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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 12677:
- For Fairer Pacts (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 20, 2006)
As the debate over whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are in our interest again comes centre-stage, the question to be asked is if the pace at which we are proceeding is matched by internal preparedness.
- Is The Fm Keen On Joining The Sensex Party? (Business Line, D. Murali , May 20, 2006)
Friday is all red. And tickers tell the story: `Sensex sinks 452 points,' `No respite from falling market,' `The beginning of the end or just a blip?', `Sensex crash course', and so on.
- Unreserved Judgement (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh’s decision to press for reservations in higher education was condemned by most newspapers across the country.
- A Clarification (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 19, 2006)
This is with reference to the editorial "No case for Govt." (Business Line, May 6): At the outset, it may be clarified that no decision has been taken by the Government on the proposal of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) ...
- The Risks And Rewards Of Corruption (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, May 19, 2006)
Raise risk and lower rewards by making it harder for the corrupt to enjoy the fruits of their perfidy
- Bush Requests $1.9b To Bolster Borders (US News & World Report, SUZANNE GAMBOA, May 19, 2006)
President Bush sent Congress a $1.9 billion request Thursday to increase border security as supporters of sweeping immigration legislation reasserted control in Senate debate.
- Not A Closure (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 19, 2006)
At once enduring, engrossing and exasperating, the Netaji mystery is an Indian version of The Da Vinci Code. No one quite seems to know where fact ends, fiction begins, and conspiracy theories take over.
- High Court Sets Up Panel To Monitor Demolitions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Ignores legislation on one-year moratorium on twin drives
Former IPS officer B.L. Vohra and former Delhi Police Commissioner R.S. Gupta would be the members of the panel
It is an operation (building unauthorised constructions) managed by the . . .
- No Interest On Lapsed Policy: Sc (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
The Life Insurance Corporation is not bound to pay interest on premiums paid by an insured whose policy lapsed, the Supreme Court has ruled.
- Assam Rifles Bill Will Give More Strength To Force (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
The new law to govern the functioning of the Assam Rifles will enhance the ability of the country's oldest paramilitary force to guard the Indo-Myanmar border and to act against erring personnel, its Director General Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh has said.
- Anybody Listening In Pakistan? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 19, 2006)
On the face of it the "Charter of Democracy" signed by Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif in London seems to be a hopeful sign for the neighbouring country.
- New Trouble (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 19, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s troubles show no signs of abating. After Mr Madan Lal Khurana and Ms Uma Bharati, it is now Mr Babulal Marandi who has cried foul over the state of the party before leaving it.
- Equality Of Priestly Opportunity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 19, 2006)
The decision of the Tamil Nadu Government to allow all qualified persons irrespective of their caste to work as temple priests is an important victory in the continuing fight against the social curse that is India's caste system.
- Victims’ Kin Demand Revival Of Death Penalty (Tribune, KIM MURPHY, May 19, 2006)
Prospects of a guilty verdict in the trial of the only surviving hostage-taker in the 2004 Beslan school siege have now turned the debate here to Russia’s 10-year-old moratorium on the death penalty.
- Development Of Land Should Not Impair Ecology: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
There need not be a deadlock between development and environment
Environmental protection must for sustainable development
Call for coordinated efforts
- Events Of National Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 19, 2006)
Last week, amidst nationwide excitement over the outcome of five state assembly elections, there took place at least three unspeakably reprehensible events that ought to make all Indians hang their heads in shame.
- 100 Illegal Shrines To Be Demolished In Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
More than 100 illegal shrines in the city have come under the scanner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Council, which has begun demolishing these structures after a complaint from an NGO.
- Not Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 19, 2006)
The Buddhist-Marxist confrontation may well turn ugly
- Kashmir Solution Vital For Peace, Progress (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 18, 2006)
Almost every peace-loving and friendly country of India and Pakistan both has come many a times, to re-evaluate their stances in 0order to facilitate the resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir — a predominantly Muslim majority State which . . .
- Saddam Back In Court (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Saddam Hussein returned to court today to hear testimony from defence witnesses for some of his co-defendants, who like the ousted Iraqi President have denied crimes against humanity.
- Rot In The System: What People Feel (Deccan Herald, TRILOCHAN SASTRY, May 18, 2006)
Every aspect of the electoral system needs drastic changes
- Reconciling Competing Interests (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 18, 2006)
The anti-reservation stir that has spread across a few cities would seem to have as its ingredients hype and knee-jerk opposition mixed with some elements of genuine concern.
- Jessica Case Accused Declared Offender (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Court permits Delhi police to attach property of Vikas Gill and try for his extradition
- No Security Guarantees For Iran: Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Shehzada Alam said that the mobile number portability system (MNP) will be implemented from November 2006.
- India Govt Rejects Findings On Chandra Bose’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
India’s government rejected on Wednesday a panel’s findings that the country’s fiery freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose survived a 1945 plane crash in Taiwan.
- Saddam To Be Called As Witness (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
The chief judge agreed today to allow the defence to call Saddam Hussein and his former intelligence chief as witnesses on behalf of one of their co-defendants in their trial on charges of crimes against humanity.
- Netaji Did Not Die In Plane Crash: Mukherjee Panel; Govt Disagrees (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
The Mukherjee Commission on alleged disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has inferred that he did not die in a plane crash in 1945 but Government today said in the Lok Sabha that it did not agree with the findings.
- Reservations: Let Down By Weak Data (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, May 18, 2006)
The Government's move to introduce reservation in the private sector may have the lofty aim of enhancing social justice. But it is unfortunate that policy formulations with such far-reaching implications are to be based on such a meagre and suspect . . .
- Panel Says "Netaji" Dead, Mystery Alive (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
It is one of the enduring mysteries of India's freedom struggle, but a long awaited report on the fate of charismatic leader Subhas Chandra Bose has failed to solve the riddle of his disappearance more than 60 years ago.
- New Prayer (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 18, 2006)
Praying could have been a simple matter, if organized religion would allow it. The decision of the new Tamil Nadu government, led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief, Mr M. Karunanidhi, to allow people of all castes to become temple priests if . . .
- It Firms In Tax Row With Andhra Government (Hindu, Y. Mallikarjun, May 18, 2006)
Government to levy 4 p.c. tax on certain categories of software
- Quota Must Benefit The Poor: Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Seeks law to man educational institutions
- Notice To 600 Striking Doctors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
They have been given 24 hours to reply
Advertisements for fresh recruitments in a couple of days
Mandatory one-month notice waived
Action follows PIL petition in High Court
- Capital Mess (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 18, 2006)
If the term wasn’t so ironic when applied to a city like Delhi, the governmental authorities seem to be leading its citizens up the garden path.
- "Office Of Profit" Bill Passed By Parliament, Seeks To Exempt 56 Posts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
109 members, including Manmohan Singh, vote in favour of the Bill in the Rajya Sabha
- Anybody Listening In Pakistan? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 18, 2006)
On the face of it the "Charter of Democracy" signed by Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif in London seems to be a hopeful sign for the neighbouring country.
- Office Of Profit: The Wages Of Neglect (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, May 17, 2006)
Ignorance of the law is no excuse, as countless petty litigants are reminded every day in courts across the country, and it is inexplicable that so many members of Parliament should have allowed themselves to be ambushed by a fundamental provision . . .
- Hooda Govt. To Build Judicial Complexes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Haryana Government has prepared a Rs. 162-crore scheme with the help of the Central Government for construction of judicial complexes in the context of requirement over the next decade, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced . . .
- Dodging Judgements (Business Standard, M J Antony, May 17, 2006)
The executive and legislature cannot pass laws to overcome inconvenient orders.
- A Dam In Dandeli (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 17, 2006)
A private company makes a third bid for a mini-hydel project in an ecologically sensitive area on the Kali river.
- Record Statements Before Judicial Officer, Cbi Told (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 17, 2006)
Agency in the dock for discrepancy in recording statements
Bench dissatisfied with investigation
"Victim has made substantive disclosures"
Next hearing fixed for Friday
- 'What More Do The Upper Castes Want?' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Dr Udit Raj (formerly Ram Raj) is the chairman of the All-India Confederation of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Federations.
- Pope Priya To Judge The Code (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Pope hasn’t called for a ban. Catholic Philippines has simply issued an ‘A’ certificate.
- Rite Of Passage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 17, 2006)
Bill clears MPs for offices of profit
- Court Summons D. P. Yadav In Katara Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Bid to find out London whereabouts of his daughter Bharti Yadav, a key witness in the case
- Tada Accused In 1993 Serial Blasts Case Gets Bail After 11 Yrs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
A designated TADA court has granted interim bail for a month on compassionate ground to Farooq Motorwala, accused in the 1993 bomb blast case, who has been in custody since 1995.
- The Sting In The Tale (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , May 17, 2006)
When the Indian Maritime Doctrine was published for the first time in May 2004, it clearly reflected the phasing out of the country's "defensive doct-rine" with ambition to bec-ome a regional power.
- By George, This Man Needs Help! (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 17, 2006)
IRAN’S president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in his recent letter to George W. Bush, mildly (but at great length) berated his American counterpart for, among other things, straying from the true religious path.
- Adrift On A Tide Of Panic (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 17, 2006)
Few things in the record of the Blair government are shabbier or more destructive than its increasing tendency
- Doctors Of 14 Delhi Hospitals Withdraw Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
With the Delhi Government terming the strike by medicos as "totally illegal" and threatening action against them, doctors of 14 hospitals in New Delhi on Tuesday withdrew their strike even as services continued to be affected in other hospitals.
- Caste Out Of Tn Temples (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Wanted, qualified temple priests — caste no bar.
- A Dam In Dandeli (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 16, 2006)
A private company makes a third bid for a mini-hydel project in an ecologically sensitive area on the Kali river.
- Budhia Backlash (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 16, 2006)
Back off, for the kid’s sake
It has all gone horribly wrong. When sports lovers expressed their revulsion at a four-year-old being “encouraged” to run a 70 . . .
- Expressway Cleared (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 16, 2006)
IN a damning indictment of the Karnataka government on the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP), the Supreme Court rejected on April 20 its and others' appeals against a May 2005 Karnataka High Court order.
- Saddam’S Immunity Plea Dismissed (Tribune, Alastair Macdonald, May 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein angrily refused to enter a plea today after hearing a full, formal list of charges of crimes against humanity read to him in court.
- Pranab For Consensus On Quota Issue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Threatened with the nationwide stir by medical students on the reservation issue getting intensified, the government tonight said it would evolve a consensus on the quota issue, and find a mechanism to take care of the interests of all sections of . . .
- Defiant Saddam Rejects Report (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The chief judge formally charged Saddam Hussein today with crimes against humanity, including torture of women and children, murder and the illegal arrest of 399 people in a crackdown against Shi’ites in the 1980s.
- Indian Officials Hope Favourable Wb Verdict (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, May 16, 2006)
The deadlock with Pakistan over the Baglihar hydroelectric project, in Kashmir’s Doda district could be close to resolution, India’s water experts hoped.
- Saddam Refuses To Enter Plea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein was formally charged on Monday with murder, torture of women and children, and the illegal arrest of 399 people in a crackdown against Shias in the 1980s, bringing the trial of the ousted iraqi leader into a new phase.
- Nda Says No To Office-Of-Profit Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Determined to cash in on the UPA and Left desperation to get their bigwigs off the hook, the NDA today resolved to oppose a Government-sponsored amendment Bill, which provides for the exemption of 46 posts, including NAC chairperson, from the . . .
- Cauvery Dispute: Making Sense Of The Muddle (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, May 16, 2006)
The ultimate responsibility for a decision rests squarely with the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. That decision has to be a judicial one. It is somewhat disturbing that the Tribunal has been showing undue sensitivity to the political dimensions of . . .
- Victims Of London Bombings Cry Foul (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, May 16, 2006)
Laypersons and experts alike have called for an independent inquiry - on the lines of the post-9/11 investigation in America.
- Startling Revelation In Jessica Lal Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
"Vikas Gill left the country without court permission"
High Court hearing the appeal against the acquittal in the case reacted angrily to the revelation
Standing Counsel for Delhi Police asked to file a fresh application
- Jessica Murder: Actor Grilled (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Delhi police on Monday interrogated Shayan Munshi, a prime witness to model Jessica Lall’s murder in 1999, for over seven hours.
- Mechanism On Quota Issue Soon: Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Protection to all sections: Pranab
Resume duty or face action, striking doctors told
Delhi hospitals in disarray
- Hearing In Palar Dam Case Adjourned To July (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Supreme Court has adjourned to July the hearing of a public interest litigation petition seeking to restrain the Andhra Pradesh Government from constructing a dam near Kuppam across the Palar river.
- Tricks Of An Old Trade (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, May 16, 2006)
The Indian parliament has overruled the Supreme Court and stopped the sealing of illegal properties and encroachments for one year.
- Crossing The Rubicon (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 16, 2006)
Whatever possibility had existed of the top leaders of the PPP and PML(N) making separate bargains with General Musharraf has ended with their signing the Charter of Democracy in London.
- Saddam Defiant Against Massacre Charges (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein defiantly refused to even enter a plea as charges were formally presented in a hearing that marked a new stage in his long-running trial.
- ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 16, 2006)
The “Charter of Democracy” signed by Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif in London on Sunday arouses both hope and scepticism.
- Displacement, The Dilemma Of Development (Business Line, Alok Ray, May 16, 2006)
Very seldom does change benefit everyone. There are usually some winners and some losers. Putting in place a credible democratic institutional structure to look after the rehabilitation and resettlement process is the need of the hour.
- Demolishing The Law (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 15, 2006)
The executive is not only the biggest litigant, it also has the propensity to change the laws which do not suit it electorally.
- One Pays The Penalty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 15, 2006)
The federal judiciary of the United States has finally succeeded in punishing one person for his role in the murder of thousands in the horrific terror attacks of September 11, 2001.
- New Players In A New Regional Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 15, 2006)
As ‘indigenous’ voters emerged a stronger force in Assam, Sanjib Baruah explains how the Congress’s strategic alliance with Hagrama Mohilary paid off .
- Preying On Public Land (Tribune, Jagmohan , May 15, 2006)
The Supreme Court deserves to be saluted. It has been making a valiant attempt to bring about the rule of law in Delhi and save it from the ravages of law breakers who are destroying all norms of organised civic life.
- Demolition Troubles (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 15, 2006)
Avoidable, if everybody complies with the building laws, and if local authorities do not allow slums to spring up indiscriminately.
- Kirloskar To Pay Rs 1 Lakh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court has asked Mysore Kirloskar to pay Rs 1 lakh as ex-gratia to a private security guard as compensation for not paying him the minimum wages.
- Jessica Lal Case: Key Witness Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Shayan Munshi, one of the key witnesses in the Jessica Lal murder case, was arrested at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport near here on Saturday as he was trying to leave India for Bangkok.
- Furore Over Bugging In Us (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
A major political furore has broken out on Capitol Hill here over a media report alleging that a government spy agency had been secretly collecting telephone records of ordinary Americans.
- Q&a: 'Legality Of Nuclear Weapons Is Subject To Debate' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
International Committee of the Red Cross has come out with a comprehensive study of customary international humanitarian law. Jean-Marie Henckaerts, co-author of the study along with Louise Doswald-Beck, talks to Humra Qureshi about international . . .
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