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Articles 17721 through 17820 of 21907:
- Another Accident (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2005)
THE head-on collision between the Varanasi-Ahmedabad Sabarmati Express and a stationary goods train at Samlaya near Vadodara in Gujarat in the early hours of Thursday is yet another sad chapter in the history of the Indian Railways.
- Parivar Caught In A Muddle (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 22, 2005)
It is damage control time in the Sangh Parivar, judging by the swiftness with which statements have been retracted and the blame has been laid squarely at the door of the news media.
- Yes, Blair Will Win The Election (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , Apr 22, 2005)
The Conservatives' vicious personal campaign has ensured that a third victory will leave Prime Minister Tony Blair empowered as never before.
- Stage Set For Asian-African Partnership (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 22, 2005)
Never before have the Bandung principles of respect for international law been under more severe strain; India's challenge is to forget the past and revive the spirit of the forum.
- A President To Be Proud Of (Hindu, Mari Marcel Thekaekara, Apr 22, 2005)
``It feels great to get an award from your own country.. But I don't feel completely pravasi''
- Package Deal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 22, 2005)
Governments can spend money and yet end up changing little. That has generally been the story of New Delhi’s financial assistance to the North-east.
- Discovery Of India (Deccan Herald, Sheila Kumar, Apr 22, 2005)
Sometimes you can travel to places and return, without really having seen anything
- Brinkmanship (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 22, 2005)
China and Japan face a crisis caused by history textbooks
- Dealing With Others (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 22, 2005)
GIVEN this country’s fixation on, indeed obsession with, Pakistan in general and its present military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, in particular,
- A Hectic Summer Ahead (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 21, 2005)
The coming summer months are expected to be hectic for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with several overseas visits scheduled.
- Visiting Frontier Gandhi’S Country (Tribune, Dhirendra Sharma, Apr 21, 2005)
I was visiting my childhood land after five decades. In Peshawar, I collected the permit to visit the Khyber Pass and a gunman escort was provided for personal safety.
- Making Text-Books A Joy To Read (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 21, 2005)
It was in stormy circumstances that Professor Krishna Kumar took charge as Director of the high-profile National Council of Educational Research and Training.
- Border Trouble (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 21, 2005)
What happens on the borders may well be at the centre of relations between countries.
- Turning A Corner? (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 21, 2005)
The political ground realities in Kashmir seem to have undergone an astonishing transformation during the last three years. Beginning with the 2002 elections,
- Power Douses The Fire (Telegraph, Gouri Chatterjee, Apr 21, 2005)
Power has an amazing capacity to blunt the edges. It muted the BJP’s fiery rhetoric on the temple and the uniform civil code, . . .
- Vat Anxieties (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 21, 2005)
Sooner than later, State governments will have to break new ground in the Centre-State fiscal relationship. The much-debated Value Added Tax (VAT) is a sales tax,
- Weekend For History Buffs (Deccan Herald, B.V. PRAKASH, Apr 21, 2005)
A trek around Midigeshi a hill with a fort, a mosque and several temples makes an interesting weekend Getaway.
- Shaking Hands With China (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Apr 21, 2005)
In July 1949 India’s Political Officer in Sikkim, Hugh Richardson, warned the then Secretary-General of the Ministry of External affairs,
- Ngos: To Whom Are They Accountable? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 21, 2005)
The activities of non-governmental organisations have grown manifold and, hence, the issue of their accountability becomes important.
- Industrial Upsurge In Himachal (Tribune, Pratibha Chauhan, Apr 20, 2005)
In the past two years, more than 500 medium and large and 4,613 small units have been cleared to be set up in Himachal Pradesh after the grant of a special package by the previous NDA regime in 2003.
- Saintly Sant (Tribune, Vinod Chandra Gupta, Apr 20, 2005)
Sant by name, he was truly a saint in real life. He was a servant to God and His men
- Award For Vikram Seth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2005)
``It feels great to get an award from your own country.. But I don't feel completely pravasi''
- Without Getting Gooey (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 20, 2005)
One man stood out amidst the striped suits, the bandhgalas and the Pakistani military’s regalia in Hyderabad House.
- Why Creativity For Managers? (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Apr 20, 2005)
Managers need to entertain a healthy disrespect for structure and an equally healthy respect for rebellion
- The Great Game For Caspian Oil (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Apr 20, 2005)
The entry of China and India into the race for the oil and gas in the Caspian region has upset the U.S. calculus.
- The General Who Won Hearts (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 20, 2005)
Amid the one-dayer, the sherwani diplomacy, and the general goodwill and cheer, the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf's visit has set India and Pakistan on a new path of peace
- Ringing Rebels Into The Mainstream (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 20, 2005)
Tackling the naxalites will take more than committees. A common approach by all the States and the Centre is the way forward
- New Deal For The Old (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Apr 20, 2005)
Isn’t it time the government tried to find out what actually happens in old-age homes?
- The Battle For Bauxite In Orissa (Hindu, Meena Menon, Apr 20, 2005)
The people have warned of an environmental disaster with bauxite mining leading to drying of rivers, deforestation and ecological damage.
- The Tiger’S Heritage (Deccan Herald, LATHA SENALI, Apr 19, 2005)
Little does one know about the Mysore Tiger’s love for art, which we see in the form of the famous palaces in Srirangapattana, says LATHA SENALI.
- Peace Gains Momentum (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 19, 2005)
THE three-day visit of the Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf, was remarkable for the impetus it gave to the normalisation of India-Pakistan relations. Both sides were determined to ensure that the visit ended on a successful note.
- Pitiable State Of Civil Services-Ii (Tribune, Tejendra Khanna, Apr 19, 2005)
India’s civil services, which have been modelled on the British pattern, are based on the principle that they should remain politically neutral and carry out their duty of providing advisory inputs for policy making and of implementing the policy decision
- He Is A Giant Among Men (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAGOPAL, Apr 19, 2005)
Sravanabelagola is a hallowed spot for all pilgrims seeking tranquillity and one could stand for hours gazing at the magnificent statue of Bahubali
- All That Is Not In Actual Control (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Apr 19, 2005)
Until there is a left government at the Centre, India’s relations with China will continue to be dictated by US interests in the region, writes Achin Vanaik
- Past And Present (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2005)
Calcutta has been called a living city. It has, just as often, been called a dying city. All marvellous old cities exist like this — between sinking and rising, continuity and change, the past and the present.
- The Mystique And The Myth (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Apr 19, 2005)
It was not Pope John Paul II but the nameless millions of people who brought communism down
- Grammarian's Funeral (Deccan Herald, SHARBELLE FERNANDEZ, Apr 19, 2005)
A bus journey through a wreckage of misspelled signs left me gasping for grammar
- Retail Banking: Effective Instrument Of Transformation (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Apr 19, 2005)
THE level of retail loans disbursed by banks at the end of fiscal 2004 was a record Rs 1,90,000 crore. Behind this figure were several factors: Sectoral GDP shifts, demographic changes, growing middle-class
- Chandigarh’S Valley Of Flowers (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Apr 19, 2005)
Every time I’ve the blues I go to my valley of flowers. And you don’t have to travel to Uttranchal to see it. The symphony of spring in Chandigarh’s Leisure Valley is an unforgettable feast.
- Agriculture: What’S Wrong? (Tribune, Birinder Pal Singh , Apr 19, 2005)
It is unfortunate that the "land of five rivers" is fast proceeding towards the brink of prosperity and depleting its water resources.
- Local Bodies Need Financial Powers (Business Line, Soumen Bagchi , Apr 19, 2005)
Reports have been in the air of a Constitutional Amendment to delegate more powers to the civic bodies. In his address at the inaugural session of the World Mayors' Conference, the Union Minister of Parliamentary . . .
- A Positive Step For Trade With Pakistan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2005)
One of the positive outcomes of the Manmohan-Musharraf summit is the decision to set up a Joint Business Council (JBC) that can provide a momentum to bilateral trade.
- Peace Road Map Is Now Out Of The Box (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 19, 2005)
In the joint statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharaf lie most of the elements of a roadmap for peace between India and Pakistan.
- A Tale Of Two Generals (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 19, 2005)
Pervez Musharraf of 2005 might have been different from the General of four years ago, but India will prefer to judge him by his deeds.
- Putting Results Ahead Of Resources (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Apr 19, 2005)
The ownership and deployment of corporate resources will be determined by how critical they are to the accomplishment of a company's core market objectives.
- Indian Tv Channel Finds Little Appetite For The Naked Truth (Washington Post, RAMA LAKSHMI, Apr 18, 2005)
-- In recent weeks, a new private television channel here has aired grainy hidden-camera footage of politicians having sex with call girls in hotel rooms, Hindu holy men sexually abusing female devotees and movie actors propositioning an undercover journa
- A Cynic On Cricket (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 18, 2005)
Contemporary history. March 20, afternoon. The last rites were on of Pakistan’s second innings of the test at Eden Gardens,
- Now, Insurance Sector To Outsource Data Management (Business Line, Radhika Menon, Apr 18, 2005)
AFTER banks, stock exchanges and the like, it is now the turn of the insurance sector to outsource data management.
- A Painful Saga (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Apr 18, 2005)
AS Air-India’s jumbo carrying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was taxiing at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport at Port Louis in Mauritius, I switched on my mobile to check whether the roaming facility was available there
- The Code And The Vatican (Deccan Herald, Maureen Dowd, Apr 18, 2005)
Dan Brown’s blockbuster, The Da Vinci Code, need not actually be a cause of concern to the Vatican
- The Ungainly Right (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Apr 18, 2005)
What is bothering the sangh parivar is less a question of personalities and more a dilemma over substance, writes Mahesh Rangarajan The author is an independent researcher and political analyst
- Catholicity Of Papal Authority (Tribune, Sundara K. Datta-Ray, Apr 17, 2005)
Though the story about Pope Adrian IV placing his slippered foot on a kneeling Emperor Frederick Barbarossa’s neck is probably apocryphal,
- A Swadeshi In Living And Thinking (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Apr 17, 2005)
In one-to-one meeting, RSS Chief, Kuppahalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan,
- The Truth About Hitler (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Apr 17, 2005)
For a couple of years now, I’ve been interested to see a book on sale among the pirated editions and originals,
- Success And Failure Of Pope (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Apr 17, 2005)
It was a great week for world television. More than 200 heads of nations and states, St. Peter's Square filled brimful with millions who had, many of them, waited all night out in Rome's cold.
- Wiping Stereotypes Of India Off The Books (Wall Street Journal, Maria Glod, Apr 16, 2005)
Fairfax County businesswoman Sandhya Kumar teaches her three daughters about other countries, cultures and religions. She wants them to take pride in their Indian heritage and Hindu faith -- and to respect and understand other views.
- Open Skies (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 16, 2005)
When people move freely, economies begin moving.
- The Sangh Parivar And The Candid Camera (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 16, 2005)
The crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party is real. Yet it is doubtful if the RSS-BJP differences would have come to a head if Mr. Vajpayee had won another term.
- Really Opening Up The Skies (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 16, 2005)
The India-U.S. Civil Aviation Agreement marks another bold step in the open skies policy being pursued by the Government of India. That it replaces a 50-year-old agreement . . .
- Home Leave (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 16, 2005)
Going by past record, it could be said that Indo-Pak relations have never had it so good.
- Why We Should Give Up On `Race' (Hindu, Steven and Hilary Rose, Apr 16, 2005)
As geneticists and biologists know, the term no longer has meaning.
- Consult, Share And Inform (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 16, 2005)
Extracts from the WHO’s revised international health regulations, adopted at the World Health Assembly, May 16, 2005
- Lessons From The Past (Telegraph, Sipra Mukherjee, Apr 16, 2005)
The conviction of Dara Singh in the Staines murder case, brings to mind a few interesting aspects of the larger debate concerning religious conversion.
- Kashmir Bus Diplomacy (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 16, 2005)
The two buses were travelling in opposite directions of course, one to and the other from Srinagar. . .
- Too Loaded To Be Wide (Business Line, R. Anand, Apr 16, 2005)
R. Anand on the disproportionateness of data gathered vis-à-vis the tax base achieved.
- India-China Trade: Win-Win Situation Or Zero Sum Game? (Business Line, Sudhanshu Ranade , Apr 16, 2005)
Inida-China trade: $20 billion by 2008? Not ambitious. But there are problems.
- Opening Up The Sky (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 16, 2005)
The new civil aviation pacts will benefit foreign travellers both in and out of the country
- Opening The Skies (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 16, 2005)
AFTER 60 YEARS of unremitting regimentation of international air services, there is clear evidence now on the ground that the Government is finally giving up on the control it has had on airlines and passengers.
- Guide To Good Parenting (Hindu, Tim Gill , Apr 16, 2005)
The Archbishop of Canterbury is right: children need firmness, understanding and benign neglect from adults.
- The Question Of Arab Unity And Reform? (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Apr 15, 2005)
The challenge to the Arab citizen is manifold. Domestically, neo-patriarchy and authoritarianism has to make way for participatory governance.
- For A Programme-Based Alternative (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Apr 15, 2005)
Prakash Karat is the second youngest general secretary in the history of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Alienating Even Supporters (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 15, 2005)
Some recent decisions of the Maharashtra Government have gone against its natural constituency.
- A Big Challenge For Prakash Karat (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Apr 15, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has gone in for a generational change in its party leadership at its 18th party congress in New Delhi recently. For the next three years,
- A Vision For J And K — 2015 (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Apr 15, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir is served by the Northern Regional Grid, which in turn has been linked to the other regional grids.
- Trading For Growth (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 15, 2005)
Trade is what ultimately will cement Indo-Chinese ties. During their interaction earlier this week,
- Sending A Dangerous Nuclear Message (Hindu, Richard Norton-Taylor, Apr 15, 2005)
Contradictory U.S. and British nuclear proliferation policies will lead other states to conclude that nuclear weapons earn respect and deter attack
- Cpi(m)’S Gen Next (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 15, 2005)
The young leadership alone is not enough to draw younger members to the CPI(M)
- India, Us Sign Air Services Pact — 'More Flights, Lower Fares On Cards' (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 15, 2005)
INDIA and the US on Thursday signed an Air Services Agreement that would result in more commercial flights, lower fares and stronger economic ties between the two countries.
- No Restrictions On Practice By Cas: Hc (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 15, 2005)
The Bench said it was a matter of free contact between the client and the chartered accountant/lawyer.
- Seeing Through ‘indian Idol’ (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Apr 15, 2005)
Popular culture today seems to privilege the outer appearance and devalue the inner substance
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