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Articles 10221 through 10320 of 11444:
- A Dangerous Pay-Off (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 28, 2001)
Members of Parliament are shamelessly seeking raises in pay and perks.
- Anti-Corruption Laws (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , Aug 28, 2001)
THAT the Central Government is not inclined to initiate legislation on forfeiture of ill-gotten wealth by corrupt public servants gives the impression that parasites can continue to feed off the nation.
- Terrorism: Glossing Over The Real Issues (Business Line, Premen Addy , Aug 28, 2001)
``GANGSTERS, not freedom fighters'' was the excoriating title of the Sunday Telegraph report on the arrest, recently, of three suspected members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Colombia.
- Dalits Through The Looking Glass (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 28, 2001)
The determined bid by Christian evangelists to take caste-based discrimination in India to the UN World Conference against Racism (WCAR) has inspired leftists, liberals and human rights activists into a frenzy of verbiage and sanctimoniousness.
- Widening Disparities (The Economic Times, N. J. Kurian, Aug 28, 2001)
This article highlights the frighteningly wide socio-demographic disparities among major states in the country.
- We Have Nothing To Hide In J&k (Indian Express, Manpreet Sethi, Aug 28, 2001)
THE ‘internationalisation’ of the Kashmir issue has remained a fearful prospect for Indian diplomacy. All efforts have been directed at keeping the issue away from international spotlight.
- Doped Out (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 28, 2001)
A strict drug control regime for sport is the only way out.
- ‘I Am Not Against Unconventional Means Being Used. But Here (Tehelka) Is A Case Of Using Prostitutes Or Women’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 28, 2001)
Minister for Disinvestment Arun Shourie made his name during his days at The Indian Express for his pioneering methods in investigative journalism.
- Woman With The Rod (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 27, 2001)
An atrocity beyond the imagination of the Uttar Pradesh police must be something truly unspeakable.
- Vision 2020 -- Economy On Nightmare Street (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 27, 2001)
A NIGHTMARE is the opposite of a vision.
- Doors Closed To Difference (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Aug 27, 2001)
Despite several high-profile measures and publicity garnering acts, little effort has been expended by either the Centre or the state governments to alleviate the plight of the disabled or the differently-abled, in India.
- The Boys In The Backroom (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Aug 27, 2001)
It is commonly accepted that governments all over the world are moving towards the form of executive presidencies.
- Looking Financial Crises In The Eye (The Economic Times, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Aug 27, 2001)
A MUTUAL fund, the largest in the country, that’s almost bust. A financial institution (FI) that’s unable to repay its bonds.
- Patients' Rights (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 27, 2001)
AMONG the very first batch of legislative proposals of the new US President, Mr George W. Bush, was the one that came to be known as the Patients' Bill of Rights.
- Dalits And Durban - I (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, Aug 27, 2001)
It may be your interest to be our masters, but how can it be ours to be your slaves? - Thucydides.
- Third Year Is Come Atalji, But Not Gone (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 27, 2001)
What is it that people of this country desire most today? Is it ideology that guides preference for one party over another?
- Woman With The Rod (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 27, 2001)
An atrocity beyond the imagination of the Uttar Pradesh police must be something truly unspeakable.
- Back To The Terrorism Days But With A Slant (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Aug 27, 2001)
THE Punjab and Haryana High Court dropped a bombshell last week.
- A Mockery Of Justice (Hindu, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 27, 2001)
As the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani should be more circumspect in expressing his views, particularly when they come in conflict with the established order.
- Will They Smoke The Peace Pipe? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The current situation in Sri Lanka presents the best chance in recent times for the two major parties to forge a consensus on national issues, writes Nirupama Subramanian.
- Amnesty For Brutality? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The idea of amnesty for security personnel accused of human rights violations is most untenable, writes Harish Khare.
- Facing Up To The Past (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The law to set up a tribunal to try Khmer Rouge leaders is a step in the right direction...
- Lawless In Uniform (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The graph of security personnel flouting the law has shown an upward trend. Vinay Kumar reports.
- Amnesty For Brutality? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The idea of amnesty for security personnel accused of human rights violations is most untenable, writes Harish Khare.
- Race Against Power Politics (Indian Express, Shubha Singh, Aug 26, 2001)
FIJI took a crucial step towards restoration of democracy when it began electing a government on August 25 to replace the caretaker regime that took charge after the legitimate government was overthrown in May 2000.
- Money In The Honey Trap (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Aug 26, 2001)
Another quake appears currently to be rocking Parliament, and to the credit of the engineers and contractors who built it, the edifice has withstood the latest of the many 'Tehelkas' that have struck with accelerating frequency.
- Rebuilding Every Unit Of Trust (Pioneer, C.M. Kulshreshtha, Aug 26, 2001)
The announcement of results for the flagship US 64 of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) on July 2.
- Bill Of Mortality (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Aug 26, 2001)
The Lokpal Bill has for the eighth time been introduced in the Lok Sabha.
- New Battles In An Old War (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The scope of the Third World Conference against racism is more inclusive than before. M. S. Prabhakara reports.
- Mind Control - The Parivar's Project (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The Sangh Parivar's aim is to mould the minds of the young, writes Neena Vyas.
- Call Me ‘Mad’, But Tejpal Is Right (Tribune, L. H. Naqvi, Aug 26, 2001)
PROVE me mad or prove me wrong. Otherwise, go along with my line of argument in defending Tarun Tejpal, the controversial Chief Executive Officer of the equally controversial Tehelka.com.
- The Global Mindscape Of Durban Conference (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Aug 26, 2001)
THE World Conference on Racism scheduled to be held at Durban in South Africa has included in its agenda a discussion on caste prejudices and its ill-effects.
- One Hundred Days Of Promise (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 25, 2001)
Averdict on a political leader is a tricky business, trapped as it is between two opposing views of history.
- Towards Controlled Democracy (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Aug 25, 2001)
IT is now clear that Pakistan is on the way to a military-controlled democracy. This may have a constitutional sanction too if President Pervez Musharraf succeeds in implementing his scheme of things.
- Money In The Honey Trap (Pioneer, K P S Gill, Aug 25, 2001)
Another quake appears currently to be rocking Parliament, and to the credit of the engineers and contractors who built it, the edifice has withstood the latest of the many 'Tehelkas' that have struck with accelerating frequency.
- Well, Well No More (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2001)
THERE are several things amiss in the way members conduct themselves in the two Houses of Parliament.
- Con As In Content (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 25, 2001)
AT around this time last year or, may be, the better time reference could be a week before the Army’s infamous S1 and S2 had their tryst with Tehelka’s call girls.
- Casting Away Casteism (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2001)
Need of the hour: address the issue at home.
- Rebuilding Every Unit Of Trust (Pioneer, C.M. Kulshreshtha, Aug 25, 2001)
The announcement of results for the flagship US 64 of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) on July 2.
- Bill Of Mortality (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Aug 25, 2001)
The Lokpal Bill has for the eighth time been introduced in the Lok Sabha.
- India Should Go Ahead With Stem Cell Research (The Financial Express, Parul Malhotra, Aug 24, 2001)
"Embryonic stem cell research is a white Christian man’s issue”, says Dr Uttam Pati.
- Washing Linen At Durban (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Aug 24, 2001)
THE Government of India is opposed to ‘‘caste discrimination’’ being placed on the agenda of the UN Conference on Racism and Intolerance to be held in Durban later this month.
- Against All Odds (Hindu, Jyoti Punwani, Aug 24, 2001)
AS MUMBAI'S former Police Commissioner, Mr. Ram Deo Tyagi, lies in the intensive care unit of one of the city's state-of-the-art hospitals, half-a-dozen constables guard him.
- India's Apartheid (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 24, 2001)
IT IS no disservice to the heroic struggle in South Africa against apartheid to compare it with the struggle of Dalits and tribals to fight the cumulative injustice of centuries.
- Indian Extortionate Service (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 24, 2001)
Efforts are on to nullify the consequences of a great blow struck by the Supreme Court of India to ensure probity in public life.
- Pakistan In The Dock For Rights Violations (Pioneer, ADNI, Aug 24, 2001)
The 53rd session of the Commission on Human Rights at Geneva was occasion for speakers to detail evidence of suborning of the Pakistani judiciary, regional inequities perpetrated by the military regime.
- Euthanesia Of Politics, Starvation And Sc Intervention (The Financial Express, R K Roy, Aug 24, 2001)
It is strange that the Supreme Court has had to remind the government of its obligation to provide food to all, even if this has to be given free.
- Pak Move Against Militants (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2001)
When the successive regimes in Pakistan encouraged the setting up of terrorist training camps for the proxy war in India's Jammu and Kashmir, they did not realise that they were patronising a two-edged weapon.
- Lok Pal: America Has Something To Teach Us (Tribune, M.S.N. Menon, Aug 24, 2001)
The founding fathers of America were highly suspicious of states and governments. It followed: they had no great faith in men, either. Everything they did was to check the evil in men.
- Some Are More Equal Than Others (The Economic Times, Shakar Raghuraman, Aug 24, 2001)
THE OTHER day, the Lok Sabha passed the Consti-tution (91st Am-endment) Bill by an overwhelming 297 votes to two.
- How The Other Half Dies (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 23, 2001)
The Supreme Court’s observation that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that the overflowing stocks of foodgrains in the FCI godowns reach the starving people has come at an appropriate time.
- More Than Teachers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2001)
The educational wing of the mission has always maintained an enviable record.
- It Is Roy’s Tirade, Not Cause (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Aug 23, 2001)
SHE got a notice alright for participating in a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court to protest its Narmada judgment. But let’s get this clear:
- Nizam’s Jewels Set To Dazzle Delhi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2001)
WHEN an exhibition of the Nizam’s jewels opens in New Delhi next week, the common man will for the first time get a glimpse of the treasure trove meant only for princes.
- An Unacceptable Freeze (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2001)
MINOR denting and painting but no major overhaul of the rickety car of the people’s representation in the Lok Sabha.
- Tibetans Elect Their Prime Minister (Pioneer, Vijay Kranti, Aug 23, 2001)
In the ongoing 50-year-long war of nerves between the mighty rulers of Beijing and the Dalai Lama, the latter has scored a major point.
- Corporate Governance In The Financial System (The Economic Times, Girija Upadhyaya, Aug 23, 2001)
THE ROLE of governments in financial systems has been a subject of many debates amongst policy makers.
- Minority Rights (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2001)
However, the right is not absolute and does not mean that the state cannot regulate the administration of such institutions. In fact, some of these qualifications are inherent in the right itself.
- Wheels In The Mire (Indian Express, J. N. Dixit , Aug 23, 2001)
THE last three weeks have left one with apprehensions about our country as a democracy. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, regardless of his political affiliations, is a rare exception in the current political milieu.
- Only On Dd (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Aug 23, 2001)
IT can happen only on Doordarshan. Though CEO Anil Baijal has been talking tough, sending ‘Perform or Perish’ vibes all around, one hears that DD’s Metro channel officials are in auto-destruct mode.
- The Kangaroo Courts Of Up (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 23, 2001)
It is a measure of the distance that separates the rural hinterland from urban society and the rule of law that a village panchayat could order the murder of a 17-year old unmarried girl who was carrying a child and have it carried out in broad daylight.
- Wages Of Trade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2001)
The fear that the functioning of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) might turn out to be detrimental to the interests of the developing nations is voiced every now and then.
- The Alcohol Test (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2001)
Defence lawyers in Panama, Florida, are unhappy with the technology employed by the police to test for drunken driving.
- This Ain’t Democracy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 23, 2001)
BY almost unanimously passing the Constitution (91st amendment) Bill, the Lok Sabha has made a mockery of one of the most fundamental tenets of parliamentary democracy — the principle of one man, one vote.
- In The Garb Of Orp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2001)
DURING the terrorism days, the police force in Punjab had become a law unto itself and the state is still facing the consequences.
- Fatal Attraction (Hindustan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Aug 22, 2001)
According to international-relations theory, history is shaped by impersonal forces, including the perceived interests of a nation.
- Woolly Thinking At The World Racial Jamboree (Telegraph, ANSU DATTA, Aug 22, 2001)
Even in the best of circumstances, the word, “race”, generates all kinds of feelings, some of them couched in convenient clichés.
- Another Kind Of Love (Indian Express, Mushirul Hasan, Aug 22, 2001)
WITH debates on colonialism and nationalism receding into the background and being replaced by an odd, unwieldy and often unintelligible combination of esoteric themes, it is no wonder that several important texts are consigned to the dustbin of history.
- Curb Naxal Menace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 22, 2001)
From a law and order problem, confined till recently to a few districts in Andhra Pradesh, Naxalite violence is fast assuming a serious internal security dimension.
- Taking Judiciary Out Of The Dock (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Aug 22, 2001)
The need to review and improve the functioning of the judiciary has for long been acknowledged.
- Supreme Judgement (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2001)
THIS refers to your editorial ``The corrupt can’t stay’’ (ET, August 6). The Supreme Court judgement will go a long way towards ``tackling the long pending issue of corruption among public servants’’.
- Now, It Is The Hurriyat's Call (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 22, 2001)
IT IS one of those delicious absurdities of modern India that very many people are relieved that starting with his Independence Day speech the Prime Minister has put in a few competent speaking appearances.
- Flexible Ethical Standards (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 22, 2001)
Like a bucketful of water thrown on hot desert sands, the excitement over Mr. George Fernandes's disclosure - that the former chairman of the UTI, now under arrest on various charges, was recommended for this post by Ms. Jayalalithaa has evaporated fast.
- Prevention Is Better... (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2001)
THE SUPREME Court has held that the government is under an obligation to provide food to the destitute, even if this means giving it to them free.
- A Time To Borrow (The Economic Times, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, Aug 22, 2001)
GOOD economic management is often about contrarianism. Today, economic conditions are slack, and many businessmen are gloomy and utterly lacking in confidence in their ability to compete.
- Musharraf’s Government And The Great Divide (The Financial Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 22, 2001)
I have vainly looked through the Pakistan press and the writings of its columnists for a word of condemnation against these killings of Hindus in Doda or Jammu and earlier at the Amarnath pilgrimage.
- Simply Refuse (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 21, 2001)
But it is widely apprehended that the investigations will result in a loss of motivation, and, as in 1992, the PSU banks and financial institutions are likely to cut down further on lending.
- Militancy And Amnesty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2001)
THE decade of militancy in Punjab spanning the eighties and early nineties is a dark chapter in the recent history of the state. Guns spoke out to make a point or crush a violent tendency.
- No Small Matter (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 21, 2001)
It seems to have suddenly occurred to the Centre that children have rights. And the state has some sort of responsibility to protect and implement these rights.
- Bonanza For Mps (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2001)
IF there is any subject on which the honourable members of Parliament have no difference of opinion, it is their own well being.
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