreme Court's order banning payment to blood donors has gone a long way towards cleansing the blood banking system,
- Of Monumental Value (Deccan Herald, PRIYANKA HALDIPUR, Apr 19, 2005)
We have to do our bit to save the beauties of the past even if it means disposing that packet of chips in a garbage can, instead at the premises of cultural monument that will bear the atrocity with lips sealed, says PRIYANKA HAL
- Pitiable State Of Civil Services-Ii (Tribune, Tejendra Khanna, Apr 19, 2005)
India’s civil services, which have been modelled on the British pattern, are based on the principle that they should remain politically neutral and carry out their duty of providing advisory inputs for policy making and of implementing the policy decision
- Tale Of Two Judgments (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Apr 19, 2005)
Two recent cases highlight the State Government’s unwillingness to crack down on corruption
- Rewriting The Rules On Services (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2005)
The heads of Government of the European Union (EU) have decided to rewrite the framework directive to liberalise the internal market in services following mounting opposition
- Fear Of The Foreigner In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 19, 2005)
With less than two weeks to go for elections in Britain, immigration remains the main battleground with voters consistently ticking it as the single most important issue.
- A Cynic On Cricket (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 18, 2005)
Contemporary history. March 20, afternoon. The last rites were on of Pakistan’s second innings of the test at Eden Gardens,
- Pitiable State Of Civil Services-I (Tribune, Tejendra Khanna, Apr 18, 2005)
A civil servant should be fired by the zeal to render an honest, courteous and efficient
- Have A Heart For War Widows And Soldiers (Tribune, Lt-Col Chanan Singh Dhillon (retd), Apr 17, 2005)
Chief of Army Staff General J.J. Singh’s call to the corporate sector to pool resources to help war widows and wounded soldiers is timely.
- On The Face Of It (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2005)
The eyes of the beholder can be a source of trouble. They seem to have disconcerted Sony Entertainment Television,
- Eternal Debate On Tax Avoidance (Business Line, H R RANINA, Apr 16, 2005)
With courts recognising a taxpayer's right to pay as little tax as possible, there has always been debate on whether such arrangement of one's finances constitute (acceptable) tax mitigation or. . .
- Army Law Chamber At High Court (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Apr 16, 2005)
With an increasing number of court cases, the Army has opened a specialised law chamber at the Delhi High Court.
- When Death Becomes Cheap (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 16, 2005)
Many essential drugs are expected to be way beyond the reach of the common man in the near future. . .
- Wiping Stereotypes Of India Off The Books (Wall Street Journal, Maria Glod, Apr 16, 2005)
Fairfax County businesswoman Sandhya Kumar teaches her three daughters about other countries, cultures and religions. She wants them to take pride in their Indian heritage and Hindu faith -- and to respect and understand other views.
- The Question Of Arab Unity And Reform? (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Apr 15, 2005)
The challenge to the Arab citizen is manifold. Domestically, neo-patriarchy and authoritarianism has to make way for participatory governance.
- Mixed Up Values (Deccan Herald, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 15, 2005)
Obfuscating saturation advertisement in the media, lavishly financed by taxpayers’ money,
- Where’S The Spirit? (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Apr 15, 2005)
Frankly, the rule itself has no logic. In 210 minutes, a team is expected to bowl 50 overs. This includes two water breaks as well as time allowed for the incoming and outgoing batsmen to cross each other. . .
- No Restrictions On Practice By Cas: Hc (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 15, 2005)
The Bench said it was a matter of free contact between the client and the chartered accountant/lawyer.
- Seeing Through ‘indian Idol’ (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Apr 15, 2005)
Popular culture today seems to privilege the outer appearance and devalue the inner substance
- A Vision For J And K (Telegraph, B.G. Verghese, Apr 14, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir is firmly set on the road to normalcy — though peace may remain elusive for a while as spoilers, internal and external...
- King Tony’S Reign (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Apr 14, 2005)
Elizabeth and Philip, Charles and Diana, Posh Spice and David Beckham, Hugh Grant and Jemima Goldsmith, . . .
- Time To Act Is Now (Deccan Herald, Jayaprakash Narayan, Apr 14, 2005)
VOTEINDIA, a national movement for citizens’ involvement in political reform, will be inaugurated on April 15
- Lessons For Bjp, For Rss Too (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 13, 2005)
It has become tiresomely predictable, this media brouhaha over who said what about whom and why - within the BJP and in the larger family headed by the RSS.
- Wake-Up Call To Arabs (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Apr 13, 2005)
The Arab Human Development Report 2004 underscores the need for democratisation being felt across the Arab world
- It Is Not Right To Copy (Business Line, Rama Sarma, Apr 13, 2005)
The copyright law in essence is designed to prevent copying of existing physical material in literature and art.
- Bribes Can Kill (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 13, 2005)
Corruption kills — and kills again and again. In India, the giving and taking of bribes have become part of the order of nature.
- Comply With Court Orders On Rehabilitation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2005)
NEW DELHI, APRIL 12 . An emergency meeting of the Narmada Control Authority today directed the basin States of the Sardar Sarovar Project
- Think Afresh On Mps' Salaries (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Apr 12, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has taken the initiative to enhance the prestige and credibility of Parliament by suggesting the appointment
- Socially Fenced? (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Apr 12, 2005)
Since the Sariska catastrophe, the tigers are in the news but for all the wrong reasons. While the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Sigh,
- Shifting Banks Of Trust (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Apr 12, 2005)
The author is professor of economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
A much flaunted virtue of market competition lies in its ability to generate social happiness out of individual conflicts.
- Shifting Banks Of Trust (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2005)
Reincarnations are unsettling phenomena. But the central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is quite complacent about its evocation of the Stalinist shadow. . . .
- The Rise Of Kurds (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 12, 2005)
Saddam Hussein, cooling his heels in prison under American physical custody, was provided with a television set to watch the new interim Kurdish President. . . .
- Republicans Face A Problem (Hindu, Peter Preston, Apr 12, 2005)
The Republicans are in trouble without an anointed successor to George W. Bush.
- Fighting Hiv Indigenously (Pioneer, Seema Khanna, Apr 11, 2005)
US President George W Bush believes that abstinence from sexual activities before marriage is a sure way to avoid pre-marital pregnancy, . . . .
- Losing Battle Against Corruption (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 11, 2005)
A raid conducted by the CBI in the third week of March on the premises of a former Chief Secretary of UP unearthed unaccounted wealth amounting to Rs 120 crore. . . .
- Crisis In Lebanon (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Apr 11, 2005)
Unless the political and religious groups display wisdom in tackling the crisis that developed after Rafiq Hariri's assassination, Lebanon could slip back into a civil war like the one it experienced from 1975 until 1990.
- Fixing The Fiscal Deficit (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 11, 2005)
The whole issue of over-emphasis on fiscal compression as a matter of public policy needs to be revisited, especially in the current context of India facing a high infrastructure deficit. . . . .
- Excising' Issue (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 11, 2005)
NEITHER TAX DISPUTES between governments and assessees nor their adjudication by the highest judicial forum is new. . . . .
- Bold Move To Go Nowhere (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 11, 2005)
There has been a spurt in the incidents of sporadic violence between the NSCN(I-M) and NSCN(Khaplang). . . . .
- As Us Cap On Work Visas Rises, So Does Confusion (Tribune, S. MITRA KALITA, Apr 11, 2005)
The two engineers have been ready for months. One waits in Colombia, the other in Argentina.
- Flight Of Fancy (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Apr 11, 2005)
A WORKING group constituted by the Civil Aviation Ministry has recommended the constitution of a “no-frills” airline to bring air travel in the country within reach of the common man. . . . .
- Under Ki Baat (Tribune, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2005)
Ask any petty Government minion what gives him the greatest joy, and chances are he will answer "to get a celebrity bloke to scream
- What I Missed Most When I Was Abroad (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Apr 10, 2005)
I am home, was my instinctive outburst as I boarded the Air-India plane to return home after my two years with the United Nations in New York.
- Unqualified Sanctity (Pioneer, Amba Charan Vashishth, Apr 10, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has called the March 9 Supreme Court order on Jharkhand as "unimplementable" and the distortion of the
- Dandi March Reduced To A Photo Opportunity (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Apr 10, 2005)
FOR persons of my generation, Gandhiji's Dandi march, or Salt Satyagraha as it was also called, was a landmark in the nation’s march to freedom.
- In The Dock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2005)
MAKING former chief ministers pay for their misdeeds is never an easy task. ...
- Superfluity Comes Sooner With White Hairs (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 09, 2005)
Colourable transactions are what taxmen don't like.
- The First World Leader (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Apr 09, 2005)
The greatest political actor of our time leaves us the challenge of moral globalisation . . . .
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