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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 26693:
- Environment Falls Prey To Chinese Corruption (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 21, 2006)
China’s top environmental official has blamed corruption for frustrating environmental protection efforts and sparking a rise in air pollution, state media reported today.
- Americans Prefer Hillary As Democrat Candidate For Prez (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Americans prefer Senator and former First Lady Hillary Clinton as the Democrat candidate for Presidential polls in 2008 above other contenders from her party, according to a new poll.
- Kolkata Man Claims Purchasing Land On Moon (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
It may sound weird, but a person in Kolkata has purchased properties in moon and claims to posses 'valid documents' of his investments.
- The Speech That Was Not Allowed (Hindu, K. Natwar Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
The nuclear deal is aboutenergy, not non-proliferation. It is about reciprocity, not about unilateral steps taken by the USA. Talk about India having a congruent foreign policy with the U.S. is unacceptable to all patriotic Indians.
- Jat Rally A Raje Govt.-Sponsored Event: Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
No member of the party belonging to the Jat community will participate in it, says PCC chief .
- A Dubious Record Of Unity (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 21, 2006)
When it concerns votes, all parties, from the Left to the Right of the political spectrum close their ranks.
- America’S Orwellian Talk (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 21, 2006)
The unanimously adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1701 will at best reduce the fighting in Lebanon. In the immediate context it will wind down both the Israeli aggression and the retaliatory Hizbollah attacks.
- ‘I Am With Terrorism’ (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The legendary Arab poet, Nizar Qabbani, like many Arab radicals spent his exile years in Beirut. One day, his beloved wife, Balqis al-Rawi, was killed by a bomb planted at the Iraqi embassy in Beirut. Balqis was an Iraqi and the bomb was planted by . . .
- On Heroic Leadership (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
Political life in our country has been marked by a tendency towards one-man rule.
- The Dispensation Of Justice (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The four-day International Judicial Conference, held in Islamabad recently to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court, issued the Islamabad Declaration at its conclusion.
- Sabotage In Na? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
It is somewhat understandable why so few members of the opposition failed to attend Friday's session of the National Assembly - especially those belonging to the MMA - since the top item for discussion was . . .
- How To Revive Agricultural Economy (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
As the crisis of the farming community reverberate in the country with suicides and hunger, the prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in his Independence speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, loudly proclaimed that the UPA government is "concerned . . .
- Great Illusion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 21, 2006)
About two years ago outgoing "Azad" Kashmir (the occupied territory across the Line of Control) "President" Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan had put up quite a show in front of a group of journalists from this part of the State.
- Pakistan Risk Test In Ball-Tampering Row (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The fourth Test between England and Pakistan descended into total farce on Sunday as first Pakistan, and then the umpires, refused to return to the field after tea on the fourth day following a ball-tampering storm. Play was called off for the day.
- Power To People (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 21, 2006)
The present structure of Panchayati Raj is imbued with ancient promises and with the two essential strands of Gandhiji’s economic philosophy.
- Musharraf Pops Out Of Box (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Aug 21, 2006)
Like an untiring jack in the box, President Pervez Musharraf pops out his head every time anyone lifts the lid for him, and when no one else does he is quite capable of doing it himself; and perhaps because someone has told him that “thinking out . . .
- Nirmala Deshpande Gets Sadbhavana Award (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Noted Gandhian and Rajya Sabha MP Nirmala Deshpande was today honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for her contribution to the cause of national unity.
- Declare Pak A Terror State: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Claiming that the recent spurt in terrorist activities in the country was sponsored by Pakistan, BJP today said India should step up pressure on the international community to declare the neighbouring country a ‘Terrorist State’.
- Israel Seizes Top Hamas Official (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israel seized Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Naser al-Shaer, a top official of the Hamas militant group, at his home in the occupied West Bank today.
- Do Mlas, Mlcs Deserve Salary Hike? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
The present Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is known to be a distinguished legal luminary and a constitutional expert.
- A Raja’S Realm (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Aug 20, 2006)
A problem that early professional and amateur photographers in India had to deal with was an idiosyncratic and varied climate.
- Nothing Islamic About Fascism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Aug 20, 2006)
So, five years after 9/11 are we back to the beginning? Not quite. Complexity has been replaced by simplicity, but the magnitude of ambition remains steadfast.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 20, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Jats To Protest Against Natwar's "Ill-Treatment" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
``He enhanced status of Jats at the international level''
- Bhisham Pitamaha Of Parliament (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Aug 20, 2006)
Last week this column gave expression to one's growing disenchantment with the way our parliament is conducting or not conducting the nation's business. It made dismal narration and one that gave me little pleasure to write about.
- Ec To Abide By Oop Act In Clearing Petitions (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A day after President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam gave his assent to the Office of Profit Bill, the Election Commission today said it would abide by the legislation in deciding on the disqualification petitions against 40 MPs.
- Ec Will Abide By Oop Bill In Clearing Petitions: Cec (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A day after President A P J Abdul Kalam gave his assent to the Office of Profit Bill, the Election Commission on Saturday said it would abide by the legislation in deciding on the disqualification petitions against 40 MPs.
- Iraq War Key To Fight Terror: Bush (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
President George W Bush, today, said that his administration’s determination to remain in Iraq and its efforts to end violence in Lebanon are the key to protect the US from future terrorist attacks. Democrats countered that Americans will be . . .
- India Says Hindi Should Be Included In Un (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
India has said that Hindi should be included as one of the languages used by the United Nations as it was spoken by a substantial percentage of the world population.
- Humane Judiciary A Must, Says Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said today that a humane and efficient judiciary was a must for good governance and there was need to sensitise the lower courts towards the objective.
- The Green Way To Energy Security (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 20, 2006)
India and the United States share a deep and abiding interest in assuring reliable and abundant energy to power our economies and provide a basic foundation for the prosperity of our citizens. We also share a vision of promoting clean energy practices . .
- Two More Us States Plan To Hold Early Primaries (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Democratic National Committee on Saturday is expected to add Nevada and South Carolina to the early presidential voting states, a detour into gambling glitz and southern gentility from the traditional cold winds and snow of early primary states . . .
- Faith Proves Sweeter Than Filth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A part of India went to sleep on Friday wondering how pure its cola is.
- Blot & Botch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 20, 2006)
Enter the sarkari political scientist
A stiff dose of sarkari interpretation of contemporary history is in the offing with the NCERT’s decision to include in the class XII political science curriculum events that in its perception have influenced . . .
- Bureaucrats In Politics (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Aug 20, 2006)
Justice R S Pathak in his report on oil-for-food programme has clearly pointed out that Natwar Singh, a very important leader of the Congress party, had tried to ‘influence’ the Iraqi government on giving concessions to his kith and kin on the . . .
- Sensitize Lower Judiciary: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Observing that there was "growing concern" over "lack" of probity in some sections of judiciary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the lower courts "must be sensitized" for speedy justice where most of the citizens come in contact with judiciary.
- "Vaiko's Visit Pre-Empted Solution To Sri Lankan Tamil Issue" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Rajiv Gandhi had urged Karunanidhi to hold talks with Prabhakaran
- "Cauvery Issue Cannot Be Resolved Through Legal Means" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Kumaraswamy advocates mutual understanding and cooperation
- Judiciary Should Be More Sensitive Towards Poor: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the judicial system needed to be more sensitive and humane towards the poor in the face of rising litigation cost so that doors of justice were not closed for them and assured his government's full support . . .
- Rahul Mahajan To Get Back His Passport (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A city court today ordered the release of passport of Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, and accused in the drug overdose case. Rahul had sought the court’s permission for travelling abroad following his recent marriage.
- Checking Abuse Of Power By Prosecution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
What is the true scope and nature of the power under Section 321 Cr PC? This authorises a public prosecutor to withdraw from prosecution of any case even after it has reached the final stage after a prolonged trial.
- Lca, Arjun Projects On Schedule, Says Rao Inderjit Singh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 20, 2006)
Rao Inderjit Singh has been the Union Minister of State for Defence for about four months after a stint in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- Don't Rejoice, Tackle Terror (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 20, 2006)
For the past week, the Government and intelligentsia of India have been wallowing in an unseemly bout of self-congratulation.
- The Politics Of Religion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
in a country where fanatics and hardliners come in different shapes and sizes.
- File Notings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, passed by Parliament last year, is new and finding its ground. Both educated and unlettered people around the country are struggling to make it a reality.
- Desperate Language (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2006)
The search for scapegoats is on. Ever since it was widely seen to have lost the nuclear deal debate, the BJP has been desperately searching for a fall guy.
- Kill Bill, Congress Style (Indian Express, D Raja, Aug 20, 2006)
The Bill enabling reservations in educational institutions for SC, ST and OBC categories, by virtue of the 93rd Amendment, is being virtually killed by the Congress, despite sage advice from its allies in the UPA.
- Indians Drink "Divine" Sea Water As It Turns Sweet (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Thousands of Indians drank from a murky Arabian Sea creek after news spread overnight that its water had miraculously turned sweet and could cure illnesses, police said on Saturday.
- India Says Hindi Should Be Included In Un (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
India has said that Hindi should be included as one of the languages used by the United Nations as it was spoken by a substantial percentage of the world population.
- A New Word In The Lexicon, A New Line Of Attack (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Aug 20, 2006)
Wednesday’s grenade attack on the ISKCON temple in Imphal, killing five people, spelt two significant changes for Manipur.
- Being Prime Ministerial (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 20, 2006)
These are moments that come rarely to prime ministers. Moments when they earn the adjective, ‘prime ministerial’. Before Manmohan Singh rose to reply to Thursday’s day-long discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the anxiety in the Rajya Sabha did . . .
- It And Tourism Projects To Get Instant Approval (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Aug 20, 2006)
"SEZ will encourage all types of industries"
- Why This Apathy? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 20, 2006)
“Lack of quorum” seems to have become all too convenient an excuse for the National Assembly when it comes to taking up important national issues.
- Creek Water Turns Sweet In Mumbai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
On Saturday, another rumour – of the salty water of the Mahim creek in North Central Mumbai turning “sweet” – spread like wild fire in the metropolis and people thronged the creek to taste it, believing it to be a miracle.
- Adivasis Made Mercenaries To Kill Their Own People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2006)
“Naxalism is not an issue or a problem. It is a solution, an alternative development programme.” Pendyala Varavara Rao, Poet and Ex-emissary for peace talks between AP Govt and naxalites.
- On I-Day, A Rural Reality Check (New Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
India's 59th birthday I decided to skip the President’s Independence Day tea party for a rural reality check. Not because I am blase about invitations from Rashtrapati Bhawan—I only get invited once a year—but because political Delhi at the moment . . .
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- Muslims: Smell The Coffee (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 20, 2006)
The community is stigmatised by jihad. It's time educated Muslims come forward to replace the traditional leaders
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 20, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- Bunkum Of Resilience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Children in schools are taught that India is a great country and a potential superpower.
- Bush Has A Terror, Fascist Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Hussain Randathani | Director Islamic Research and Development Council Kozhikode
- Eroding Parliament’S Sanctity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 20, 2006)
Both Houses of Parliament were in a state of disarray on Friday as the parliamentarians mocked their sanctity. While Senate witnessed uproar and pandemonium over exchange of corruption charges in the context of the Supreme Court’s recent verdict . . .
- Office Of Profit: Ec To ‘Abide’ By Legislation (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A day after President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam gave his assent to the office of profit bill, the Election Commission said on Saturday that it would abide by the legislation in deciding on the disqualification petitions against 40 MPs.
- 4 U.S. Soldiers Are Killed As Afghan Violence Surges (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Insurgents killed four U.S. soldiers and wounded six others in clashes Saturday during an upsurge in violence across the country. Two Afghan soldiers also were killed.
- ‘Pak Has Been Given Full Dossiers. It Is In Denial. . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
This week was a busy one for the PM and his deputies in the Foreign Ministry, especially MoS Anand Sharma. Defending the Government in Parliament on the nuclear deal with the US from both the Left and the Right must have been a trying experience.
- Japan’S Problem With History (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
Japan has a serious geopolitical problem.
- Power And Caste (Tribune, C P Bhambhri, Aug 19, 2006)
The ongoing debate on the proposed policy of reservations for the Other Backward Castes in institutions of higher education by the Central Government has generated controversies because a sizable section of the intelligentsia has refused to accept . . .
- President Gives Assent (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has lived up to the letter and spirit of the Constitution by giving the much-awaited assent to the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill on Friday.
- A New Word In The Lexicon, A New Line Of Attack (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Aug 19, 2006)
Wednesday’s grenade attack on the ISKCON temple in Imphal, killing five people, spelt two significant changes for Manipur. One was the introduction of a word in the state’s lexicon: “Terrorist”.
- Homage To A Bookseller (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Aug 19, 2006)
There are two sure-fire ways to distinguish an old Bangalorean from the recent immigrant: where he (or she) buys his (or her) books, and the name by which he (or she) knows a well-loved café on St. Mark’s Road.
- President Clears ‘Profit’ Bill (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Aug 19, 2006)
Much to the relief of the Congress-led UPA government, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today gave his assent to the controversial office of profit Bill, which had been passed by Parliament for the second time without changes.
- Kill Bill, Congress Style (Indian Express, D. Raja, Aug 19, 2006)
The Bill enabling reservations in educational institutions for SC, ST and OBC categories, by virtue of the 93rd Amendment, is being virtually killed by the Congress, despite sage advice from its allies in the UPA.
- Desperate Language (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 19, 2006)
The search for scapegoats is on. Ever since it was widely seen to have lost the nuclear deal debate, the BJP has been desperately searching for a fall guy.
- Being Prime Ministerial (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 19, 2006)
These are moments that come rarely to prime ministers. Moments when they earn the adjective, ‘prime ministerial’.
- Pollution Solution (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Aug 19, 2006)
Asia should learn from the West and leapfrog the mistakes it made, to avoid polluting the environment.
- Politics Is A Puzzle (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 19, 2006)
The leaders are all opportunists. All that matters is Islamic principles and power, no matter who rules.
- Bush In Babylon (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 19, 2006)
Arnove has built up a powerful case for immediate American withdrawal from Iraq.
- Obc Quotas: Blind Oversight (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Aug 19, 2006)
There is no moral, philosophical, or economic basis for OBC reservations in colleges or employment.
- Rain & Civic Collapse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Rain, storms, earthquakes — these are nature’s visitations over which man has little control.
- Terrorism Has To Be Met With Force: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Calling on the country’s police to be courteous to common people and do justice to the needy through prompt delivery of services, President General Pervez Musharraf Friday asked the law enforcing agencies to act strongly against those preaching . . .
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