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| Papers out of a bag |
| The budget speech was a success, the finance bill a disaster |
| The budget speech was a great success. The finance bill was an utter disaster. Paraphrasing Oscar Wilde, that?s one way to describe the budget for 2005-06. This hype over budget day, created largely by the media, is unwarranted. Government policy has... |
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| Price of a tall tale |
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Sir ? If a young student from Ballia, Saurabh Singh, tried to fool his villagers, and in the proces ... |
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| Gender sensitive |
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Sir ? It was heartening to note that henceforth eunuchs will not have to agonize over the male or f ... |
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| Loss and gain |
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Sir ? It was shocking to see India let go of the advantage in the first test against Pakistan in Mo ... |
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| SPEAKERS? MEET |
| There is a disconcerting tendency in Indian public life to shy away from debate on important issues. The speaker of the Lok S...|
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| CLEAN THE BOX |
| Censorship and a mature democracy are at odds with each other. Yet a government that calls itself ?progressive? has joined ha...|
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| Despite the distance |
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In 2004, 527 women were ?assassinated? in Guatemala; this year, the figure is 238 already. It is, says the Guatemalan journal... | Read.. |
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| Sounding hollow |
| It may never be fully known who in the Congress leadership were responsible for the mess in Jharkhand. No one wants to take the responsibility when things go so hopelessly wro... |
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| Through the smokescreen |
| The objective of this Convention and its protocols is to protect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of... |
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In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people, there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt.
? JOHN REED
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