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Articles 4121 through 4220 of 26693:
- Reflecting The Divisive Mindset (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Aug 25, 2006)
Those who are familiar with the communal politics of the Muslim League before independence would not be surprised at the objection raised by Muslim leaders to the singing of Vande Mataram.
- Barbs Against The Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The Darul Uloom Deoband’s monthly journal, Mahnama Darul Uloom in an editorial in its latest issue has recognised the contribution of the Congress party in India’s independence, but has gone onto strongly criticise the economic policies of the regime.
- Blatant Method (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 25, 2006)
The moral and legal issues about OoP Bill remain
- Painless Separation (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 25, 2006)
After waiting 27 months to see some signs of hope for a separate Telangana, Chandrasekhara Rao runs out of options
- Placement Begins; Infy Offer - Rs. 2.7 Lakh A Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Over 1,700 students from 38 engineering colleges attend .
- Tension Mounts As Dmdk Activists Raise A Banner Of Revolt In Villupuram (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Aug 25, 2006)
Municipal operation of removing hoardings meets with resistance .
- Chamatkar: India’S Miracle Worker (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Aug 25, 2006)
Mumbai’s Meethi is the most speciously named river in geological history.
- On Quotas, Hasten Slowly (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The cabinet’s nod to the bill on OBC reservations in institutions of higher education has revived the spectre of 1990. The high emotive potential of the issue should have induced caution.
- India To Continue Nuclear Tests (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 25, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that his country will not forfeit its right to carry out future nuclear tests despite civilian nuclear deal with the United States.
- The Move Is Actually Against The President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 25, 2006)
The combined Opposition has filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz with the National Assembly Secretariat in Islamabad on Wednesday, supported by a 30 count charge sheet.
- Shaukat Confident Against No-Confidence (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat looks taller and more confident after the No- Confidence Motion moved in the National Assembly on Wednesday last by the Opposition.
- Anti-Americanism In Russia (Dawn, Rajan Menon, Aug 25, 2006)
The Bush administration’s imposition of sanctions on two Russian companies this month for selling military technology to Iran certainly sends the Kremlin a message — but it won’t be the one the White House has in mind.
- Issues That Matter (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 25, 2006)
The opposition now seems finally united on a one-point agenda — the exit of the army from politics.
- Road To Telangana Hyderabad, Congress Politics Are In The Way (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Aug 25, 2006)
The indefinite fast undertaken by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao is oddly reminiscent of the one in the early 1950s that led to the creation of Andhra state, though no two persons can be as dissimilar as Potti Sriramulu . . .
- Voting On No-Trust Against Pm On 29th (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Aug 25, 2006)
I will respond to Opp’s charges myself, says Aziz
No secret ballot, constitutional method to be adopted for voting
- Outrage In Jaipur (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 25, 2006)
The propensity of small incidents to be blown out of proportion and - encouraged by helpful television cameras that can exaggerate the actual strength of a crowd - make a 'national crisis' out of a local tragedy is well known in India.
- Quitting, Prabhunath Dares Lalu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Even as Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee threw the resignation of Prabhunath Singh in the wastepaper basket, the JD(U) leader dared Union Railway Minister and RJD supremo to resign and face him in elections in Bihar.
- Difficult Words (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 25, 2006)
The irony is inescapable. Last Tuesday, the country mourned the death of the nonagenarian shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan in Varanasi.
- No-Trust Vote On Aug 29 Likely (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Aug 25, 2006)
Playing down any significant political impact of the opposition’s no-confidence motion, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday declared that he would defend himself in the National Assembly on August 29 when allegations levelled against him would . . .
- Cpm Democracy Sermon To Maoists (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The CPM has urged Indian Maoists to learn from their Nepalese comrades and accept multiparty democracy.
- Odd Opposition To The Ode (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Aug 24, 2006)
How is it that Islamic leaders don't feel as threatened by terrorism as by the National Song?
- Separate Statehood No Solution, Says Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
"Wrong on the part of TRS to have left UPA"
CPI (M) differs with UPA Government on many economic issues
Alliance with TDP paid dividends to the party.
- Notice To Centre On Office Of Profit Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
MP challenges Act granting exemption to 45 offices
- Terrorism After Babri Demolition: Mulayam (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Aug 24, 2006)
Targeting Muslims and attacking madarsas as centres of "ISI activities" would weaken the country: CM.
- Natwar: I Will Serve Nation In Or Out Of Party (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Thousands attend Jaipur rally
- Pakistan Still Backs Terrorism: Patil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Government has shared some information on terrorism with Pakistan
ISI providing logistical support to terror outfits such as Lashkar, Jaish.
- Down But Not Out, Leading Reformist Looks Ahead (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 24, 2006)
A former Speaker of the Majlis,Mehdi Karroubiwas the leading reformist contender in Iran's presidential election of 2005 but lost to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad under circumstances he considers improper. In an interview toThe Hinduin Tehran, he discusses . . .
- The Great Hurdle Race For School (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
In cities all over the country, getting one’s child into a good school is becoming one of the toughest hurdles for parents today. Take Delhi, for instance.
- Right To Information: First Principles & Sound Practice (Hindu, Arun Jaitley, Aug 24, 2006)
The constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression is the repository of the right to information — not the 2005 Act, which is an instrument laying down the statutory procedure in the exercise of this right.
- Cpi(m) Focus On Rajasthan; Buddhadeb To Address Sikar Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Leadership's decision to send Bengal Chief Minister is influenced by the inroads the party has seemingly made in the State
- Where Does The Buck Stop? (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 24, 2006)
Despite poverty, India has emerged as a world leader. The PM’s expression of helplessness is not understandable.
- Pm Fails To Impress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s defence of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Rajya Sabha last week may have earned him a lot of admirers and silenced both BJP and the Left, but Organiser is clearly not impressed.
- Betrayed’ Trs Boss On Hunger Strike (Telegraph, DHIRENDRA K. JHA, Aug 24, 2006)
Fighting a two-pronged battle — against the Congress’s “betrayal” and the move within his party to edge him out — Telengana Rashtra Samiti chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao today began an indefinite hunger strike.
- Ckp To Seek Action Against S M Krishna, Others (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The 16th Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bangalore has struck down the election of the office-bearers of the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (CKP) for the term 2004-06 as null and void.
- Marlboro Lights To Go Up In Smoke? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
They are the world’s best-selling cigarettes, a fashion prop for celebrities, an icon of marketing and the preferred smoke of millions.
- Discordant Notes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 24, 2006)
Song and dance over Vande Mataram
- Ap House Adjourned Over Telangana Row (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Following the split with UPA government, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi today launched agitation across Telangana districts, even as Chief Minister Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy sought to justify Congress stand on the issue.
- Mma-Ard Differences Over Women’S Protection Bill (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Aug 24, 2006)
Religious alliance’s objection to Hudood laws included in charge-sheet against Shaukat Aziz
- India Will Go Beyond Geographical Borders To Protect Interests: Iaf (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 24, 2006)
India will have to “forget geographical boundaries to protect its interests outside its boundaries”, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi of the Indian Air Force (IAF) said here on Tuesday.
- India Rules Out Joint Management Of Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
India on Wednesday rejected the idea of joint management or joint control of divided Kashmir with Pakistan, saying a similar suggestion recently reiterated by President Gen Pervez Musharraf would impinge on India’s sovereignty over the disputed region.
- Rbi Nominees To Stay On Psb Boards (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Avenue opened for allowing preference share issue to shore up capital .
The Bill received Lok Sabha approval today after the Government introduced 37 amendments.
Banks may also be allowed to issue equity shares through preferential allotment or . . .
- Ngos Should Practise What They Preach (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 24, 2006)
NGO activity being largely voluntary, overheads in such organisations should be minimal.
- Nation & States: Iii (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 24, 2006)
UP's economic resurgence cannot be brought about merely by bringing into the state a few industrialists or entrepreneurs.
- Natwar’S New Avatar: Chaudhary Of Jatland (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Desperate to save his political career in the wake of his suspension from the Congress, former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh today reinvented himself as a Jat leader of Rajasthan at a huge rally organized by his supporters here.
- Prestigious Vocation (Deccan Herald, S V Vijayan, Aug 24, 2006)
These days, it is not just the pay packet that matters, but for whom one works.
- Nature Of House (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 24, 2006)
Rajya Sabha should remain the Council of States.
- A Rapid Industrial Expansion (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has defined job creation and income generation as major objectives of his government.
- Opp Submits No-Trust Move Against Pm (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 24, 2006)
The Combined Opposition here on Wednesday submitted the No-Confidence Motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the National Assembly Secretariat.
- Sc Notice To Centre On Office Of Profit Bill (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by a Trinamool Congress MP challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments to the law on office of profit.
- Demise Of The Development Round (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Aug 24, 2006)
Hopes for a development round in world trade — opening up opportunities for developing countries to grow and reduce poverty — now seem dashed.
- Need For A Political Approach (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2006)
The lull in acts of terror and subversion in Balochistan should not lead to a sense of complacency in the government.
- Upa Went Out Of Its Way To Address Trs Concerns: Cong (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Rejecting TRS allegation of "betrayal" by Congress on the Telangana issue, Congress on Wednesday said the UPA coalition went out of its way to address the concerns of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on the matter.
- Sc Issues Notice To Centre On Office Of Profit Bill (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by a Trinamool Congress MP challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments to the law on Office of Profit.
- Shift In Opinion On Iraq War: Poll (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Americans increasingly see the war in Iraq as distinct from the fight against terrorism, and nearly half believe president Bush has focused too much on Iraq to the exclusion of other threats, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
- Three Cheers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
The statement of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss seeking to clear the pesticide controversy in cola drinks must be seen in its proper perspective.
- Deficit Of Trust In Pakistan (Pioneer, PN Khera, Aug 24, 2006)
The Army alone will be the winner in any election in Pakistan because it will always remain the single largest party in that country, says PN Khera
- Upa Holds Country To Ransom (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Aug 24, 2006)
Congress fails to realise that so far as appeasement is concerned, it's better to draw a line than to sign on the dotted line, says Anuradha Dutt.
- End To Chicanery (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
A needless controversy over whether an individual can represent a State that is not his or her domicile in the Rajya Sabha has been put to rest by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
- Sc Issues Notice To Centre On Office-Of-Profit Law (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Aug 24, 2006)
The Government's decision to enact the Office-of-Profit legislation to protect over 40 Members of Parliament from the threat of disqualification has come under judicial scrutiny with the Supreme Court on Wednesday admitting a petition terming the . . .
- Cabinet To Discuss Amendments To Sbi Act (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Aug 24, 2006)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) is going to discuss the amendment to the SBI Act 1955 on Thursday.
- Thorn In The Side (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
One of the most serious threats to India's security is from the proxy war unleashed against it on the eastern front, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Bush To Raise Funds For Indian Baiter (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
President George W. Bush has no reservations about raising money for a Republican Senator under sharp criticism for calling a rival-campaign worker of Indian descent “macaca,” the White House said today.
- To Rs From Anywhere (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2006)
Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutional validity of amendments to the Representation of People Act that dispensed with the domicile requirement for members and secret ballot for elections to the Rajya Sabha (in August 2003) is . . .
- Sc Issues Notice To Centre On Oop Bill (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, 2006 that exempts 45 offices from the purview of . . .
- Bad Form, Captain (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
The hearing on the Pakistan skipper’s actions during the Oval Test has been postponed. But events of that day continue to provoke urgent comment.
- For A Song (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 24, 2006)
There is something ridiculous as well as pathetic about senior political leaders getting mired in debates over banal non-issues.
- British Media All Praise For Bismillah Khan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The British media showered encomiums on Indian shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan, seeing him as symbolising all that is best about Hindu-Muslim unity.
- Oop Act: Sc Notice Puts Mps In Spot (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Aug 24, 2006)
Government may not quite have shaken off the office-of-profit controversy despite a green signal from Rashtrapati Bhawan. Some 40-odd MPs will remain on edge with Supreme Court issuing a notice on Wednesday to the Centre seeking its response on the . . .
- India Deflects Tamil Calls To Mediate In Sri Lanka (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 24, 2006)
Their black gowns flapping in the traffic, scores of Indian lawyers form a "human chain" around the red-brick court building while other protesters burn Sri Lankan flags or stage symbolic fasts.
- Organised Riots & Structured Violence In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
What are called Hindu-Muslim riots in India are, in fact, more like pogroms, and have recently, in Gujarat and elsewhere, taken the form of genocidal massacres and local ethnic cleansing as well.
- Sanctity Of Devaraj Urs Award Violated, Says Forum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Choice of Nisar Ahmed for award comes under fire
J. Srinivasan was chosen for award
He was replaced at the last moment
The reason is political .
- Democracy Wrestles With Clerical Authority (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 23, 2006)
With a vibrant and often polarised political culture, Iran is arguably more tolerant of debate than many countries in the region. But there are also limits.
- Govt Says Nothing Decided On Ten Expelled Mps (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
As moves continued for revocation of the expulsion of ten MPs from the Lok Sabha in the cash-for-query scam, Government today said the situation was "fluid" and nothing has been decided.
- Nsui Holds Rally On North Campus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
In a show of strength in the run-up to the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) polls, the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) organised a "Chhatra Adhikar Rally" on the North Campus on Tuesday.
- This Round To The Rti (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
In what constitutes a significant victory for the people of India, the Government has been forced to withdraw the illiberal amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 that it had decided to table in the current session of Parliament.
- Selling For A Song (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Could HRD Minister Arjun Singh have been so swayed by his own project to articulate state-authorised history texts that he actually thought he could escape the experience of his Congress party on holding any . . .
- Tv-Mediated Activism (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Aug 23, 2006)
People turn insensitive to issues in course of time due to over exposure of events on television.
- Modi’S Thesis On Muslims (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Aug 23, 2006)
Many common Indians have been congratulating themselves on the fact that the recent Mumbai blasts failed to ignite a communal conflagration. It is true indeed that the terrorist strike triggered off no riots but only participation by all communities . . .
- Graft: There’S A Way Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2006)
A TV channel recently held a debate on ‘How to prevent or stop corruption?’ Many distinguished speakers participated, including a minister. Many of the points that were made were purely academic in nature and nothing concrete emerged.
- Hiding In The House (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Is the spirit of Indian federalism damaged by electoral law amendments dispensing with domicile requirements for Rajya Sabha? Is this a case of grievous injury to the Constitution’s ‘basic structure’?
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