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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 26693:
- State, Not Church (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 15, 2006)
The controversial address of Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg on Wednesday may well be construed as Vatican’s seal of approval on Samuel Huntington’s famous clash of civilisations argument.
- Sc Issues Notice To Centre, Ec On Office Of Profit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the amendment to the law on office of profit allegedly aimed to protect around 40 MPs from the disqualification.
- Are You Still There? (OutLook, V. Sudarshan, Sep 15, 2006)
Barely two months after the Mumbai bomb blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be meeting the man whom India has been subtly trying to blame for the diabolic acts—General Pervez Musharraf.
- Convertibility — Conditions And Consequences (Business Line, A. Seshan, Sep 15, 2006)
Instead of devoting more attention to dollarisation, the Second Tarapore Committee has gone into detail on the possibility of internationalisation of the rupee, which is not likely to happen in the near future.
- Blair Goes Ballistic At ‘Mad Anti-Americans’ Of Europe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
“The danger is if they decide to pull up the drawbridge and disengage. We need them involved,” Mr Blair said, spelling out his political vision in a pamphlet published by the Foreign Policy Centre think-tank.
- To Laugh And Learn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- Misplaced Priorities (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
Pakistan's national security has for long been linked to territorial security in the minds of national planners. This has resulted in a policy of devoting major portions of the annual budget to defence spending in order to protect the territorial . . .
- A Complete Farce (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
The strong stand taken by the government initially against the draconian Hudood ordinance put on the statute books by General Ziaul Haq as part of his strategy to sell his Islamisation gimmick to the county which was reflected in the original . . .
- Cpi Meet To Focus On Assembly Poll Tie-Ups (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (CPI) will discuss possible electoral alliances for the coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and other states at a two-day national executive meet from Monday.
- Koda Follows In Mahanta Footsteps (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
A social worker-turned-politician, 35-year-old Mr Madhu Koda, who is set to become Jharkhand chief minister, is perhaps the second youngest person to occupy the high post after Mr Prafulla Kumar Mahanta of Assam.
- Moving Up The Ranks, Koda Becomes Jharkhand Cm (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Patahatu village of Jharkhand is in the spotlight now and it does not take long to find out why. This village surrounded by the iron ore mines of Gua amid the green canopy of Saranda, Asia's largest sal forest, has got its 'Sanghi', Madhu Koda.
- Ap Congress Tries To Ease Tension With Trs (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Witnessing a game of one-upmanship and competition among Andhra Congress leaders to attack TRS and its president K. Chandrasekhar Rao, the central leadership of the Congress party has made a fresh attempt on Thursday to bring down the political . . .
- Oop Act Comes Under Sc Scanner (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The constitutional validity of the amended Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 has once again come under scanner with the Supreme Court, which issued notices to the Election Commission that is handling disqualification petitions . . .
- Beating Resistance (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Sep 15, 2006)
Tamil Nadu government has decided to take up the decade-old challenge from casteist forces of four panchayats in Madurai and Virudhunagar districts to the statutory empowerment of Dalits, with all the seriousness that it deserves.
- Caste And Conflict (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 15, 2006)
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is confronted with conflicts as it tries to implement its social development agenda.
- Pope Tells The Truth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 15, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI, unlike his predecessor Pope John Paul II, clearly suffers from no illusions about averting the inevitable fullscale clash between civilisations by striking a compact or entering into an accommodation with Islam.
- Politics Of Cynicism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 15, 2006)
The fall of the Arjun Munda Government in Jharkhand has been engineered by cynicism and deceit.
- Maoist Pawns Need A King (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 15, 2006)
No positive outcome can be expected from the present opportunistic partnership between Nepal's seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Perhaps the only factor they have in common - shared also by the third party in the . . .
- Work Towards Real Democracy (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Sep 15, 2006)
For the past several years, Pakistan has been pursuing a duplicitous policy regarding Islamist violence.
- Independents Rule, Jharkhand Roasts (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Sep 15, 2006)
Going against the anticipated drama on the floor test by the BJP-led Arjun Munda Government, the transition of power was a smooth affair in Jharkhand on Thursday.
- Extremists Vs Moderates (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 15, 2006)
The US President had been talking about the war on terrorism for the last five years. That did not make sense. Terrorism was a strategy and not an entity against which war was to be waged. It was like saying that World War II was against Blitzkrieg . . .
- Divided And Ruling (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 15, 2006)
Tensions leading up to Muzaffar Beig's resignation as Deputy Chief Minister put the Congress-PDP marriage to the test.
- Building On The Ruins (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 15, 2006)
The monsoon in Delhi has been weird to say the least. It rains every now and again but there has been no steady watering of this parched land, which needs to have its water table at a decent height for citizens to have an adequate supply of water.
- Football Plus (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Brazil highlighted not only the commonality of views between India and Brazil on various issues of global concern but also the necessity of expanding relations with this largest democracy of the American continent.
- Oop: Sc Issues Notice To Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre, Election Commission of India, Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Parliament . . .
- Centre Notifies New Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Building, construction sector gets concessions
Automobile, biomedical industry sectors to be cleared at State level
Projects to get environmental clearance depending on built-up area
Earlier clearance norms were time consuming, says . . .
- Court Will Not Stop Ec From Giving Opinion To President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Notice on plea against disqualification amendment Act
Retrospective effect solely to protect 40 MPs
It cannot obliterate incurred invalidity.
- Munda Skips Test, Quits (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Sep 15, 2006)
Chief Minister Arjun Munda tendered his resignation marking a pre-mature exit of the 18-month-old NDA government in Jharkhand after failing to muster the required numbers to prove majority in the Assembly today.
- Munda’S Exit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 15, 2006)
Thursday's resignation of Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda without seeking a vote of confidence on the floor of the State Assembly was not entirely unexpected.
- Son Fixation Drives Families Mad (Tribune, Gayatri Rajwade, Sep 15, 2006)
Deviki Rana (name changed) is a housewife in Patiala.
- Defeating Terrorism (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Sep 15, 2006)
Nostradamus’ prophecy that “two metal birds would crash into two tall statues and the world will end soon after” appeared to have come true on September 11, 2001. The world as we knew it certainly ended on that day.
- The Vexed Issue Of Appointment Of Directors (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Sep 14, 2006)
The debate on the need or otherwise for a director to have an adequate stake in the company remains inconclusive
The wisdom, the capability and the propriety of the law itself prescribing any particular factor as an important, much less, . . .
- Icai Is Not Averse To Opening Up Of The Accounting Sector' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 14, 2006)
The Indian CA is second to none and we will help our members gear up to face competition not only in the domestic turf but also abroad
- War On Terror, Ties With India: European Leaders Praise Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
European Parliament President Josep Borrell Fontelles on Wednesday praised Pakistan for its efforts to improve relations with India and its front-line role in the ‘war on terror’.
- Us Sees 'Pause' In Indian Reforms Process (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The US, on Wednesday, said that there was a "pause" in India's economic reforms process and that this loss of momentum could have serious economic costs attached to it. However, the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Muherjee, said that the economic reforms . .
- Waiting For Winter (Times of India, Brinda Karat, Sep 14, 2006)
The prime minister's recent statement that his government will bring the women's reservation Bill to Parliament in the next session has been widely welcomed.
- The New Frontier Of Nri Marriage Mores (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 14, 2006)
Overt infidelity is the big talking-point today. But it does not seem to be an issue any more with Indian trendsetters.
- Impetus To Manufacturing (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Sep 14, 2006)
Indian manufacturing sector must absorb more cheap labour available in the country.
- At Ibsa Summit, Quota Lessons For I From B & Sa (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 14, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Brasilia to take part in the first India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit, are reservations and quotas on his mind? Or maybe the question isn’t entirely quixotic.
- A Lib-Left Take On Terror (Pioneer, Hari Om, Sep 14, 2006)
On September 5, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh summoned Chief Ministers for an important meeting. The stated objective was to discuss "internal security issues" and find ways and means to surmount the problem being posed by terrorists.
- Talibanisation Proceeds Apace (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 14, 2006)
Several developments during the last three weeks indicate that Bangladesh's present coalition Government, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but dominated by the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeIB), is bent upon winning the forthcoming general . . .
- End Haj Subsidy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
In refusing to stay the Allahabad High Court order to suspend Government subsidies to religious pilgrims, the Supreme Court has acted exemplarily.
- Nazism In New Garb (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 14, 2006)
Bush can't be faulted for describing Islamist terrorists as 'fascists'. There's similarity between Islamism and Fascism, argues Prafull Goradia
- Anti-Quota Medicos Sweep Aiims Election (Pioneer, PRAVEEN KUMAR TALWAR, Sep 14, 2006)
The results of the residents' doctors association (RDA) election of All India Institute of Medical Sciences has put paid to the designs of AIIMS president and Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to divide the medico community.
- Spat With Trs Intensifies; Two Cong Ministers In Ap Offer To Quit (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Picking up the gauntlet thrown by Telangana Rashtra Samithi, two Congress Ministers in Andhra Pradesh-- M Satyanarayana Rao and Mohammad Ali Shabbir-- have offered to resign and seek fresh mandate amidst intensifying war of words between the . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal May Be Delayed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The US on Wednesday said it will honour the agreement between New Delhi and Washington on civilian nuclear cooperation and stressed that the goalposts with regard to the deal were not being moved.
- Accent On Accountability (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 14, 2006)
Advance PPP ruling mechanism is not enough
- Captured Live (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Indian literature, both in English and in the regional languages, has recorded the practice of untouchability in great detail.
- Economic Progress And The Challenges (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 14, 2006)
The three top international financial agencies have lauded the economic achievements of Pakistan during the last six years.
- Us Muslim Wins Bid To Us Congress (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
State lawmaker Keith Ellison did not let questions about his past slow down his campaign to become the first Muslim in US Congress.
- Towards A Doctrine For Internal Security (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 14, 2006)
There is a notion that all it takes is sturdy political will for the Indian state to defeat the increasingly lethal non-state actors. The result is ignorance about the nature of internal disorder.
- Balochistan: The Wider Issues At Stake (Hindu, K. Shankar Bajpai , Sep 14, 2006)
Patriotism, nationalism, devotion to country — it is all essentially a matter of feeling, of attachment.
- Lesson Of Gore Ecofilm — Don't Vote On Personality (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 14, 2006)
The former U.S. Vice-President delivers a stunning lesson on global warming.
- Talks Between Manmohan, Musharraf Should Be Productive, Says Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The leadership of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) would like the proposed meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of the XIV Non-aligned summit in Havana "to be productive . . .
- Support For India's Nuclear Deal (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Sep 14, 2006)
Brazil would be willing to cooperate on fuel supplies and technology, indicates Lula
- Us Rules Out N-Deal Delay (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Seeking speedy bilateral negotiations on the Indo-US nuclear agreement, American Ambassador to India David Mulford allayed Indian apprehensions on Wednesday that the vote on the deal may be delayed in the US Senate.
- Hamas, Abbas In Disharmony Over Unity Policies (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Sep 14, 2006)
Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies central to the resumption of international aid to the Palestinian Authority.
- Lula’S Lesson For Left Cousins (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Sep 14, 2006)
The CPM may learn a thing or two about elections from Luiz Inacio Lula’s Workers’ Party, the largest Left force in Latin America.
- Lalu Claims Edge In Jharkhand (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Claiming an edge in the game of numbers in the 82-member Jharkhand Assembly, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today asserted that 43 MLAs were with the UPA and the ranks could swell as there were many "disgruntled" legislators in BJP-JD(U) combine.
- New Labour’S Love Lost (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 14, 2006)
British politics is in for some very interesting times, as the Labour Party gets ready to see off Tony Blair — the seventh longest-serving Prime Minister in British history.
- Pakistan After Bugti's Killing (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Sep 14, 2006)
The killing of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a prominent tribal leader of the troubled Balochistan province by Pakistan Army triggered turmoil in Pakistan and has potential to snowball into a crisis for South Asia.
- Sexus Politicus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 14, 2006)
There is a French tradition of politicians who equate the conquest of power with the conquest of lovers, according to a recent book co-authored by C Dubois and C Deloire.
- Dalai Lama To Get Highest Us Civilian Honour (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to award the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled leader, the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest US civilian honour.
- Maoists In Arms Charge (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels said today they suspected the multi-party government of amassing weapons for its army despite an ongoing peace process, but the government strongly denied the charge.
- Us, India Differ On Pace Of Reforms (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
The USA today felt there was a “pause” in India’s economic reform process and that this loss of momentum could throw up serious economic costs, but New Delhi insisted that reforms were continuing steadily.
- Truce With Ulfa Likely To Be Extended (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
With the Centre set to extend the ceasefire with the outlawed ULFA in Assam till September 20, an inter-ministerial meeting is likely to be held next week to review the peace process in the state.
- Vande Mataram Issue Hits Sonia Badly (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
After the office of profit issue, the Vande Mataram controversy has hit hard Congress president Sonia Gandhi. If she had to quit the Lok Sabha on the office of profit issue, the row over the national song has revived her "foreign issue" once again.
- Caste Stranglehold (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
IF India has not been able to do away with a practice that is admittedly `a blot on humanity', it is because the issue goes beyond poverty, indifference, lack of awareness, or a reluctance to switch from traditional practices.
- Out In The Open (Frontline, S. Dorairaj , Sep 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu has miles to go before eliminating manual scavenging.
- Danish Cartoons In Retrospect (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Sep 13, 2006)
Having been in Denmark for little over 20 days one realises that the welfare state has turned the Vikings into a gentle peace loving race, who not only take great pride in their national language but who also speak impeccable English and are . . .
- Police Clash With Oppn In Dhaka (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Sep 13, 2006)
Fully armed police got into action in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Tuesday to foil the opposition’s attempt to lay a siege to the prime minister’s office.
- Nam & The Pm (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Sep 13, 2006)
The CPM is pleased that PM Manmohan Singh is leading the Indian delegation to the NAM meet in Cuba.
- More Reality Tv, More Of The Same Difference (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 13, 2006)
Funny thing, reality TV. It shows us to be the same kind of human beings no matter the situation.
- Payback Time (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 13, 2006)
Non-resident Indian professionals particularly scientists who made it good abroad are now happy to plough back their expertise.
- Supporters Desert ‘Tyrant And Opportunist’ Karunakaran (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Sep 13, 2006)
Many of K. Karunakaran’s remaining top lieutenants in his personal outfit, the Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran), openly baled out in anger and confusion on Monday, while he and son K. Muraleedharan remained closeted with Sharad Pawar . . .
- 'Arnie's Comp May Have Been Hacked' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
California police are probing if computer hackers illegally downloaded a private taped conversation of governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from state computers, a spokesman said.
- 42 Crushed In Yemen Stampede (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
At least 42 people were killed and more than 80 injured in a stampede on Tuesday in a Yemeni stadium where President Ali Abdullah Saleh was holding a pre-election rally, a Yemeni official said.
- Lucky Escape (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 13, 2006)
IT has been an extremely lucky escape for Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his two ministers, Pratap Singh Bajwa and Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, and other staff members.
- Manmohan Singh To Raise Issue Of Support For Terrorism With Musharraf (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 13, 2006)
"I cannot carry Indian public opinion with me if terrorist acts continue to plague our polity"
- Al-Qaeda Offshoot Claims Responsibility (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
The group Jund al-Sham, Arabic for Soldiers of Syria, has claimed responsibility or been blamed for for a number of bombings and gunbattles, mainly in Lebanon and Syria.
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