http://www.frontline.in Generated by NewsRack crawler Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:20 +0530 http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270600400.htm Union Budget 2010-11 has given a forward thrust to the neoliberal agenda in all the crucial sectors where "reforms" had been stalled. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270600400.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270600800.htm Not for ‘aam aadmi’ http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270600800.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270601100.htm A combination of inflationary taxation, revenue optimism and privatisation receipts makes the Budget appear fiscally prudent. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270601100.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270601600.htm Government inaction on food-price inflation amounts to an implicit declaration that it is inevitable and has little to do with policy. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270601600.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270601900.htm The recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission shrink even the space already available for States to decide spending priorities. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270601900.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270602400.htm The UPA government seems to have grown complacent about its budgetary allocations for the social sectors. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270602400.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270602700.htm The Economic Survey’s interpretation of the data presented for 2009-10 is not as unambiguous as its authors want us to believe. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270602700.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270603000.htm In keeping with the overall approach of an “enabling” state, the Economic Survey has proposed to do away with food procurement and distribution. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270603000.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270603400.htm The official-level talks between India and Pakistan were focussed on keeping the dialogue process between the two countries going. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270603400.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270603800.htm The National Commission for Scheduled Castes criticises Tamil Nadu for poor implementation of Dalit welfare measures. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270603800.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270604100.htm The Supreme Court order allowing CBI investigations without State governments’ consent is seen as a setback to federalism. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270604100.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270604400.htm Haryana’s caste panchayats continue to punish couples, practically unchecked, for breaking “brotherhood norms”. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270604400.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270604600.htm A reformatting of the civil services examination will hopefully increase transparency in the evaluation process. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270604600.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270604900.htm Dubai: The murder of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhbouh in a Dubai hotel once again brings into focus Israel’s disregard for international law. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270604900.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270605300.htm As Iraq goes to the polls, the air is thick with fear that large-scale sectarian violence will erupt across the country. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270605300.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270605600.htm The U.S., the country that produced meals ready-to-eat, now gives Afghans drones and government-ready-to-rule kits. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270605600.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270606600.htm A volcanic eruption on the Greek island of Santorini is believed to have destroyed the sophisticated Minoan civilisation. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270606600.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270608500.htm If the offer to entrench Article 370 was unacceptable to the people of Kashmir in 1953, it has lost all worth and relevance in 2010. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270608500.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270609400.htm Nature lovers inspired by Kenneth Anderson, hunter and wildlife chronicler, seek to name a forest range after him on his birth centenary. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270609400.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270610000.htm A recent report on the youth of the country throws light on various areas where the government should turn its attention to. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270610000.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270610300.htm The State’s varied topography and captivating historical heritage make it a major tourist attraction. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270610300.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270610800.htm Interview with Manabendra Mukherjee, West Bengal Tourism Minister. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270610800.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270611000.htm A policy shift is evident as the Environment Minister seeks to drop the option of equal per capita entitlement of atmospheric commons. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270611000.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270611500.htm Harassment by Hindutva fanatics and law enforcers made M.F. Husain accept Qatari nationality. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270611500.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270611800.htm Shock and shame http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270611800.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270612600.htm A Kannada translation of the Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin’s article on the purdah leads to violence in Karnataka. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270612600.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270613100.htm A people’s appraisal by NGOs finds that the progress in meeting the goals and objectives of the 11th Plan is very slow. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270613100.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270608300.htm More testing has to be done on the new variety of brinjal and on any vegetable that may be in the process of being genetically modified. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270608300.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270609200.htm The government must at once stop the military operation against its own citizens in the tribal heartland and open unconditional talks with the Maoists. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270609200.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270609800.htm A striking feature of the Mabhouh case is the thoroughness with which the Dubai police investigated the murder; possibly the Mossad underestimated them. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270609800.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270607400.htm Examining the economy, polity and Indian society as a whole to understand why instead of flying like a phoenix, the country remains caged. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270607400.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270607700.htm A collection of articles on questions relating to the use, regulation and command of water resources. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270607700.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270608000.htm This book, with its erudite essays and rich evocative illustrations, will revive nostalgic memories and not in Mumbai alone. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270608000.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270608100.htm A candid and well-written autobiography with many original insights, especially for young people at the threshold of a professional life. http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270608100.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270603700.htm Millions of tonnes of ice on the moon http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270603700.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270605200.htm Iran: Arrest of a terrorist http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270605200.htm http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270613000.htm Republic in retrospect http://www.frontline.in/stories/20100326270613000.htm