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Articles 10121 through 10220 of 11444:
- ‘What Turf War? See Me And Mansingh As Two Service Centres’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 05, 2001)
When Atal Bihari Vajpayee travelled to Louisiana way back in 1983, Bhishma Kumar Agnihotri made sure he addressed the state’s legislature.
- Disturbing Portent (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 05, 2001)
WITHIN hours of Sharad Yadav being given charge of the labour ministry, the Centre and states agreed at the National Development Council meeting that labour reforms need to be hastened.
- Quotas As Incentives (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2001)
THE TWO RECENT rulings by the Supreme Court (S.C.) in the matter of admissions to post-graduate medical courses serve as timely reminders on establishing norms and special procedures that must govern selection criteria.
- A Proxy War Over Racism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2001)
A UNILATERALIST TREND in the United States foreign policy has been disturbingly noticeable in recent months.
- Let Down By ‘trial’ Marriage Custom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2001)
WHEN a young man expressed interest in her, Jamuna Das from an Orissa village agreed to try out the tepid waters of living-in without actually taking the plunge of marriage.
- Fighting The Slowdown Requires Bold Strategies (The Financial Express, Bhanoji Roa, Sep 04, 2001)
The economy grew at just about 5.2 per cent in 2000-01, against the much-publicised forecast of 6 per cent.
- History Lesson (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 04, 2001)
This is by no means a “historic meeting”. Ms Sheila Dixit’s sense of the importance of the meeting organized by Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to take a stand against the National Democratic Alliance’s policies on education.
- When A Stitch In Time Saved Nine (Tribune, R. S. Dutta, Sep 04, 2001)
A businessman friend of mine from Ludhiana always stayed with me whenever he visited Chandigarh.
- Evaluate The Cng Issue Dispassionately (The Economic Times, P. P. Sangal , Sep 04, 2001)
EVEN though CNG is an eco-friendly fuel, its use for transport in Delhi has led to a raging controversy.
- No Carrot, Only Stick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2001)
WITH a deep bow in the general direction of the Supreme Court, the Centre made vigorous legal motions to revamp the public (fair price shop) distribution system (PDS).
- Judges In Their Own Cause - I (Hindu, Prashant Bhushan, Sep 04, 2001)
ON OCTOBER 15, 1999, the Supreme Court, without even giving Arundhati Roy a notice or an opportunity to be heard - and therefore in violation of the principles of natural justice - proceeded to make the following remarks against her:
- The Us Slowdown Will Create Global Recessionary Pressures (The Economic Times, Neeraj Kaushal, Sep 04, 2001)
WHEN America catches cold, the global economy starts showing signs of pneumonia. This may be an over-used cliche. But the harsh reality of this cliche has never been as bitter as now.
- Transformations Of Capitalism (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 03, 2001)
MANY people, who are really objecting to capitalism as a way of life, argue as though they were objecting to it on the ground of its inefficiency in attaining its own objects.
- Sri Lanka's Elusive Truce (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2001)
AN AGGRESSIVE REJECTION of the Sri Lankan Government's latest offer of a temporary truce exposes the anarchist thinking of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) regardless of Colombo's own compulsions.
- Removing The Chains (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 03, 2001)
THE SUPREME Court judgement on contract labour in public sector units has struck a significant blow for reforms in India’s inflexible labour laws.
- Has Global Recession Arrived? (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Sep 03, 2001)
THE ANSWER must be yes, if recent headlines are any indication. Last Friday, The Economist (August 25, 2001) put recession on its cover and this Friday, it was the turn of Japan.
- To Beat Them When They Are Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 03, 2001)
Human rights violations occurred throughout India, with socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society continuing to be particularly vulnerable.
- Landed In Trouble (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 03, 2001)
IT WAS very encouraging to read your editorial “Legal plunder” championing the forgotten cause of landlords (ET, August 31).
- Secularism Re-Examined (Hindu, Andre Beteille , Sep 03, 2001)
THE PUBLIC debate on secularism is acquiring some curious features.
- Targeted Reservation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 03, 2001)
Now it is Rajnath Singh’s turn to exploit Mandal.
- The Right Stuff? (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 03, 2001)
‘‘Awesome’’ is a new favorite. It’s transatlantic too. Vicki tries it on his father in London, who looks spectacularly impressed by his son’s vocabulary (now, if only he would concentrate on his medical notes rather than musical notations)...
- Performance Anxiety (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 03, 2001)
One of the important recent developments as far as India is concerned has been the downgrading of India by internationally well-known rating agencies, Standard and Poor and Moody’s.
- Ways Of An Unequal Land (Telegraph, A. K. Biswas, Sep 03, 2001)
India has formulated an unintelligible stand for the forthcoming world conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, convened by the United Nations currently on in Durban, South Africa.
- Will Burqa Veil Kashmir? (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Sep 03, 2001)
WHATEVER pressure the Lashkar-e-Jabbar may put on the womenfolk of Kashmir, it cannot make them take to the burqa as a dress that will last long.
- Punjab: Judging History With A Sense Of History (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Sep 03, 2001)
A fortnight after it was pronounced on August 20, the ORP judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court continues to impact the mind.
- Brothers And Arms (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
Relations between the Slavs and the Albanians in Macedonia have deteriorated further. Vaiju Naravane on the arms decommissioning issue.
- Reality Check From Tehran (The Financial Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 02, 2001)
Get it right: entire Muslim world hasn’t ganged up on us.
- Septuagenarians Unite! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 02, 2001)
THE GERONTOCRATIC nature of the Indian polity was once again revealed at the bash in Bangalore to commemorate Ramakrishna Hegde’s 75th birthday.
- Power Corrupts Women As Much As Their Male Counterparts (The Economic Times, SHOMA A. CHATTERJI, Sep 02, 2001)
THERE is a tendency to rationalise negative acts of women in the post-modern age.
- Jaya’s Game Is Up (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 01, 2001)
SUDDENLY, as it were, an impregnable roadblock has risen on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s yearning to retain power beyond November 13.
- Co-Operatives: First Clean The Mess, Help Can Follow (The Economic Times, Jayaprakash Narayan, Sep 01, 2001)
THE CALL of the prime minister to depoliticise, debureaucratise, democratise and professionalise cooperatives has not come a day too soon.
- ‘I Only Wanted The Afro-Asian Games Postponed’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2001)
Sports Minister Uma Bharati has been in the thick of things in recent times.
- Ah, The Sweet Smell Of Poverty! (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 01, 2001)
Forget what Dil Chahta Hai, we’re wired to rubbish the rich.
- Japan’s Defence Budget Plans May Stir Fear In Asia (The Financial Express, Teruaki Ueno, Sep 01, 2001)
Japan said on Friday it plans to buy a mid-air refuelling plane and boost spending for joint research with Washington on a missile defence system next year, in a move that could infuriate some of its Asian neighbours.
- The Poll Posturing In Kashmir (Indian Express, SANKARSHAN THAKUR, Sep 01, 2001)
National attention, or at least the attention of the Atal Behari Vajpayee establishment, is now getting focused on elections in Uttar Pradesh but there is another equally if not more key election round the corner — in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Million Dollar Question: B2b Or B2c? (The Economic Times, Rasesh Chasmawala, Sep 01, 2001)
INFORMATION Technology (IT), manifested primarily by the internet, provides a new medium through which businesses can advertise their presence to potential customers or contact new suppliers.
- Orissa’s Quibble (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2001)
Poverty-induced deaths are indeed starvation deaths.
- Community Grain Banks Can Help Tackle Hunger (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Sep 01, 2001)
Hunger has moved to the centre-stage of Indian politics in recent times with the judiciary, social activists and the media highlighting the issue in their respective fora.
- Crime Of Food Surpluses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2001)
IT HAS taken reports of starvation deaths for Parliament to wake up to the fact that there is a food crisis in the country.
- Shrinking Equity Cult And Rising Uncertainties (The Financial Express, M. R. Mayya, Sep 01, 2001)
Small investors have received a severe blow by the recent amendment effected to the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 (SC(R)Rules) by the government reducing the percentage of public offer from 25 per cent to 10 per cent.
- The Path To Durable Fiscal Consolidation Is Through Fiscal Empowerment (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 01, 2001)
Extracts from the Reserve Bank of India’s Annual Report, 2000-01:
Fiscal Policy Issues
- Precept & Practice In Governance (Hindu, T. N. R. Rao, Sep 01, 2001)
OF LATE, the country is being treated to new nuggets of wisdom on administrative law by the Government.
- Septuagenarians Unite! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 01, 2001)
THE GERONTOCRATIC nature of the Indian polity was once again revealed at the bash in Bangalore to commemorate Ramakrishna Hegde’s 75th birthday.
- A Legal Setback (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2001)
THE SUPREME COURT's stay of the ongoing hearings of Ms. Jayalalithaa's appeals challenging her convictions for corruption has all but closed the door on her continuance as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister beyond mid-November.
- Caste And The Durban Conference (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 31, 2001)
BY SETTING ITS face against a discussion on the caste-based oppression (that haunts the political discourse in India even now) at the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, the Union Government has indeed ignited a debate.
- Legal Plunder (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2001)
THE SUPREME Court of India’s verdict that landlords have no vested right to evict tenants is widely seen to have brought ‘relief’ to tenants.
- Will Ram Deliver? (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 31, 2001)
What is Prime Minister Vajpayee's game plan in Ayodhya? With whom is he negotiating? Why such secrecy about the talks?
- Charging For Safety (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 31, 2001)
The imposition of safety surcharge on all classes of passenger fares by the Railways hardly comes as a surprise.
- Little Room For Morals (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 31, 2001)
There are no universal Lakshman rekhas which journalists must or must not cross.
- The Declining Parliamentary Standards (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 31, 2001)
THE monsoon session of the Lok Sabha comes to an end today on the usual lacklustre note.
- Fight Caste In Delhi, Not Durban (Pioneer, Rajinder Sachar, Aug 31, 2001)
We have witnessed a series of seminars and consultations, not with a view to draw up a programme how to eradicate discrimination against Dalits.
- A Bandh To Bandhs (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2001)
Nothing could illustrate more vividly the meaninglessness of bandhs than a Reuters photograph of a protester smashing the windscreen of a car in Patna during an NDA-bandh called on August 21.
- Quotas And Benefits (Hindu, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 31, 2001)
THERE IS much excitement about the U.N. conference on racial discrimination.
- We Are Not China, Mr Shourie (Business Line, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 31, 2001)
IT CANNOT be denied that China is making far more progress than India. But to make a fetish of the growth is neither here nor there.
- Why Non Grata? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 31, 2001)
THE practice of Governments formally declaring certain public figures of foreign origin, especially diplomats, as persona non grata, requiring them to leave the country forthwith is not in evidence these days.
- Facing Up To The Facts (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 31, 2001)
THE NATIONAL Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has come out boldly on the side of the weak and the oppressed many a time.
- Danger From Within (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 31, 2001)
Sir,- It somehow seems that Mr. S. Varadan (letter, Aug. 29) is unjustly predilected towards the security personnel. Firstly, police are for the people and not vice-versa.
- Weaknesses Of Musharraf Regime (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Aug 30, 2001)
MANY people saw the Agra Summit as a great triumph both domestically and internationally for Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- The Forgotten Days And Hounded Heroes (Tribune, R. N. Prasher, Aug 30, 2001)
THOSE were the days when officers of Punjab bloated with authority under the prolonged President’s (read bureaucrats’) rule trembled in their trousers and repainted their car registration plates in violation of the law.
- Delhi’s Cng Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2001)
The CNG crisis in Delhi is becoming curioser and curioser with each passing day. This is one example of how political leaders have been acting in a very irresponsible and hamhanded manner, holding the transport system in Delhi to ransom.
- More Rough Than Smooth (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Aug 30, 2001)
Sixty-two year old Umadhar Prasad Singh, an independent member of legislative assembly from Darbhanga, spends his evenings sitting behind a cluttered wooden desk.
- Musharraf's Pakistan, Post-Agra (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 30, 2001)
Most people saw the Agra Summit as a great triumph both domestically and internationally for General Pervez Musharraf.
- Structural Constraints Impede Growth, Says Rbi (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 30, 2001)
The deceleration of economic activity for the second year in succession has raised some concerns about the feasibility of rapidly moving the economy to a higher growth path in the medium term.
- Years Of Awakening (Pioneer, Narendra Modi, Aug 30, 2001)
Any time is a good time to take stock of where we are headed as a nation.
- Will China Change For The Better? (The Economic Times, Prabhat Kumar, Aug 30, 2001)
CHINA’S impending accession to the World Trade Organisation has raised huge expectations that the Chinese will become more rule-bound and transparent in their behaviour.
- Corruption, Politics And The Judiciary (Hindu, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Aug 30, 2001)
AMONG THE verdicts by the Supreme Court in recent weeks, there were at least two which must have come as a ray of hope for all those concerned about the corruption that has come to haunt the nation.
- The Unlawful Culture (Hindu, Manabi Majumdar, Aug 29, 2001)
IN HIS powerful novel `Yama,' the Russian novelist Alexander Kuprin talked about the age-old practice of prostitution and ruefully commented that ``the horror is just in this that there is no horror''.
- Patient Hearing Needed (Pioneer, Urmi A Goswami, Aug 29, 2001)
Should there be a code of ethics which demands that doctors provide care to persons in emergency and trauma-related situations, irrespective of their ability to pay for the treatment or the presence of a medico-legal implication?
- Honour Not Immunity (Hindu, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 29, 2001)
THE UNION Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani's offer to provide relief to hundreds of security personnel facing prosecution for alleged human rights violations in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast is a move in the wrong direction.
- Of Rising Perks And Diminishing Responsibilities (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 29, 2001)
TWO things have left me cold. One is the proposal by members of Parliament (MPs) to raise their own emoluments, and the other is the bungling in handling of relations between New Delhi and the Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
- It's Not Amnesty But Legal Protection (Pioneer, Prakash Singh, Aug 29, 2001)
Public memory is short, politicians' is shorter. Promises made and assurances given are conveniently forgotten.
- Torture Without A Trace (Telegraph, Rajashri Dasgupta, Aug 29, 2001)
A few days ago, most of the city dailies missed a significant news item.
- Crisis Of Coalitions (Pioneer, C P Bhambhri, Aug 29, 2001)
Messrs VP Singh, Chandra Shekhar, HD Deve Gowda, IK Gujral and Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been the only beneficiaries of unstable, faceless, shapeless and directionless coalition governments at the Centre.
- The Burden Of Being An Mp (Indian Express, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Aug 29, 2001)
The move to enhance the salary and allowances of members of Parliament has, once again, raised many an eyebrow.
- Aiims Strike (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2001)
THE Delhi High Court was apparently moved by the plight of hapless patients undergoing untold suffering due to the week-old strike in the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
- Ayodhya Takes Centre-Stage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2001)
FEW leaders in the Sangh Parivar have the ability to rake up a controversy without inviting criticism.
- Tehelka Expose - Means Do Matter (Hindu, K. K. Katyal , Aug 29, 2001)
NEW DELHI, AUG. 28. Some bizarre arguments have been adduced in the intense debate triggered by the latest turn in the Tehelka episode, to justify the action of investigative journalists, seeking to expose corruption in sensitive matters.
- Copyright And Newspaper Articles (The Economic Times, P.K. Vasudeva, Aug 29, 2001)
IS copying of articles from newspapers considered an offence under the copyright law?
- No Scope For "Negotiations" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 28, 2001)
GIVEN THE HORRIFYING demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992, and its traumatic impact on the national psyche and the blow it caused to India's cherished image as an upholder of a plurality of cultures and faiths.
- Dalits And Durban - Ii (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, Aug 28, 2001)
IF THESE lower castes (whom some States have classified under the Most Backward Classes category) have not been included among the Scheduled Castes it is for the reason that they were not identified as untouchables.
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