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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 26693:
- The Pm And The O (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 12, 2006)
Congressmen treat India’s Prime Minister as if they were dealing with Dr Manmohan Singh
- The Fizz Of The Matter (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Aug 11, 2006)
It’s important that the public debate on colas should not be limited to the pesticide content.
- 10 Targets For Natwar’S Arrow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
He hasn’t even won a municipal election, Natwar Singh said of the prime minister, who’s a Rajya Sabha member.
- Health Scheme Needs To Be Reworked: Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said the Yeshaswini scheme will be reworked into a comprehensive health policy for the poor.
- Pro And Contra (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
In a parliamentary democracy, today’s opposition is often yesterday’s or tomorrow’s government.
- Casual Approach To Terrorism (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 11, 2006)
SINCE some excellent ideas on how to combat the great and growing menace of terrorism — spelled out by noted experts, some of whom have spent a lifetime dealing with internal security, at a meeting in New Delhi over a week ago — have gone . . .
- Pointless Politics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 11, 2006)
The picture of NDA MPs with gags sitting outside Lok Sabha on Tuesday summed up the state of affairs in Parliament. The MPs had chosen to wear gags to protest the Speaker's refusal to accept their demand to adjourn the House.
- Nuances Of Emerging India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission, St Stephen’s College of Delhi aligned itself with the nationalist movement of India from its early days. The bond deepened when C.F.
- Lifting The Veil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Muslim women have been a subject of considerable debate in India.But the focus revolves mainly around personal laws and religion.
- Guns Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 11, 2006)
Democratic power does not flow from the barrel of a gun.
- Set Science-Based Standards (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 11, 2006)
The Kerala government’s decision to ban production and sale of Coke and Pepsi would make the southern Indian state one of the few places in the world, Iran is another, where the iconic symbols of Americana are not available.
- The Gathering Storm (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 11, 2006)
Despite Natwar Singh's flip-flops, problems of the UPA are far from over, particularly with an aggressive Left with an eye on the main chance . . .
- Understand The Jihadi Mindset (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 11, 2006)
What is the link between Kashmir, Iraq, Chechnya, Afghanistan and West Asia?
- Ban In A Bottle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Kerala's Coca-Cola Communism ---- The decision of Kerala's Left Democratic Front Government to ban the bottling . . .
- Attack On The Idea Of India (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 11, 2006)
How ironic that Tony Blair should be the first major political leader to point out that the nature of our Kashmir problem has changed.
- The Abortion Wars In The Us Rage On (Indian Express, Sujatha Byravan, Aug 11, 2006)
Ever since the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Roe vs Wade in 1973 established that most laws against abortion violate a constitutional right to privacy, the battle-line between the pro-life and pro-choice camps has been drawn.
- Lest We Take Our Eyes Off Nepal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
While hot war unfolds in Lebanon, and India and Pakistan’s nuclear-backed dispute over Kashmir episodically dominates the news from South Asia, monumental changes are underway in Nepal. It is a country in post-conflict transition.
- Dr Singh, Mp, Lok Sabha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
Thase columns had observed yesterday Natwar Singh’s fulminations against the prime minister could help the Congress rediscover the virtues of party-government solidarity.
- There's Much More To It (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Kashi is not simply about its temples
- Desperate To Oppose (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 11, 2006)
Even before these civilized assumptions were rendered redundant by the rough and tumble of ‘emerging’ democracies, there were alternative perceptions of the Opposition’s role. Radical politicians, particularly . . .
- No-Trust Motion Against Prime Minister (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 11, 2006)
Opposition has decided to submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the National Assembly on August 23 next. ARD chairman Amin Fahim told reporters after . . .
- Relevant Quranic Guidance (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Aug 11, 2006)
IN the present global scene, non-Muslims appear to be converging on an anti-Muslim agenda because of their perceived danger from what they call `radical' Islam.
- Don’T Quit, Mr Speaker (Tribune, L.M. Singhvi, Aug 11, 2006)
The long suffering Speaker of the Lok Sabha or, for that matter, the Chairman, must not resign even though it seems they have reason enough to do so personally.
- This Impasse Must Be Broken (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 11, 2006)
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat should take the lead in resolving the standoff in Parliament.
- "Indian System Relevant To Sri Lanka" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 11, 2006)
Firmness with dialogue is the way to overcome terrorism: Karan Singh
- Unedifying Behaviour (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2006)
In the last week, the Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary conduct has plumbed new depths.
- Tdp Regaining Political Space (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Aug 11, 2006)
Is Telugu Desam supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu gradually returning to the centrestage in Andhra Pradesh?
- N-Deal: Not Yet Time To Hit Panic Button (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
'Amendments not binding, only 123 text matters' ----- US President George W Bush is understood to have conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he too remains committed to the July 18, 2005 Indo-US agreement on civil nuclear cooperation.
- Nepal Walks In Step (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 11, 2006)
Nepal has taken another significant step towards democracy with the government and Maoist rebels sorting out differences on the management of rebel arms.
- Top Defence Slots (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 11, 2006)
It is imperative that the defence minister initiates immediate action to thwart any snowballing of controversy over the appointment of the next Chief of the Air Staff, the seeds of which appear to have been, sadly, sown.
- Tackling Ulfa~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 11, 2006)
Following the dismissal of the AGP government and imposition of President’s rule in November 1990, Assam was declared a disturbed area.
- Sri Lankan Govt Needs Strategic Vision To Resolve Conflict (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 11, 2006)
"The two main parties in the Sri Lankan conflict have to demonstrate the political commitment and resolve the conflict rather than pretend they are interested in a process of negotiations and play for time."
- International Energy Agency Report — India Must Plug Into China's Approach (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 11, 2006)
At a time when the coalition government in India is finding it an arduous task to convince allies on cost-reflective prices to public utilities, the eminently workable reforms in China and the suggestions made by the IEA could provide some . . .
- Fuel In The Cell (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Aug 11, 2006)
Many leading auto manufacturers are working to introduce the fuel cell concept as the alternative prime mover.
- Political Long And Short Of Disinvestment (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Aug 11, 2006)
Disinvestment is turning out to be a difficult proposition for the two-year-old Manmohan Singh Government with every passing day.
- Reckless Vendetta (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 11, 2006)
Justice RS Pathak Authority into the Iraq ‘food for oil’ issue has acted in record time to clear the Congress party and Sonia Gandhi and indicts Natwar Singh and now we will have three government agencies who will use every method possible to . . .
- Paradox Of A ‘Command-Market’ Economy (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Aug 11, 2006)
Pushing a billion people into a different growth path is a matter of scale, which only governments can provide. China scores over India, whose politicians and bureaucrats blame the . . .
- Food Security: China's Success Story (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 10, 2006)
China has hugely improved the availability of, and access to, food through a combination of a sound agricultural policy, development of rural infrastructure, and investment in research and development in the farm sector.
- Revolution In A Bottle (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
Kerala’s Marxists are silly banning Coke-Pepsi. Plus, they could be doing their state great harm
- An Excess Of Privilege (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
A lively debate has begun on whether the premature leakage of some conclusions of the Pathak Report constitutes a breach of privilege.
- Gift From Natwar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
His attacks on the PM have brought party close to government. Will Congress remember the lesson?
- Nepal Dispute Ends As Govt Blinks First (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 10, 2006)
The festering dispute between Nepal’s seven-party government and the Maoists over decommissioning the guerrilla soldiers that aggravated this week after Prime Minister Koirala championed accommodating King Gyanendra in the future political system, . . .
- 13 Blasts That Changed Our World (Times of India, Bachi J Karkaria, Aug 10, 2006)
Today, Justice P D Kode will commence delivery of judgement on the accused in the 1993 blasts. But, in the 13 years since those 13 bombs RDX-ed their way path through the city, Mumbai has already stood in the dock. The sentence has already been delivered.
- Inquiry Report (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2006)
It was Aristotle’s dictum that all interpretation or criticism must begin with the text itself. Thus it would be appropriate to begin with the text of the report submitted by Mr R.S. Pathak on the United Nations oil-for-food programme.
- Bimstec Meet Sets Early Deadline For Fta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Stress on improving transport links among member States .
- Here Drinking Water Is Worse Than Cola (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Pesticides in aerated drinks is just not palatable to the State government. But the fact that thousands of people in Bangalore urban district continue to consume water from “poisoned” borewells fails to attract the same concern.
- No Assent, Kalam Keeps Suspense On Oop Intact (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Aug 10, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam is yet to give his assent to the office-of-profit Bill, returned to him a week ago after Parliament re-legislated it without any changes.
- Can A General Meeting Be Cancelled? (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 10, 2006)
When an application is made for compromise or arrangement, which includes merger, it is for the court to call a meeting of shareholders and creditors.
- No-Trust Against Aziz On 23rd (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Aug 10, 2006)
Committee formed to draft motion, corruption to be main charge
No Opp decision yet on motion against president
- Lessons From L'affaire Natwar Singh (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 10, 2006)
The sooner Mr Natwar Singh sheds his hubris which has brought him to this pass the better will he be able to salvage what little political respectability he still thinks he can lay claim to.
- Sonia Hits Out At Mulayam Singh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Seeking to revive the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, India’s politically most crucial state, party president Sonia Gandhi late on Tuesday trained her guns on Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, accusing him of plunging the state into anarchy and . . .
- Nepal Set To Give Partial Draft Of Constitution (Asian Age, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Aug 10, 2006)
A committee drafting an interim Constitution for Nepal was set on Wednesday to present its first draft, more than a month behind schedule and missing key components, an official said.
- Jamali To Run For Party Office: Pml Leadership Stunned (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Wednesday stunned the top leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League by announcing his candidature for the party secretary-general’s office in the August 12 intra-party elections.
- Serial Blasts: "Focus On Credibility Of Witnesses" (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Aug 10, 2006)
"Society suffers by wrong convictions; equally by wrong acquittals as well."
Irregularity in adhering to norms by prosecuting agency should not be a ground for dismissing prosecution case
More than 50 persons were killed in an area of 60 sq. . . .
- Killing Of Youth Sparks Strong Protests In Srinagar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 10, 2006)
Top Harkat-ul Mujahideen militant killed
- No Assent, Kalam Keeps Suspense On Oop Intact (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam is yet to give his assent to the office-of-profit Bill, returned to him a week ago after Parliament re-legislated it without any changes.
- ‘Confidence In One’S Fairness, Objectivity Must Be Commanded’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
When two of the country’s seniormost politicians trade harsh words in public, it resounds even above the clatter of everyday politics.
- Torchlight On A Blindfolded Face (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2006)
By trying to keep the truth about missing militants and death squads under wraps, the defence establishment is seriously harming the cause of peace in Assam, writes . . .
- 1993 Blast Case: Court To Deliver Verdict Today (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The 1993 serial bomb blasts case has finally come to an end with a TADA court all set to start dictation of its verdict from today in the presence of all the 123 accused, including actor Sanjay Dutt.
- Nepal, Maoists Reach Deal On Un Role (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The Koirala government and the Maoist rebels today formally requested the UN to monitor the human rights situation in Nepal and manage weapons of both the Nepali Army and the Maoist rebels.
- Do Not Look (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 10, 2006)
In a democracy, policemen should not have to enter art galleries unless they like looking at pictures.
- '93 Serial Blasts: Judgement Today (Times of India, Bachi J Karkaria, Aug 10, 2006)
Today, Justice P D Kode will commence delivery of judgement on the accused in the 1993 blasts. But, in the 13 years since those 13 bombs RDX-ed their way path through the city, Mumbai has already stood in the dock. The sentence has already been delivered.
- Politics In Hockey (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Pakistan faced utmost humiliation and disappointment at the 28 Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament where it finished 5th and yet we did not see any shame or remorse from any of the hockey charlatans.
- Tharoor Has A Long Way To Go (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 10, 2006)
Among the many myths that have landed India in deep diplomatic embarrassment in the past are myths about so-called “solidarity of the nonaligned and developing countries” and the belief . . .
- Kudos For Karat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
A rather unexpected recipient of some praise — albeit left-handed — in the pages of Organiser is CPM general secretary Prakash Karat. It appears in a long article on the government’s “total isolation” over the nuclear deal issue.
- ‘Mainstream Politics Is All Rubbish’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Aug 10, 2006)
K G Kannabiran, president of the People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), has devoted his life to fighting for people’s rights. He is one of the leading lawyers in Andhra Pradesh, and has taken up the legal cudgels against the state’s attempts to . . .
- Mahesh Bhatt Leads Muslim Protest (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 10, 2006)
With the Mumbai police summoning scores of Muslim youths for questioning in the wake of the serial bomb blasts, community leaders are coming together to protest, what they call, harassment of innocent people.
- The Foreign To Bjp Policy (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Aug 10, 2006)
Why are nuclear nationalists prancing around with KGB hand-me-downs? ---- Since the Monsoon Session of Parliament began in the final week of July, three issues and a subtext have engrossed it:
- A Principled Stand (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The MQM, which is a coalition partner in the federal and provincial government of Sindh took a "democratic" step which few political parties of Pakistan ever had the courage to take, when its ministers resigned en bloc both in Sindh and at the centre.
- Tharoor And That Uneasy Feeling (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Aug 10, 2006)
Among the many myths that have caused diplomatic embarrassment to India in the past are myths about so-called solidarity of the non-aligned and developing countries and the belief that just because we have supported Arab and African causes in the . . .
- Ministreal Incompetence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 10, 2006)
These columns on November 6 were the first to call for Natwar Singh’s resignation as Foreign Minister.
- Kerala Bans Sale, Production Of Colas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Kerala chief minister Mr VS Achuthanandan told reporters that the state Cabinet decided to ban sale and production of soft drinks marketed by the cola majors. The ban was imposed as many studies had stated these drinks contained elements hazardous . . .
- Immiscible In The Melting Pot (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 10, 2006)
Everybody says India is a great nation, but one fails to understand where the greatness is hidden when all of us unabashedly admit that we are a backward lot.
- Meanwhile, Sonia Says 'I Am Proud Of Manmohan' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Virtually launching her party campaign for the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh next year, Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked her party rank and file to get ready for a 'do or die' battle to remove the Mulayam Singh government.
- American Senator Defeated Over Iraq War (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Prominent US senator Joseph Lieberman has been defeated in primary elections in what is largely being seen in America as a backlash against President Bush and the war in Iraq.
- Oic Arms For Hezbollah (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 10, 2006)
Mlaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said that the OIC should consider supply arms to Hezbollah for the defence of Lebanon, a member of the organization.
- 60 Per Cent Americans Oppose Us War In Iraq: (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
US Blackhawk helicopter goes down in Iraq; Twenty civilians killed in bomb blast, four Iraqis held for allegedly kidnapping US journalist
- Retreat In The Face Of Extremism? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 10, 2006)
The ruling PML had a case of cold feet at the National Assembly on Tuesday while trying to pass an amendment to the Hudood Ordinance by a simple majority.
- Tackling Ulfa-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 10, 2006)
The asymmetric secessionist war of the United Liberation Front of Asom has gravely endangered national security ever since its inception in 1979.
- Are Indian Muslims Getting Radicalised? (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 10, 2006)
The Mumbai bomb blasts of July 11 “underscored a gathering threat for India: a small but increasingly deadly cadre of young and often educated Indian Muslims who are being drawn directly into terrorist operations,” according to a report in the New . . .
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