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Articles 21821 through 21920 of 21907:
- Private Universities: Why Not? (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 08, 2001)
Before commenting on the latest utterances of the man in charge of India’s education system, Mr Murli Manohar Joshi, let me set for you the backdrop. We have the largest number of illiterate people in the world.
- Big Men With A Little Madness (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
YOU can go to Mohali to see cricket. Or to get an insight into this peculiar Indian inability to digest success, to tolerate somebody who leaves visible, lasting evidence of his success staring in your envious face.
- Spread Ratios In Public Sector Banks (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Dec 08, 2001)
IF WE assume that the ratio of non-interest to income to interest income is either not significant or is the same in each public sector bank.
- No Choice, Chandrika (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2001)
THE voters in Sri Lanka have shown greater maturity than their leaders in the just-concluded parliamentary election.
- A Small Gift In Return (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 08, 2001)
Quite evidently, the gods are not as forgiving as the people of Tamil Nadu (or should we say, even the blind goddess?). So Amma had to rush back to the Guruvayoor temple the moment she got her re-entry pass to chief ministership.
- A Goliath Runs Amuck (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 07, 2001)
It is symbolic of the dangers ahead in the Afghan peace process that Hamid Karzai, chairman of the interim administration in Kabul, was hurt in an explosion near Kandahar in which three US marines lost their lives in what is described as “friendly fire”.
- History Is Not “A Pack Of Tricks” (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 07, 2001)
History is a mirror of society—the mirror which reflects realities and, as such, is expected not to distort right images or project wrong ones.
- The Wima Windfall (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Dec 07, 2001)
If you are a Delhi journalist and write a sort of political column, the question most frequently put to you, even by perfect strangers, is, ‘‘So will the Vajpayee government last?’’
- ‘Itc Hotels’ Schemes For Ex-Servicemen Have Been Mutually Beneficial’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 07, 2001)
The Indian Armed Forces are historically acknowledged to comprise the finest professional and chivalrous soldiers in the world.
- A Continuing Exclusion (Indian Express, Seema Alavi, Dec 07, 2001)
This Ramzan I have observed more fasts than I normally do. I have thought much more about the community.
- Too Much Emphasis On Capital Adequacy? (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Dec 07, 2001)
AMONG the more significant measures that came under banking sector reforms is the linkage of a bank's capital to its risk-weighted assets, better known as the capital adequacy ratio norm.
- Politician's Freedoms (Business Line, Timeri N. Murari , Dec 07, 2001)
AS I am quite seriously thinking of becoming a politician, I thought I should consult my old pal, Gulabjamun-ji.
- Economic Crisis May Create New Hurdles For Jayalalithaa (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Dec 07, 2001)
It was Navaratri and Deepavali together on December 4 for AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, J Jayalalithaa, and her close aides.
- Caste And Social Structure - Ii (Hindu, Satish Deshpande, Dec 07, 2001)
Contrary to the inflated rhetoric of the anti-Mandal backlash, the OBCs are not overtaking the upper castes - not even in the rural areas where they are undoubtedly a force to reckon with.
- Caste And Social Structure - Ii (Hindu, Satish Deshpande, Dec 07, 2001)
Contrary to the inflated rhetoric of the anti-Mandal backlash, the OBCs are not overtaking the upper castes - not even in the rural areas where they are undoubtedly a force to reckon with.
- What The Cbse Wanted Deleted From History Textbooks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2001)
Although there have been clashes between the Sikh guru and the Mughals under Shah Jahan, there was no clash between the Sikhs and Aurangzeb till 1675.
- ‘Pak Should Realise Its Days Of Control In Kabul Are Over’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2001)
Yuly Mikhailovich Vorontsov was in India as President of the Russian American Business Council.
- Financial Markets -- Buoyed By Hope Of Integration (Business Line, Rukmani Vishwanath, Dec 06, 2001)
MARKETS do not mature overnight. Ask any banker and he will say turmoil and crisis play a `development role' in their evolution.
- Let Us Make India Resourceful (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Dec 06, 2001)
ATAL Bihari Vajpayee, the Prime Minister, is regarded with esteem for his leadership, perseverance, the courage to stand up to adversity, and the determination to express protest boldly when confronted with the outrageous actions of others.
- History As Nonsense (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2001)
If history visits us, first as tragedy and then as farce, the writing of history under the present political dispensation seems to be following a similar trajectory.
- A More Humane Vision Of Life (Tribune, Harkesh Kaur, Dec 06, 2001)
“God’s in His heaven — All’s right with the world”, wrote Robert Browning. This was an eloquent expression of the poet’s faith in the divine scheme of things. It filled the poet with hope and optimism.
- A Step On A Thorny Road (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Dec 06, 2001)
Whatever the new balance of power between different ethnic groups in Afghanistan, it is the United States of America which calls all the shots.
- Punishing Arafat Not Fair (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 05, 2001)
After the escalation of violence in Israel and the Palestinian Authority areas for some time Mr Yasser Arafat finds himself in a most difficult situation today.
- Liberties Beyond Debate (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 05, 2001)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has gained a subtle victory in its current attempts to tamper with textbooks through directives issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education.
- Sorrow And Power (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 05, 2001)
The Bharatiya Janata Party, ever since it came to power at the head of the National Democratic Alliance, has had a very uneasy relationship with the extremist wings of the sangh parivar.
- That’s Not The Punjab I Know (Indian Express, Gurtej Singh, Dec 05, 2001)
Hartosh Singh Bal’s article, ‘Temple plots and holy men’ (IE, November 21) pegged on to V.S. Naipaul’s comments made interesting reading. Naipaul’s earlier comments on India and those of Nirad Chaudhri would have made even more gripping reading.
- Preparing Toddlers To Face The World (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 05, 2001)
Little boys and girls not yet two summers old can be seen being hurried to play schools to arm themselves with the right tools to face the battle ahead, the all important admission in an upmarket institution.
- End Of A Mystery Tour (Telegraph, SREYASHI DASTIDAR, Dec 05, 2001)
George Harrison is not the first or the only Westerner to have expressed the wish to be cremated and have his ashes immersed in the Ganges.
- A War Psychosis In West Asia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 05, 2001)
RAISING THE STAKES in the incessant confrontation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the Prime Minister of the Jewish state, Mr. Ariel Sharon, has now sought to redefine the war itself.
- The Textbook Controversy (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Dec 05, 2001)
THAT THE BJP-RSS can do what it is doing to school textbooks and garner support for this from some professionals.
- Concessions To Tourists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 05, 2001)
Recently it was announced that the East Bengal Railway was undertaking certain schemes for facilitating the transshipment of tourists and for giving them all possible facilities over the railways.
- Gas Chamber For Mosquitoes (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Dec 05, 2001)
A NEW, innovative gadget that promises to lure the mosquito, especially the deadly female of the species, into a trap and rid people of the varied infections it can cause them, will soon be available.
- A Struggle Against Odds (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Dec 05, 2001)
SULTANPUR-CHILKANA (SAHARANPUR): After passing by several burqa-clad women on the dusty streets of Saharanpur last weekend, one meets with an element of scepticism Rehana Adib.
- A War Psychosis In West Asia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 05, 2001)
RAISING THE STAKES in the incessant confrontation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the Prime Minister of the Jewish state, Mr. Ariel Sharon, has now sought to redefine the war itself.
- Dinner Diplomacy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 05, 2001)
Believers in the adage that the leaders who sup together come together are in for a disappointment.
- The Textbook Controversy (Hindu, Achin Vanaik , Dec 05, 2001)
THAT THE BJP-RSS can do what it is doing to school textbooks and garner support for this from some professionals.
- The House Needs New Rules (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 04, 2001)
It is not a handout. Nor is it a PR exercise. I can reaffirm after completing two-thirds of my term in the Rajya Sabha that Parliament is the nation’s commitment to resolving differences peacefully and democratically.
- Sound, Fury And Significance (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 04, 2001)
It is odd that the discussion on revising history textbooks has stirred up debate on such abstruse questions as whether it is true that Guru Tegh Bahadur (or the Jats or Shivaji) engaged in loot or plunder.
- Fight The Menace (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 04, 2001)
MARX AND MAO are hung upside down in their erstwhile places of worship.
- `Financial Reforms Have Worked, But Rigidities Persist' (Business Line, P. Devarajan, Dec 04, 2001)
Dr Yaga Venugopal Reddy is the only central banker who comes out of his chamber to escort visitors with a warm laugh and a big hullo.
- Institution Of Government Audit (Tribune, Dharam Vir, Dec 04, 2001)
THE Geneva-based Transparency International rates India at 72 out of 91 countries in its Corruption Perception Index 2001 and that makes it the 20th most corrupt nation today.
- Sensitising Officials - Ii (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, Dec 04, 2001)
AS THE effective implementation of the measures of the first two categories (political and educational reservation) is a necessary (though not sufficient) condition for actualising the measures of the third (job reservation).
- `Financial Reforms Have Worked, But Rigidities Persist' (Business Line, P. Devarajan, Dec 04, 2001)
Dr Yaga Venugopal Reddy is the only central banker who comes out of his chamber to escort visitors with a warm laugh and a big hullo.
- Leveraging India's Tourism Potential (Business Line, Gautam Murthy, Dec 04, 2001)
INDIA, once considered the land of ``snake charmers'' is today known in the West as a land of ``mouse movers'' with proven prowess in information technology.
- A Classroom Of One’s Own (Indian Express, Megha Bahree, Dec 04, 2001)
Education matters. I was surprised to see the thousands who had camped at Delhi’s Ram Lila grounds on November 30.
- Sensitising Officials - Ii (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, Dec 04, 2001)
AS THE effective implementation of the measures of the first two categories (political and educational reservation) is a necessary (though not sufficient) condition for actualising the measures of the third (job reservation).
- Karthi’s Winter Bundobust (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Dec 04, 2001)
THE onset of winter once again brought alive in my memory my friend Karthikeyan, a cool guy who worked in my office.
- Sound, Fury And Significance (Hindu, Sudhanshu Ranade , Dec 04, 2001)
It is odd that the discussion on revising history textbooks has stirred up debate on such abstruse questions as whether it is true that Guru Tegh Bahadur (or the Jats or Shivaji).
- Depths And Surfaces (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Dec 04, 2001)
Writing to his brother, Theo, in the early 1880s, Vincent Van Gogh describes himself as “very hard at work” on a series of heads of “the people”.
- Prawns And Other Similarities (Indian Express, Sunil Jain, Dec 03, 2001)
Apart from innumerable mouth-watering varieties of his favourite fish delicacies, when he visits Japan later this week, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will have several other reasons to feel completely at home.
- Let Quality Prevail (Indian Express, A.J. Philip, Dec 03, 2001)
The Central government has been clever enough not to tie itself in knots while granting children in the 6-14 age group the fundamental right to education under the Constitution (93rd) Amendment Bill, 2001.
- Connecting Culture (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Dec 03, 2001)
George Harrison's death on Guru Purab Friday (Kartik Poornima) makes one think of the mysterious laws that seem at work in our universe, flashing a tantalising glimpse now and then of their hidden ways.
- Sensitising Officials - I (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, Dec 03, 2001)
AS INDIAN society entered into a covenant with itself to be secular, democratic, and egalitarian, encumbered by a heavy socio-cultural baggage of a rigidly caste-based hierarchical structure.
- Gaddafi's Son Comes Calling (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 03, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 2. Guess who is in the capital this week? Besides a host of American officials who will be here to discuss cooperation in defence, there is one `Engineer' Saiful Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi.
- Poto And The Jurisprudence Of Hue And Cry (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Dec 03, 2001)
“It may be......the duty of a citizen,” said Chief Justice Marshall of the United States, “to accuse every offender, and proclaim every offense which comes to his knowledge;
- Cricket Short-Changed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 03, 2001)
There is nothing much to celebrate. Yes, the International Cricket Council and the Board of Control for Cricket in India have reached an agreement that would allow the first of the three Test cricket series between India and England to commence at Mohali.
- Resisting Temptation (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Dec 03, 2001)
Shannon and Andy have been noncommittal for five and a half years. So have Ytossie and Taheed. Whereas Mandy and Billy, Valerie and Kaya have lived together for only eighteen months.
- A Laymans Look At Us Recession (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Dec 03, 2001)
MISFORTUNES seem to be dogging the American economy.
- The Politics Of Food -- Keeping The Other Half Hungry (Business Line, Devinder Sharma , Dec 03, 2001)
SOME months ago, a few hundred people in the US mostly agricultural scientists signed an AgBioWorld Foundation petition appealing to the seed multinational giant Aventis CropScience to donate some 3,000 tonnes of genetically-engineered experimental rice.
- Is Paper Manufacturing Feasible In India? (Business Line, T. S. Vishwanath , Dec 03, 2001)
PAPER mills in India manufacture approximately 350 grades of paper, ranging from writing, printing, kraft and poster to coated art paper, newsprint and laser printing.
- Growing Trade Potential Calls For Direct Air Link With China (The Financial Express, Rupali Mukherjee, Dec 03, 2001)
While China may soon become a preferred trade destination for India Inc, designated air carriers of both the countries are yet to explore the market potential in that country.
- Other Side Of Diplomacy (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 03, 2001)
Like so many of the institutions of the government of India, our foreign service is also modelled on that of the British.
- The Other Side (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 03, 2001)
The recent visit of the former prime minister of Pakistan, Ms Benazir Bhutto, to India, not surprisingly, generated considerable public and media interest.
- Gaddafi's Son Comes Calling (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 03, 2001)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 2. Guess who is in the capital this week? Besides a host of American officials who will be here to discuss cooperation in defence, there is one `Engineer' Saiful Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi.
- Sensitising Officials - I (Hindu, P. Radhakrishnan, Dec 03, 2001)
AS INDIAN society entered into a covenant with itself to be secular, democratic, and egalitarian, encumbered by a heavy socio-cultural baggage of a rigidly caste-based hierarchical structure.
- Towards That Elusive Understanding (Hindu, Javed M. Ansari , Dec 02, 2001)
Caution is the buzzword on the Left-sponsored Opposition unity moves.
- Excising The Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
What do the removed portions say? Anita Joshua finds out.
- Excising The Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
What do the removed portions say? Anita Joshua finds out.
- Delete And Control - The Parivar's Mantra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
Freedom of thought is not something the BJP/Sangh Parivar is big on... It wants believers not thinkers. Anjali Mody on the changes in the school history syllabus.
- Yoga, Ragas, Holidays... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 02, 2001)
I REMEMBER it as if it were yesterday, walking swiftly across that exquisite hanging bridge in Rishikesh, Lakshman Jhoola, onto the other side of the Ganga.
- Don’t Look So Sad (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 02, 2001)
The death of George Harrison is a reminder of the overwhelming presence of the Beatles in the cultural landscape of the Sixties.
- Delete And Control - The Parivar's Mantra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2001)
Freedom of thought is not something the BJP/Sangh Parivar is big on... It wants believers not thinkers. Anjali Mody on the changes in the school history syllabus.
- Taliban Out, Old Boys Back In Kabul (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Dec 02, 2001)
HOURS after he flew back from Kabul last week, special envoy S.K. Lamba made the point that ‘‘we know how important it is for us to be there, so we will be going there pretty regularly.’’
- She Is No Longer Hawkish & Not The One To Give Up (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 02, 2001)
CALL it a quirk of destiny but what Gen.Musharraf could not perform, Benazir Bhutto has done and this may be a turning point in her tormented life.
- At A Loss For Words (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Dec 02, 2001)
Mike Denness is a man of few words. This was revealed to those who happened to see, on television, the press conference in which he announced to the world the by now well-known punitive measures he had taken against six Indian cricketers.
- Rebels In The Temple (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 02, 2001)
Priests in rebellion. Pujaris in Andhra Pradesh are up in arms after the state government attempted to push through its nominees in all temple trusts known for their wealth.
- Radical Salafism (Hindu, Bernard Haykel, Dec 01, 2001)
RADICAL SALAFISM is the ideology of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda organisation.
- When In Doubt, Delete It Out (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2001)
I AM so sorry to have to begin this with an apology to Mike Denness.
- All Dressed Up And Waiting For Tourists (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Dec 01, 2001)
THE palaces of Rajasthan, usually bursting with foreign tourists when winter comes, are nearly empty this year.
- Make No Mistake: This War Will Be Nasty, Brutish And Long (Indian Express, Ivo H. Daalder, Nov 30, 2001)
The post-Cold War era ended abruptly on the morning of September 11, 2001.
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