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Articles 20421 through 20520 of 20587:
- Never Say Quit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2002)
He should have been worrying, not celebrating his 52nd birthday at his home in Mumbai’s Malabar Hills.
- The Fact Of The Hyphen (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 19, 2002)
When Afghanistan was last in the news, the military ruler of Pakistan said one thing and did another, explaining to his American mentor that “Muslims have the right to lie in a good cause.”
- Self-Awareness (Business Line, A. B. Shivkumar , Jan 19, 2002)
OFTEN, knowledge about one's strengths and weaknesses, special abilities and latent talents may be observed by others, yet remain unrecognised by the individual concerned.
- 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.
- Corporate Straits (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
MUCH OF THE Indian corporate sector is ill and some firms may well be in the terminal stage.
- Retrospective Policy Changes -- Fuelling Problems For Urea Units (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Jan 19, 2002)
While fixing the policy parameters in its obsession to reduce subsidy, the Government should not ignore the overriding need to ensure the continued viability of all efficient plants.
- Corporate Straits (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2002)
MUCH OF THE Indian corporate sector is ill and some firms may well be in the terminal stage.
- Rain Of Death (Indian Express, Sukhmani Singh, Jan 19, 2002)
If at first it was like a spectacular war movie played out on a giant screen, soon it struck too close for comfort.
- 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.
- Kutch Revisited -- With Rubble & Uncertainty For Company (Business Line, P. Devarajan, Jan 18, 2002)
BHUJ, Anjar and Bachhau in Kutch district live alone in the ruins of last year's earthquake, with the choking rubble piling up in select corners of the towns.
- Irda Nod For Licences To 7 Third Party Administrators (Business Line, Sarbajeet K. Sen, Jan 18, 2002)
IN yet another significant liberalisation move, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has granted an in-principle approval for the issuance of licence to seven companies for acting as third party administrators (TPAs).
- Sports And Sportsmen (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 18, 2002)
THE other day, I was invited to meet the England women's cricket team at a cocktail party.
- Sports And Sportsmen (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Jan 18, 2002)
THE other day, I was invited to meet the England women's cricket team at a cocktail party.
- 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.
- On Razor's Edge (Pioneer, K. Rajbir Deswal, Jan 16, 2002)
I was inspecting the police lines when, officers accompanying me started showing signs of desperation at my "undesirable presence", stretched for over three hours on a sultry evening, scolding, shouting and bullying my subordinates.
- 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.
- In General Terms (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 16, 2002)
No one listening to General Musharraf’s speech on January 12 ought to be in any doubt about the momentous shifts in Pakistan’s policy that it signaled.
- War, Protectionism And Globalisation (Business Line, Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Jan 16, 2002)
WHO SAID the war in Afghanistan would have minimal effect on India? The war will have a major impact on the reforms process in India and the extent to which India can fully integrate itself with the world economy.
- Here's A Warning General! (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jan 16, 2002)
President Pervez Musharraf sure has a twisted sense of humour.
- Medical Ethics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 16, 2002)
DR. K. ANANDAKANNAN, Vice Chancellor of the MGR Medical University, is reported to have rejected out of hand a recommendation by a group of eminent citizens to include a course on medical ethics in the curriculum.
- Tenth Plan To Focus More On Horticulture: Nhb Chief (Business Line, Ambar Singh Roy, Jan 16, 2002)
THE Tenth Plan, beginning April 1, will focus on horticulture in a big way, according to Mr J.P. Negi, Managing Director of National Horticulture Board (NHB).
- Rbi Wants To Counter Slowdown By Boosting Aggregate Demand (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 16, 2002)
THE Reserve Bank of India has prescribed a combination of policy measurers to counter the current economic slowdown.
- When Gowda Met Hegde (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Jan 16, 2002)
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has a quaint way of seeking favours.
- Medical Ethics (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 16, 2002)
DR. K. ANANDAKANNAN, Vice Chancellor of the MGR Medical University, is reported to have rejected out of hand a recommendation by a group of eminent citizens to include a course on medical ethics in the curriculum.
- War, Protectionism And Globalisation (Business Line, Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Jan 16, 2002)
WHO SAID the war in Afghanistan would have minimal effect on India? The war will have a major impact on the reforms process in India and the extent to which India can fully integrate itself with the world economy.
- Deliberating On The Age Of Consent (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 15, 2002)
In the definition of sexual assault in section 375, there should be an explanation saying that penetration shall mean penetration to any extent whatsoever, inasmuch as the penetration is never complete in the case of children.
- Dart That Gnat (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Jan 15, 2002)
Why are we unable to eradicate malaria? Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that our ecosystem is like a giant, incredibly intricate, spider’s web.
- Conflicting Agreements Undermining Biodiversity And Biosafety (Business Line, K. P. S. Chauhan, Jan 14, 2002)
THE international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Biosafety Protocol (BP) were achieved through hard bargaining on principles and national interests.
- 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.
- Vision 2020 -- Why Satellite Towns Remain Distant Dreams (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 14, 2002)
LAST WEEK, when I gave a talk at IIM Calcutta, local journalists asked me what my solution was to the problems of Kolkata. High cost of real-estate is the main problem of Kolkata (and all other cities in the country).
- India Vision 10-20-50 (Business Line, Alex Abraham, Jan 14, 2002)
Just 10 per cent more real time for listening and 20 per cent more quality time will result in 50 per cent more Kama (enjoyment of the senses) and Artha (wealth of such enjoyment).
- India Vision 10-20-50 (Business Line, Alex Abraham, Jan 14, 2002)
Just 10 per cent more real time for listening and 20 per cent more quality time will result in 50 per cent more Kama (enjoyment of the senses) and Artha (wealth of such enjoyment).
- 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.
- Vision 2020 -- Why Satellite Towns Remain Distant Dreams (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jan 14, 2002)
LAST WEEK, when I gave a talk at IIM Calcutta, local journalists asked me what my solution was to the problems of Kolkata. High cost of real-estate is the main problem of Kolkata (and all other cities in the country).
- Conflicting Agreements Undermining Biodiversity And Biosafety (Business Line, K. P. S. Chauhan, Jan 14, 2002)
THE international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Biosafety Protocol (BP) were achieved through hard bargaining on principles and national interests.
- 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.
- A General Easing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2002)
This is no surprise politically, given a 40 per cent unemployment rate amongst the black majority who were supposed to be the maj-or beneficiaries of the overthrow of apartheid, but it does send a lot of investment elsewhere.
- Reasons Yet Unclear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2002)
The biggest problem by far is AIDS. For reasons as yet unclear, infection rates in southern Africa are far higher than elsewhere, but the South African government is in deep denial about it.
- 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 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.
- Enough, No More Of Number Games (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 13, 2002)
ASHOK Gehlot and Digvijay Singh must be congratulated for the exemplary — and courageous — steps they have taken to put a leash on the spiraling population graph.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nutrition For The Millions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2002)
THE LAUNCH OF a scheme to fortify sugar with vitamin A comes at a time when India can ill-afford to continue with the past in its approach to correct serious social failures.
- Revolution Resurgent (Hindu, Ajay K. Mehra, Jan 12, 2002)
Without economic development, strong-arm tactics will not succeed against the naxalites even with the strongest possible anti-terror law.
- Revolution Resurgent (Hindu, Ajay K. Mehra, Jan 12, 2002)
Without economic development, strong-arm tactics will not succeed against the naxalites even with the strongest possible anti-terror law.
- Nutrition For The Millions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2002)
THE LAUNCH OF a scheme to fortify sugar with vitamin A comes at a time when India can ill-afford to continue with the past in its approach to correct serious social failures.
- Back To The Wall (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jan 11, 2002)
What is the game of Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah?
- Useful Court (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2002)
Any measure that hastens the tardy judicial process in the country is welcome.
- Infosys Q3 Net Up 2.22 Pc Over Q2 (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 11, 2002)
INFOSYS Technologies has posted a marginal growth of 2.22 per cent in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2001, compared to July-September 2001. Total income went up 1.64 per cent for sequential quarters.
- 2002 May See The Fed On Fence (Business Line, Biren Vakil, Jan 11, 2002)
AFTER THE hectic 2001, the US Federal Reserve is likely to remain a fence sitter in 2002.
- Trips Are Good (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2002)
Multinational pharmaceutical firms have been expressing reservations about introducing new drugs in India. These reservations are not new and have plagued India since the Patents Act was amended in 1970.
- The Costs Of Popularity (Telegraph, Sudha Pai, Jan 11, 2002)
The approaching assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh have assumed great significance as it is widely perceived that the outcome could affect the fortunes of the National Democratic Alliance government.
- Musharraf And Cross-Border Terrorism (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jan 11, 2002)
How much can India rely on President Pervez Musharraf ending the proxy war through cross-border terrorism that Pakistan has been waging against it for over two decades?
- Waste Land: A Modern Nightmare (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, Jan 10, 2002)
Almost a staggering one billion plastic bottles of mineral water, soft drinks and so on were used in India last year.
- ‘Pak’s Moves Are Based On Supposed Assurances From Uk Govt’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2002)
British generals in India and Pakistan maintained informal channels of communication on Kashmir developments.
- Food For Peace And Development (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Jan 10, 2002)
To address the substrate conditions under which violence breeds, a starting point will be the ending of poverty- induced hunger and youth unemployment.
- Power: Reforming Its Way Out Of Darkness? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 10, 2002)
EVEN though the track record of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in economic reforms is not uniformly salutary, there are specific areas.
- Power: Reforming Its Way Out Of Darkness? (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 10, 2002)
EVEN though the track record of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in economic reforms is not uniformly salutary, there are specific areas.
- 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.
- Food For Peace And Development (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Jan 10, 2002)
To address the substrate conditions under which violence breeds, a starting point will be the ending of poverty- induced hunger and youth unemployment.
- Govt Against Bailing Out Weak Banks, Fis Often (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 10, 2002)
THE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, on Wednesday reiterated the Government's unwillingness to repeatedly bail out unhealthy banks and financial institutions (FIs).
- To Douse The Home Fires (Telegraph, Kamalika Mukherjee, Jan 09, 2002)
“It is better to die in one go than a little everyday” had been the last few words recorded in a diary by Vijayalakshmi, a victim of domestic violence in India.
- Defy The Bully (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 09, 2002)
Fear is the secret of a successful bandh in Calcutta. A general strike is no longer the index of popular support to a cause or a particular party.
- No Truck With The Ltte (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 09, 2002)
THE STRENUOUS ATTEMPT by or on behalf of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to secure a new foothold within India's territory for the ostensible purposes of a ``direct dialogue'' with Sri Lanka is neither innocuous nor simply stupid.
- Going Ga-Ga Over Management Guru! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 09, 2002)
THE theme: Managing in Turbulent Times. Venue: Taj Coromandel. Audience: Academics, corporate chiefs and distinguished persons by invitation, starry-eyed and keyed up.
- Tactics To Combat Cyber-Attacks (Business Line, Prem Kumar , Jan 09, 2002)
INFORMATION networks are the lifelines of any organisational set-up, be it military or corporate.
- Archival Truths (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jan 09, 2002)
My college guru and Foreign Service colleague, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, erstwhile ambassador to China and later to the European Union, timed to perfection the release of his War and Diplomacy in Kashmir 1947-48 (Sage, Rs 440).
- No Truck With The Ltte (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 09, 2002)
THE STRENUOUS ATTEMPT by or on behalf of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to secure a new foothold within India's territory for the ostensible purposes of a ``direct dialogue'' with Sri Lanka is neither innocuous nor simply stupid.
- Tactics To Combat Cyber-Attacks (Business Line, Prem Kumar , Jan 09, 2002)
INFORMATION networks are the lifelines of any organisational set-up, be it military or corporate.
- Going Ga-Ga Over Management Guru! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 09, 2002)
THE theme: Managing in Turbulent Times. Venue: Taj Coromandel. Audience: Academics, corporate chiefs and distinguished persons by invitation, starry-eyed and keyed up.
- ‘Co-Operation In Biotech And Pharmaceuticals Can Do Wonders’ (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Jan 08, 2002)
Expertise in sugarcane production notwithstanding, Cuba is fast catching up in other areas as well, says the Cuban ambassador Jose Eloy Valdes.
- Budget As A Binding National Covenant (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 08, 2002)
IT IS Budget time again. The defining moment has arrived for the Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha. His luck will run out if he does not get his sums right this time.
- 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.
- Little Infrastructure (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 08, 2002)
Industrial activity is being shackled in the long term by insufficient investment in infrastructure.
- Bush Trades Texas Peace For Battle On Economy (The Financial Express, Patricia Wilson Crawford, Jan 08, 2002)
TEXAS: After 12 days in the pastoral privacy of his Texas ranch, US President George W Bush on Monday was heading for Washington and the public rough-and-tumble of an election-year debate on the economy.
- Why India Must Get Into The Equine Race (Business Line, Anil Mukhi, Jan 08, 2002)
A COUPLE of weeks ago, a momentous event took place. An Indian- bred horse, Saddle Up, became the first thoroughbred racehorse born and reared in this country to participate in an international Group 1 horse race, the pinnacle of equine achievement.
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