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Articles 5621 through 5720 of 12677:
- O, In What Sweets Dost Thou Thy Sins Enclose! (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 01, 2006)
Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy, sang the Bard in a sonnet.
- Taxing Windfall Gains (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Apr 01, 2006)
Any amount in the nature of a windfall and not likely to recur cannot be brought under the ambit of taxation. The only exception is where certain receipts are deemed to be income by a fiction of law. Courts have emphasised that the onus of . . .
- Making Statute A Plaything (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Apr 01, 2006)
On December 27, 1970, Indira Gandhi came under siege after the Supreme Court declared the abolition of Privy Purses unconstitutional. She stunned everyone by recommending the dissolution of the Lok Sabha and early elections.
- Jobs For The Retrenched (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 01, 2006)
No guarantee for re-employment
- Sacrifice And Sycophancy (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Apr 01, 2006)
Yesterday, it was a non-democratic Ordinance; today, it is a resignation. Sorry, but where is the sacrifice?
- The Bottomline Of Cpa (Daily Excelsior, Nitya Nand Roy, Apr 01, 2006)
The Government is likely to introduce an amendment to the consumer protection act, to give it more teeth.
- Kiwi Woman’S Murder: Sc Stays Death Penalty (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence of a convict in the murder of New Zealand woman mountaineer Diana Clare Roultley, who had gone missing from Varanasi eight years ago and whose skeletal remains were later recovered by the police . . .
- Sc Notice On Kandahar Hijack Accused (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a Kashmiri woman's petition alleging the Indian authorities illegally detained her two brothers after arresting them in Kathmandu following the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in December 1999
- Tax The Big Fish (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 01, 2006)
During the recent debate on the Budget in Rajya Sabha, I pointed out a major lacuna in the provisions of service tax. Unfortunately, the Finance Minister took refuge behind a peculiar excuse to skittle the issue.
- Free For All, As Mcd On Collision Course With Sc (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Apr 01, 2006)
If the Supreme Court thought it was empowered enough to make the Government fall in line and ensure that the law of the land prevailed, on Friday, it got a rude shock.
- Varanasi: Plea Dismissed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh to ensure the safety of all religious places at and around Varanasi following the March 7 bomb blast in the Sankat Mochan temple there.
- Mother Tongue: Quashing Of Notification Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The managements of private educational institutions on Friday told the Karnataka High Court that the language policy enunciated by the State Government was vague on the definition of mother tongue.
- High Court Notice To Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Petitioner seeks direction to restrain SBI staff from going on strike
- Office Of Profit: Conflict Of Interest Key Criterion (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Apr 01, 2006)
This should be the principle for disqualification of a person, not merely ‘office’ or ‘profit’
- Kumaraswamy To Expand Ministry On April 10 Or 11 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
List of candidates ready, says Yediyurappa
20 Ministers were sworn in on February 17
Bhagya Lakshmi scheme to come into effect from Saturday
Anganwadi assistants will identify beneficiaries
Health insurance scheme for children planned
- Taliban Call For Jihad As Italy Grants Refugee Status To Convert (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Abdul Rahman, the Afghan Christian who narrowly escaped the death penalty after converting from Islam, has been formally granted refugee status in Italy, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday.
- The Status Of Northern Areas (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 31, 2006)
Rebutting India’s recent claim that Gilgit-Baltistan was an integral part of its territory, the Pakistan foreign office has stated that as part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the area is a disputed territory the final status of which is yet . . .
- Accountability In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Mar 31, 2006)
Islam is a multifaceted religion where awareness of Divine rights has been given on the one hand and a functional network of an Islamic state has been laid down on the other.
- Us Nuclear Policy In South Asia (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Mar 31, 2006)
The US Assistant secretary of state for South and central Asia, Richard Boucher, told the South Asian journalists that “Pakistan’s energy requirements and economic needs are different from those of India”.
- After 173 Years Indian Court Considers Raja’S Will (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
An Indian court is set to reopen the country’s oldest pending case 173 years after it was first lodged in the eastern city of Calcutta, then the administrative and commercial capital of British colonial rule.
- 1,000 Jhuggis Removed On Second Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Authorities criticised for not giving any alternative plots; demolition to end in a few days
About 250 tenements removed
1,600 structures "regularised''
- People Under The Stairs (Indian Express, Partha Mukhopadhyay, Mar 31, 2006)
On Tuesday, the government notified modifications to Delhi’s existing master plan to extend the scope of mixed land use.
- Goa Government Takes Steps To Set Up Industrial Waste Disposal Facility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
It will set up a joint facility in Maharashtra for now
Faced with the problem of disposal of hazardous industrial waste on a long-term basis, the Government of Goa is searching for a site to set up an elaborate facility of its own in tie-up with . . . .
- Rehabilitation: Where The Truth Lies (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Mar 31, 2006)
It is about people's lives. A route to accountability is surely not too much to ask for.
- Indians Turn Back Justice Bhagwandas (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 31, 2006)
Indian immigration authorities on Wednesday told Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistan’s first Hindu acting chief justice, and his family to get off the Lahore-Amritsar bus at the Wagah border crossing and sent them back.
- A Serenade To Gujarat (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Mar 31, 2006)
The curtain would appear to have been drawn finally on the Best Bakery case.
- Nothing Exclusive (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Will the central government be able to muster up the courage to restrict — or redefine — the functioning of Shariat courts in this country?
- Welcome At Wagah! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 31, 2006)
Is this the way to treat a visiting CJ?
The more things are said to change in India-Pakistan relations, the more they appear to remain the same.
- Centre Defends Denial Of Entry To Pak Acting Cj (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Mar 31, 2006)
The Centre today strongly defended the decision of the Immigration Authorities at the Wagah border over the denial of entry to the kin of Acting Pakistan Chief Justice Rana Bhagwandas saying "the denial was due to Justice Bhagwandas's family . . .
- The Legacy Of Historic Mewar (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Mar 31, 2006)
Some princely states of India, especially the Rajputanas, were far more dynamic and benevolent than what is commonly believed, says Vinayshil Gautam
- Meher's 'Killer' Turns Hostile (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The police inquiry into Meher Bhargava's murder is fast becoming a convoluted tale of public confession, courtroom retraction and official confusion.
- Law Panel For Whistleblower Provision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Recommends its inclusion in draft bill dealing with removal of judges
- Another Quota (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 31, 2006)
There is only one reason for the existence of certain institutions of higher education — the promotion of academic excellence.
- Mehar Case: Rawat Does A U-Turn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
High drama was witnessed in the sensational Mehar Bhargava murder case with one of the main accused telling the media on Thursday that he fired the fatal shot which he later retracted in the court saying the confession was made under "duress".
- State Funding Of Elections (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Mar 30, 2006)
IT is a relief that the all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission (EC) on February 15 to discuss a proposal of the Government of India asking the EC to consider the issue of State funding of elections did not come to a consensus.
- Acting Pak Cj’S Kin Denied Entry At Wagah (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Mar 30, 2006)
An unsavoury situation arose at the Wagah joint check post when Immigration authorities denied entry to seven members of the family of Justice Rana Bhagwandas, first Hindu acting Chief Justice of Pakistan.
- Fear Factor: What Are The Fiis Scared Of? (The Financial Express, Sourav Majumdar, Mar 30, 2006)
The markets seem to have made a habit of scaling new peaks. After flirting with 11 K last week and then flattering to deceive, on Monday, the Sensex scaled Peak 11K firmly, with market players betting on even better days ahead.
- Budget Approved Amid Walkout (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
10 per cent interim relief for government staff; Rs. 10 crore more for Circuit Benches
- Stresses On Complimentation And Not Competition (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col (Rtd) R K Langar, Mar 30, 2006)
Complimentation and not competition is te main thrust of Indian thought. Complimentation spreads cooperation, harmony and togetherness which enables man to perceive unity in diversity.
- Logic Of Democracy (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Mar 30, 2006)
Parliament may unanimously vote for a bill on the “Office of Profit” issue but this will have to be consistent with the spirit and letter of the Constitution and with natural law if it is not to be struck down by the Supreme Court.
- Power Play (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Mohinder Singh reveals the mantra of success in the highly competitive world of jealous people'
- Where There Is Smoke... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
On March 20, a division bench of Gujarat High Court comprising Justices MS Shah and SG Dave, rejecting the appeal of the Union Railway Ministry for vacation of the stay on tabling of the UC Banerjee Commission report in Parliament observed . . .
- Stray Dogs And The Right To Life (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, I heard since the Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution should prevail over the protection against blanket mass slaughter guaranteed to stray dogs under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, municipalities . . .
- Trust Boards To Control Temples In Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Upper income limit of temples raised
With a view to avoiding outside interference in day-to-day affairs of the 31,891 "C" category temples in Andhra Pradesh, the Government has decided to keep them away from executive officers and retain them . . .
- Court Sends Zaheera To Byculla Jail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Zaheera Sheikh, the prime witness in the Best Bakery case, has been sent to the Civil Prison at Byculla in South Central Mumbai to undergo simple imprisonment for one year, which was awarded to her for contempt of court by the Supreme Court on March 8.
- Beginning Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 30, 2006)
Definitions can wreak havoc on principles and provide a hundred escape routes for those who want them.
- Jimmy Carter Opposes Nuke Deal With India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Former US president Jimmy Carter has come out strongly against any nuclear concessions to India unless it signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Vp Speaks Out For Mps, Mlas Holding Offices Of Profit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Even though former Prime Minister VP Singh is not holding any post of profit, his sympathy goes with those who are afraid of losing their membership from Parliament or State Assemblies.
- Quota Cloud Fuels Iim Seat Hike Drive (Telegraph, Monobina Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The Centre’s move to extend reservation of seats to other backward classes in central universities and top technological and business schools may not affect students in the general category.
- Sonia Drips Fire & Steel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
A combative Sonia Gandhi poured her heart out to Rae Bareli today, launching her bid to return to Parliament.
- Verghese Kurien's Exit (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
Dr. Verghese Kurien's resignation brings an end to an important era in the dairy industry and the cooperative movement.
- In The Sweatshops Of Mumbai (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
Maharashtra is officially child labour-free but the exploitation of children continues in the zari units in its capital.
- In The Name Of Free Speech (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 29, 2006)
Defining the issues - textual, legal and political - behind the Danish cartoons is essential to understand the rage it provoked in the Muslim world.
- Ltte Sings Old Tune (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 29, 2006)
The "Tamil Eelam Lands Act" once again highlights a key issue of the conflict - control of land
- Israel: Violence For Vote (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 29, 2006)
As parliamentary elections approach in Israel, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets tough in Palestine.
- Delhi Bjp Petitions Prez Against 19 Cong Mlas (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The Opposition BJP in Delhi on Tuesday petitioned President APJ Abdul Kalam for disqualification of 19 Congress MLAs and one MP on the grounds that they occupied offices of profit under the NCT government
- Tn: Aiadmk Promises Transparent, Corrupt Free Admn (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Promising a corruption free, honest and transparent administration in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK today said it would work for upgradation of economic and social status of Tamils, if voted back to power, in the May 8 polls.
- Bury The Congress (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 29, 2006)
The current crisis over the Ordinance controversy impels one to recall events.
- Cross-Voting Marks Rs Elections (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Industrialist Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar today scored an impressive victory over writer UR Ananthamurthy in Karnataka and cross-voting by BJP and rebel BSP MLAs in Uttar Pradesh marked the biennial Rajya Sabha elections.
- Charges Framed Against Kanchi Seer (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Mutt today suffered a setback as the Pondicherry sessions court today framed murder and conspiracy charges against the two acharyas of the Mutt and 22 others, setting the stage for their trial in the sensational . . .
- Divorce Allowed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 29, 2006)
SC rescues two women from marriage
THE Supreme Court has once again proved that it remains a stout champion of women’s rights.
- Beware Of Communal Politics (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Mar 29, 2006)
As five states prepare for Assembly elections over the next two months, the country will do well to prepare for a sharp and potentially dangerous spurt in communal politics and passions.
- Because Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 29, 2006)
"The premise behind the separation of powers is that when a single person or group has a large amount of power, they can become dangerous to citizens."
- Maharashtra: Mill Lands For The Builder (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
There is disappointment in Mumbai as an apex court order makes 240 hectares of mill land available for private development.
- Legal Angles (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Mar 29, 2006)
The "office of profit" issue has all the essential ingredients of a political controversy. The somewhat technical nature of the case has invited a degree of legal wrangling as well. The issue has its genesis in Article 102 (1) (a), which forbids . . .
- On Why He Is Unable To Resign (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 29, 2006)
When Sonia Gandhi resigned her Lok Sabha membership, it was as though she had taken her cue from Amar Singh, general secretary of the Samajwadi Party (S.P.). He had advised her to resign at a press conference on March 17, the day Jaya Bachchan, . . .
- `Businessmen Coming Back To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 29, 2006)
"Policies have been put in place to facilitate investments. We have new policies for sugar, entertainment... Until you have policies, you can't implement anything... "
- ‘We Will Double Her Poll Margin’ (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Mar 29, 2006)
S for Sonia, S for Sacrifice’was the chant outside the Congress headquarters when the most powerful woman in the country declined the prime minister’s post nearly two years ago.
- Seeking Adult Help (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 29, 2006)
It’s difficult to imagine what kind of justice can be done to an abused 13-year-old child forced into motherhood, or to a 12-year-old boy who accepts being sexually abused as something natural.
- Abolish The Office-Of-Profit Criterion? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 29, 2006)
Arguments for eliminating the concept of ‘an office of profit’, all for eliminating politically messy situations like the one emanating from Sonia Gandhi’s resignation from both the Lok Sabha and chairpersonship of the NAC, is a bit like . . .
- Cosying To Qazis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 2006)
By pleading for more time to come up with facts and figures about illegitimate shari'ah courts that have been functioning in various parts of the country for some time now, the UPA Government has convinced nobody of its innocence.
- Gaining Ground (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Mar 29, 2006)
S for Sonia, S for Sacrifice’was the chant outside the Congress headquarters when the most powerful woman in the country declined the prime minister’s post nearly two years ago.
- Bye-Bye Mumbai? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 2006)
Each time the Maharashtra Government endeavours to improve Mumbai's appalling traffic condition, a shrill voice of dissent hits a high note .
- Jayalalithaa Says Dmk Impeding Growth (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Mar 29, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today accused the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance of hindering the implementation of several ongoing welfare schemes in the state by ‘‘using the Election Commission’’ for . . .
- Registration Of Marriages (Deccan Herald, Gautamaditya Sridhara and Mala Sridhara , Mar 29, 2006)
The new move will protect the rights of women and help prevent social evils
- Bansi Lal Dead (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The architect of modern Haryana, Bansi Lal, is no more. He breathed his last at 11 pm tonight at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment for the past few days.
- Aiadmk For Cauvery Delta Authority (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has said that if it is re-elected to power in the coming assembly elections, it will fight for the setting up of a Cauvery Delta Authority in the place of the present politically-oriented, “powerless”, Cauvery River . . .
- For General Purpose (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Mar 29, 2006)
Since World War II, the jeep has transformed from a military vehicle to a civilian one
- Contempt Notice Issued To Bangladesh Poll Chief (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Mar 29, 2006)
In what is seen as an unprecedented move in the country's judicial history, the Bangladesh Supreme Court has issued a suo motu show cause notice to the Chief Election Commissioner M.A. Aziz, an incumbent Supreme Court judge, to explain why . . .
- Kalam May Launch Campus Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Tumkur University on Tuesday decided to invite President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to the foundation stone-laying ceremony for its campus on April 7.
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