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Articles 8621 through 8720 of 11444:
- Bush Agrees On Free Iraq By June (Indian Express, Susan Sachs, Nov 16, 2003)
Council to unveil power transfer plan
- Does Bush Have Options In Iraq? (Indian Express, K. P. Fabian, Nov 15, 2003)
There are some signals that America is looking for an exit strategy in Iraq to be implemented as the presidential election in November 2004 approaches. Ambassador Robert Blackwell, currently working as the deputy national security advisor to the president
- Four-Fold Path To Nirvana (Indian Express, N K Singh, Nov 14, 2003)
A happy mix of economic and demographic factors means India is in the fast lane. First in a two-part series
- Stamps Of Crime (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
The fake stamp paper scandal needs to be investigated more thoroughly
- Jaya Gets Another Notice, This Time On Vaiko (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
Testing the powers it acquired last month from an ordinance, the POTA review committee today issued notices to the Tamil Nadu Government to show cause whether the incarceration of MDMK leader Vaiko and journalist R R Gopal under the anti-terrorist law was
- The Supreme Court’S Validation Of The Pension Scheme Conforms To The Spirit Of Reforms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
The upholding of the validity of the 1996 Government Pension Scheme (GPS) by the Supreme Court has evoked mixed reaction. In a significant judgement, the apex court has upheld the validity of the 1996 GPS under which a share of the employers’ contribution
- Police Chief Buck Stops At Cm Desk (Indian Express, Rosy Sequeira, Nov 13, 2003)
TELGI SCAM: Nine acts of ‘commission and omission’ by Sharma
- When Babus Decide Cases (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 13, 2003)
While the government is forging ahead with its October 31 decision to introduce a unified licence in the telecom sector, the Supreme Court has admitted a petition that indirectly seeks to roll back the whole initiative. For all their reservations about it
- Press Freedom Vs Its Adversaries (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2003)
AS IT WENT to the Supreme Court for immediate relief as well as for a deeper correction of an unsavoury situation that affects not merely this 125-year-old newspaper and five of its senior representatives but the very future of the free press in India,
- ‘We Started Decrying Five-Star Culture Without Realising It Was A Synonym For Excellence’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 11, 2003)
Jaswant Singh, Union Finance Minister, spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express.
- Looking At ‘Contempt’ In Context (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Nov 11, 2003)
The decision of the apex court to grant an interim stay on the arrest of journalists of the The Hindu is salutary and will hopefully have a restraining effect on the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
- National Tax Tribunal: Is It A Case Of Old Wine In New Bottle? (Business Line, A.S. Sundar Rajan, Nov 11, 2003)
The National Tax Tribunal appears to be an attempt by the Government to provide a birth to retired and retiring bureaucrats.
- An Unreasonable Restriction (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 10, 2003)
Political leaders in India should realise that arbitrary governance also creates political and policy uncertainty and destabilises the environment for business.
- Good News From Usa (Indian Express, T.V. Parasuram, Nov 09, 2003)
LeT jehadis wanting to fight India in Kashmir get prison terms
- Personal Policies (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 09, 2003)
Minister of State for Finance A V Adsul wanted his loyal political worker Anwar Ibrahim Qasi to be appointed as his assistant personal secretary. But the Shiv Sena minister was thwarted by the Department of Personnel which turned down his candidate on the
- Hindu Knocks, Highest Court Opens Its Doors (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 09, 2003)
Petition against Amma’s men is listed for Monday
- Rising Intolerance (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
Jaya doesn’t want you to read this. She wants to send its writers to jail.
- His Boss In Hot Waters, Top Cop Cools Off In Jail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
Mumbai Inspector General of Police Shridhar Vagal, who was arrested on Friday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multi-crore counterfeit stamp paper racket, was today sent to custody till November 13.
- 'Guns No Solution, Flexibility Is Key' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
Neither you nor any of your present crop of Hurriyat leaders were part of the 1989 movement. Now, how can you claim to legitimately represent the Kashmiri struggle in talks with the Centre
- News Reel 02-11-03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2003)
SRI LANKA plunges into chaos as President Chandrika Kumaratunga sacks three key ministers of the Ranil Wickremasinghe government. Accusing the Prime Minister of yielding too much to the Tamil Tigers, she, however, asserts the peace talks will be on course
- Don Your Monkey Cap And Chew This (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Nov 09, 2003)
"Monkey Menace in South Block reaches alarming proportions" - News item
- Lanka: That Sinking Feeling (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 09, 2003)
If we have a troubled neighbour on the northern border, our neighbour on the southern border has plunged itself into a major constitutional crisis.
- Judicial Accountability (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Nov 09, 2003)
Accountability is the sine qua non of democracy. Transparency facilitates accountability. No public institution or public functionary is exempt from accountability although the manner of enforcing accountability may vary depending upon the nature of the o
- Jews And Israelis (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 08, 2003)
I belong to a generation which witnessed the rise of Nazism in Germany and the resurgence of anti-Semitism across Europe, the United States and indeed among white nations of the world. In many European countries, particularly Russia and Poland, Jews were
- Repentant, Resolute (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 08, 2003)
Atal Behari Vajpayee spoke to Britain’s FINANCIAL TIMES and the paper immediately spotlighted two moments: ‘‘Justice will be seen to be done’’ in Gujarat, India’s Prime Minister told the FT. He also ‘‘vehemently’’ rejected any suggestion that the economic
- Away With The Critics (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2003)
The trouble is not just what Jayalalithaa does, it is also that she gets away with it
- Politics Is Not A Cantonment (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Nov 08, 2003)
The generals in Pakistan have usurped public space and silenced their rivals. This is just not tenable
- Opening Access To Science (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2003)
Since the first scientific journal appeared in French in 1665, the publication of scientific journals has become an industry in its own right. Scientists scramble not just to be the first to publish a discovery, but also to have their work ...
- Early Elections & Tdp Calculations (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Nov 08, 2003)
Chandrababu Naidu's main strength remains the lack of cohesion within the Congress, which is the main opposition in Andhra Pradesh.
- Other Headlines (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 08, 2003)
I belong to a generation which witnessed the rise of Nazism in Germany and the resurgence of anti-Semitism across Europe, the United States and indeed among white nations of the world. In many European countries, particularly Russia and Poland, Jews were
- Indian State Orders Editors' Arrest, Faces Protest (Washington Post, Reuters, Nov 08, 2003)
- The legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu faced media protests Saturday after it ordered five journalists and the publisher of one of the nation's most respected dailies held for alleged slander.
- Peace Should Stay: Anxious India To Lanka (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
Chandrika calls up Vajpayee
- Girls Missing Again, This Time In Schools (Indian Express, Amba Batra, Nov 07, 2003)
Drive 30 minutes from Delhi to learn why India’s at bottom of UNESCO report
- For A Chief Of Baghdad (Indian Express, Thomas L. Friedman, Nov 07, 2003)
The military process in Iraq is overwhelming the political one
- Setback For Reform As Calcutta Hc Stays Tax Tribunal (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 07, 2003)
Within a week of being slammed by the apex court for appointing a bureaucrat as chairman of the Competition Commission, the Centre today suffered another setback on the reforms front as the Calcutta High Court stayed the operation of an ordinance setting
- The Divided Island (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2003)
Sri Lanka should know that it won’t be able to handle security challenges without consensus
- Sri Lanka In Crisis Again (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2003)
SRI LANKA's TWO-year-old cohabitation experiment now stands at the edge of collapse. The responsibility for precipitating the crisis lies not with President Chandrika Kumaratunga, as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has alleged, but with his ...
- Landmark Bill Today, Leaves Out Your Maid (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 06, 2003)
Unorganised Sector Workers’ Bill takes care of 122 sectors but not domestic helps
- Sri Lanka: Uncertainty Over Issues Of Governance (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Nov 06, 2003)
By asserting her constitutional powers, the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, has jolted the ruling United National Front (UNF) into reviewing the status of the island's first real cohabitation government. Tuesday's rapid developments are lik
- Business Of Nations (Indian Express, L K Advani, Nov 06, 2003)
Corporate India has helped the country shed its third world tag
- Jogi State Worse Than Gujarat: Cec (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Nov 05, 2003)
Says officials are more partisan; and he’s less confident
- India's Bleeding Head Wound (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Nov 05, 2003)
A workable solution to the Kashmir dispute must begin with an ambience for peace and the two countries cutting down rhetoric, and increasing normal diplomatic and political relations.
- Pappapatti: Constitutional Issues (Hindu, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Nov 05, 2003)
The need now is to base reservation for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes of seats and posts in Panchayati Raj institutions on the pattern indicated in the Constitution.
- Mumbai Traffic? Just Fly Over It (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Nov 05, 2003)
Ministry plans chopper service from airport to city by Jan
- Chandrika Strikes Back (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 05, 2003)
For long in corrosive cohabitation with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, President Chandrika Kumaratunga today dropped a thunderbolt on her island nation when she fired his key ministers, ordered troops out, blocked all roads leading to Colombo and su
- Commission And Omission (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2003)
THE SUPREME COURT'S scathing observations on the appointment of a top-ranking bureaucrat as chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) have resulted in the Centre scrambling for cover. Deepak Chatterjee, who was scheduled to retire ...
- Untested Russian Docs Ok: Govt (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Nov 04, 2003)
If Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj has her way, more than 7,000 doctors who fail to satisfy the criteria of registration set by the Medical Council of India (MCI) would be treating thousands of people across the country.
- Cheaper Capital Still Elusive (Business Line, Anil Singhvi, Nov 04, 2003)
THE Mid-Term Review of the Monetary and Credit Policy has skipped practically all the developments that took place during the past six months. The Review statement, by and large, maintains the same stance of the monetary policy of April 2003.
- Judges Dominion (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 04, 2003)
There is a danger that a perception will grow that the judiciary is needlessly enlarging its domain
- Spoilers In The Peace Process (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 04, 2003)
Indians and Pakistanis have got caught between provocation and arrogance
- Had Govt Kept Its Word, It Would Have Avoided Sc Fire (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Nov 04, 2003)
Competition panel: Draft Bill said CJI or nominee would head appt panel, this was dropped
- Favouring A Few? (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Nov 02, 2003)
Complaints abound about the way the liquor industry is run in Andhra Pradesh.
- Dcm Group To Revamp, Sell-Off Engg Business (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
To turn around the loss making company and repay its Rs 415 crore debt, DCM Ltd on Saturday announced a major restructuring plan involving the sale of DCM engineering products business to financial institutions (FIs) and new investors for Rs 100.6 crore a
- News Reel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
l NO one wins the latest round of Indo-Pak shadowboxing but Islamabad and New Delhi reach some agreement on another set of CBMs. Those older than 65 can now cross the Wagah border by foot and fishermen from both countries won’t get caught in the coast gua
- An Interim Separate State (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Nov 02, 2003)
Only those who believed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had toned down its demands will be surprised by the proposals for an "interim self-governing authority" that the group gave to the Sri Lankan Government on Friday and announced pub
- Stumped By Taxman, These Cricketers Can Do Little But Appeal (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Nov 02, 2003)
They were raided 2 years ago, now their properties have been attached, default lists haunt Kapil, Azhar, Prabhakar, Sharma
- Barely Bearable (Indian Express, Pamela Constable, Nov 02, 2003)
Afghan beauty’s pageant swimsuit rattles country
- Europeans Join Allied Forces Of Jehad In Iraq (Indian Express, Don Van Natta Jr., Nov 02, 2003)
Across Europe and West Asia, young Muslim men are answering a call issued by Osama bin Laden and other extremists, and leaving home to join the fight against the US-led occupation in Iraq, according to senior counter-terrorism officials in six countries.
- Your Q, His A :Personal Law (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
My father was allotted a flat by the DDA. My father has expired now leaving behind a will in my favour, which has not been probated. I have two brothers. I applied to DDA for mutation of the flat in my name but DDA is insisting on ‘‘no-objection affidavit
- Tigers Point To Indo-Lanka Accord For Federal State (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2003)
: The historic power-sharing plan announced by Tamil Tiger guerrillas on Saturday relies heavily on a amendment based on the 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Accord which the rebels repudiated at the time.
- Remembering Dadaji (Indian Express, R K Srivastava, Nov 01, 2003)
He activated devotion as a social force
- The Unfolding Indian Role In Sri Lanka (Hindu, Iqbal Athas, Nov 01, 2003)
New Delhi's task is unenviable. It is to make sure that a Government that has ignored its security forces and remained complacent does not continue to do so.
- Long Overdue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 01, 2003)
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S draft notification requiring urban property developers to obtain environmental clearance for large projects is a welcome step. Under the terms of this notification, developers of building projects for more than a thousand ...
- A Law Like This (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 01, 2003)
A look at the best and worst of foreign media
- A Tycoon Is Taken Down (Hindu, Sergei Blagov, Nov 01, 2003)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky's supporters link his arrest to the larger corporate game. There were reports that Yukos was in multi-billion dollar tie-up talks with the U.S. oil majors.
- Sugarcoating Pota (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 31, 2003)
What has been proposed is an embarrassing gimmick to counter the mounting criticism of gross abuse of POTA by empowering powerless committees to prescribe ineffective remedies.
- How Cynical Is This? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
Pak response to Indian initiatives smacks of bad diplomacy. But India must not be deterred
- Hurriyat Chief Is Positive, Downplays Dpm Remark, Waits For Call (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Oct 31, 2003)
Hurriyat chairman Maulvi Abbas Ansari today raised hopes over the Centre’s peace initiative by saying that Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani’s recent comment—on the talks being about decentralisation of power—did cause ‘‘hurdles’’ but it should be seen in
- Geelani Marks Day 1 Of Freedom With Rage, Afshan With Tears (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Oct 31, 2003)
Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani and Afshan Guru, both acquitted in the Parliament attack case, walked out of prison after two years today. For both, it was bitterness and tragedy that drowned the first flush of freedom.
- Back To Schools (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
A good thing that the new bill to make schooling free and compulsory is being debated
- Justice Done (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
ALL IN ALL, the Delhi High Court's verdict in the high-profile Parliament attack case will be remembered less for whom it convicted and more for whom it acquitted. In acquitting S.A.R. Geelani, a Delhi college lecturer, and Afsan Guru, wife of ...
- Justice Speaks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
The verdict on the Parliament attack case highlights the strengths of our judicial process
- Mindwar Versus Bodywar (Indian Express, M D NALAPAT, Oct 30, 2003)
Some things the US in Iraq can learn from India
- Pota Gets A Cosmetic Touch (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Oct 30, 2003)
The Centre’s sudden decision to promulgate an ordinance seeking to check the abuse of Pota reminds me of a nasty encounter I had with Arun Shourie two years ago. It was on a TV programme just after the draconian law came into force.
- Six Miles Apart, One Family Celebrates, Other Mourns (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Oct 30, 2003)
On a cool Wednesday morning, two anxious families separated by six miles from each other, sat next to their telephones. They were waiting for a call from New Delhi which would tell the fate of their sons accused in the Parliament attack case.
- Getting The State Out Of The Bedroom (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Oct 30, 2003)
In opposing the legalisation of homosexuality, the Government is taking a very narrow view of the law
- Dec 13 Attack: Two Get Death, Two Get New Life (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
Raising the bar for cases being tried under POTA, the Delhi High Court today acquitted two accused in the December 13 Parliament attack case while upholding the death penalty against two others
- Plug For Small Shareholders (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
IN STRIKING DOWN Sandvik Asia Limited's proposal to reduce the share capital through buying out the stake of minority shareholders, the Bombay High Court has advanced the cause of improved corporate governance in the country. The court has termed the comp
- Bull In Accounting Shop (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
MS JANE MUTCHLER is bullish on accounting, and sees a bright silver lining on the corporate scandals of the last couple of years. She is the Director of the School of Accountancy at Georgia State University, and the president-elect of the American Account
- How Fair Is The Trai Price? (Business Line, Krishnan Thiagarajan, Oct 30, 2003)
Neither the march of technology argument nor the purported aim of ensuring a litigation-free environment entirely justifies TRAI's recommendation for the unification of basic and cellular services alone. This and the issue of additional entry fee appear t
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