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Articles 5421 through 5520 of 12677:
- Protecting Islands Of Excellence (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2006)
The proposal of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development to extend reservations to the other backward classes (OBCs) in Central educational institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management,
- `Bjp Dictating Terms To Kumaraswamy' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Poojary opposes plan to make Idgah Maidan a park
Inquiry sought into Bhatkal violence
Chief Minister urged to give priority to maintaining law and order
- Supreme Court Tells Two States To Resolve Babli Barrage Dispute (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 11, 2006)
Minister could seek intervention of Prime Minister if unable to resolve the row
Union Water Resources Minister told to hold meetings with officials
Bench hears writ plea of Nizamabad MP Yaskhi Goud
- Karnataka High Court Judgments To Be Posted On The Internet Soon (Hindu, B.S. Ramesh , Apr 10, 2006)
Initially, only reported judgments of the court will be available
The `Net' initiative is among the computer savvy solutions that the court wishes to adopt
The plan will greatly benefit advocates and litigants
There is a move to link the . . .
- Iraq, Iran, And A Strategy Of A Thousand Errors (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Apr 10, 2006)
America has brought anarchy and indescribable misery to Iraq. Now it is eyeing Iran. Would American and world public opinion be mute spectators to another exercise in monumental folly?
- Salem's Hitman Escapes From Jail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Prosecution in high-profile Ajit Dewani murder case suffers setback
- Sometimes, Every Picture Tells Half A Story (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 10, 2006)
No columnist should start with a cliche, so apologies and all that, but here I go: Every story has two sides. Where was the other side when TV news channels, especially the major English language ones, covered the Medha Patkar story?
- Pension Issue In State Bank Of India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Ceiling remained static at Rs. 4,250 for over nine years despite repeated recommendations'
Whenever there was an upward revision in wages, negotiations were initiated with the management on pension and the decision arrived at was put up to the Finance M
- Child Marriages (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 10, 2006)
SC to streamline the law to check them
- The Politics Of Personality (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 10, 2006)
In her early years as Congress president, Sonia Gandhi was treated as a political lightweight by her opponents and independent commentators alike. Her public persona exuded diffidence.
- Cet: Moving Towards Another Definition (Deccan Herald, Vijesh Kamath, Apr 10, 2006)
This isn’t the first time that the state government is experimenting with a piece of legislation to regulate admissions in private professional colleges
- Assam: Acid Test For A New Party (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Apr 10, 2006)
Cries of Imam Sahib zindabad can be heard as the two men walk towards the podium.
- Sri Venkateswara University To Get Choice-Based Credit System Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Sri Venkateswara University is all set to implement choice-based credit system in its constituent and affiliated colleges from the next academic year.
- Freedom To Be Corrupt (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Apr 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh has suggested that Government employees should not be transferred before two years to enable them to show results.
- Reservation In Super-Speciality Courses, Too? (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Apr 10, 2006)
While the extension of OBC quotas to central universities and other educational institutions has ignited a fresh controversy, reservations are likely to breach a domain that was so far untouched by any quotas — super-speciality courses in medicine.
- Empowering Women In Bihar (Times of India, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, Apr 10, 2006)
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment in 1993 did for women what parliamen-tarians are still twiddling their thumbs about — it made women's reservation mandatory within the panchayati raj framework.
- Bush Should Come Clean On Cia Leak’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
President George W Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should speak publicly about their involvement in the CIA leak case so people can understand what happened, a leading Republican senator said on Sunday.
- The Challenges In An Era Of Liberalisation (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 10, 2006)
A Pay Commission is often not the culmination of difficulties, but their starting point. An unending exercise in lobbying and activist interventions by various coalition partners seems to be on the Government's agenda in the next few years.
- Politicising Environment Prematurely (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 10, 2006)
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the present Assemblies can also elect Gen Musharraf constitutionally as the President of the country for the next term.
- A Pil(l) For Headache (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Apr 10, 2006)
Despite doing well on social and environmental fronts, issues addressed through PILs are often quite technical, says Shailaja Chandra
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear - George Orwell
- Arjun Invokes Vp To Pay Back His Sizing Up (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Apr 10, 2006)
The Human Resource Development Ministry passed the buck on the exaggerated media reports explaining the Election Commission on Sunday about his announcement of extending 49.5 quota in the IIMs and IITs.
- Quite Scary (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 08, 2006)
The picture presented by the State Pollution Control Board about the level of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the air of this city is quite alarming.
- Parrikar’S Sc Petition Referred To Constitution Bench (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
The Supreme Court today referred to a constitution bench a petition filed by former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar challenging dismissal of his Government.
- Angry Narmada Oustees Want Ministers To Prolong Visit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Three Union ministers who visited Sardar Sarovar Project-dam affected villages and rehabilitation sites in Madhya Pradesh on Friday had a tough time as oustees and NBA volunteers wanted them to prolong their visit to hear their tales of corruption . . .
- Nuclear Safety Called Into Question (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Apr 08, 2006)
A court ruling issued in late March concerning a power reactor in Ishikawa Prefecture has proved both rare and astounding. Saying that there is a problem with the earthquake-resistance design of the reactor, the court ordered a halt to the . . .
- Iraqi Women Argue, But Agree On Role (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
In a roomful of Iraqi and American women, brought together to explore how they can join to build a new Iraq, the discussions are stuck in recriminations, accusations, the past.
- Mass Leadership And Backroom Politics (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 08, 2006)
The Congress will do well to look at the BJP, which has begun to experience the consequences of ignoring its mass leaders.
- Advani Raises Spectre Of Another Partition (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani on Friday expressed fears that the country faced the prospect of another partition owing to large-scale infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals and charged the Congress-led UPA government with providing “legal protection” to the . . .
- Desperate Acts (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 08, 2006)
It is a matter of immense relief that Mr Shoaib Nabi Lone, an independent candidate in the Sangrama constituency, has escaped a militant attack on Thursday.
- Painful Progress (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 08, 2006)
Before Medha Patkar and fellow activists embarked on their current struggle, they should have considered two things.
- Delhi High Court Gets Acting Chief Justice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Friday appointed Justice Vijender Jain as Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
- Rehabilitation Is A Cost, Don't Fudge It (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 08, 2006)
The government’s insensitivity towards Medha Patkar’s fast-unto-death and the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) dharna in Delhi is of a piece with the long years of systemic apathy to the larger issue of rehabilitation of local communities, either . . .
- Beware My Lords (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 08, 2006)
Court jesters were common in royal establishments, not conventional judicial institutions.
- Sakshi Maharaj Plea: Sc Notice To Rs Secretariat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
The Supreme court today issued notice to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on a petition by former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Swami Sakshiji Maharaj challenging his expulsion from the house in the wake of the MPLADS scam.
- The Abc Of Obcs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 08, 2006)
The term ‘‘backward classes’’ first raised its head in Mysore state, where preferential recruitment of backward communities was introduced in 1921.
- Trai Penalises Telecom Firm For Offering Lifetime Validity Product (Times of India, AMIT SAXENA, Apr 08, 2006)
TRAI has done the right thing by rapping service providers for their lifetime offers. To expect consumers to take lifetime offers with a pinch of salt is to provide too much elbowroom to producers and advertisers.
- Rape – This Is Beyond Sick (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 08, 2006)
In recent years I have spent a considerable amount of time in Mumbai. When I am in this city I live on Marine Drive within spitting distance of the spot where Sunil More raped his 16-year-old victim last year.
- Create Mobile Legal Aid System For Rural Litigants: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
President tells judges to encourage out-of-court settlement in villages
President's advice
Network all dispute-resolving systems
Make important judgments accessible to young lawyers
Take a re-look at cases pending for several years
- Cet Cell Clarifies On Allocation Of Seats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
`No basis for criticism of Bill on this count'
- Sitting On Judgement (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 08, 2006)
Judicial reforms hinge crucially on the availability of more empirical data to iron out systemic flaws, says Upamanyu Hazarika
- Lack Of Will (Pioneer, Amit Jetley, Apr 08, 2006)
While the higher courts in India have worked admirably to expand the ambit of constitutional and civil rights, what is interesting when one surveys the history of independent India is that there has been so little attempt at judicial reforms.
- Scrutiny Of Judicial Immunity Is Must (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 08, 2006)
In the wake of the public outcry against the acquittal of the accused in the Jessica Lall and Irfan murder cases, the demand for judicial reforms has mounted.
- Self-Management Key To Stress Management (The Economic Times, SWAMI PARTHASARATHY, Apr 08, 2006)
Stress and strain plague life today. The world over people succumb to life’s trials and tribulations. Worry and anxiety infest people’s thoughts.
- Damn Good Dam (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Apr 08, 2006)
On 15 March the Kerala Assembly unanimously passed a Bill to nullify the 27 February Supreme Court order authorising the raising of water level in the Mullaperiyar dam from 136 feet to 142 feet and permitting further strengthening of the . . .
- New Obc Quota Proposal For Iits, Iims, Du & Jnu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Seats in Delhi University for the general category could shrink by 13,716 seats — down from 35,306 seats to 21,590 seats — and make admissions a cut-throat affair. In IITs, where the fight for entry is still more fierce, the general quota . .
- Sonia Sword On Agp, Salve On Minorities (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
From Nagaon to Dhubri to Mangaldoi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today chanted the minority mantra everywhere in a final attempt to retain the party’s hold on a community whose votes could ultimately decide who will hold the reins at Dispur.
- "Aicte Will Not Issue Any Directions To Deemed Universities" (Hindu, V.Jayanth and A.Subramani, Apr 07, 2006)
Ministry of Human Resource Development issues notification
- Modi Seeks Apex Court's Intervention In Godhra Case (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 07, 2006)
Stepping UP his attack at the UPA Government for trying to deny justice to the victims of Godhra train carnage, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought Supreme Court's intervention in ensuring that "killers of Godhra" did not go scot-free.
- The Politics Of Sacrifice (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 07, 2006)
Why Sonia Gandhi can get away with her grand-standing
- Immigration Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 07, 2006)
President Bush says he’s committed to “comprehensive reform” of America’s broken immigration system: legislation that would both increase enforcement to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country and provide a legal way to, as Mr Bush puts it,
- Harassment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 07, 2006)
WE have only Mr Akhtar Mengal’s account of the events preceding Wednesday’s siege of his Karachi house to go by since the police declined to comment on the event.
- An Ideal Opportunity To Act Decisively (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Apr 07, 2006)
The failure of prosecution in several cases has re-focused public attention on our justice . . .
- Full Bipartisan Review Called For (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
India has legitimate energy requirements that the US needs to take a firm stand on, says Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Richard . . .
- Secular Vend For Islamist Cause (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 07, 2006)
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.George Santayana
- Cm Delegation To Meet Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Thursday agreed to lead an all-party delegation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek release of 7.56 tmc ft of water by Goa from Mahadayi river to Karnataka, for drinking water purposes.
- Courting Justice For 50 Years (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Apr 07, 2006)
The Karnataka High Court began in the second half of the 19th century with just three judges and 925 cases. One-and-a-half century since then, today it has 36 judges, including the Chief Justice and nearly one lakh cases in its files.
- Embracing Islam Will Not Help Sarabjit: Pak Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Embracing Islam will not help Indian national Sarabjit Singh escape the noose for his alleged involvement in a series of bomb blasts in Lahore, Pakistan’s Law Minister Muhammad Wasi Zafar said here on Thursday.
- Modern Urban Preoccupations (Hindu, Jayant Kaikini, Apr 07, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada
- Sbi Staff Strike Hits 20,000 Pensioners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Indifference of the management has forced us to go on strike: employees
- `Manmohan, Sonia Should Intervene' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Bring legislation: Ram Babu
- Us Professor Believes Jesus Walked On Floating Ice, Not Water (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The New Testament says that Jesus walked on water, but a Florida university professor believes there could be a less miraculous explanation — he walked on a floating piece of ice.
- Evidence Is Fake, Says Saddam (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 06, 2006)
Documents link ex-President to mass execution of Shias in the town of Dujail
- Time To Heed Medha's Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar's indefinite fast has forced the Central Government to intervene by sending a high-level team to visit the Narmada valley to assess the impact of raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). But is this enough?
- Has Sarabjit Singh Converted To Islam? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 06, 2006)
His `will' says conversion has nothing to do with his mercy plea
No official certificate on conversion: Sarabjit's lawyer
Mercy petition sent to Gen. Musharraf
- Salaries Delayed Owing To Sbi Staff Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Over 3,000 government employees have accounts in the bank
- The Dangers Of Uncritical Support (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 06, 2006)
India should look at the long-term impact of its foreign policy in relation to terrorism.
- Rehabilitate First (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 06, 2006)
Issues raised by Patkar merit attention from the govt
- I Ordered Death For Shi’Ites: Saddam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Saddam Hussein was cross-examined for the first time in his six-month-old trial today, saying he approved death sentences against Shi’ites in the 1980s because he believed the evidence had proven they were involved in an assassination attempt against him.
- Law And Order Has Broken Down' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
We will highlight the failure of the UDF Government to help farmers. The debts incurred by them resulted in 1,500 suicides.
- Migrants And Minorities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The scrapping of the IMDT Act has lent a new dimension to electioneering in parts of Assam, says Sushanta Talukdar
- Delhi's Deepening Trauma (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 06, 2006)
The court order on sealing showrooms and shops in residential areas will deprive the dispossessed of legitimate livelihood, says Anuradha Dutt
- Saddam Accuses Iraq's Interior Min Of Mass Killings (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 06, 2006)
Ousted leader Saddam Hussein accused Iraq's Shiite-led Interior Ministry of killing and torturing "thousands" of people as he appeared in court on Wednesday for questioning by judges and prosecutors on charges of killings of Shiites in the 1980s.
- Iraq Spy Suspect Oversaw U.S. Asylums (Washington Times, Stephen Dinan, Apr 06, 2006)
An Iraqi-born U.S. citizen suspected of being a foreign intelligence agent was employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to rule on asylum applications, including those from unfriendly Middle Eastern nations, according to documents . . .
- Gandhi Evoked For All Manner Of Causes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Two major nonviolent protests this week in India are being used by both the left and right.
- Justice For All, For Social Stability (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Apr 06, 2006)
It is a matter of self-interest for the power-class to quickly mend the system before it breaks.
- Freedom For Foreign Corporates (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 06, 2006)
SEBI loosens up, but would foreign companies want to raise money in the Indian market now?
- A Defunct Post (Business Line, S Balakrishnan, Apr 06, 2006)
Do we need alternate directors?
An alternate director is in the same position as any other director as regards his duties, rights and liabilities.
- A Place For Competition (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 06, 2006)
The body was statutorily established in October 2003, but has "only one member, and a very small complement staff," said Dhall.
- Pep Pill (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Apr 06, 2006)
With generic pharmaceutical stocks reporting a sharp jump in prices over the last few weeks, once again attention has shifted to valuations of large Indian players versus their global counterparts.
- Courting Trouble (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2006)
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