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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 26693:
- Beyond Rhetoric (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 07, 2006)
Is secularism only a convenient tool for Congress to drum up minority support in states where they constitute an influential vote bank?
- Don’T Make Kargil’S Feat Controversial (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 07, 2006)
PML (N) has circulated a White Paper on the Kargil operation entitled ‘Kargil adventure — another huge defeat after Dhaka Fall, who is responsible?’ to focus on its negative bearing on the nation as a whole.
- Natwar’S Endgame: He Goes After The Pm, Finds Takers Outside Cong (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
With no friends left in the Congress and the Government and indicted by the Pathak panel for “misusing” his position to help those close to him obtain contracts and make money in the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal, former External Affairs Minister . . .
- Dmk, Aiadmk `War' Over Farmers' Security Scheme Intensifies (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Aug 07, 2006)
AIADMK activists hold protest meetings throughout the State
DMK, some farmers' associations term the AIADMK protest `political stunt'
"AIADMK opposed move to revive farm labourers board with an eye on polls"
DMK, some farmers' associations . . .
- What We Still Don't Understand About Hizbollah (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
A terrorism expert, who has studied 462 suicide bombings, says such acts have little to do with religious extremism and that the West must engage politically to halt the slaughter.
- "For The U.S., The Nuclear Issue Of Iran Is Just An Excuse" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
As Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council,Ali Larijaniis Iran's top nuclear negotiator. In an interview with The Hindu in Tehran on Saturday, he discussed Iran's nuclear programme, its relations with India and the escalating crisis . . .
- No Need Of Alarm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2006)
Iraq's 'civil war' threat is not new ---- There has been a sudden change in the tone of the top echelons of the United States military establishment on the issue of Iraq.
- Kerala Education Act: A Model For The Nation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
Consensus in matters such as education is desirable, but not always possible. That, however, should not impede society from advancing towards social justice and equality. The government's duty is to pave the way for it.
- The Challenges Posed By Polio (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Aug 07, 2006)
Lessons from past failures must guide planners to move in the right direction.
- ‘A Very Noble Concept’ (Deccan Herald, G K GOVINDA RAO, Aug 07, 2006)
"A casteless society is where no single group feels superior to another.Why should anybody, who does not belong to any of the reservation categories, have to mention his caste?"
- Rahul Gandhi To Launch Congress Campaign In Up (New Indian Express, PTI, Aug 07, 2006)
The speculation over a larger role for Rahul Gandhi gained momentum again with the AICC on Sunday announcing that he would be accompanying Congress president Sonia Gandhi to formally launch the party’s campaign in Uttar Pradesh.
- Bjp's G7 To Keep Up The Heat On Upa (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Aug 07, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has constituted a core group of seven Members of the Lok Sabha for a sustained attack on the UPA Government for its alleged multi-pronged failures during the current session of Parliament.
- Rajnath To Lead Yavatmal Rally Against 'Failed' Pm Package (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh would lead a massive agitation on August 9 in Yavatmal in Vidarbha of farmers against the failed package of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared last month for the cotton farmers, committing . . .
- Colas And Farmer (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2006)
Soft drinks in face of hard truths ---- For the second time in three years, a Delhi-based environmental NGO has tested samples of popular colas and found them contaminated by pesticides at levels that are deemed dangerous for human consumption.
- Us Is Not Making Case For Democracy’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
The United States is not making the case for freedom, democracy and western law to the rest of the world, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said.
- Girded By History And Myth (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Aug 06, 2006)
Girish Kasaravalli on his new film, which is about faith and resistance to socio-cultural religious decrees.
The novel is more clear-cut and focuses more on the boy's previous birth. I deviated, added ambiguities. I created a character who cannot . . .
- Jaswant’S Yes And No. What Can It Be? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 06, 2006)
It isn’t easy to create a sense of high anticipation and to sustain it for some drama-packed days, only to let it subside into an anticlimax.
- Upa Accused Of Dumping Proposal For 6 New Aiims (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The BJP today accused the Congress-led UPA of putting to cold storage the proposal of the previous NDA government for opening six new AIIMS and upgradation of six existing hospitals to the level of AIIMS.
- Meaning Of Life (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 06, 2006)
It is said that one should always live life like great men. A better course will be to choose one's ideal and follow him or her to the hilt. Otherwise the danger is that one may get lost in a labyrinth of lofty ideas.
- Mountain In The Molehill (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 06, 2006)
Did you notice that in the entire commotion over the Jaswant Singh mole revelation nobody talked about the one aspect which, if any at all, should have mattered today? And it is not so much as to who the mole was, but whether or not a leakage did . . .
- Patronage -Based Politics And Crime (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 06, 2006)
Distressing signals are there; if one has the time and inclination to go through the annual Home Ministry Reports. The crime rate in urban and rural areas is multiplying at a fast pace.
- Bring Bill On Nri Voting: Parliamentary Panel (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
To help non-resident Indians (NRIs) participate in the democratic process, a parliamentary panel has favoured a comprehensive bill to clear ambiguities in issues like enrollment of NRIs, mode of casting votes and norms for contesting elections . . .
- Natwar, Do It Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 06, 2006)
The former external affairs minister must accept the Pathak panel findings and make a graceful exit
- Steady Decline Of Water Table In Punjab (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, Aug 06, 2006)
Punjab is passing through its worst ecological decline. Its water resources are under grave threat.
- Office Of Profit Bill Is Repulsive (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Aug 06, 2006)
Legality apart, was the President of India justified in withholding his assent to the Bill that sought to protect about 46 sitting MPs holding offices of profit? The Bill has again been sent to the President for his assent — he can no longer refuse . . .
- Politics Of The Right Of Self-Determination (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 06, 2006)
The Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, in an interview with Outlook correspondent Saba Naqvi Bhaumik, said that though Indo-Pakistan relations are moving in the right direction, but the "core issue" of Kashmir has to be settled first. When asked . . .
- Children Protest Against Israel Killings In Lebanon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Hundreds of schoolchildren under the banner of ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ and the Global March Against Child Labour today joined a protest march against the killing of innocent children, women and old persons by Israel in Lebanon.
- Muslims Must Isolate Fundos (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 06, 2006)
The collaboration of local Muslims with global jihadi outfits enlarges the scope of the fight against terrorism. This poses threat not only to the country's stability and integrity, but also the innocent Muslim community ----- When Mumbai, the . . .
- Potpourri Of Thoughts (New Indian Express, V Geetha, Aug 06, 2006)
The Blindness of Insight is an elegantly argued book. It offers a provocative thesis: that communal violence, especially in northern India, represents a unique resolution of the caste question.
- 55 Killed In Lebanon Blitz As Foreigners Flee (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
At least 55 civilians were killed as Israeli jets and gunboats pummelled towns and villages across Lebanon and tens of thousands of people fled a conflict that both sides defiantly warned would have no limit.
- Ajk Opposition Plans Protest Campaign (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Aug 06, 2006)
The ruling party in Azad Kashmir seem to be in for hard times so soon after winning a second successive term in an election that all its rivals say was rigged.
- Pathak Report Leakage (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 06, 2006)
Some 140 years ago, Abraham Lincoln may have described democracy as government of the people, by the people and for the people. The Indian version appears to be government of enquiry commissions, by enquiry commissions and for enquiry commissions!
- Ukrainians’ Choice (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 06, 2006)
Two years ago, politics in Ukraine seemed to be a battle between good and evil. Now the picture is more complicated.
- Pretexts, Provocations And Consequences (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 06, 2006)
When a series of bomb blasts ripped through seven commuter trains, causing mayhem in Mumbai nine days ago, it was hardly surprising that suspicion immediately fell on Islamist militants, with Lashkar-i-Taiba becoming the main focus of attention on . . .
- Attack On The Idea Of India (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 06, 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.
- Choice Was Clear, Historic Change Is On The Way (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 06, 2006)
giving its nod to the N-deal, the US House of Representatives has taken Indo-American ties to a broader, deeper level
- We Just Pulled Up Our Diapers On Child Rights (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Aug 06, 2006)
It would be funny, if it weren’t so grim. While India jostles politely for membership to the elite G-8, we have just been awarded membership to another, well, exclusive club.
- Singh Sets Terms For Left Nuclear Inputs (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to address the concerns of the Left on the Indo-US nuclear deal on Thursday.
- Memories Of Bombay (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 06, 2006)
Like Suketu Mehta, I was born in Calcutta, a city in extremis, in Mehta’s words, and, like him, grew up in Bombay.
- Besieged Valley (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Aug 06, 2006)
According to official records, a constant number of 1,500-2,000 terrorists is active in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Party Declares End Of Play (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The CPM leadership today buried the cricket election controversy that churned the party as well as the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government.
- Opposition Boycotts Ajk Council Election (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The opposition in the AJK Legislative Assembly on Saturday boycotted the election for a vacant seat of the AJK Council which was won by the Muslim Conference candidate Mallick Pervez Akhtar.
- Quota For Backward Classes, Not One Caste: Hc (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
In a significant verdict, the Allahabad High Court today said reservations provided under Clause four of Article 16 of the Constitution should favour backward classes and not a particular caste.
- The Taliban’S War On Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 05, 2006)
The international community must establish a secure environment for Afghanistan’s teachers, who are risk everything to educate their children.
- Protect Forest Wealth Of Kanyakumari District: Forum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
"10,000 acres of forests have been encroached upon''
- Eco-Friendly Idols For Vinayaka Chathurthi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Tight security for the festival Collector asks the public to use idols, which are free from chemicals and easy for immersion .
- Preconditions For The Xi Plan (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Aug 05, 2006)
Before Parliament meets for its winter session, the Approach Paper to the XI Five-Year Plan would have been endorsed by the National Development Council. Historically, Parliament has been a recipient, not a forum for discussing five-year Plans.
- Harassment In New Delhi (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 05, 2006)
It is rather unfortunate that close on the heels of the meeting of the two foreign ministers in Dhaka in which both reiterated their desire for peace between India and Pakistan, prominent human rights activist Asma Jehangir was subjected to an . . .
- Environment "Needs Apollo-Scale Project" (Hindu, Ian Sample , Aug 05, 2006)
An urgent project on the scale of the Apollo moon landings is needed to boost research into green energy sources and save the planet from environmental disaster, according to Britain's top scientist.
- Pathak Report Leakage (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 05, 2006)
Some 140 years ago, Abraham Lincoln may have described democracy as government of the people, by the people and for the people.
- Oop Bill Undemocratic (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Aug 05, 2006)
Legislators are more concerned about their own interest than that of the citizens who elect them.
- Mqm-Govt Rift Over, For Now (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 05, 2006)
Predictably, after a weeklong brinkmanship, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the government have patched up and the MQM has decided to withdraw the resignations of its ministers.
- On Brink Of Civil War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 05, 2006)
American generals have admitted that Iraq is close to civil war. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, Gen John Abizaid, chief of the US Central Command, said that Iraq was closer to civil war than ever before.
- Those Who Vanished (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 05, 2006)
The government rightly came under some severe criticism in the Senate on Thursday when opposition members spoke on the worrying number of citizens who have disappeared in recent weeks.
- A Hasty Retreat (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 05, 2006)
The Mutahidda Qaumi Movement leaders committed a tactical mistake of not turning up for their scheduled meeting with the president.
- Nehru's Legacy In Foreign Affairs (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 05, 2006)
The volume contains material that throws light on the culture of prevarication that has marked the handling of foreign affairs.
- Chauhan For Investment With Human Touch, Invites Industry (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan wants investment with a human face. While inviting industry captains to the State, he said he wanted development to bring change for the people.
- Tackling Terrorism (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Aug 05, 2006)
Nothing effective can be done to tackle terrorism unless people rise as one man to help law enforcement.
- Govt Committed To Peace, But Hurriyat Not Interested: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Aug 05, 2006)
Claiming that peace process initiated by the Centre with India and Pakistan was on, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today claimed that there was an "overall" improvement in security scenario of the State and situation has vastly improved than what . . .
- Report Leak Will Be Probed: Dasmunsi (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 05, 2006)
``Strong and firm action will be taken against the guilty''
Finance Ministry to prepare action taken report
Entire House was upset at leak: Minister
Advani remark an "insult" to Pathak
- History From Below (Frontline, Shelley Walia, Aug 05, 2006)
In this new book, Howard Zinn seeks to give voices of struggle the place they deserve in history.
- Nuclear Deal: Sonia Snubs Cpm, Backs Manmohan (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Firmly backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s opposition to any ‘sense of the House’ parliamentary resolution on the Indo-US nuclear deal, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has made it clear to the CPM that any move to press for the resolution could . . .
- Besieged Valley (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Aug 05, 2006)
According to official records, a constant number of 1,500-2,000 terrorists is active in Jammu and Kashmir. Every year, 400 terrorists are killed. Yet, the total number remains unaltered.
- West Asian Crisis (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Aug 05, 2006)
The visual images of distraught Indians being evacuated from Beirut following Israeli air raids on suspected positions of militants groups Hizbullah and Hamas has once again brought to the fore India's political and economic stakes in West Asia.
- A Nation At War Itself Men, Matters, Memories (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Aug 05, 2006)
However much the Pakistani establishment may wish to pooh pooh the ongoing crisis in Balochistan and Waziristan in the North West Frontier Province-very much perhaps like we in India would to wish away all our woes in the North East- the stark . . .
- Kurukshetra To Be Included In List Of Heritage Sites (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Keeping in view the archaeological and religious significance of Kurukshetra, the Haryana Government has decided to get it included in the list of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO and develop this place of antiquity as tourist destination of . . .
- Primacy Of Democracy In Pakistan (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Aug 05, 2006)
“man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. How did this change come about? I do not know. What makes it legitimate? That question I think I can answer.
- Quota Under Art 16(4) Favours Bcs: Hc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
In an important verdict, the Allahabad High Court on Friday said reservations provided under Clause four of Article 16 of the Constitution should favour backward classes and not a particular caste.
- Muslims Must Isolate Fundos (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Aug 05, 2006)
The collaboration of local Muslims with global jihadi outfits enlarges the scope of the fight against terrorism. This poses threat not only to the country's stability and integrity, but also the innocent Muslim community ----- When Mumbai, the . . .
- Bangladesh–New Hub For Terrorism (Tribune, Selig S. Harrison, Aug 05, 2006)
While the United States dithers, a growing Islamic fundamentalist movement linked to al-Qaida and Pakistani intelligence agencies is steadily converting the strategically located nation of Bangladesh into a new regional hub for terrorist operations . . .
- Nato’S New Role In Afghanistan (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
On Monday, 31 July, NATO took up its first military combat role since its founding in 1949 – not in Europe, for the security of which it was established during the Cold War, but in Afghanistan.
- Minister’S Liquor Mafia Remarks Create A Furore (Indian Express, S M A Kazmi, Aug 04, 2006)
Uttaranchal is in the middle of a political storm over a state minister’s comments about the alleged nexus between politicians and the liquor mafia.
- Premium League Needs A Level Playing Field (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 04, 2006)
The underreported July 7, 2006 circular by The Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) on zero commissions for its Mediclaim policy for individuals over 55 is the result of a typical half-way reforms trap, a three-sided prism that takes the clean white . . .
- Mobilizing Youth For Rural Extension Work (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 04, 2006)
Nearly 70 per cent of the rural population in India is beset with cumbersome problems like poverty, ignorance, illiteracy, resource-poor, liquor/drug addiction, superstitions, beliefs, etc.
- Bias And Choice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2006)
Just how much selection for the Indian cricket team continues to be an issue is clear from the mini-storm that John Wright’s comments have kicked off.
- A Passage To Indo-Us Nuclear Pact (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 04, 2006)
The India/USA nuclear agreement in my opinion will be 'passed' as there are many Economic benefits on both sides and I think the Cold war arguments no longer hold good.
- Worst Foot Forward (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 04, 2006)
The vote of the Jewish community is of crucial importance in a number of key states in the American elections. Equally important is the size of campaign funds Jewish business tycoons are capable of contributing.
- Violence In Mau After Murder Of Bjp Leader’S Son (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Aug 04, 2006)
Educational institutions remained closed in Mau today after large-scale violence and arson rocked the city yesterday following the murder of local BJP leader’s son while he was on his way to college.
- Fighting To Save The Right To Information (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Aug 04, 2006)
Winner of the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contribution to India’s right-to-information movement, Arvind Kejriwal, is a worried man.
- Can “Carbon-Trading” Save The World? (Tribune, Philip Thornton, Aug 04, 2006)
What is carbon trading, and can it save the world from global warming? British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently joined with Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, to announce a transatlantic market in carbon-dioxide emissions.
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