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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 12677:
- Prostitution Legal In J&k, Govt Plans To Scrap Old Law (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, May 14, 2006)
As Kashmir seethes in anger over the sex abuse scandal involving top politicians, senior police officers and bureaucrats, the government is planning to repeal an old law with makes prostitution legal in the state.
- Indicted Ex-Minister Sent To Jail (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, May 14, 2006)
Former Maharashtra Transport Minister Surupsingh Naik, who resigned from his post late Friday night, surrendered before the police early today to serve a one-month jail sentence imposed by the Supreme Court.
- Pushed To The Margins In Delh (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Examining the situation of the poor in the context of the Supreme Court's recent rulings on the Delhi demolitions. text and Photographs
- Delhi Awaits Central Approval To Bill On Office Of Profit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Fate of 19 Congress MLAs hangs in balance
- How To Defeat The Left In Bengal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 14, 2006)
You insult a Bengali at his own peril because he or she responds by voting the Communists back.
- The Pac Outcry (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 14, 2006)
IT is important to note the contents of the outcry over the mandate of the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee.
- Downstream Of Protest (Pioneer, MS Menon, May 14, 2006)
It's curtains, for the time being, on the ongoing drama against the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) with the Supreme Court refusing to stay the work on the plea made by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).
- Menace Of Spurious Drugs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 14, 2006)
three-member Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed President Gen Pervez Musharraf to promulgate a presidential ordinance to effectively check the production and marking of spurious drugs . . .
- Jessica Case Grounds ‘Honeymoon’ Flight (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Minutes before taking a flight to Bangkok, Shayan Munshi, the prime witness in the Jessica Lal murder case, was arrested from Calcutta airport this morning.
- The Monolith Of Failed Promises (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, May 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court's observation, over-ruling its previous judgement against raising the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project, may have populist overtones for downstream politics and the pro-dam lobbyists, but it has inadvertently . . .
- Bjp, Victim Of Its Own Spin (Rediff on the Net, B Raman, May 14, 2006)
In February, I met an economic expert working for the BJP at a seminar abroad. Its 'India Shining' campaign was in full blast at that time and the media had practically written off the Congress (I). I told the BJP expert that 2004 could see a . . .
- Writing For Money 114 (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, May 13, 2006)
Commercialisation of creativity lies at the root of young writers taking short-cuts to fame.
- Manmohan To Lay Stone For Vsp Expansion Project (Hindu, Prabhakkar Sharma, May 13, 2006)
The expansion project envisages doubling the capacity of the plant
The steel plant, which has been earning profits for the past four years, emerged as debt-free company last year
The plant has cash reserves of over Rs.5,000 crores at present
- Limits Of Delegation (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 13, 2006)
The legislature cannot abdicate its function
Excessive delegation of legislative powers will attract court attention. There cannot be unguided and uncontrolled delegation.
- Politics And Police Appointments (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
Choice of a clean and upright officer is an aberration. Fortunately aberrations are becoming the order of the day.
- The Doctrine Of Separation Of Powers (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 13, 2006)
Notwithstanding Mrs. Sonia Gandhi's "dilemma" on the question of her return as the chairperson of the high-profile National Advisory Council (NAC),
- As Many Red Herrings As Grow In The Wood (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
A nursery rhyme reads thus: "The man in the wilderness asked me how many strawberries grew in the sea. I answered him as I thought good, as many as red herrings grew in the wood."
- Economics Has A Way Of Catching Up With Populist Politics (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
There is indeed free in politics, so much so, that debate is not on whether, but which `free' is all right. But, eventually, economics catches up. Three reads provide a perspective on the politics and economics of reforms, federalism and regionalism.
- Cenvat Credit On Input Services (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, May 13, 2006)
Cenvat credit on input services to pure-play service tax assessees must be restored .
- Relook At Replacements (Business Line, K. SIVARAJAN, May 13, 2006)
Taxability of REP licence sale merits review
Nothing has been mentioned in the Anraj decision about the pending cases, levies already made but not collected, and so on.
- The Self-Centred Go Through Stress (The Economic Times, SWAMI PARTHASARATHY, May 13, 2006)
People believe work causes stress. This is not true. Stress arises from an ungoverned mind.
- How To Defeat The Left In Bengal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
You insult a Bengali at his own peril because he or she responds by voting the Communists back.
- Responsibilities Of Corporate Citizens (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, May 13, 2006)
Corporate ethics would not only be fulfilling but will be tax rewarding too. With many favourable court decisions, India Inc. should have no difficulty in fulfilling its social obligations.
- Protests Over Sex Scandal Gather Momentum (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 13, 2006)
CBI takes over case; in Friday sermons, Imams of mosques castigate those involved in the scandal
- Pride And Prejudice (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, May 13, 2006)
The state should remember it has a responsibility to all citizens not only to some
- Demolition Moratorium Bill Gets Ls Nod (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The Lok Sabha today passed a Bill that proposes a one-year moratorium from punitive action against unauthorised development in the national Capital.
- The Monolith Of Failed Promises (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, May 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court's observation, over-ruling its previous judgement against raising the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar . . .
- Downstream Of Protest (Pioneer, MS Menon, May 13, 2006)
It's curtains, for the time being, on the ongoing drama against the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) with the Supreme Court . . .
- Halt On Delhi Demolitions; Lok Sabha Passes Bill (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
In a move to circumvent the Supreme Court directions on the demolition drive against illegal constructions in the Capital, the Congress-led UPA with the support of the BJP-led Opposition today passed a Bill in the Lok Sabha proposing to give one . . .
- No Interviews (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2006)
THE exploitation of Orissa boy Budhia, who was made to run from Puri to Bhubaneswar, rightly exercised many minds recently.
- Assam Outcome (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 13, 2006)
The ground has shifted from under Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s feet, but not perhaps as much as he might have feared. No party has managed a majority in Assam’s 126-member Assembly, but the ruling Congress has got close enough to be confident . . .
- Govt Buys Time, Sets Itself Tough Agenda (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, May 13, 2006)
By introducing and persuading Parliament to pass the Delhi Laws (Special Provision) Bill, 2006 on Friday, the Centre has laid out for itself an extensive agenda. The Bill promises a Delhi cleansed of its urban ills.
- When Right To Life Is Questioned... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
It's time for Hindus to change, if they want to survive in Jammu & Kashmir, their mindset of depending too much on state for security, says RK Ohri
- Minister Appeals For Sentence Suspension (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Maharashtra Transport Minister Swarup Singh Naik, who was convicted and sentenced to one-month imprisonment along with Additional Secretary Ashok Khot, on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to suspend the sentence.
- Laloo Wants ‘Fair’ Trial, Outside Bihar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Playing the caste card, Railway Minister and RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav on Thursday told the Supreme Court he would not get a fair trial in the disproportionate assets case in Bihar and Jharkhand because the BJP did not want his trial before . . .
- An Iranian Offer That America Must Heed (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 12, 2006)
The Ahmadinejad letter is as much an invitation to dialogue as a reminder to the world of the dangers posed by the Bush administration's policies.
- Delhi Demolitions Rock Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Proceedings of both houses of Parliament were adjourned as the demolition drive in the capital rocked Parliament on Thursday.
- Court As Sanctuary (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
With exemplary punishment to the Maharashtra minister, the apex court empowers the citizen
- ‘People Around The World Are Flocking To God. Don’T You Want To . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
Last week, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad sent a letter to US President George W Bush. It was the first personal communication from an Iranian president to his US counterpart since the 1979 Islamic revolution. We reproduce extracts from the letter:
- Bush Denies Spying Infringing On Americans' Privacy (Reuters, Matt Spetalnick, May 12, 2006)
President George W. Bush denied on Thursday the government was "trolling through" Americans' personal lives, despite a report that a domestic spy agency was collecting phone records of tens of millions of citizens.
- How Gogoi Pulled It Off (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 12, 2006)
Two months ago when Assam entered into the election process, the feeling in the state was that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi would not be able to make it.
- Third Front, What? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
A rather cynical political experiment in Assam has failed. Lessons for the Left there
- China And U S Commanders Upgrade Military Ties (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
China and the United States have agreed to upgrade military exchanges after commanders from the two often wary military powers met in Beijing, Chinese state media reported today.
- Sc Issues Contempt Notice To Bjp Mla Balli In Sealing Case ...... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued a contempt notice to Delhi BJP MLA Harsharan Singh Balli for allegedly breaking open shops sealed by the MCD as part of a court-ordered drive against commercial establishments operating in residential areas.
- Jail For Mantriji (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 12, 2006)
Just because they make laws, some leaders seem to think that they have the right to break them too. We are not only talking about the criminals in the legislatures who continue to behave like ruffians even after becoming law-makers.
- Narmada Vs Narmada (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , May 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court has reiterated its earlier decision to permit the Sardar Sarovar dam to be raised from 111m to 122 m.
- Admissions Ordeal (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
On the face of it, the Delhi high court judgment barring nursery schools from conducting interviews of children is a good one.
- Lessons In Democracy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
It seems appropriate that, due to the Iraq war, the world has been debating the nature of democracy 200 years after Alexis de Tocqueville's birth.
- Demolition Of Illegal Structures Stalls Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Vociferous protests by the Opposition on the demolition in the Capital and the demand for immediate tabling of a legislation to stop the removal of illegal construction resulted in the adjournment of both Houses of Parliament for the day here today.
- The Smallness Of Godly Things (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 11, 2006)
THE PROPOSAL of the Centre to give Jains minority status is yet another bizarre example of how warped our thinking on the relationship between identity and citizenship has become.
- Supreme Court Sees Red Over Green, Sends Minister To Jail (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, May 11, 2006)
Maharashtra Minister Swarupsinh Naik tried every trick up his sleeve, from a plea of lack of education to his Scheduled Tribe ‘background’ and even an apology, to escape the Supreme Court’s wrath for violating its orders.
- Bjp To Raise Demolition Issue (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 11, 2006)
"Government looking on helplessly as drive continues"
Amnesty scheme needed: Malhotra
All-round criticism of court order
- Nursery Interviews Outlawed (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Delhi High Court today directed private schools in the capital to end the practice of conducting interviews of children and their parents for admission to nursery classes.
- Reckless Andolan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 11, 2006)
?----Any agitation, when conducted by individuals consumed by self-righteousness and the urge for self-publicity, loses sight of its goal and degenerates into reckless, irresponsible statements and actions that are both defamatory and destructive.
- Everybody Profits (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 11, 2006)
After the high drama of adjourning Parliament sine die, after Sonia Gandhi’s Renunciation II was played out before the media, the UPA government has plumbed for the laziest option of all. After due consultations with other parties, it has . . .
- Bill On Demolitions To Be Tabled Today (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, May 11, 2006)
One-year moratorium on MCD drive, relief to a cross section of society: Jaipal Reddy
- Pgcet: High Court Dismisses Students' Plea; Stay Vacated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Students had challenged the annulment of their ranks in the entrance test by the State Government
- Pulichintala Project Fast Becoming A Reality (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, May 11, 2006)
Dream project of K. L. Rao to benefit Krishna delta takes shape
Work on at feverish pitch on the riverbed and banks of the Krishna at Pulichintala
Strong contingent of Greyhounds posted at site
Engineers confident of completing dam by 2008
- Art Of Rigging In Bangladesh (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, May 11, 2006)
The ruling alliance in Bangladesh, spearheaded by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeIB), is all set to rig the forthcoming elections to the country's National Parliament early next year.
- Judges Must Be A Class Apart (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, May 11, 2006)
Judges are not mere ‘service providers’. No mercenary interpretation of their high office will do any good to us
- Maharashtra Minister Gets 1-Month Jail (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court today sentenced Maharashtra Transport Minister Swaroop Singh Nayak and state Additional Chief Secretary Ashok Khot to one-month simple imprisonment for violation of court orders.
- India Climbs Up In Global Competitiveness (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 11, 2006)
India has improved its global competitiveness ranking this year jumping to 29th rank from 39th position last year, according to World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006.
- Shunglu Panel Meets Saifuddin Soz (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Report highlights lack of rehabilitation
- Limits Of Privacy (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 11, 2006)
A book explores the relative merits of the cases for the individual's right to privacy and press freedom.
- A New Equation (Frontline, Deb Mukharji, May 11, 2006)
Indo-Nepal relations must evolve from one of largely personal linkages to one truly between two sovereign states.
- Fears Of A Drought (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan faces a treat of a drought hitting hard the kharif crops, cotton and rice in particular, warns the meteorological department.
- Pml-N To List Govt Employees Aiding Poll Rigging (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said it will prepare lists of all those government employees, including military personnel, who, they believed, will become tools for rigging in the next general elections while performing duties.
- Ssssssswiretapping Oversight (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 11, 2006)
AT least some spines in Congress are stiffening when it comes to challenging President Bush’s assertion that the National Security Agency can eavesdrop on Americans without a court order.
- Regulator For Rehabilitation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s decision not to deliver an interim order, which would stay the ongoing work on raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam from 110.64 metres to 121.92 meters, smacks of inconsistency.
- The Malaise Goes Deeper (The Financial Express, BARUN MITRA, May 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling that encroachment on public land will not be tolerated is a welcome decision.
- Another Bend In The Cauvery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Narain’s earlier order regarding the experts’ committee and said the report of the assessors be taken on record and copies supplied to the states for their comments.
- Cabinet To Consider English From Std I (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The long pending proposal for introducing English as a subject from Standard I in all Kannada medium schools, will be placed before the next Cabinet meeting for approval.
- Nepal Rising (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 11, 2006)
A road map exists, and the people of Nepal are anxious to get moving. But there are also seven roadblocks to be overcome.
- Extradition Treaty Issue To Top India's Agenda At Saarc (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 10, 2006)
When Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil reaches Dhaka to attend the meeting of the Home Ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Wednesday, there will be too many things on his platter.
- Abandoning The Displaced (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, May 10, 2006)
It seems that the executive and the judiciary subscribe to the proposition that the infliction of injustice and misery on the project-affected people must be accepted as the "cost" of development.
- Three Steps To Mid-Course Correction (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 10, 2006)
The challenge is to convert the UPA arrangement into a maximal concord, which will re-design the polity as the facilitator of a forward-looking Indian state.
- Taxing Fiscal Brains (Business Standard, M J Antony, May 10, 2006)
Three recent judgements of the Supreme Court have abridged the taxing powers of states.
- Medha Vows To Continue Struggle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
"If this is the response , we will have no alternative but to take it by the horns"
- Us Court Rejects Moussaoui’S Request (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A US judge has rejected a request by convicted terror conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to withdraw his guilty plea, in which he had claimed he lied about his role in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- Bending The Constitution (Pioneer, MC Joshi, May 10, 2006)
The provision of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes was incorporated in the Constitution for a limited period.
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