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Articles 9021 through 9120 of 11444:
- It's Time To Draw The Line (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 20, 2002)
Privately, political parties across the spectrm concede that the LoC as the International border is the only feasible solution to the Kashmir issue.
- The Powell Touchdown (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2002)
If US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s purpose in touring the subcontinent was to ferry messages across the heavily militarised border between India and Pakistan, his visit must be termed a success.
- Burden Of The Past (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 19, 2002)
Pragmatism weighed with the BJP when it dropped 41 sitting legislators in Uttar Pradesh while announcing candidates for 309 seats in the state. The party has identified them as the least likely to win in the February elections.
- Hc Asks Vellore Tanneries To Pay Up Compensation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
THE skin and hide tanners in Vellore district now have to pay a compensation of Rs 26.82 crore due to the environmental pollution caused by the tanneries.
- Holding Back The Give-Aways (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 19, 2002)
FOR the first time in several years, a concerted effort is being made to phase out or scrap the incentive provisions in the income-tax code. First, the Parthasarathy Shome panel was set up to advise on tax policy for the Tenth Plan.
- The Unaccountables (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Jan 19, 2002)
Scanalised by how Arthur Andersen could destroy thousands of e-mails and paper documents related to its audit of Enron and the energy major’s more than unconventional accounting methods?
- Musharraf's Speech And Indian Muslims (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jan 18, 2002)
Whether the Pakistani General will follow up his speech with reforms or not, will be seen in the due course.
- Populist Postures (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2002)
POLITICIANS learn neither from the past nor from the present. The Congress party’s decision to include in its manifesto for Punjab the promise of free electricity is a case in point.
- Revise History But Avoid Revisionism (Pioneer, Karan Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
Our national motto is Satyameva Jayate-the truth alone with triumph, but how do we ascertain what the truth is?
- Burying The Zia Legacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2002)
BY delivering that speech last Saturday General Pervez Musharraf has embarked on a path which will conclusively end (if he succeeds, that is) the era inaugurated by General Zia-ul Haq.
- The Bend In The Sutlej (Indian Express, S. P. Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
SYL has always stood for controversy in Punjab. Now that the Supreme Court judgement has directed the Punjab Govt to complete the project in a year, political parties are rehashing their rhetoric and sharpening their knives.
- Flying The Flag (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2002)
WHEN THE NATIONAL flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in July 1947, it was spoken about as a symbol which belonged to all Indians — and in equal measure.
- Role For Foreign Airlines In Management -- Fdi In Aviation May Be Hiked To 49 Pc (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Jan 18, 2002)
THE Government is close to finalising a proposal to permit a higher foreign direct investment (FDI) of 49 per cent in the domestic civil aviation sector.
- Governance By Ordinance (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 18, 2002)
THE Vajpayee Government may come to be known more for ordinances than Bills. Apart from POTO, there is an ordinance on shunting out the Roorkee Engineering College director before the expiry of his statutory tenure.
- No Rewards For Pakistan (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, Jan 17, 2002)
India and Pakistan have found something on which to agree: This is not the moment to challenge the United States by escalating their long and nasty conflict into a shooting war.
- Examine The Rapist, Not The Victim (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 16, 2002)
Sub-sections (1A), (1B), (1C) and (1D) should be inserted in section 53 of the Criminal Procedure Code as recommended by the 84th report of the Law Commission, with...adaptations.
- Act Together (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 16, 2002)
It was felt that the laws relating to judicial separation, divorce and anullment of marriage were widely different.
- Soothing The Bruised Lion In Lanka (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jan 16, 2002)
The mood in the New Year in Sri Lanka is upbeat.
- Hollowness Of The Secularist Paradigm (Pioneer, Rakesh Sinha , Jan 16, 2002)
RSS mouthpiece Panchajanya organised an interesting competition in its December 30, 2000, issue, asking its readers to identify the name of the national daily which gave the headline.
- Secular, But Not Uniform (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Jan 16, 2002)
It is interesting to note that the recent Supreme Court judgment in favour of providing maintenance to divorced Muslim women beyond the three month iddat period has resulted in a heated controversy within the Muslim community.
- Pricing Rationale (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 16, 2002)
The Centre appears to have sorted out the business of bracketing within one equation the price of petroleum, consumer convenience, revenue shortfall and the fiscal deficit.
- Eliminate The Noise (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jan 16, 2002)
At this time of the year, everyone’s mind turns towards the budget. Whatever for? As required by the Constitution, the budget is nothing but the Central government’s annual statement of revenue and expenditure.
- Dividing The Meagre Resources (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2002)
AS THE TASK of assigning resources for the Tenth Plan gets under way, a few important issues are bound to engage the attention of policy bodies such as the two special groups constituted by the Union Finance Ministry to finalise sectoral allocations.
- Dividing The Meagre Resources (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2002)
AS THE TASK of assigning resources for the Tenth Plan gets under way, a few important issues are bound to engage the attention of policy bodies such as the two special groups constituted by the Union Finance Ministry to finalise sectoral allocations.
- Impersonal Law (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 16, 2002)
Thus, although Hindu personal law has been drastically modified, Muslim personal law has remained untouched. The apex court has, of course, ordered the government to go ahead with the uniform civil code.
- Return To Shimla (Telegraph, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jan 15, 2002)
Well, where do we go from here? Pervez Musharraf has read out a speech scripted in Washington, translated in Islamabad. It says all the things the Americans wanted to hear. Heard music is sweet.
- Digvijay’s Dalit Gambit (Indian Express, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jan 15, 2002)
The two-day conclave of Dalit intellectuals hosted by the MP CM tells the community to look beyond reservations in jobs.
- Back To Musharraf (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 15, 2002)
India's response to President Pervez Musharraf's address to the people of Pakistan last Saturday is best described as a nuanced and conditional welcome.
- Indian Power (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 15, 2002)
Prime Minister Vajpayee ought to be congratulated for putting before the nation the objective of becoming a "strong and prosperous global power".
- General Needs To Go Gently Into The Night, Roadblocks Ahead (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jan 15, 2002)
President Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation last Saturday officially marked the end of the mosque-military alliance forged by Pakistan’s previous military ruler, General Ziaul Haq.
- By Sleight Of Tape (Indian Express, Jaya Jaitly, Jan 14, 2002)
For the first time in India an inquiry commission has been set up based on material provided by videotapes.
- Shome Panel Recommendations Need Review (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 14, 2002)
THE Advisory Group set up by the Planning Commission under Dr Parthasarathy Shome's Chairmanship to look into Tax Policy and Tax Administration for the Tenth Plan, has submitted its report.
- For A Way Forward (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 14, 2002)
The people and the policy-makers in India would do well not to let themselves be dragged in the mire of past suspicions and, instead, face the present challenges with confidence.
- ‘I Take You On Your Offer, Mr Vajpayee, Let Us Talk’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2002)
‘Alter mind-sets, jettison historical baggage’: in the second part of his address to the nation on Saturday, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf deals with Kashmir.
- How To Break Free (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Jan 14, 2002)
In a recent report released by the Madhya Pradesh state human rights commission, jails and lock-ups across several towns in the state were seen to openly flout the 1997 Supreme Court guidelines that had called for respectable living conditions.
- A Landmark Visit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 14, 2002)
By all accounts, Union Home Minister LK Advani's visit to the United States marks a landmark in the continuing and increasingly close Indo-US cooperation in fighting terrorism.
- One Speech, Multiple Audience -- Musharraf's Bold Gambit May Pay Off (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 14, 2002)
SO, the General has spoken. For one long hour, he persuasively sought to win over multiple audiences.
- One Speech, Multiple Audience -- Musharraf's Bold Gambit May Pay Off (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 14, 2002)
SO, the General has spoken. For one long hour, he persuasively sought to win over multiple audiences.
- Shome Panel Recommendations Need Review (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 14, 2002)
THE Advisory Group set up by the Planning Commission under Dr Parthasarathy Shome's Chairmanship to look into Tax Policy and Tax Administration for the Tenth Plan, has submitted its report.
- For A Way Forward (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 14, 2002)
The people and the policy-makers in India would do well not to let themselves be dragged in the mire of past suspicions and, instead, face the present challenges with confidence.
- Binary Application Of Laws (Indian Express, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Jan 14, 2002)
St. Augustine in The City of God remarked: ‘‘Justice being taken away, then what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms?’’
- Fighting Farooq (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 13, 2002)
A section of mainstream politicians is pursuing plans to take on Farooq Abdullah when elections are held. Feelers have been sent to the Hurriyat Conference too.
- The Opportunism Of Dalit "Elites" (Pioneer, C P Bhambhri, Jan 13, 2002)
The Sangh Parivar has taken upon itself the responsibility of protecting the Hindu religion from Buddhism or Christianity because many Dalits prefer to walk out of the tyrannical Brahamanical social order.
- A Landmark Visit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 13, 2002)
By all accounts, Union Home Minister LK Advani's visit to the United States marks a landmark in the continuing and increasingly close Indo-US cooperation in fighting terrorism.
- Staying Engaged (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jan 13, 2002)
The immediate priority for the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE will be to somehow keep the ceasefire going.
- Staying Engaged (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 13, 2002)
The immediate priority for the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE will be to somehow keep the ceasefire going.
- Fighting Farooq (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 13, 2002)
A section of mainstream politicians is pursuing plans to take on Farooq Abdullah when elections are held. Feelers have been sent to the Hurriyat Conference too.
- A Landmark Visit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 12, 2002)
By all accounts, Union Home Minister LK Advani's visit to the United States marks a landmark in the continuing and increasingly close Indo-US cooperation in fighting terrorism.
- Fair And Unfair Play (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2002)
The Mike Denness affair continues to fester. Most Indian cricket fans, officials and players think that a serious injustice was done to the concerned players.
- Food For Debate (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 12, 2002)
THE introduction of Chapter XIV-B in the income-tax (I-T) law with effect from July1,1995, has provided grist to the judicial windmill. Within a short period of 5-6 years, controversies erupted on almost every aspect of the law.
- Benefit For Business Expansion (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Jan 12, 2002)
ACCORDING to Section 36 (1)(iii), any interest paid on the capital borrowed for business/profession is eligible for deduction.
- Benefit For Business Expansion (Business Line, V.K. Subramani, Jan 12, 2002)
ACCORDING to Section 36 (1)(iii), any interest paid on the capital borrowed for business/profession is eligible for deduction.
- The Opportunism Of Dalit "Elites" (Pioneer, CP Bhambri, Jan 12, 2002)
The Sangh Parivar has taken upon itself the responsibility of protecting the Hindu religion from Buddhism or Christianity because many Dalits prefer to walk out of the tyrannical Brahamanical social order.
- Food For Debate (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Jan 12, 2002)
THE introduction of Chapter XIV-B in the income-tax (I-T) law with effect from July1,1995, has provided grist to the judicial windmill. Within a short period of 5-6 years, controversies erupted on almost every aspect of the law.
- ‘Sept 11’s Lesson: Different Cultures Need To Start Dialogue, Not Conflict’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 12, 2002)
The idea of multiculturalism still holds, says lord BHIKHU PAREKH.
- Muruga, Muruga (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 12, 2002)
ONE can't drag gods to courts but that may not hold good for devasthanams.
- Respect The Chair! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 11, 2002)
ONE of the barbaric trends that is poisoning public life and apt to make boors of the younger generation is to insult the person in the chair in order to express one's displeasure and disagreement.
- Respect The Chair! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 11, 2002)
ONE of the barbaric trends that is poisoning public life and apt to make boors of the younger generation is to insult the person in the chair in order to express one's displeasure and disagreement.
- Enemies Of Panchayati Raj (Hindu, George Mathew, Jan 11, 2002)
When in the Opposition our political leaders are very vocal about giving powers to local bodies. The moment they grab power, they change colour.
- Enemies Of Panchayati Raj (Hindu, George Mathew, Jan 11, 2002)
When in the Opposition our political leaders are very vocal about giving powers to local bodies. The moment they grab power, they change colour.
- The Makings Of A Police State? (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 11, 2002)
The BJP-led coalition is converting India into a police state in which legislation bypasses Parliament and targets ordinary citizens.
- The Makings Of A Police State? (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Jan 11, 2002)
The BJP-led coalition is converting India into a police state in which legislation bypasses Parliament and targets ordinary citizens.
- Quoting Atalji To Atalji (Pioneer, A. Surya Prakash, Jan 10, 2002)
Western leaders and a small club of swadeshi Pak-lovers are once again mounting pressure on Prime Minister Vajpayee for resumption of dialogue with his Pakistani counterpart.
- The Many Faces Of An Indian (Telegraph, Bidyut Chakrabarty, Jan 10, 2002)
Rewriting history textbooks for schools is part of a grand design. Based on the belief that the available National Council for Educational Research and Training books are distortions of the “Hindu” past, arguments are marshalled to defend the project.
- Imagining History (Indian Express, Mushirul Hasan, Jan 10, 2002)
In the second half of the 19th century, textbook transmission formed but one facet of the wider significance of print culture.
- Family Ties (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2002)
The family has, arguably, been among India’s most traditional institutions and has set the parameters for social relationships in the country. It has dictated not just how people marry, dine and generally socialise.
- Discussion Of Some Precise Issues (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2002)
Several cases of child abuse have all over the world caused grave concern to humanity.
- Uniform Governors (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2002)
At a time when the military and the police are not attracting the best of youthful talent, it may be a good idea to come up with a slogan like ‘‘Join the forces and become governors’’.
- Free Trade Still A Long Way Off (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 10, 2002)
`Regional cooperation remains only on hoardings' - this headline of a despatch on the SAARC's record in a Nepalese daily, The Kathmandu Post, may be too harsh a commentary on the working of a grouping which has several in-built handicaps.
- The Law And Labour (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jan 10, 2002)
The budget of 2001-02 proposed major amendments to the legal framework that has regulated industrial labour since independence. The proposed amendments were opposed by trade unions across the political spectrum.
- Free Trade Still A Long Way Off (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Jan 10, 2002)
`Regional cooperation remains only on hoardings' - this headline of a despatch on the SAARC's record in a Nepalese daily, The Kathmandu Post, may be too harsh a commentary on the working of a grouping which has several in-built handicaps.
- Iron Mask (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2002)
Political ideologues also need to be politicians. That might be the very hard lesson that Mr K.N. Govindacharya, the former Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary, is learning.
- Remember Syed Tahir Hussain? (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Jan 10, 2002)
In the welter of statements made on India’s list of 20 wanted terrorists, it is significant that the Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf, has so far not agreed — not even in principle — to consider the option of extradition.
- The Law And Labour (Hindu, Supriya Roy Chowdhury, Jan 10, 2002)
The budget of 2001-02 proposed major amendments to the legal framework that has regulated industrial labour since independence.
- Icai Urges Tax On Farm Income (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 09, 2002)
It has been recommended that cases in which agricultural income exceeds more than Rs 2 lakh should get the accounts audited to `discourage assessees from showing taxable income as agricultural income.'
- Handshake Or Crossing Of Swords? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 09, 2002)
ONCE again it is time for the media, and through it, the nation to interpret the body language, or rather, the handshakes of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayeee, and the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- Handshake Or Crossing Of Swords? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 09, 2002)
ONCE again it is time for the media, and through it, the nation to interpret the body language, or rather, the handshakes of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayeee, and the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- The Bjp's Game Plan In U.P. (Hindu, Zoya Hasan, Jan 08, 2002)
The intertwined issue of temple and terror is designed to redirect the electorate's attentions from the problems of governance and economic development.
- The Bjp's Game Plan In U.P. (Hindu, Zoya Hasan, Jan 08, 2002)
The intertwined issue of temple and terror is designed to redirect the electorate's attentions from the problems of governance and economic development.
- The Military And The Militants (Telegraph, Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Jan 08, 2002)
The attack on Parliament might appear to have brought comrades with the same goals in power politics onto a common platform.
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