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Articles 7521 through 7620 of 11444:
- Justice Denied (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 04, 2004)
It is 20 years since a lethal gas escaped from the Union Carbide Plant in Bhopal, which changed the lives of those living in the ill fated city forever for the worse.
- The Civilians Killed In Iraq (Hindu, Michael Hoffman, Dec 04, 2004)
The chaos of war should never be understated. On the way to Baghdad, I saw bodies by the road, many in civilian clothing.
- When Attachment Causes Misery (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 04, 2004)
Income-tax law permits the income-tax officer (ITO) to enforce collection from persons who owe money to the tax defaulter. This is known as the resort to garnishee proceedings.
- Woody, Ill-Seeming, Thick, Bereft Of Beauty (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 04, 2004)
There are at least two views on `visual appeal'. Thus, according to some, you can see beauty if only you see right, while for others, it is too superficial to talk about.
- Bengal Bandh (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 04, 2004)
Friday's 12-hour bandh in West Bengal sponsored by the Trinamool Congress is deplorable because it was in gross defiance of the Calcutta High Court order declaring it as illegal and unconstitutional.
- How Long Before Justice Comes? (Indian Express, H. D. SHOURIE, Dec 04, 2004)
Courtrooms in India have become so packed with cases that the administration of justice suffers. This is the position in practically all the courts of the country.
- Corporate India (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Dec 04, 2004)
WHAT is it about highly successful entrepreneurs who are able to judge people with brilliant instinct that they cannot come to terms with the obvious possibility of their own children or progeny tearing their legacy into shreds after they are no more?
- Dogged By Differing Definitions (Business Line, Sukumar Mukhopadhyay, Dec 04, 2004)
While the date of VAT implementation is now known, what is less known is its fundamental structure
- Down With Bandhs! (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 04, 2004)
This is a critical time for West Bengal, particularly Kolkata, which is in the middle of a campaign to restore its old image of being a progressive metropolis, leading the nation from the front.
- Filth In God’S Abode (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Dec 04, 2004)
The arrest of the seer of Kancheepuram brings to light once more the sordid goings-on in places of worship.
- Deadly Hot Summers ‘To Become The Norm’ (Tribune, Steve Connor, Dec 04, 2004)
Blisteringly hot summers similar to the one in 2003 when thousands of people in continental Europe died of heatstroke will become commonplace because of climate change, a study has found.
- Advances On The Mat (Business Line, R. Anand, Dec 04, 2004)
Levy of book profits tax, popularly know as the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT), has thrown up a host of issues.
- Parochialism At Its Worst (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 03, 2004)
True to form, the Shiv Sena has betrayed parochialism of the worst kind by objecting to the appointment of the former Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, as Governor of Maharashtra.
- Talk Of Court News: Who Loses And Who Wins (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 03, 2004)
These days, there is more action in courts than elsewhere, and judges seem to have the last word on almost anything. What fills the media is the "talk of court news,"
- Tough Task For Musharraf (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Dec 03, 2004)
Pakistan politics is always interesting. To start with, political initiative continues to be held by President Gen Pervez Musharraf. Reports are that the six parties’ religious alliance, the MMA, is trying to snatch this initiative.
- True To Their Stripes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 03, 2004)
The leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Mr Velupillai Prabakaran, has, predictably, warned that they would “advance” their struggle if the Government
- Woman Allowed To Go Abroad For Assisted Suicide (Tribune, Robert Verkaik, Dec 03, 2004)
A travel ban on a terminally ill woman who asked her husband to help her commit suicide abroad was lifted in the High Court on Tuesday.
- End Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 03, 2004)
The Calcutta high court order against bandhs has prompted a rare moment of sympathy between two arch-enemies.
- Global Action Against Terrorism Should Be Concerted And United (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 03, 2004)
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is not a leader who flinches from answering difficult questions. In a written response to questions provided by The Hindu, President Putin does not believe that it is possible...
- Wanted Watchtowers, Not Ivory Towers (Business Line, K. P. Joseph, Dec 02, 2004)
The Central and State governments together will be spending around Rs 9,00,000 crore this year. The responsibility for auditing this massive expenditure rests entirely with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Poisoned Futures (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 02, 2004)
The apex court's guidelines on dealing with hazardous waste are observed more in the breach.
- Pontiff In Looking Glass Land (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Dec 02, 2004)
I have no idea if anything as materialistic as a looking-glass is available in the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham but if there is one Shri Jayendra Saraswati must feel that he, like Alice, has stepped right through into another dimension.
- Commodification Of Education (Deccan Herald, SUDHA SITARAMAN, Dec 02, 2004)
In the heady aftermath of Indian independence, the idea of modernisation took on the dimensions of a national mission. It was an integral part of the Nehruvian vision of modernisation that declares stridently its intentions of building an egalitarian ...
- Autonomy For Cooperatives (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised a constitutional amendment to promote the autonomy of the cooperative sector on the occasion of the official completion of 100 years of the movement.
- Ethical Dilemmas In Decision-Making (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 02, 2004)
Like accountants, economy, busy as it is with the use of resources, has nothing to do with ethics. "However, the Chinese word for economy — Jing Ji (or Ching Chi) — is related to ethical value,"
- Let There Be Justice In Bhopal! (Rediff on the Net, editoral, rediff on the net, Dec 02, 2004)
20 years ago, on this very day, the Union Carbide gas leak struck at the very heart of India.
- Omissions In The Commissions (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Dec 01, 2004)
Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up and set to true time.
- Laudable Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 01, 2004)
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre after a public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the court seeking the expeditious trial of criminal cases against influential persons, including politicians.
- Nightwatch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 01, 2004)
Of the few things left remarkable beneath the visiting moon, the Taj Mahal happens to be one. But looking at it in moonlight is not as simple a pleasure as it sounds like.
- Patliputra Wars (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2004)
The war of words between Laloo Prasad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan raises some profound constitutional issues. It is an obvious fact that exchanges between them have become unseemly
- Broadcasting For People (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Dec 01, 2004)
How much concerned are we today about Public Service Broadcasting (PSB)? Of course, PSB cannot be appraised in isolation of the larger broadcast scene in the country.
- Consumers Unite! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 01, 2004)
It is a call specially directed to consumers in India, since they are often left in the lurch when they most need help.
- Tackling Violence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2004)
The centre plans to make a law to deal “effectively” with communal violence. A Bill is being drafted by the Law Ministry based on a Home Ministry paper that explains what ...
- The Battle For Ukraine (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Nov 30, 2004)
By winning over Ukraine the West hopes to provoke a domino effect of regime change in other ex-Soviet states.
- Common Minimum Programme (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Nov 30, 2004)
So very often the ubiquitous comrades remind the United Progressive Alliance Government to function within the Common Minimum Programme parameters.
- Godmen And Citizens (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 30, 2004)
Ask yourself a question: why did the BJP leaders do their little hunger-strike drama on Parliament Street in Delhi instead of doing it outside the math in Tamil Nadu?
- The Difference Between Us (Indian Express, SUBHASH GATADE, Nov 29, 2004)
It is time the perpetuation of inequalities, of caste, gender and community, became everyone’s concern
- Who’S In Charge In Iraq? (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 29, 2004)
I have never understood how an administration that wanted a war so badly and will be judged on it by history so profoundly could manage it so sloppily
- Prodigal Polls (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 29, 2004)
Transparency should be a mindset and not a set of closely guarded rules. This seems to be the principle that prompted the Election Commission to make the public aware of how much money political parties spent, or claim to have spent, for the last ...
- Working A Democracy (Business Line, Harish Khare , Nov 29, 2004)
We owe it to ourselves to see to it that religion ceases to be the basis of inclusion or exclusion, discrimination or favoured treatment.
- Uncle Tom Out Of His Cabin (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Nov 29, 2004)
In refusing to see the difference between “time wasted” and “time lost”, Clive Lloyd went against the spirit of cricket
- Ensuring People’S Welfare (Tribune, P. P. Rao, Nov 29, 2004)
THE Founding Fathers, after due deliberations, opted for the parliamentary form of government instead of the presidential system, preferring accountability to stability.
- The Writer’S World (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Nov 28, 2004)
It’s not only a privilege and an honour to be able to welcome Sir Vidia to Calcutta, but also something of a relief to have him here finally. Some thing happened a few weeks ago which delayed his visit
- Kashmir: Still In Search Of A Policy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 28, 2004)
The noises are right and the gestures appropriate, but the Manmohan Singh Government has yet to come up with a coherent policy for peace in Jammu and Kashmir
- Fine-Tuning Defence Security Apparatus (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Nov 28, 2004)
INDIA is facing security problems from its neighbours like Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. Besides keeping good friendly relations with them, it has to evolve a comprehensive strategy to maintain peace with them.
- Recognise Teachers’ Worth To Suit Changing Times (Tribune, Vikram Chadha, Nov 28, 2004)
What a society values is usually reflected in its system of rewards. For instance, if the American society values the services of a doctor, lawyer or even a taxi driver, its reward system pays for their services correspondingly.
- Why My Family Are Fighting For Justice - 20 Years On (Guardian (UK), editorial, Guardian UK, Nov 28, 2004)
Twenty years ago my grandparents, Trilok Nath and Kamla Bahel, boarded a night train from the Indian city of Hyderabad to their home in Bhopal. They were lucky. It was delayed. Had the train left on time they would almost certainly have died.
- Unnecessarily Provocative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 27, 2004)
Ukraine might be headed for a period of intense internal strife, perhaps even civil war, if the attempt to defuse the controversy over the disputed presidential election does not succeed.
- Scourge Of Litigation (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Nov 27, 2004)
Paradoxically, the government has emerged as the biggest litigant in the administration of justice. Judges and lawyers are generally blamed for clogged up courts
- The General’S Moves (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 27, 2004)
Musharraf not only faces a threat from the domestic opposition but also has to contend with pressures from America
- The Unnecessary Writs (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Nov 27, 2004)
TAX laws are often challenged through writ petitions. This often happens when a new provision is introduced. The contention usually is that they violate the Constitutional provisions, especially with regard to fundamental rights.
- A Nail For Falsehood (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 27, 2004)
Can any one get away after making a false statement before the income-tax (I-T) authorities during the course of a lawful search of the premises of the deponent? Are there no legal and criminal implications if a false statement is made?
- Secular Because We're Indian, Not Because We're Hindu (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 27, 2004)
It is common for Ministers to talk gas, much to our discomfort. However, when the Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, talked about gas a couple of days ago, announcing that the LPG price would not go up in steady arithmetic progression, relief was
- A Heady Brew Of Religion, Law And Politics (Hindu, N. Ravi, Nov 27, 2004)
With faith-based assertions of innocence and shock contending with swift condemnation and gloating over the discomfiture of a religious leader, the notion of holding one's judgment till the trial is concluded is receding.
- Ba Pass, Ma Pass, Give Talent A Pass (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 27, 2004)
Higher education is about excellence. It cannot be made hostage to simple truisms about equal opportunities
- Fight Corruption Through Religion (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 27, 2004)
Year after year some international organisation or the other publishes a list of nations in the order of corruption that exists in them. And year after year India is listed among ten of the most corrupt in the world.
- Can't Blame The Manufacturer If Men Used Women's Shirts (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 27, 2004)
Mopeds may be out of fashion on city roads, but the recent case of Balkrishna Industries Ltd that came before the Mumbai Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) was about a moped dispute.
- Meals For Students (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 26, 2004)
The Supreme Court’s directive to all the states and Union Territories on Wednesday to provide cooked mid-day meal to school children up to Class V by January 2005 is timely.
- New Kashmir Idea (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Nov 26, 2004)
As an author of the revised Naya Kashmir document, I was pleasantly surprised over the reference to it by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a public meeting in Srinagar on his maiden visit to the state on November 17.
- Pitching The Maratha Warriors (Indian Express, Chandresh Narayanan, Nov 26, 2004)
After public awareness films and ads over the years, Sachin Tendulkar’s appeal will soon work for hockey. You’ll soon spot the maestro in an ad promoting the inaugural Premier Hockey League (PHL), to kick off on January 13 next year
- Taking The Xiith Standard Country-Leaving Exam (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 26, 2004)
India’s education system is in a shambles. Unless education is made a legitimate profit-making business, the country will lose its best future citizens
- That Pantomime Artist Known As ‘The Police’ (Indian Express, Manoje Nath, Nov 26, 2004)
Arbitrary transfers, politicians with criminal connections, old laws, sympathise a little with the men in khaki
- Globalising The Indian Cause (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 26, 2004)
There is a need for getting world leaders involved, towards the abolition of castes and untouchability in India
- The Sankaracharya Case (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 26, 2004)
The controversy over the arrest of the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Mutt exposes the hypocrisy of political Hinduism.
- Hello, Silence (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 26, 2004)
I have been an unabashed admirer of the US for almost 30 years now and every time I visit the US I always seem to pick up some little nugget that vindicates my position.
- Freedom For Zardari (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 26, 2004)
The release of PPP leader Benazir Bhutto’s husband Asif Ali Zardari from eight-year-long detention has fuelled speculation about a change in the political scenario in Pakistan.
- Get This Bill Passed (Indian Express, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Nov 26, 2004)
Recently a group of MPs submitted a memorandum to the prime minister, highlighting the problems of Christians of Scheduled Caste origin.
- Pm In Neglected North-East (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 25, 2004)
WITH striking unanimity the media has described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Imphal and Guwahati as a harbinger of a “healing touch” in a deeply disturbed and long-neglected region.
- Right To Information (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 25, 2004)
With the Supreme Court issuing a notice to the Centre, states and union territories on a public interest litigation seeking a direction to the union government to notify the Freedom of Information Act 2002, once again the apex court has taken on a crusadi
- Big Brother To Keep A Watch (Telegraph, Bhupal Sinha Chowdhury, Nov 25, 2004)
Late last month, the Union cabinet failed to decide on the draft Lokpal bill yet again (this was the ninth attempt since 1968), ostensibly because senior ministers like Sharad Pawar and Ram Vilas Paswan were absent from the meeting.
- Derailment On Trivial Grounds (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Nov 25, 2004)
Marvin townsend is said to have once remarked "My mistake was buying stock in the company. Now I worry about the lousy work I am turning out."
- A Powerless Weapon (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Nov 25, 2004)
The popular mood is against bandhs. Parties that hope to survive have to reflect this change in their strategies
- Hunger Strike (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 25, 2004)
Fasting once in a while is good for health. The leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party must have had this well-known medical dictum in mind when they decided to undertake a relay hunger-strike to protest against the arrest of the seer of Kanchi.
- Of Discretion And Allotments (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2004)
By changing the allotment of a plot of land to a Calcutta High Court judge in 1987, the Supreme Court has stepped in to undo an instance of the blatant misuse of judicial authority.
- Relying On Wisdom (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 24, 2004)
Pakistan's Supreme Court, known for its earlier “doctrine of necessity” pronouncement, may have released Asif Ali Zardari — the husband of former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, who has been in jail for the past eight years
- The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strain’D (Indian Express, R P SINGH, Nov 24, 2004)
Any person is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty. A natural corollary to this basic principle of jurisprudence is that an accused has a right to be treated with dignity during the trial as well as the investigation preceding trial.
- The Rise Of Condi Rice (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Nov 24, 2004)
THE world has greeted with trepidation the naming of America’s first black woman Secretary of State, Ms Condoleezza Rice, to head the State Department. She climbs into the oversized shoes of Mr Henry Kissinger in jumping from the office...
- Why Reminisce? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 24, 2004)
The other day I sauntered into a public library and asked for a much-talked about book of reminiscences written by a long time friend of mine who retired from a high official position.
- Your Country Can Grab Your House And Money (Indian Express, MUKESH H BHUTANI, Nov 24, 2004)
The right of tax officials to attach assets can become a severe threat hanging over all citizens
- Doctrine Of Religious Immunity? (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 24, 2004)
Investigation in the Shankaracharya case must proceed, without faltering before entreaties or threats
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