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Articles 5121 through 5220 of 16899:
- Russy’S Brother Baji (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 13, 2006)
There were two Parsis who made news, literally, in the Bombay where I spent my youth in the 1950s — Russy Karanjia and Dosabhai Karaka. Karanjia was editor of Blitz, a progressive, aggressive, raucous, sensation-loving weekly.
- Vajpayee, Advani Court Arrest On Fuel Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and other NDA leaders today courted arrest in protest against the fuel price hike, terming the move of asking states to slash sales tax on fuel a joke.
- Office Of Profit Bill To Be Tabled In Same Form (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The UPA government appears to be determined to re-introduce the Office-of-Profit Bill, returned by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in the “same form without any alterations” in Parliament during the coming Monsoon session.
- Debate Over Iraq War Back In Washington (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The No. 1 issue for American voters - the future of the Iraq war - moves to the fore this week, both among President Bush's wartime advisers and on the floor of Congress.
- Reliance, Haryana Govt To Sign Sez Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries' proposal to set up one of the biggest special economic zones (SEZ) in the state is very much on track and an agreement will be signed June 19.
- International Call (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jun 13, 2006)
While most ministers try to escape the Indian summer, a few have more important things on their plate, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- Ignore Young People's Protests At Your Peril (Hindu, Gary Younge, Jun 13, 2006)
Forget nostalgia for 1968 — youth activists today have real political savvy, and they are making their governments listen.
- A Hand In The Games (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 13, 2006)
As the months roll on, one is rather alarmed by the lack of any fresh, real and appealing initiatives, at the ground level, which could have been actioned virtually immediately, to show some tangible results before the term of this government comes . . .
- Left, Right Vs Centre (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 13, 2006)
Politics of hypocrisy over oil price hike. And only the RSS making some sense!
- The Khan Investigation (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jun 13, 2006)
Pakistan’s claim that it has completed investigation into the underground nuclear network of A.Q. Khan, the so-called father of its nuclear bomb, came just when the US had started to mount fresh pressure on Islamabad for direct access to the . . .
- Fuel Price: Vajpayee, Advani Court Arrest (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Protesting against the increase in prices of petrol and diesel, former prime minister A B Vajpayee and Leader of the Opposition L K Advani on Monday courted arrest and described the Congress move to slash sales tax on fuel in states under its control . .
- Cm Dares Nice To Open Debate (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Accusing the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) of trying to “buy me” in return for official favours, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswa-my on Monday invited the NICE owners for an open dialogue on all the controversial issues surrounding . . .
- Bush War Cabinet To Meet On Iraq Review (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
US President George W Bush convenes a war council this week hoping to build momentum after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death, but the big question overhanging the talks is when American troops will finally return from Iraq.
- Distressing Illness (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 13, 2006)
Bengal Congress must decide where it stands
If the Congress is toying with the idea of a mid-term poll to cash in on the trauma within the BJP, as is suggested by CPI-M leaders on the sidelines of the central committee meeting in Hyderabad, that . . .
- Kashmir’S Sikhs On Shaky Ground (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jun 13, 2006)
Every time there is an increased movement of troops in and around the twin villages of Triboni and Sumbalpora, situated on the line of control across the famous Shamshabari ridge, the great mountain range in North Kashmir which separates Tangdhar . . .
- Marx On India Under The British (Hindu, VENKATESH ATHREYA, Jun 13, 2006)
His essays in The New York Daily Tribune thoroughly expose the hypocrisy of "Free Traders"
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 13, 2006)
A few readers say that the heading "Karat terms diversionary move to cut tax on oil in Congress-ruled States" (June 11, 2006) is clumsy.
- Stop Harassment Or Face Consequences: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Samajwadis protest against income tax notice served on Big B
Bachchan family being targeted: SP
Call for a general strike today
- Fanaa Withdrawn From Jamnagar Theatre (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Jun 13, 2006)
This follows a self-immolation bid against its screening
- In India, More College Seats To Lower Castes (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 13, 2006)
When Nitin Kamble was growing up, a career in information technology was unimaginable. He was, after all, born into a low-caste community, and raised in a tiny hamlet in rural India.
- Musharraf To Press China For 2 Reactors (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 12, 2006)
As the implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear deal gathers momentum this week, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is stepping up the pressure on China to announce the sale of two civilian nuclear power reactors.
- Terror Stalks Banks Of Chambal (Hindu, Sunny Sebastian, Jun 12, 2006)
Seven kidnapped by yet to be identified gang of dacoits
- Congress, Dmk Continue Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Aicc secretary coordinating the parleys
- Questions Of Peace In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 12, 2006)
The deadly chain of violence set off in Assam over the past few days — the handiwork of the United Liberation Front of Asom, by all accounts — poses challenges for the peace process under way to end insurgency in the State.
- Us Aid Cut:an Eye-Opener (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 12, 2006)
The US House of Representatives has substantially reduced military and economic aid for Pakistan for the next financial year. The cut, which, according to some reports, is in the range of 200 to 350 million dollar has been made on the pretext of the . . .
- Sonia's Victory Hailed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Many top Urdu poets assembled at the imposing Iqbal Maidan in the State Capital on Saturday night to participate in an all-India Mushaira especially organised to celebrate the Congress President Sonia Gandhi's record victory in the Rae Bareli election.
- Reds Planning To Smash And Grab (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
Congress must realise that CPM's ultimate aim is to capture power at the Centre, not to float a Third Front, says Prafull Goradia.
- Two Wasted Years (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
UPA regime has not only failed to stem the growth of terrorism and corruption, but also given fillip to casteism and communalism, says YK Sharma.
- Coalition Or Arm-Twisting? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 12, 2006)
The tragedy for the Mahajan family continues as Mr Rahul Mahajan is in custody and his father's secretary Bibek Maitra is dead.
- No Decision Yet On Giving Freedom To Oil Firms On Prices: Deora (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jun 12, 2006)
"Increase in crude oil prices has hit developing nations"
Focus on New Exploration Licensing Policy
Three gas pipeline projects under consideration
- Congress Willing To Concede One Zilla Parishad Seat To Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
TDP asks leaders to strike deal with Left `wherever possible'
Ruling party formalises alliance with CPI, TRS
Unease in Congress over Raghavulu's call to partymen
TRS feels it stands to gain from TDP-CPI(M) tie-up
- Conspiracy Afoot (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
UPA, Left out to kill higher education ---- The UPA Government and its cheerleaders in the Left, it seems, are hell-bent upon destroying higher education with the explicit purpose of preventing India from emerging as a knowledge society.
- `Bureaucrats, Political Leaders Squandering Public Money' (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 12, 2006)
Such instances make light of Congress president's directive on austerity
A case in point: Recent instance of a "junket" in Jaipur
Latest instance: 50 per cent waiver on power, water bills of IAS, DANICS officers
- Us Congress And The N-Deal: Substance To Process (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 12, 2006)
As India and the US begin technical talks in New Delhi today on a formal bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement, the focus of the American debate on the nuclear deal has shifted from substantive issues to process-related questions.
- Tribals An Unwilling Wall (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jun 12, 2006)
The Independent Initiative’s visit to Dantewada in Chhattisgarh has thrown up more questions than answers.
- Quit Protest Over Fuel Price Hike, It Lacks Honesty (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jun 12, 2006)
A day before the BJP embarks on a high-profile “satyagraha” under the NDA banner to protest the hike in fuel prices, the RSS made its disapproval known, saying such “protests lack intellectual honesty”.
- Karat And Stick (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 12, 2006)
Rich kids and Brinda Karat don’t know this: she’s their champion
- Time To Ask, And Answer, A Few Questions (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 12, 2006)
Amar Singh’s decision to question the spending habits of the Congress leadership is causing much amusement among ordinary tax paying Indians. The timing is perfect.
- It’S Some More Of A Good Thing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 12, 2006)
Positive discrimination needs to expand in India. But the rules of the game need to be revisited
- Land Of His Father (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 12, 2006)
Not even Congress and BJP national leaders have the guts to speak for urban regeneration
- India Will Get To Stockpile Fuel For Every N-Reactor (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jun 12, 2006)
N-deal talks today: New Delhi can import fuel beyond its immediate reactor requirement as part of its strategic reserve
- Congress Cuts Pak Aid, Bush Nose (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 12, 2006)
The US Congress and Bush administration may be parting ways over how to treat America's client state, Pakistan.
- Fuel Price Roll Back (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
Sonia loyalists do what UPA can't ---- The announcement by the Congress-NCP Government in Maharashtra, closely followed by similar declarations by Congress Governments in Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, that it would be forgoing possible . . .
- Planning Punjab’S Future (Tribune, B S Thaur, Jun 12, 2006)
The Punjab government was on cloud nine a while ago. Big industrialists appeared, descending on the state.
- Nris To Get Voting Rights Soon (Tribune, Swati Chaturvedi, Jun 12, 2006)
Crores of non-resident Indians (NRIs) across the world will soon have the right to vote with the Department of Personnel and Training and the Law Ministry having prepared a Draft Bill to this effect.
- Snub To Cong In Hug For Desam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
The CPM today tied up with the Telugu Desam Party for the June 28 state panchayat polls over Congress protests, sending its central ally a stern signal amid the fuel price standoff.
- Entire Nation With People Of J&k: Sumitra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Assuring the people of Jammu and Kashmir that entire nation is with them in their fight against the terrorism, the senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Minister, Sumitra Mahajan said her Party is ready to pay any sacrifice to . . .
- Cpm No To Mid-Term Eledtion (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The CPI-M will dump the United Progressive Alliance if the Congress presses for a mid-term election. This has comprehensively overtaken the issue of examining if the party is really gaining ground under the present dispensation.
- Us Team Arrives In India To Sort Out N-Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 11, 2006)
US delegation will reach India on Sunday (today) to iron out differences between India and the US on implementing the nuclear accord agreed in the joint statements by George Bush and Manmohan Singh in July 2005 and March 2006.
- Bjp States Say No Cutting Fuel Tax (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
As Congress-ruled States sought to subdue public outrage against the UPA Government's petrol price hike by announcing marginal reduction in the sales tax charged by them, Opposition BJP on Saturday ridiculed the gesture as a "diversionary tactic".
- The Lady With A Candid Camera (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
A scholarly coffee-tabler, meticulously tracing the intrepid odyssey of India's first lady photojournalist
- Pro-Quota Activists Heckle Bajaj (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 11, 2006)
Ahead of the June 15 Rajya Sabha polls in which he is contesting, NCP-Shiv Sena-BJP sponsored Independent candidate, noted industrialist Rahul Bajaj faced protests from a group of pro-reservation activists at a function convened here on Saturday . . .
- Rising Tide Of Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 11, 2006)
For long India has been under the self-delusion that Pakistan would stop cross-border terrorism and that we should continue to negotiate and treat our neighbour with kid gloves.
- Pak Rights Record Prompts Us Aid Cut (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The USA has slashed about 350 million dollars foreign aid to Pakistan, citing its poor human rights record and failure to to do enough to improve democracy.
- Us Slashes About 350 Dollars Foreign Aid To Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The US has slashed about 350 million dollars foreign aid to Pakistan, citing its poor human rights record and failure to do enough to improve democracy.
- Touch Of Politics From ‘Apolitical’ Pm (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Jun 11, 2006)
Less than a month ago, a section in the Congress had started a campaign to bring in a “political” Prime Minister in place of Manmohan Singh.
- Vajpayee To Lead Protest Against Fuel Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
NDA leaders with former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in the vanguard will court arrest here on Monday, protesting against the hike in petrol and diesel prices.
- Cpi (M), Bjp States Won't Follow Suit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Congress directive "tokenism "
Andhra Pradesh slashes prices
PM should call meeting of all Chief Ministers to evolve consensus on unified ST rate
- This Man’S No Pushover (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 11, 2006)
Manmohan Singh is not the sort of person to use the phrase “fed up” but by now, after two years in office, he must have experienced all the feelings comprehended by that colloquialism.
- Africa, Latin America Have Remained On Indian Radar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 11, 2006)
“We are engaging major powers in all the regions of the world to build strategic partnerships with them” Anand Sharma
- Upa-Left Coordination Panel To Meet On June 15 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
With the Congress-led coalition government giving indications of pursuing its reform agenda at an increased pace, the UPA-Left coordination committee meet on June 15 is expected to be a heated one.
- Amar Singh Offered Me Rajya Sabha Seat: Natwar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
"I told him, thank you very much''
Says second vacant seat was kept for him till last Thursday
Says he is unhappy with the slow pace of probe into Volcker Committee report
- Delhi Govt Set To Cut Fuel Prices (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Delhi government will decide on Tuesday, at its cabinet meeting, on cutting sales tax on petrol and diesel to partially offset the Central price hike.
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 11, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Congress Leaders Rally In Support Of Reservation In Iims, Iits (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Those who are opposed to it are not keen on social justice: Dharam Singh Those who are opposed to it are not keen on social justice, says Dharam Singh
- Almatti: Karnataka Under Pressure? (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jun 11, 2006)
Is the Central Government, along with Maharashtra, putting pressure on Karnataka when it comes to water storage in Almatti reservoir?
- Pr Polls Not A Referendum On Telangana: Narendra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Statehood issue reaches crucial stage, says TRS leader
- Karat Terms Diversionary Move To Cut Tax On Oil In Congress-Ruled States (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
UPA Government should restructure the tax and duty pattern; we demand total rollback
- Haryana Congress Mla D.K. Bansal `Resigns' From Assembly In Protest (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Jun 11, 2006)
Says he took the move as State Government failed to initiate development activities in Ambala
- Us Cuts Aid To Pak For Poor Rights Record (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
The US’s foreign aid to Pakistan has been reduced from the current fiscal year by $250 million to $300 million as Islamabad has failed to do enough to improve democracy and human rights.
- Pm, Sonia Discuss Oil Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Top Congress leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party Chief Sonia Gandhi, had a meeting here this evening amid growing demand from within the party as well as its allies for a partial reduction in the fuel price hike.
- 'Official Secrets Act Should Be Repealed' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The second Administrative Reforms Commission has suggested that the Official Secrets Act (OSA) of 1923 should be repealed, saying it is incongruous with the regime of transparency in a democratic society.
- Who Will Fill The Terror Void? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
With the demise of charismatic terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al-Qaida will be looking for a new sales approach in its worldwide fundraising campaigns.
- India, Us To Resume Talks On Nuke Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jun 10, 2006)
India and the US will kick off their negotiations on a bilateral civil nuclear agreement when a US team arrives here on Monday.
- Sp Threatens To Move Sc On Sonia, Rahul's Assets (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Stung by the Supreme Court, this time seeking details of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's assets, SP general secretary Amar Singh on Friday accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of unleashing vendetta against the Uttar Pradesh cm.
- A Drive Into The Present (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 10, 2006)
In my youth, the road I most often travelled ran between New Delhi, the capital of India, and Dehradun, the town where I was born and raised.
- Infosys Awards The Young Achievers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Among the winners are an artist, a writer and a potential inventor
The young achievers got to spend time with N.R. Narayana Murthy
A 11-year-old from Chennai won a prize in Global Children's Art Competition in Oslo
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 10, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Infosys Honours Young Achievers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Among the winners are an artist, a writer and a potential inventor
- Govt Lays Oil Trap For Left (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his party put their ally, the Left, and the Opposition in a fix by getting Congress-ruled states to cut the tax burden on petroleum products.
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