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Articles 7821 through 7920 of 26693:
- Govt And Party Skid On Petrol (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government and the Congress slipped on an oil price spill and skidded towards a standoff but the Centre indicated late tonight that all options are open.
- Get Power Out Of Civic Waste, Says Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) can perhaps consider installing mini power plants, which will run on municipal waste.
- Karat, Karunanidhi Discuss Politics, Price Increase (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
DMK won't join protests against petrol,diesel prices hike
- Will Prodi Pull A Rabbit Out Of The Hat? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 07, 2006)
Analysts are worried that there will be too many conflicting pulls, pushes and heaves within the Italian Prime Minister's fragile coalition for him to be able to act decisively.
- Jacking Up Oil Prices (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 07, 2006)
In effecting an increase in the prices of petrol and diesel for the sixth time in two years, the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre has shown utter insensitivity to people's concerns about its impact on essential commodities.
- ‘Jungle Lodges Displacing Tribals’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 07, 2006)
Leading NGOs working for tribals in Karnataka have accused the state government of actively promoting jungle lodges in Nagarhole National Park of Kodagu district at the cost of tribals’ interest.
- Quota Stirs Caste Cauldron (Telegraph, DHIRENDRA K. JHA, Jun 07, 2006)
The decision to introduce quotas for other backward classes in higher education has set the caste cauldron in Uttar Pradesh on the boil.
- Govt Removes Hc-Indicted Ifs Officer (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 07, 2006)
Even as the State Government today removed him from his additional posting of Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW), High Court-indicted IFS officer R D Tiwari has been asked to continue as head of the World Bank aided Rs 300 Cr Integrated Watershed . . .
- Up Against Constitution (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 07, 2006)
The PM should not allow himself to be influenced by unprincipled politicians
- Koirala Comes Calling, Economic Package, Maoists’ Role Top Agenda (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
India's political establishment was keen to get its act right on Nepal as Prime Minister G P Koirala, accompanied by a 40-member delegation, arrived in Delhi today evening and PM Manmohan Singh set aside protocol to be at the airport.
- Maoists Urge Koirala To Push India On Jailed Rebels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
:Nepal's Maoist rebels urged Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to seek the release of about 150 comrades jailed in India, during his visit to the neighbouring country.
- George W. Bush Is Not Doing A Nixon (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
In the middle of a tirade about the pointlessness of talking with the Bush administration, a senior Iranian official I met in Tehran last month abruptly paused and asked if he could speak off the record.
- ‘I’M A Communist And I’M Proud Of It. But We Have To Change, We Have To Reform’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
‘I’m a communist and I’m proud of it. But we have to change, we have to reform’
- Coalition Calculus (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
The Congress’s discomfiture over the NCP’s support to Rahul Bajaj’s candidature for a Rajya Sabha by-election is understandable.
- Nepal Without Strings (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 06, 2006)
End the paternalism that marks New Delhi’s ties with Kathmandu
- Police Arrest Rahul Mahajan Under Narcotics Act (Times of India, Sachin Parashar, Jun 06, 2006)
After facing death for his over-indulgences, Rahul Mahajan now faces the law. Delhi Police arrested him at Apollo Hospital on Monday evening, booking him under Sections 21, 25, 27 and 29 of the NDPS Act essentially for having drugs and allowing his house
- Cong Asks Govt To Cut Fuel Price Hike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government proposes, but Congress disposes.
- Reform: Despite Left, Pm Pushes Right Thing (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jun 06, 2006)
With Assembly elections over, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given a clear signal to the Left by going ahead with the fuel price hike that he is not going to delay crucial and tough economic decisions.
- Islamic Militia Lays Siege To Mogadishu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
An Islamic militia that wants to establish a fundamentalist government in Somalia said on Monday that it has seized control of the capital, after weeks of some of the bloodiest fighting in 15 years of anarchy in this Horn of Africa nation.
- Illegal Turns Legal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2006)
Election time is the time for politicians to remember that they have some voters to take care of, whom they had neglected during the past four years or so.
- New Parliament House For Nepal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
After Afghanistan, it may now be Nepal to receive India’s assistance to concretise the gains of democracy.
- Dissent Dogs Koirala’S India Visit (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 06, 2006)
Nepal’s brief honeymoon with India seems to be over with the kingdom’s left parties, known for their deep distrust of New Delhi, expressing suspicions about the Indian government’s intentions on the eve of Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad . . .
- Make It Uniform (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2006)
The Prevention of Disqualification (Amendment) Bill, 2006, popularly known as the Office of Profit Bill, which President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has returned to Parliament for reconsideration has evoked mixed reaction.
- Rahul Mahajan Arrested (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, who is in the ICU of Apollo Hospital, was arrested under the NDPS Act today.
- Us Not Asking India For Troop Support: Pace (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
“I am not aware if the Afghan Government has sought such (Indian troops for Kabul) help from India.
- What Are The Indian President's Powers? (Hindu, Shanti Bhushan, Jun 06, 2006)
In terms of the Indian Constitution and through long-established practice, the President of India is only a figurehead like the British monarch.
- Human Rights Discourse (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jun 06, 2006)
There has always been a tendency to view human rights as rather western with Asian societies having little to contribute to dialogue on this topic that is continually the focus of the contemporary world.
- Social Dimensions Of Security (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Jun 06, 2006)
Pleads for a very comprehensive definition of `security' that moves away from a state-centric approach
- Time For A Global Conversation About Migrants (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Jun 06, 2006)
It is now a question of managing it better, with cooperation and understanding on all sides.
- Job Guarantee Report Card (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2006)
Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966 but it was in 1971 that she exploded on the national political scene — thanks to a single slogan that captured the mass aspiration of the time.
- Governor Returns Oop Bill, Adds To Cm’S Woes (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Jun 06, 2006)
Jharkhand: Munda may slip if loyalists of sulking Marandi let him down over the office-of-profit Bill
- Rahul Bajaj Files Papers As Independent Candidate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Candidature for RS seat supported by BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP
Rajya Sabha seat fell vacant after Pramod Mahajan's death
NCP clear that support for Bajaj would have no impact on coalition government
Election to be held on June 15
- No Plan To Bring In Law To Take Over Bmic: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Move causes consternation among the BJP leaders
- Congress Fields Avinash Pandey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
NCP backing for Rahul upsets Congress calculation in Rajya Sabha bypoll
- Rahul Mahajan Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Booked under the NDPS Act
Arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
Arrested on the basis of the "totality of evidence" collected and interrogation of several persons
- Pre-Poll Arrangement Stays, Says Karunanidhi (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jun 06, 2006)
Congress demand for power sharing did not figure in talks
DMK to support Congress in Pondicherry Meets Sonia, Manmohan Developmental issues discussed
- Need To Detoxify The Page-3 Youth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
We need to take a second look at our materialistic culture that generates intense desire for quick fame and riches regardless of the costs, says Bulbul Roy Mishra
- Pakistan’S Likely Shape In 2020 (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 06, 2006)
The hallmark of great nations is that they learn from their past experience to become wiser in conducting their current and future affairs.
- Hours That Could’Ve Masked Drugs (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The treatment that Rahul Mahajan received between 2:55 am on Friday when he was wheeled into emergency and 6 am when his first urine sample was drawn for drug screening might have influenced test results, doctors have said.
- Dolly Creator Supports Baby Cloning (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
A proposal to create babies that are both cloned and genetically altered to prevent serious hereditary disease is outlined today by the leader of the team that created Dolly the sheep.
- Indian Americans Optimistic On N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 06, 2006)
As the US Congress returns after a recess on Monday, the Indian American community has stepped up lobbying to get co-sponsors for the civilian nuclear energy legislation pending before the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- Delhi Police Arrest Rahul Mahajan Under Ndps Act (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul was arrested on Monday evening for alleged consumption of drugs and destruction of evidence, three days after he was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in a critical condition and his father's key aide . . .
- No Confidence Motion (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 06, 2006)
Doctors treating Rahul Mahajan at Apollo Hospital have forgotten the Hippocratic oath that binds all physicians.
- Nepal Maoists Urge Pm To Push India On Jailed Rebels (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels urged Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to seek the release of about 150 comrades jailed in India during his visit to the giant neighbour beginning on Tuesday.
- Anti-Badal Leaders Set For Second Cross-Border Procession (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Supporters and opponents of Shiromani Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal are set to take out separate processions through Punjab in an apparent show of religious strength ahead of state Assembly elections.
- Not The Last Word (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 06, 2006)
It is obvious that the last word has not yet been heard about the Hill Kaka relief scam.
- Rtia : The Journey Begins (Daily Excelsior, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Jun 06, 2006)
More than six months into the implementation of the National Right to Information Act, we have stories of successes and failures, debates and complaints coming in from all parts of the country.
- Politics And The High Life (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 06, 2006)
The Rahul Mahajan ‘story’ is symptomatic of the all-consuming illness that has afflicted the political class.
- West As Abettor Of Terrorism (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jun 06, 2006)
Western powers provided Third World dissidents asylum and indirectly promoted terrorism
- Stung By Pawar Slap, Cong Admits Mistake (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar appears to have alarmed the Congress leadership by deciding to support the candidature of industrialist Rahul Bajaj for Rajya Sabha along with the BJP and the Shiv Sena.
- Rahul Mahajan Arrested (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 06, 2006)
Late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul was put under arrest at Apollo Hospital on Monday evening for alleged consumption of drugs and destruction of evidence, three days after he was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in a critical condition and . . .
- Nomination Widens Allies’ Differences (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The periodic game of political one-upmanship between the two key UPA allies, the Congress and the NCP, is now again being played out in Mumbai over their respective claims on the lone Rajya Sabha seat being vacant in Maharashtra.
- Our Strange Dichotomy (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Jun 06, 2006)
We are unwilling to pay anything but shamefully low wages for domestic labour and also do not want to see the eyesores we call slums around us
- Mahajan’S Son Arrested (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 06, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, who fell seriously ill after allegedly consuming champagne with heroin on Thursday night, was today arrested by the Delhi Police under the NDPS Act.
- France’S 35-Hour Work Week Criticised (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 06, 2006)
France’s 35-hour work week has a mixed legacy, the top Socialist contender for next year’s presidential race said today, criticising one of the biggest Socialist reforms of the past decade.
- Neglected Environment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 06, 2006)
Like other parts of the globe, the World Environment Day was observed in Pakistan as well on June 5. The day is commemorated as an instrument to stimulate awareness worldwide about environmental issues and the need to tackle them seriously.
- Lc Polls May Lead Parties To Clash (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Jun 06, 2006)
The Legislature Council polls may have been a good chance for the AIPJD leader Mr Siddaramaiah to settle scores with JDS
- Land Rites (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 06, 2006)
In economic terms, farming is hardly the best use of land. Even farmers who depend on land for their livelihood are compelled to do so because they know no better use of land.
- Mahajan’S Son Arrested For Taking Drugs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, was on Monday arrested here under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).....
- A Sermon We Don't Need (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jun 06, 2006)
The observations made by Pope Benedict XVI recently about democracy and secularism in India while receiving our new Ambassador to the Holy See, has raised the hackles of secular democrats in India.
- A Valley Before The Next Mountain (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, Jun 06, 2006)
In this manic-depressive year that has left investors rather disoriented, it may not hurt to turn to Kipling’s poem ‘IF’: If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs... If you can wait and not be tired of waiting...And so . . .
- Petrol Costlier Now By Rs. 4, Diesel By Rs. 2 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Murli Deora says decision to spare kerosene and LPG was taken as the weaker sections use them
Rangarajan Committee proposal accepted
Customs duty cut from 10 to 7.5 per cent
- It Is For Sonia To Decide On Sharing Power: Krishnasswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Says present alliance will continue for civic elections
Announcement on new party office-bearers and district presidents soon
Demands probe into alleged irregularities in tsunami, flood relief operations
- Earthly Triangle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 06, 2006)
World Environment Day was observed on 5 June with the customary platitudes and the annual protestations of concern.
- Discordant Democrats Need A Big Idea (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Jun 05, 2006)
President Bush’s ratings have continuously skied down-hill from the great heights they were lifted up to by the 9/11 crisis.
- The Politics Of Resort! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 05, 2006)
Politics, they say, is the last resort of a scoundrel. A secluded resort could even be the last refuge for elected politicians, especially on the eve of crucial votes of no-confidence or even elections to the upper house in the country or a state.
- Muslim Parties, Jan Morcha Unite Against Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Some Morcha constituents take part in PDF convention
Meet held to mobilise public opinion in favour of Muslim religious leaders in active politics
PDF will play important role in Uttar Pradesh, says CPI (ML)
Muslim, democratic forces to . . .
- Peaceful Polling In 77 Gram Panchayats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Elections held to 111 gram panchayat seats
57 candidates declared elected unopposed
Elections held for 47 seats
Polling not held for seven seats in Khanapur taluk
- State Breakdown (Tribune, Rajinder Sachar, Jun 05, 2006)
The public at large has been very critical of the lumpen brigade of the BJP in Gujarat threatening theatre owners and cinema-goers who dare to show any inclination to see Aamir Khan’s latest film. And all this because the actor has shown concern . . .
- Too Many Bosses (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jun 05, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Words From A Tree Top (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 05, 2006)
People tend to think it is easy work to be an organ grinder - basically, turn the crank, count the money - and that drives Joe Bush crazy....
- Confusion Over Use Of Drugs By Rahul (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Was it a deep-rooted conspiracy or a case of drug overdose that claimed the life of 38-year-old B.B. Moitra and sent Rahul Mahajan, son of the slain BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan, to hospital? This is the question that the detectives of the Delhi . . .
- "We Have To Give Importance To People's Issues" (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jun 05, 2006)
Somnath Chatterjeeon the experiences of his two years as Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
- Water Shortage In Quake Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 05, 2006)
IT is tragic that seven months after the earthquake, an acute shortage of water continues to persist, causing suffering to survivors.
- Two Views In Bjp Over Rahul Episode (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 05, 2006)
Former Prime Minister breaks his silence; indicates intention to help the embattled Mahajan family
- Twists And Turns In A Sordid Case (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key," to use a Churchillian description.
- Whys And Wherefores Of An Apology (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
Should the apology not have been in your corrections column, or on Open Page, asks a reader. The reference was to what was published in
- Eco-Innovate To Combat Change In Climate (The Financial Express, MADHAV MEHRA, Jun 05, 2006)
This can often be done with minimal costs and sometimes even profitability.
- Persistent Odours In Air Are Harmful Gases: Ngo (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Jun 05, 2006)
It could be suicidal to dismiss persistent smell of cooking gas, rotten egg or nail polish in your vicinity as a mere nuisance.
- It’S Cocaine, Confirms Lab (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jun 05, 2006)
The condition of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul Mahajan considerably improved and he gained consciousness on Sunday only to find that the he may be in for more trouble with his urine test at a reputed laboratory here suggesting traces of cocai
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