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Articles 6521 through 6620 of 11444:
- Beyond Mending (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 17, 2005)
The laws notwithstanding, politicians have their own rules of the game. What happened in Jharkhand — and in Goa before that — shows how even the new anti-defection law can be bent in the race for power.
- Chinese New Law (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 17, 2005)
With China’s National People’s Congress passing a Taiwan-specific law on Monday, the communist giant has sent out two clear messages to the world.
- The Court Can See Through (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 16, 2005)
Time was when the handing over of an investigation to the CBI was a guarantee for impartial enquiry. Things have become topsy-turvy since then.
- Perks And Quirks (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 16, 2005)
In the midst of the contretemps sparked by Jharkhand, the BJP President, Mr L. K. Advani, brought in a refreshing touch by ascribing to the Prime Minister
- Scylla, Charybdis And Somnathda (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 16, 2005)
Even as a Test Match was played in Mohali, a different tussle — `judiciary versus legislature' — engaged our lawmakers.
- Sounding Hollow (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Mar 16, 2005)
The left’s ambivalence during the Jharkhand crisis will mark it as the Congress’s partner in the latter’s wrongdoings
- Speakers’ Meet (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 16, 2005)
There is a disconcerting tendency in Indian public life to shy away from debate on important issues.
- Engineering Quality (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 16, 2005)
The time has come to step up the level of monitoring and regulation to ensure that States are not saddled with too many sub-standard, self-financing engineering colleges.
- Victory At Last (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 16, 2005)
The expected has happened in Jharkhand with Chief Minister Arjun Munda winning the vote of confidence in the State Assembly. Yet the final figures
- Papers Out Of A Bag (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Mar 16, 2005)
The budget speech was a great success. The finance bill was an utter disaster.
- Why Implementation Fails — Seven Sins Of Public Administration (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Mar 16, 2005)
A new Budget is an occasion for commentators and policy-makers to hope that this time round at least some things will improve.
- Tackling Medium-Term Challenges — Key To Fiscal Stability (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Mar 16, 2005)
No doubt, the Twelfth Finance Commission, with its multi-dimensional restructuring of government finance, has burdened the Centre's finances.
- Judiciary Vs Parliament (Tribune, K N Bhat, Mar 16, 2005)
Mr Somnath Chatterjee, the seasoned lawyer opted for a sagacious course of a Presidential reference because he, as Speaker of the ultimate legislature — the Lok Sabha....
- Nepal’S Prospective Allies And Dilemma (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 16, 2005)
At home it is engaged in battling the Maoist insurgents and opposition parties, both of whom have announced fresh protests. And now, Nepal is also slugging it out at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva,
- America Warns China On Taiwan (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Mar 16, 2005)
China’S new “anti-secession” law authorising the use of force against Taiwan has sent ripples of alarm throughout the region and beyond, drawing a stern reaction from the US, and casting new uncertainty on European plans to resume arms sales to Beijing.
- Munda Wins (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 16, 2005)
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda’s victory in the vote of confidence in the State Assembly on Tuesday vindicates the National Democratic Alliance’s consistent ...
- Conniving At Torture (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 16, 2005)
By refusing to ratify the international anti-torture convention, the rulers in New Delhi are showing their true colours
- Despite The Distance (Telegraph, Beena Sarwar, Mar 16, 2005)
In 2004, 527 women were “assassinated” in Guatemala; this year, the figure is 238 already. It is, says the Guatemalan journalist, Marielos Monzon...
- Indian Media Blog Shuts Down After Legal Threats From Times Of India (Online Journalism Review, Mark Glaser, Mar 15, 2005)
Mediaah Weblog is shuttered after the Times of India threatens libel lawsuits, causing an uproar and petition in the Indian blogosphere. Can media criticism gain a foothold in the subcontinent?
- Shifting Sands Of Discretion (Hindu, N. Ravi, Mar 15, 2005)
The choice of Chief Ministers based on the shifting sands of discretion of partisan governors has become increasingly more bitter and contentious, and clear guidelines need to be evolved through the political process.
- Protecting Consumers (Hindu, N.L. Rajah, Mar 15, 2005)
Changes are needed in the Consumer Protection Act and in its implementation to deal with the challenges of globalisation.
- Shocking Signals (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 15, 2005)
Taken separately, the political shenanigans we have witnessed in recent days and weeks are nothing to write home about. Governors' role in the states has frequently come in for criticism.
- A State-Level Watchdog At Last (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Mar 15, 2005)
There is need to educate officers at all levels of the police system, on the need to respect human rights
- Kanchi Seer Formally Granted Advance Bail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2005)
The seer has obtained anticipatory bails in Tirukottiyur Madhavan assault case, approver Ravi Subramaniam intimidation case and mutt accounts tampering case.
- Not Much Dignity In Defeat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 14, 2005)
The change of course in Jharkhand with the de-induction of Shibu Soren and the induction of Arjun Munda as Chief Minister is the United Progressive Alliance's attempt at damage limitation.
- Need To Clarify Grey Areas In New Anti-Defection Law (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 14, 2005)
The new anti-defection law enacted by Parliament last year through the ninety-first amendment of the Constitution was lauded across the political spectrum as it ...
- Living (It Up) On The Fringes (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Mar 14, 2005)
Until last week’s Budget I had not heard the term ‘‘fringe benefit’’. It’s the sort of unattractive turn of phrase lawyers use and as I am not a lawyer I would not have understood it even had I heard it in normal conversation.
- Juveniles And The Death Penalty (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Mar 14, 2005)
An incomprehensible feature of the US Government is its persistent reluctance to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
- India As A Brand (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 14, 2005)
The Brand Summit organised at Chennai last month by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) did not provide a conclusive answer on what could make a brand of India and whether it is already
- Governors In The Dock (Tribune, P. P. Rao, Mar 14, 2005)
The Governors of Goa and Jharkhand are caught in the storms of controversy. In Goa, even the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker have suffered damage.
- Buddhadeb's Strategy Pays Off (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Mar 14, 2005)
Blowing hot and cold with threats of bandhs is part of the political strategy of Subash Ghising, chairman of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Autonomous Council.
- Avoiding Confrontation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 14, 2005)
DR Manmohan Singh government’s decision not to seek a Presidential reference to the apex court on separation of powers under Article 143 of the Constitution is sound.
- Unprincipled Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2005)
No one in the Central Government or the United Progressive Alliance leadership has emerged unscathed from the murky drama that played out in Jharkhand in the last two weeks
- Playing Cowboys In Basra (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 14, 2005)
The British establishment still remains in denial regarding the brutalising effects of its actions in Iraq.
- When Man Proposes, Sarpanch Disposes (Deccan Herald, Narendra kaushik, Mar 13, 2005)
Zahira looks petrified every time she is asked to recall the incident that happened in Meerut and almost claimed her life in November this year. She was tied to a tree and hit with stones and bricks on the orders of a local panchayat.
- Present Election System Needs Change: Cec (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
Pointing out the deficiencies in the system, the CEC said it allows candidates to accept money from friends and family for election expenditure over the fixed ceiling.
- Right To Question And Ban Don’T Go Together (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 13, 2005)
The latest victim of our twisted version of secularism has been Vinod Pandey’s film Sins. Last week the Jammu & Kashmir government banned it for fear of hurting Christian sentiments.
- Tasks Before Hooda Govt: A Blueprint For Progress (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Mar 13, 2005)
THE Haryana Assembly election results demonstrate the maturity and wisdom of the electorate. Though the outcome is being interpreted by psephologists as a vote
- The Murky, Quirky Side Of Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2005)
The game of politics cannot get better in Goa, Bihar and Jharkhand. Is it a sign of things to come? Is it an erosion of the UPA government’s confidence.
- Violating The Constitution In Letter And Spirit (Deccan Herald, SANDEEP SHASTRI, Mar 13, 2005)
The office of the Governor has the uncanny ability to remain shrouded in controversy even when no controversy should really exist!
- May The Green Force Be With You (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Mar 13, 2005)
In recent days I have been involved with a number of conflict resolution exercises to try win support for wildlife conservation and environmental protection.
- Progressing Towards A Flat Tax? (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 12, 2005)
The main argument against flat tax is that it is socially unjust. The solution to this problem, however, is not high tax rates because the rich pay less taxes despite that.
- Telephone Is No `Capital Good' If You Manufacture H{-2}o{-2} (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 12, 2005)
CASES, they say, are of two types: funny and not-so-funny. To explain the difference, here's the story of Ginni, a company that manufactures cotton filament and yarn.
- The Curious Relationship Between Congress And Democracy (Indian Express, N K Singh, Mar 12, 2005)
The results of the last Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and elections to some of the state assemblies thereafter, including Haryana, showed emergence of a resurgent Congress, under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi.
- That Sinking Feeling (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 12, 2005)
As the battle for Ranchi sets off yet more dangerous confrontations, it would be useful to return to the moment when it all began.
- Guardians Of Our Democracy (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Mar 12, 2005)
The controversy on the powers of the Judiciary vis-à-vis the Executive and the Legislature — focusing on the Supreme Court's recent directive to the Jharkhand Governor to bring forward the date to test the
- Belated Wisdom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 12, 2005)
THE resignation of the Jharkhand Chief Minister, Mr Shibu Soren, will be welcomed by all right-thinking people. It is surprising that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader waited till the Centre asked him to quit.
- Bureaucrat Likely To Be Next Chief Executive Of Hong Kong (Tribune, Philip P. Pan, Mar 12, 2005)
Hong Kong’s unpopular chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, submitted his resignation to the Chinese government on Thursday, ending his difficult tenure as the territory’s first post-colonial leader and leaving China with the delicate task of picking a
- Cash Is A Way Of Life (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 12, 2005)
It used to be a joke in the Calcutta high court that it was a good job that Pesi Ginwala, the octogenarian barrister-at-law (Charterhouse, Balliol and Inner Temple) who has now retired to Bombay
- Democracy For A Few (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Mar 12, 2005)
Now that we have the results of the elections in Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand, I begin to doubt whether our electoral system does in fact reflect what the people think is best for their country, state or themselves.
- Economy On The Upswing (Tribune, D.N. Patodia, Mar 12, 2005)
Indian economy, for the second consecutive year, has performed well. GDP growth for the year 2004-05 has now been projected at 6.9 per cent after a record growth of 8.5 per cent in the previous year.
- Snub For Governor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2005)
Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling advancing the vote of confidence of the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand from March 15 to 11 is apt and timely. Significantly...
- Tempering Vigilance With Restraint (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2005)
The Supreme Court's strong words on the possibility of a fraud on the Constitution in the appointment of Mr. Shibu Soren as Chief Minister of Jharkhand and its direction to advance the
- Wrong, Your Honour (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 11, 2005)
With due respect to the Supreme Court, it must be said that the court’s interim order on Wednesday in relation to the proposed test of majority in Jharkhand goes beyond its constitutional remit.
- Boeing: Bingo! It’S Bill Again (Indian Express, STEVEN PEARLSTEIN, Mar 11, 2005)
A question that will be played out in ethics classes at business schools for years to come is whether Boeing, one of the largest government contractors, struggling to get out from under an ethics cloud
- Breaches In The Dykes (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 11, 2005)
SINCE the imposition of President’s rule in Bihar —widely welcomed because of its inevitability, given the circumstances — it has been difficult to shake off two streams of thought, an ironic one about the past and a deeply depressing one about the future
- Breathing Time (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 11, 2005)
The Government has done well to impose President’s rule in Bihar. It was in fact the only credible option, given the fractured mandate that the assembly election had thrown up and the subsequent failure of political parties to reach an agreement on govern
- Involving Constitutional Offices In Partisan Politics (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 11, 2005)
On May 30, 1996 this newspaper published on the front page a super-exclusive, report entitled, "A Confrontation Avoided."
- Heretical Thoughts (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 11, 2005)
Old timers who have lived in both colonial India ruled by the British and free India ruled by Indians are filled with heretical thoughts.
- Executive Disorder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2005)
The Supreme Court had to walk a delicate line in its ruling on the petition against the Jharkhand governor’s decision to invite Shibu Soren to form a government.
- Mukhtaran’S Choice (Indian Express, NICHOLAS D KRISTOF, Mar 10, 2005)
The Pakistani gangrape victim suffered what in her society was the most extreme shame, and emerged as a symbol of virtue, faith and hope
- The Stillness At Pm House (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Mar 10, 2005)
An acquaintance of Dr Manmohan Singh once asked me: “Why do you think there are so many guards around Race Course Road?” I mumbled something about security
- King’S Sting (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2005)
States can often be hell-bent on destroying themselves. The conduct of Nepal’s monarchy is another illustration of this phenomenon.
- Boss Is Not For Beating (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 10, 2005)
Rampant indiscipline in offices may get curbed somewhat with the Supreme Court coming out with certain orders recently which restrain employees from becoming a law unto themselves.
- Dismembering Truth (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Mar 10, 2005)
A half-hearted attempt at bringing about reconciliation between communities based on mendacity and self-deception will not help assuage the feelings of the victims of the Gujarat riots.
- Fellowship Of The Ring (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2005)
On a day when debate returned to Parliament, it was certainly not business as usual. Following a Wednesday morning decision by the NDA to end its boycott, the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address was predictably
- France's Coming Referendum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 10, 2005)
France is all set to hold a referendum on the Constitution; the vote is scheduled for May 29. Last week, its Parliament adopted by a big margin the necessary amendment to the national ...
- Governor Habiba (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 10, 2005)
President Hamid Karzai’s selection of Ms Habiba Sorabi as the new Governor of Bamiyan province of Afghanistan is a landmark development in a society where women had virtually no rights till a few years ago.
- Cloistered Justice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2005)
Among the grounds on which free speech may legitimately be subjected to reasonable restrictions is contempt of court.
- Right To Fire (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 09, 2005)
One of the reasons making India an unattractive destination for foreign investment to the needed extent is the Government's hesitation to grasp the nettle of labour reforms.
- Two Contrasting Reports (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 09, 2005)
I have received two annual reports on the state of human rights. One is by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on India and the other by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
- Unavoidable, For A While, In Bihar (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 09, 2005)
It must appear odd that any State can be brought under President's Rule by political consensus. That events have raced towards such a denouement in post-election Bihar is thanks to another seeming contradiction: the reluctance of the State's political par
- Boeing Fires Ceo For Affair With Staffer (Tribune, Chris Gaither, Mar 09, 2005)
Boeing Co. said on Monday that it dismissed President and Chief Executive Harry C. Stonecipher, who came out of retirement to restore the company’s tarnished reputation, for having an extramarital affair with a female executive.
- Gender Justice (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 09, 2005)
International Women’s Day is an occasion for celebration and reflection — celebration of the significant achievements of women around the world and reflection on the immense task that remains to be done to achieve gender equality and justice.
- God Save The King (Pioneer, Ambrose Pinto , Mar 09, 2005)
Once again, on March 8, the International Women's Day was celebrated with fanfare around the world.
- Intelligence Demands Distance (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Mar 09, 2005)
Who does the director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) report to? Technically, the home ministry, but a succession of IB directors have zealously established a special status through ...
- More Fringe Ideas For The Fm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 09, 2005)
Finance minister P Chidambaram has clearly never worked in a corporate environment. Experience as a corporate citizen would...
- Human Rights In India, Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 09, 2005)
I have received two annual reports on the state of human rights. One is by the National Human Rights Commission on India and the other by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on its own country.
- Make Room For Women (Indian Express, Rajindar Sachar , Mar 08, 2005)
Another Women’s Day is upon us and political parties continue to play games with the sentiments of women by promising to pass the Women Reservation Bill providing for 1/3rd of seats in Parliament and legislatures, but always failing to do so.
- Us Sent Hundreds Of Terror Suspects To Foreign Prisons (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Mar 08, 2005)
The CIA has transferred an estimated 100 and 150 terrorist suspects to foreign countries for questioning — and, it is widely alleged, torture — since rules governing the American policy of rendition...
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