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Articles 19521 through 19620 of 20587:
- Bumpy Roads Overturn Digvijay (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Dec 07, 2003)
The BJP subtly kept aside its Hindutva agenda and built its entire election campaign around the issue of development in Madhya Pradesh.
- In Foreign Baby Labs, Nris Are Fast Making The White Choice (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Dec 07, 2003)
From UK to US, Indian couples facing waitlists for Asian eggs are bringing up mixed-race babies with Caucasian donors
- Party Sick So Hospital Good Place For A Truce? (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Dec 06, 2003)
Leaving partymen to brood on what went wrong in the three states they lost in one day, at least one worried Congress chief minister decided to make a dash to hospital: for the sake of his party’s health and of his own government.
- There's Gain In Arresting Rupee's Gain (Business Line, Shobha Ahuja, Dec 05, 2003)
At a time when many manufacturing sectors are working hard to become internationally competitive and with the country notching higher product exports in addition to software, exchange rate management assumes special significance.
- The Food Of Paradise (Tribune, Roshni Johar, Dec 05, 2003)
IN his travel diary entitled “Delhi — Chunking”, the author K.P.S. Menon (who was India’s first ambassador to China in 1947) narrates an interesting incident regarding not China, but the delicious Bengali sweet, the rasgulla.
- Start Again (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2003)
Doctors to administer hospitals. That is what the new bill in West Bengal is about. So far the state health service had two cadres, the medical education service for teaching doctors and the West Bengal health service for medical officers. The West Bengal
- Bhopal Tragedy Anniversary Bolsters Case Against Diggi (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Dec 04, 2003)
Nineteen years after the gas tragedy, this is the one year when for most residents of Bhopal, the anniversary has been overshadowed by political climate.
- The Prime Ministerial Palace (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Dec 04, 2003)
The seat of power is shifting from South Block to Race Course Road. After years of debate, RCR is finally being customised as an exclusive high-security residence-cum-office complex for the prime minister. All six bungalows on the street have been ...
- Cheap Imports Drive Farmers To Suicide (Tribune, Arun Chacko, Dec 04, 2003)
STARK, rocky, infertile land, regularly punctuated by hillocks for hundreds of kilometres — an archetypal bandit country on the silver screen — greets the visitor in a good part of Ananthapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The population is sparse, and ...
- Don't Substitute Golf For Governance (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 04, 2003)
WE TAKE utmost care to fill our wardrobes, screen thoroughly before staffing teams, whet many a profile to choose a matrimonial match, and analyse in detail when adding to investment portfolio. But we accommodate deadwood in company boards.
- Gap -Filling Approach To Grants-In-Aid: Proven Instrument Of Equalisation Transfer (Business Line, R. Srinivasan, Dec 04, 2003)
Criticism of the gap-filling approach to grants-in-aid, if seen in proper perspective, can be dismissed, respecting its role as an equalisation transfer instrument. It is hoped the Twelfth Finance Commission, respecting the need for such equalisation ...
- A Renewed Thaw (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2003)
SUDDENLY THERE IS a new warmth in the usually frigid Indo-Pakistani relations. After last week's historic announcement of a cease fire along the Line of Control comes the decision to resume air links between the two countries and to permit over flights...
- Drugs, Liquor, Opium Everywhere (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Dec 03, 2003)
ADDRESSING the annual convention of the Punjab IPS Officers Association at the CII in Chandigarh recently, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh challenged the police brass to name a single village where drug and addiction problem had not attained frightening...
- To Nda Delight, Mnf Retains Its Hold, Congress Is Lonely Again (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Dec 03, 2003)
Demolishing the theory that the anti-incumbency factor would shut it out, the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), led by chief minister and former insurgent leader Zoramthanga, today secured a simple majority in a House of 40 to retain power in Mizoram.
- When The Bosses Squabble (Telegraph, Kalyan Sanyal, Dec 03, 2003)
Invariably, whenever an important issue arises, experts and analysts immediately take their clear and well-defined stands, and then confidently pontificate. I have always envied the courage of these wise men and women because I have discovered to my ...
- Dealing With Aids (Hindu, Ritu Priya, Dec 03, 2003)
The crucial issue beyond funding is having delivery systems for safe and rational care since multi-pronged activism has resulted in lowering the cost of drugs.
- Economy Playing Dice With Ecology (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Dec 03, 2003)
PERHAPS we live in the best of times in this planet, from the perspective of unsurpassed scientific and technological achievements, with a dazzling array of global output. Nonetheless, we can no longer ignore the grim reality that it is also the worst of
- Epidemics And The Public Good Approach (Business Line, S. Venu , Dec 03, 2003)
ONE of the most direct results of globalisation is how much more likely we are to share diseases, with the explosion in foreign travel. Tuberculosis has re-emerged in Western cities, cholera is in danger of once again becoming epidemic. And, then, there..
- A 1000 Kalashas (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 01, 2003)
A Lingering illness or permanent health disorder is usually demoralising. So is a financial or circumstantial mishap that takes ages to get through. Each of these — and who knows how many more ‘conditions’— can seem like an interminable jail sentence...
- India, Don’t Be Patient (Indian Express, Robert O. Blake, Dec 01, 2003)
My name is Tamil and I am HIV positive, I didn’t tell anyone that I had the virus. I told them at the time that it was jaundice because I was afraid of the stigma and discrimination.’’ This recent interview on BBC describes the plight of Tamil who ...
- Dread Of Advertising (Tribune, Ram Verma, Dec 01, 2003)
NOVELIST Zadie Smith, in her introduction to a recent book, The Burned Children of America, says that she is afraid of death and advertising. By bracketing advertising with death, she forcefully conveys her dread of this lethal weapon of consumerism used
- Post-Iraq Blair Faces Rough Weather (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Dec 01, 2003)
PROTEST rallies against continued occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, a sulking Chancellor of the Exchequer, unions in a rebellious mood and revolt by back-benchers notwithstanding, even the staunchest critics of British Prime Minister Tony Blair believe
- Creditworthy (Telegraph, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 01, 2003)
The Reserve Bank of India’s review of the trend and progress of banking 2002-03 is a credible progress report on the performance of the banks and financial institutions during 2002-03. It carries forward the tradition of incisive analysis and the policy..
- Waiting Game In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2003)
WHILE THE CRISIS is far from over for the A.K. Antony Government in Kerala, the Congress faction led by the former Chief Minister, K. Karunakaran, seems to have lost momentum in its toppling game. Mr. Karunakaran's plan of action involved meeting ...
- Your Q His A (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2003)
I am a Hindu Brahmin girl and forced into a situation by my husband where I have to seek divorce from him. Please tell me about divorces. Which is faster, mutual or one sided. What are the requirements and process
- Between Real And Imaginary Threats (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Nov 29, 2003)
Musharraf feels religious extremism is the biggest threat to Pakistan yet he has done little so far to curb it
- Wah, Waugh! (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
Here is a great cricketer, and a great human being too
- Wanted: Healthy Politicians (Indian Express, K K Aggarwal, Nov 28, 2003)
The EC should now ensure that political candidates declare their health status
- Aids: Act Now Or Pay Later (Business Line, Peter Piot, Nov 28, 2003)
AIDS is a problem for all. It is time to transform good words and warm sentiments into effective programmes on the ground.
- The Curse Of The K Women (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 28, 2003)
A new study uncovers how women in soap operas change a society they don’t necessarily reflect
- Transferred Justice (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Nov 28, 2003)
The jubilance that the Supreme Court's verdict has averted injustice asserts the pride that the Indian judicial system has the innate capacity to find just solutions. This merits introspective scrutiny.
- Managing The Test (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2003)
THE COUNTRY'S TOP management education institutes are shaken by the discovery that the question paper for their prestigious Common Admission Test was put on the street by touts for a price, near the national capital.
- Is Uk Slowly Slipping Into Third World Status? (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Nov 27, 2003)
IT IS amazing. For an Indian, it feels no different to be in the UK, nowadays. For instance, the litany of woes against public services seem to go on and on endlessly.
- Fighting Hiv & Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
THE GLOBAL AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating, according to the latest update issued by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Globally, 40 million people are currently carrying the human immun
- Report On The Trend And Progress Of Banking (2002-03) — Rbi's Concerns Over `Narrow Banking' (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 27, 2003)
The RBI feels that the banks have been neglecting their primary function of credit creation in favour of "narrow banking" for short-term gains. While this could be appropriate in times of easy liquidity, the macro-economic performance of the banking syste
- — Rbi's Concerns Over `Narrow Banking' (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 27, 2003)
The RBI feels that the banks have been neglecting their primary function of credit creation in favour of "narrow banking" for short-term gains. While this could be appropriate in times of easy liquidity, the macro-economic performance of the banking syste
- Net Investment Ups Gold Demand In Q3 (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
Total gold demand in the third quarter of this year is estimated to have increased by over five per cent year-on-year. By far the largest contributor to this increase was implied net investment, which jumped more than 150 tonnes quarter-on-quarter.
- Is Uk Slowly Slipping Into Third World Status? (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Nov 27, 2003)
IT IS amazing. For an Indian, it feels no different to be in the UK, nowadays. For instance, the litany of woes against public services seem to go on and on endlessly.
- Is Uk Slowly Slipping Into Third World Status? (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Nov 27, 2003)
IT IS amazing. For an Indian, it feels no different to be in the UK, nowadays. For instance, the litany of woes against public services seem to go on and on endlessly.
- Fighting Hiv & Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2003)
THE GLOBAL AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating, according to the latest update issued by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Globally, 40 million people are currently carrying the human i
- Quality Of Justice Is Not Strained (Indian Express, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Nov 27, 2003)
Don’t blindly increase the strength of the judiciary. Make the process of judge selection more rigorous
- Report On The Trend And Progress Of Banking (2002-03) & Rbi's Concerns Over `Narrow Banking' (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 27, 2003)
The RBI feels that the banks have been neglecting their primary function of credit creation in favour of "narrow banking" for short-term gains. While this could be appropriate in times of easy liquidity, the macro-economic performance of the banking syste
- Digital Divide And Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Nov 27, 2003)
At next month’s Information Summit, poor countries cannot hope for major concessions to bridge the digital divide
- No Full Stops In Mulayam Home (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Nov 27, 2003)
All in little Saifai, home to 30,000, agree that Mulayam Singh Yadav put it on the map. And this December, Saifai will have more reason to thank the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister: for 10 days, it will be a world transformed, hosting bigwigs, celebrities, s
- Digital Divide And Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kant, Nov 27, 2003)
At next month’s Information Summit, poor countries cannot hope for major concessions to bridge the digital divide
- Sustaining The Centre's Myth (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 26, 2003)
We have heard the jarring notes from Assam to Maharashtra. These are timely reminders of the precariousness that continues to define the Centre's myth.
- Capitalism With A Human Face (Indian Express, Anu R Aga, Nov 26, 2003)
In the past few years there has been much talk about ‘‘corporate social responsibility’’ (CSR). It has become a leading topic at World Economic Forum meetings. Economist Adam Smith, who wrote the bible of capitalism, Wealth of Nations, more importantly a
- Siachen: A Step Down (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2003)
India and Pakistan should move toward ending this meaningless high-altitude confrontation
- Talking With Shah Rukh Khan (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 25, 2003)
‘I am Islamic, I am a Muslim... but also a true blue Indian. And nobody can take that right away from me’
- Development Via The It Road (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 25, 2003)
All efforts to build a modern India will fall flat if efforts are not made to enlist the support of the IT professional, who has demonstrated his abilities in distant shores.
- Trading Futures (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
The CAT examination machinery must be put under the scanner to restore confidence
- Maran: A Tough Strategist (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
AFTER the end of single-party rule at the Centre in 1996 and the advent of coalition governance with multiple parties, the role of regional outfits has assumed a new meaning.
- Development Via The It Road (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 25, 2003)
All efforts to build a modern India will fall flat if efforts are not made to enlist the support of the IT professional, who has demonstrated his abilities in distant shores.
- Maran: A Tough Strategist (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2003)
AFTER the end of single-party rule at the Centre in 1996 and the advent of coalition governance with multiple parties, the role of regional outfits has assumed a new meaning.
- Cat Scam Kingpin: You Name It, And He’Ll Leak It (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Nov 25, 2003)
A doctor couple from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur desperately wanted their son to become a doctor and they were led to Dr Ranjit Kumar. Dr Ranjit Kumar Singh alias Sharawan Singh alias Suman Singh was known in Bihar as someone who could get you a medical seat—befo
- Report On Trend And Progress In Banking 2002-2003 — Revitalising Banking Through Radical Reform (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 24, 2003)
THE latest review of the Trend and Progress of Banking in India, which covers the year 2002-03, is comprehensive, analytical and insightful.
- Cat: Cancelled After Taint (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Nov 24, 2003)
Exam paper leaked: CBI busts nationwide racket, says gang leaked medical, bank exam papers too
- Report On Trend And Progress In Banking 2002-2003 — Revitalising Banking Through Radical Reform (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 24, 2003)
THE latest review of the Trend and Progress of Banking in India, which covers the year 2002-03, is comprehensive, analytical and insightful.
- The Incredible Adventures Of Jassi (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 24, 2003)
I am Jassi. Like lassi. Or hussy — that’s what Pari and Mallika Madam think I am. Armaan-Sir, he thinks I am Jaspreet. Always I must correct him, ‘‘Jasmeet-Sir’’. Jus-meet me on television and you won’t be disappointed.
- Spiritual Quotient And Quality Of Life (Deccan Herald, Dipankar Khanna, Nov 24, 2003)
When we operate from a high level of intellectual strength and emotional maturity, spirituality comes spontaneously
- When Silence Breeds A Crime (Indian Express, Anita Anand, Nov 24, 2003)
In October, news of the rape of a Swiss diplomat in Delhi took over the front pages of national dailies and was all over the TV networks. Reports, features and editorials pointed out how unsafe Delhi is for women, why rapes happen, and what could be done
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
Apropos Abdul Karim Telgi and the stamp of doom, (The Sunday Express, November 16), the article notes that ‘‘The counterfeit stamp and stamp paper scam is threatening to become the biggest and most damaging business scam ever in India.’’ In fact, high sta
- Firing Line: Ashok Gehlot, Cm, Rajasthan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2003)
'Casteism? We suggested economic reservations'
- This Pace, Make It A Habit (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Nov 23, 2003)
Gravitas, a gravelly voice and deliberate silence have worked well for my friend Jaswant Singh, the Finance Minister. But even Mr Singh must speak occasionally, and he has done so through his Ministry’s Mid-year Review (MYR) released a few days ago.
- Boy In Jackson Case Has Had Turbulent Childhood (Indian Express, Andrew Blankstein, Nov 23, 2003)
The boy who authorities say was molested by Michael Jackson reported the pop star’s alleged behaviour to a therapist, who in June informed Santa Barbara, California, County Sheriff’s Office, a source close to the boy’s family said on Friday.
- From Mission To Mess (Indian Express, Michael Georgy, Nov 23, 2003)
Suicide bombers blew up cars packed with explosives outside two police stations north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 18 people in the latest deadly strikes on Iraq’s US-backed police force.
- Spam Rage Lands Man In Us Jail (Indian Express, Adam Tanner, Nov 23, 2003)
Call it spam rage: A Silicon Valley computer programmer has been arrested for threatening to torture and kill employees of the company he blames for bombarding his computer with web ads promising to enlarge his penis.
- Dreadful E-Bombs Are More Sci Than Fi (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, Nov 22, 2003)
AS an increasingly wired world comes to grips with the constructive (GSM/CDMA phones) and destructive (e-bombs) abilities of digital wireless technology, experts are wondering if all the electromagnetic waves unleashed would not pose a health hazard.
- Sound Of Music Heiress Does An Encore (Indian Express, Sara Neufeld, Nov 21, 2003)
She was 16, going on 17. Now, at 90, Agathe von Trapp writes her autobiography
- Succession And Secularism: Will A Common Civil Code Help? (Business Line, George Ninan, Nov 21, 2003)
ON July 21, 2003 the Supreme Court desiderated that Parliament is still to step in to frame a common civil code; a common code will help the cause of national integration by removing the contradictions based on ideologies.
- Potatoes Are Forever (Hindu, R. W. Apple Jr., Nov 21, 2003)
Burbank russets, known today to most Americans simply as Idahos, proved to be ideal for baking, mashing and for making french fries.
- Succession And Secularism: Will A Common Civil Code Help? (Business Line, George Ninan, Nov 21, 2003)
ON July 21, 2003 the Supreme Court desiderated that Parliament is still to step in to frame a common civil code; a common code will help the cause of national integration by removing the contradictions based on ideologies.
- Why A Straitjacket For Npo Accounting (Business Line, K. Shivakumar, Nov 20, 2003)
On the lacunae in the recent guidance of the ICAI on accounting and auditing in `not-for-profit' organisations
- Why A Straitjacket For Npo Accounting (Business Line, K. Shivakumar, Nov 20, 2003)
On the lacunae in the recent guidance of the ICAI on accounting and auditing in `not-for-profit' organisations
- Cold To Cbi, Cong Feels The Telgi Heat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2003)
Governor writes to Shinde, agency gets foothold in Bangalore
- Why Prisoners Love Their Boss To Hunger, Death (Indian Express, Stavan Desai, Nov 20, 2003)
Bhatt made jail kinder, gentler; govt shunts him provoking fasting and suicide bids
- Bush And A War Zone Called Ozone (Indian Express, Ajey Lele, Nov 20, 2003)
American unilateralism on environmental issues will not make it popular with the world
- Govt Sets Up Body To Handle Corporate Governance Issues (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Nov 20, 2003)
TO provide a platform to deliberate on issues relating to good corporate governance as key to sustainable wealth creation, the Government has taken a step forward in setting-up National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG).
- Don't Distrust The Company Board (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Nov 19, 2003)
THESE days, the institution of the board of directors of a company is receiving the focussed attention from all directions — corporate governance reports, regulators, self-regulating bodies and the media.
- Don't Distrust The Company Board (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Nov 19, 2003)
THESE days, the institution of the board of directors of a company is receiving the focussed attention from all directions — corporate governance reports, regulators, self-regulating bodies and the media.
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