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Articles 7921 through 8020 of 11444:
- A New Internal Security Agenda (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 13, 2004)
The Indian state's obligation to protect itself and its citizens has to be anchored in the democratic sentiment. There can be no basic conflict between the interests of the state and those of the citizens.
- Learning To Speak Like The Masters (Telegraph, Deep K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2004)
Public schools, out of fashion in Britain, are striking fresh root in Asia, where they continue to be viewed with much appreciation and awe
- Quotas For Companies (Telegraph, André Béteille, Oct 12, 2004)
By creating expectations about reservations in the private sector, the Congress has raised the stakes in competitive populism to new heights.
- Minorities And Backwardness (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2004)
The election commission has shown over-the-top zeal in objecting to the timing of the Union Cabinet's September 29 decision to set up a special commission for the "socially and economically" backward among religious and linguistic minorities.
- Systemic Woes Under Penumbra (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Oct 12, 2004)
Is the setting up of a High Court bench outside its principal seat the panacea for ills plaguing the system?
- Breathtaking (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 12, 2004)
Calcuttans will simply have to learn to live with it, and to die of it. The West Bengal government is either too inept to ever meet the national vehicular emission standards, which came into effect from October 1, or it could not care less.
- Congress Comeback In Arunachal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2004)
A congress victory in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly election was a foregone conclusion after Gegong Apang, the former Chief Minister, rejoined the party last month.
- Gene Revolution And Patent Rights (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Oct 12, 2004)
In this "International Year of Rice," India is being nudged by the US and its cohortsto take up genetically modified rice to "solve the problems" on the this cereal .
- Trading Charge (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 11, 2004)
Pavements are for everything but walking. Calcutta has never been kind to pedestrians, and the wide, even pavements once laid out along its broader streets have been subjected to various unhappy fates long since.
- Whistle-Blowing (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 11, 2004)
The shock waves generated by the murder of Satyendra Dubey who blew the whistle on corruption in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) forced the Government to promise to enact a law protecting
- Getting Out Of The Poverty Trap (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Oct 11, 2004)
This article is based on two separate and very contrasting stories and the thoughts derived therefrom.
- Bloodthirsty Honour (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Oct 10, 2004)
Eve teasing. Voluntary sati. And now, honour killings. These oxymoron-ridden phrases wreak violence on our language every day. They also mirror flesh-and-blood violence.
- Board Of Chaos For Cricket In India? (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Oct 10, 2004)
Appointing a professionally-competent CEO could salvage the reputation of the BCCI which has, over the last few weeks, been shown up in a controversial and unprofessional light
- Need For A More Humane Method Of Execution (Tribune, A.R. Wig, Oct 10, 2004)
THE execution of Dhananjay Chaterjee has shocked the liberal conscience of the urban middle classes. What has engaged the people’s attention has been the “method” or “humaneness” of capital punishment instead of the real issue in question.
- Never At Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 09, 2004)
It takes more than a fondness for painting, farming and horse-riding to manage this ministry. And Shivraj Patil may find that out to his cost
- Whom To Disqualify (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 09, 2004)
Politics, they say, is the art of the possible. Possible, however, is not necessarily plausible.
- Why Phukan Panel Was Removed (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Oct 09, 2004)
The Tehelka portal’s methods were not only unethical from a journalistic standpoint, but were also illegal
- Don't Let The Higher Value Out (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 09, 2004)
Income from house property is taxed on the basis of annual value under the income-tax code. This signifies the sum for which the property might reasonably be expected to be let out from year to year.
- Saving Society From Oppression (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2004)
Over the years, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has emerged as an independent body for the protection of individuals’ rights against the excesses the state and its instruments like the police commit in the name of law and order.
- Political Mess In Pakistan (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Oct 08, 2004)
Sensitive people draw cynical conclusions about Pakistan politics. They follow the unending pointless debate over the wardrobe of President Pervez Musharraf. It occupies the maximum newspaper space and consumes considerable time on TV channels.
- States’ Rights (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 08, 2004)
Suddenly defenders of India’s national security and sovereignty have become dime a dozen. The offer of the ambassador of the United States of America in New Delhi to Mr Tarun Gogoi, the chief minister of Assam, that help from the...
- Nhrc Has Begun To Assert Itself (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2004)
State govts prefer their own Human Rights Commission and resent the authority of the NHRC
- Neither Heaven Nor Hell (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 08, 2004)
The Supreme Court reportedly does not want courts to grant divorce just on a claim of irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
- Moment Of Truth (Deccan Herald, SHALINI K SHARMA, Oct 08, 2004)
It’s sad how we Indians take our ‘Independence’ for granted, and the man who made it possible
- Mess On The Ground (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 08, 2004)
Despite pious proclamations to the contrary, political discourse in a media-driven society invariably centres on personalities. Consequently, governments and their ...
- Laloo Can’T Say “no” (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2004)
IF anything epitomises criminalisation of politics, it is the fielding of Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on the Rashtriya Janata Dal ticket from Madhepura in Bihar.
- No Concept, Only Paper (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Oct 07, 2004)
No new `concept' as such has emerged from the Concept Paper. The draft Companies Bill is, for all practical purposes, an abridged rehash of the existing Act.
- In Favour Of Diversity (Telegraph, Ellora Puri, Oct 07, 2004)
There is a lesson for India in the two US rulings which show that the American private sector supports reservation
- First Law Of Business Is To Know The Law Right (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 07, 2004)
In mid-September, with only an hour to go before the AGM, Birla Corporation Ltd rushed to the Company Law Board (CLB) and asked if R. S. Lodha could chair the meeting.
- Investigating Tehelka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 07, 2004)
On the face of it, the decision of the Central Government to get the Tehelka allegations investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation and to wind up the Justice S.N. Phukan Commission of Inquiry makes good sense.
- What Is It To Be Normal? (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 07, 2004)
T wo tales from two different cities recently sparked off a lot of controversy. One pertained to the country’s defence, the other to its civil administration.
- Out Of Mind To Be Out Of `Site' (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Oct 07, 2004)
Mohan R. Lavi on the need for a better dissemination by SEBI of the Securities Appellate Tribunal decisions.
- Remote Control (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 07, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance government will soon have to make some hard choices on Nepal.
- Is Your Job Coming To India? Get Used To It: William Pesek Jr. (Bloomberg.com, William Pesek Jr., Oct 06, 2004)
George W. Bush and John Kerry sure did span the globe in their first presidential debate when they argued who would make a better U.S. leader.
- Pardon Him, Sir! (Tribune, Vepa Rao, Oct 06, 2004)
Most Hon’ble Sir,
My friend in the death-row needs your help. The media has already done most of the job, sir — it has shown even his undergarments, explained his philosophy behind the way he bathes, and why he prefers small onions to big ones.
- Long Inquiry (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2004)
If a week is a long time in politics, three-and-a half years is long enough time for a judicial commission. The commission appointed by the previous government to look into the allegations based on the Tehelka tapes spent three-and-a half years ...
- Is Pota Really Dead? (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Oct 06, 2004)
A rose will smell the same by any name while the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 2004 will stink by any other name. I am reminded of this by the cosmetic exercise of the UPA government in purporting to repeal POTA, but ironically providing at the same
- Sorry, You're Not Part Of The Plan (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 06, 2004)
The debate over the composition of the Planning Commission panels was really a battle over the direction of the economy. And the outcome suggests the electorate's concerns do not count.
- Bright City, Fading Lights (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Oct 06, 2004)
The 350th anniversary celebrations of the Taj are yet another occasion for the Uttar Pradesh government to score a political point
- America Is At War With Itself (Hindu, Gary Younge, Oct 05, 2004)
If Americans choose George W. Bush over John Kerry, it will be from fear, a lack of choice - and a preference for power over safety.
- How The British Left India (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 05, 2004)
By the end of World War II the British had realised that they would not be able to hold out against a possible Congress-led mass movement. In fact, Lord Wavell, then Viceroy, advised the Cabinet early in 1946 that the British should withdraw from India by
- Policy Imbalance Should Be Reversed (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANIAM VINCENT, Oct 05, 2004)
Govt does not allow news on private radio stations, allowing a monopoly for AIR to continue
- Stalemate In Nepal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2004)
As it ponders over the possibility of another ceasefire in the country's eight-year-long war against Maoist insurgents, the Government of Nepal can be forgiven for being especially cautious.
- Different Strokes On Bpo Taxation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 05, 2004)
The latest government circular on taxation of business process outsourcing seeks to reassure foreign entities having such captive operations in India that their global profits are not under the taxman's gaze.
- Bhopal Bonanza (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 05, 2004)
It could be made to look like a bonanza. The last part of the compensation money for survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy will be paid in soon. Most of the 105,000 survivors are pitifully poor, or have been impoverished by the medical costs of the tragedy.
- Beyond The Terror (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 05, 2004)
The devastating bomb blast at Dimapur railway station in Nagaland and the series of terrorist explosions in Dhubri, Darrang and Kokrajhar districts of Assam over the weekend are perhaps the clearest indication that the National Democratic Front
- Grey Makes Vulnerable (Telegraph, SANKAR SEN, Oct 04, 2004)
Close monitoring by the police is needed to help prevent crimes against the growing numbers of the elderly in India
- Growing Pains (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 04, 2004)
How much will real gross domestic product growth in 2004-05 be? Given the high base following 8.2 per cent growth in 2003-04 and the negative impact of the monsoon, most forecasters will bet on around 6.5 per cent, about 0.5 per cent having been shaved of
- No Bailout (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 04, 2004)
WHEN the Opposition shouts for the ouster of tainted ministers like Mr Laloo Prasad the Prime Minister and others can easily play deaf. But when the Supreme Court too issues a show-cause notice to the Railway Minister why his
- Sting Season (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 04, 2004)
It’s malaria-time again, and Calcutta is coping badly, as usual. In fact, the situation could be worse this year. There seem to have been two more deaths in Tiljala, although the Calcutta Municipal Corporation is yet to confirm that malaria has been ...
- Power And Pelf (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 04, 2004)
Cricket administration has been reduced to a puppet show
- Uneasiness About The `Hindu' Tag (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 03, 2004)
When an angry mob attacked and burnt a historic mosque in the heart of the city on September 1 last, many here wondered how such an incident could have occurred in a high security zone so close to the Royal Palace and Army headquarters.
- Haryanvi’S Moment Of Pride (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 03, 2004)
ONE wonders if cricket still remains the gentlemen’s game, judging by petty manipulation witnessed in what should have been a routine election of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Never before election to a sports body has seen intrigue of ...
- Evms Are Convenient But They Are Not Tamper-Proof (Tribune, Jagjit Puri, Oct 03, 2004)
I had the opportunity of working as the Election Commission’s Observer in many elections in Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
- A New Agenda For Strategic Partnership: British Envoy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 03, 2004)
IN his 32-year-long diplomatic career, Sir Michael Arthur has been places, literally. He has served in the United Nations, Brussels, Kinshasa, Bonn, Paris and Washington before coming to New Delhi as the British High Commissioner last year.
- Brand Touch In Tax Law (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 02, 2004)
Over 75,000 brands are said to be fighting it out in the Indian consumer market. Differentiation is the order of the day, with micro-niche, niche and mass products jostling for a share of the market pie.
- How The Myth Crumbles (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 02, 2004)
Two myths have been exploded in recent years — one is that you have to be cast in the heroic role to become a hero; the other is that all people are basically peace-loving.
- Freeing Our Heroes (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Oct 02, 2004)
In his autobiography, Ravi Shankar writes that “being Bengali, of course, makes it natural for me to feel so moved by Tagore; but I do feel that if he had been born in the West he would now be as revered as Shakespeare or Goethe
- Insensitive Trial By Media (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Oct 02, 2004)
I assure you this is not another Arif-Gudiya-Taufique episode giving intimate details of the latest twists and turns in the most eagerly followed tragic triangle that provided non-stop entertainment to the nation.
- Democracy In The Maldives (Hindu, V. Suryanarayan, Oct 02, 2004)
There is a growing demand for political reform in the Maldives where power is concentrated in a strong executive.
- Facets Of Losses (Business Line, R. Anand, Oct 02, 2004)
The concept of `loss' under the Income-tax Act, 1961, has several connotations. From the assessee's perspective any loss arising out of a particular year can be put to productive use in future years through the mechanism of carry forward and set off.
- Oh, What A Lovely Election! (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 02, 2004)
Cricket has long been a metaphor for fair play, even if William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915), the English progenitor of modern batting and crowd-puller nonpareil, exhibited an approach and spirit that seem almost contemporary.
- To Tax All Money Receipts Is Taxing (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Oct 02, 2004)
By making receipt of any sums beyond Rs 25,000 by an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family taxable, the Finance Act aims to bring within the net amounts which are not genuine gifts but money so camouflaged to avoid tax.
- When Milk Mixes With Water, Won't Software Merge In Hardware? (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 02, 2004)
The Acer India case that was decided by the Supreme Court on September 24 was about a simple dispute: When you load software onto a computer, does it become part of the hardware?
- Scientists As Friends And Foes (Tribune, K. Subramaniam, Oct 02, 2004)
This account is about Ramanna in which he did not play any active role. At that time in 1978, I had only heard of him as the celebrated project director of Pokhran I. He had shifted to the Defence Ministry as Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister.
- Electronic Voting Is Questionable (Tribune, K N Bhat, Oct 01, 2004)
The famous American inventor of 19th — 20th century, Thomas Alva Edison, owned over 1100 patents. The first of them was a tamper-proof vote- recording machine. Edison sent it to the Chairman of the US Senate believing that it would be readily accepted.
- New Foreign Trade Policy — How To Avoid Another Miss (Business Line, Prabhat Kumar, Oct 01, 2004)
The new Foreign Trade Policy sets an ambitious target of doubling our share of world exports from 0.7 per cent to 1.5 per cent, within five years.
- No Case To Shelve The Bureaucracy (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Oct 01, 2004)
India's technology-driven growth, while helping the nation move towards self-sustenance and global competitiveness, has bypassed large sections of the population.
- Counsel Of Despair (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 01, 2004)
Efforts should be made to insulate the official machinery from political interference
- Yet Another (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 01, 2004)
Nothing provokes more scepticism among ordinary Indians than the formation of a new commission.
- Remembering The Mahatma (Deccan Herald, M SANKARANARAYANAN, Oct 01, 2004)
Gandhiji will always be remembered as his public policies are discussed and debated even now
- Turkey's European Aspirations (Hindu, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 01, 2004)
With Turkey undertaking reforms in several spheres in order to fulfil the criteria for admission to the European Union, the West is confronted with an intriguing problem.
- Thinking Aloud On Rule Without A King (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 01, 2004)
It is a paradox of political life in Nepal that of all the demands raised by the Maoist insurgents in the past few years, their call for a democratically elected Constituent Assembly has proved to be the most subversive one.
- Terrorism By Ordinance (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 01, 2004)
The Unlawful Activities Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 is an unsatisfactory half-hearted measure that leaves matters resolved halfway.
- President In Uniform (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 30, 2004)
EVEN when, late last year, Pakistan's President and military ruler General Pervez Musharraf had solemnly committed himself to giving up his military uniform by the end of 2004 and stay only as "duly elected" President, there was widespread scepticism both
- An Incomplete Prescription (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Sep 30, 2004)
The Concept Paper is weak in its proposals on dealing with sickness
- The Kerry-Bush Contest (Hindu, Sumana Brahman, Sep 30, 2004)
The invasion of Iraq has made the world a more dangerous place for Americans. With John Kerry's leadership, America can regain respect.
- The National Environment Policy (Hindu, N. R. Krishnan , Sep 30, 2004)
The National Environment Policy emphasises that what is good for the environment is also good for the economy and that environmental protection cannot be considered in isolation from the development process.
- Taj Mahotsav (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2004)
Monday’s Supreme Court ruling directing the Uttar Pradesh government not to go ahead with the 350th anniversary celebrations of the Taj Mahal without the explicit clearance of the Archaeological Survey of India and the security agencies came just in time.
- Just In Defence (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Sep 29, 2004)
Recent events seem to have cast a shadow on how the nation views the institution of its military. In the hierarchical divisions between the societal institutions of a democracy and its military institutions, when seeming conflicts occur, it is always the
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