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Articles 6621 through 6720 of 12677:
- Anil Group Questions Ril Pacts (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
The bitter fracas between the Ambani brothers refuses to die down. This time the Anil D Ambani Group (ADAG) has raised its voice against the gas supply, non-compete and brand agreements signed between Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries and . . .
- Barred From Printing Cartoons, Ny Editorial Team Quits (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
The editorial team at the New York Press resigned after the weekly newspaper decided not to run the cartoons. Editor in Chief Harry Siegel, Managing Editor Tim Marchman, Arts Editor Jonathan Leaf and City Hall Bureau Staffer Azi Paybarah resigned . . .
- Kicked Backwards In The Name Of Progress (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Feb 10, 2006)
One of the disquieting features of Indian politics and public policy is the colossal damage done to the rural sector by successive governments, all in the name of the people. If the explicit objective is to undermine the rural agriculture-dependent . . .
- Judge, For Thyself (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 10, 2006)
A national judicial council is the most sensitive way to address judicial wrong-doing
- Lifting The Lid (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 10, 2006)
If we have been amazed by anyone’s ability to sleep soundly at night after the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, it has been Narendra Modi’s.
- A Classic Novel And The Literary View From Below (Hindu, Satya P. Mohanty, Feb 10, 2006)
Fakir Mohan Senapati's classic Oriya novel is a marvel of 19th century literary realism, complex and sophisticated. It seeks to analyse and explain social reality instead of merely holding up a mirror to it.
- Indian Police Reopen Nearly 1,600 Cases On Gujarat Riots (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Indian police have reopened nearly 1,600 cases related to communal violence in the western state of Gujarat in 2002 in which some 2,000 people were killed, a top official said Friday.
- Funding Patronage (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 10, 2006)
Ever since it was hastily introduced in 1993, MPLADS programme has been under a cloud. Its constitutional validity has been challenged in court.
- Shut And Open Cases (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2006)
Also punish those who abetted riots
The very decision to reopen as many as 1,500 cases relating to the infamous Gujarat riots is testimony enough that the administration had gone horribly wrong during those cruel days.
- Rajnath For All-Party Meet On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
"There should be a debate on the Iran issue in Parliament... "
Accusing the United Progressive Alliance Government of lacking a clear-cut view on policy matters, including Iran, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Thursday . . .
- The Ayatollah Joke Book (Washington Post, MICHAEL KINSLEY, Feb 10, 2006)
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the noted wit, expert on freedom and unelected religious leader -- the leader who counts -- of Iran, observed the other day that in the West, "casting doubt or negating the genocide of the Jews is banned but insulting the . . .
- France May Take Back Asbestos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
France on Wednesday said it was prepared to take back the toxic wastes of its decommissioned aircraft carrier le Clemenceau after dismantling at the shipyard here.
- The Meaning Of Moharrum (Deccan Herald, Mir Mujtaba Hussain, Feb 09, 2006)
The historic event of Moharrum has great significance in learning moral and spiritual lessons
- Gujarat To Reopen 1594 Riot Cases (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The police will reopen 1,594 cases and take action against 41 police officials for their alleged role in the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots in Gujarat.
- Follow Procedures (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court has called for setting up an independent investigation agency to probe complaints of custodial violence against police personnel and to empower this agency to take stern and speedy action followed by prosecution, wherever necessary.
- France Ready To Take Back Toxic Waste From Ship (Indian Express, Palak Nandi, Feb 09, 2006)
French Ambassador to India Dominique Girard today sought to dispel India’s fears on the Clemenceau, promising to ‘‘take back not only asbestos, but any hazardous waste, if need be’’ before the ship was dismantled.
- Phone Tapping: Up Police Move Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
In a special leave petition, the UP chief secretary and UP police questioned the jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court orders restraining it from holding a parallel probe into the phone tapping incident.
- The Vicious Squad (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 09, 2006)
Will the Supreme Court’s renewed efforts to prevent custodial torture, by issuing fresh guidelines on such cases, be heard?
- Manmohan, Chidambaram Architects Of Growth: Baalu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
`The overall development in infrastructural facilities has attracted foreign investment' "Overall development in infrastructure has attracted foreign investment"
- Way Out Of A Capital Mess (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Feb 09, 2006)
It is a sad commentary on the times we live in that various hues of politicians are trying to confuse issues concerning urban laws as applicable in India’s capital — either to confuse the common man, or due to a sheer ignorance of the law.
- France Ready To Take Back Waste Of "Toxic" Ship (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
France would be ready to take back toxic waste removed from a decommissioned carrier if India's top court allowed the ship to be scrapped in an Indian shipyard, the French envoy said on Wednesday.
- France Ready To Detox Clemenceau (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The French envoy on Wednesday asserted his country was willing to take back any asbestos found on decommissioned warship Celemenceau while it is scrapped at the ship-breaking yard in this coastal town of Gujarat.
- U.P. Moves Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Challenges territorial jurisdiction of Delhi High Court in entertaining pleas
- Reinvestigate 1,594 Cases: Dgp Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Out of 1,965 cases reviewed, 40 were closed for lack of evidence
Supreme Court formed panel on NHRC petition
New accused held in 640 cases
Action recommended against 41 police officials
- France Offers To Take Back Toxic Waste (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Feb 09, 2006)
Inventory to be submitted to panel today
Visits Alang and says the yard has adequate facilities
Offers to get French labour
Shiv Sena men raise anti-Greenpeace slogans at site
- Custodial Violence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2006)
Guidelines are blatantly ignored
IT is an unfortunate matter of deep concern that despite the Supreme Court expressing its revulsion over custodial violence repeatedly, the reprehensible practice continues regardless.
- Jayalalithaa Concedes Several Demands Of Government Staff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Benefits will cost the exchequer over Rs. 1,000 crore a year
Leave surrender increased from seven to 15 days
Ban on recruitment on compassionate grounds lifted
Eligibility criteria for regularisation of teachers relaxed
- Bihar Assembly Verdict (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 09, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their role and favouring the ruling party or parties at the Centre.
- Right Way To Rightsizing (Tribune, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 09, 2006)
The following are excerpts from the “World Public Sector Report 2005” published by the UN:
- Verdict On Golf Park (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 09, 2006)
The decision by the Supreme Court on Tuesday to cancel a lease that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had awarded to a businessman to construct a mini-golf course in a park in Islamabad is reassuring.
- Left Playing Cold War Politics (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Feb 09, 2006)
Comrades love conspiracy theories. Spokesmen of the Indian Left, over the last few months, have been vo-ciferous in their criticism of the UPA government's decision to vote against Iran in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting.
- Nbw Against Shah, Geelani, Yaseen (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Feb 09, 2006)
A special TADA court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants against former Chief Minister GM Shah, senior separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Yaseen Malik and Nayeem Ahmed Khan in a 17 year old case titled State v/s Qazi Nisar related . . .
- Indian Police Reopen Nearly 1,600 Cases On Gujarat Riots (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Indian police have reopened nearly 1,600 cases related to communal violence in the western state of Gujarat in 2002 in which some 2,000 people were killed, a top official said Thursday.
- Sentence Remission: Supreme Court To Examine Governor's Power (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 08, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it would examine laying down the requirements to be adhered to by a Governor of a State for granting pardon or remission of sentence to convicts in jails.
- Markets At A Historic High (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
The 10,000 mark reached by the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex is an important milestone representing a robust performance by the corporate sector, and in particular by the 30 companies comprising the index.
- Indian Panel On Toxic Waste Divided Over French Ship (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Feb 08, 2006)
An Indian environmental panel is divided on whether to allow a decommissioned French warship to be scrapped in India, and has not made a firm recommendation to the the nation's Supreme Court, a member said on Tuesday.
- Wto Condemns Eu Over Gmo Moratorium (Reuters, Sophie Walker, Feb 08, 2006)
The World Trade Organization ruled on Tuesday that the European Union and six member states had broken trade rules by barring entry to genetically modified crops and foods.
- Will Jd(s) - Bjp Combine Hold Together? (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Feb 08, 2006)
Karnataka's new coalition government has taken off with a bang. The chief minister H.D. Kuma-raswamy established himself firmly in the driver's seat of the new JD (S) BJP combine.
- India-Afghan ‘Action’ In Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani has accused Afghan warlords and drug barons of arming the tribal militants in Balochistan, and India of financing them.
- Bihar Presses Ahead With Taslimuddin Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
The Nitish Kumar Government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the criminal case pending against the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and Union Minister, Mohammed Taslimuddin, should proceed further.
- Exporting Higher Education — Dilemma Of `To Commit Or Not To Commit' (Business Line, Jandhyala B. G. Tilak, Feb 07, 2006)
The Indian Institutes of Management are in the news again — two years ago on the issue of fees, and now on the issue of `going abroad'. In the former case, the IIMs wanted to raise their fees considerably, which the government argued would make . . .
- Exporting Higher Education — Dilemma Of `To Commit Or Not To Commit' (Business Standard, Jandhyala B. G. Tilak, Feb 07, 2006)
The Indian Institutes of Management are in the news again — two years ago on the issue of fees, and now on the issue of `going abroad'. In the former case, the IIMs wanted to raise their fees considerably, which the government argued would make . . .
- France Should Call Back Toxic Tub: Sc Panel (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court Committee to decide on Clemenceau on Monday said it would shortly submit its report to the court.
- A French Ship Kicks Up Dust (Deccan Herald, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 07, 2006)
Le Clemenceau raises many questions that encompass critical issues like business, economy, environment, health, and labour safety.
- Expulsion Of Mps: The Speaker And The Courts (Hindu, Mahendra P. Singh, Feb 07, 2006)
Even though the expelled MPs deserve no sympathy or leniency in punishment whatsoever, for upholding the rule of law the Speaker should respond to the notices of the Supreme Court.
- Clemenceau: Committee Decision To Be Referred To Supreme Court Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
``Court order will be a turning point in environmental awareness''
- Scmc To Submit Report On 'Clemenceau' To Sc Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC), which debated the entry of controversial French aircraft carrier Clemenceau into the country's territorial waters today, will submit its report to the apex Court tomorrow amidst indications that the . . .
- It’S All About Politics, Mr Pm (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 07, 2006)
Judge me by my actions. That was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s response in his press conference last week to the argument that he was the weakest prime minister India had ever seen.
- Kannada In Times Of Americanisation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The demands and issues raised by the 72nd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana need to be discussed at all cultural forums and the government must muster political courage to resolve seemingly intractable problems, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Ordinance Rajas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2006)
Look how Delhi’s Congress and BJP politicians unite to legitimise their land grab
- Sc Panel To Submit Report On Clemenceau Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
SDI, a French company which bought the carrier, has already told the apex court that it will abide by the committee's interim recommendation that the ship should not enter India’s 220-mile exclusive economic zone until the matter is disposed of.
- Strike, But 500 Metres Away (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 06, 2006)
The Delhi High Court judgement prohibiting workers of the Airports Authority of India from holding demonstrations within 500 metres of the airport gates holds significance that transcends the strike that has been called off.
- Trial And Error (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 06, 2006)
It’s easy to tell the difference between the trial of Saddam Hussein and the Nuremberg tribunal.
- My Days In Chandigarh (Tribune, KTS Tulsi, Feb 06, 2006)
I came to Chandigarh at the age of 10 in 1957. My school, college, law studies, failures and achievements, hopes and disappointments, struggles and successes were all at Chandigarh. The best of friendships and the greatest of heartbreaks were made and ...
- Buckling Buta (The Week, Debashish Mukerji, Feb 06, 2006)
It was a judgment the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in Delhi had been awaiting with dread. Last October, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court called the decision to dissolve the Bihar Assembly on May 23, 2005 ‘unconstitutional’, . . .
- Follow Up (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 06, 2006)
Educating the child will help in eradicating child labour
The Supreme Court has done well to remind the Centre and the State governments of their obligation to completely eradicate child labour in the country.
- Supreme Justice (Indian Express, WENDELL RODRICKS, Feb 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court rejecting a high court order on same sex relationships? Get me outta here! Am I dreaming or wot? Says a lot for Chief Justice of India Y.K. Sabharwal, and Justices C.K. Thakker and R.V. Raveendran.
- Ambani Brothers In The Ring Again (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group on Sunday said Reliance Industries Limited has not completed the transfer of the four Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group companies.
- Making Of Independent Governors (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Feb 06, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which a few governors have acted in discharge of their constitutional functions. They have been accused of playing a partisan role and favouring the Centre.
- Kannada Cultural Centre Inaugurated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Adding another feather in the cap of Kochi's multi-lingual status, Kannadigas of the city have constructed a building to host their get-togethers.
- Bangla Oppn Defy Govt Crackdown (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Feb 06, 2006)
Carrying banners and chanting slogans, men and women from every corner of the country voiced their opposition to Begum Khaleda Zia’s four-party coalition government.
- Letters Of Intent Issued For Airports' Modernisation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
To GMR-Fraport and GVK Industries
Even as the Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the Reliance Airports Developers Private Limited petition challenging the bidding process for modernisation of airports, the Government on Sunday . . .
- Ril Violated Settlement Spirit: Reliance-Adag (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan , Feb 06, 2006)
"Transfer of management of four companies not yet completed"
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (Reliance-ADAG) on Sunday stated that Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is acting in violation of all fundamental principles of propriety, . . .
- Villagers Threaten Agitation Against Demolition Drive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Give 15-day deadline to Government; demand separate building bylaws
- Never-Ending Narratives (Hindu, MAITREYEE SAHA GANAPATHY, Feb 05, 2006)
The Inheritance of Loss is about poverty and patterns that repeat across generations, says Kiran Desai.
- Crossing Boundaries (Hindu, PAROMITA PAIN, Feb 05, 2006)
Fiction is about journeys of imagination into the lives of others, says Beverley Naidoo.
- Regulatory Body Needed (Tribune, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Feb 05, 2006)
In the history of game shows on Indian television, no season has witnessed as many controversies as the current one.
- Of Graven Images (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Feb 05, 2006)
It is a fallacy of our narcissistic age to expect images of what supreme leaders of thought may have looked like; their teachings and deeds are unaffected by our erroneous expectations
- Some Prime Ministerial Initiatives (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 05, 2006)
There is a raging controversy on how ‘‘weak’’ is the Prime Minister. Fresh from Davos, this is a bit bizarre because India was being felicitated by the global community as the emerging economic power and the relative strength of India vis-a-vis China . .
- On Telling The Truth (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 05, 2006)
If David Mulford had met Charles Igoh things might have turned out differently.
- Pitfalls Of Imitating The American Dream (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Feb 05, 2006)
Does good literature teach us anything about what constitutes good economics? Prevailing punditry on economic reforms says no.
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2006)
Thanks to Sudheendra Kulkarni for his timely reminder on Q and his links with the powers that be (‘Q marks dent the halo around a renunciant’, January 29). Perhaps now he will turn his attention to the perversions of justice in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat,...
- Manmohan Compromising To Stick To Office: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
But I gave up my party job to stand by my views on Jinnah
Kalam erred in agreeing to Assembly dissolution President's action should not become precedent I am not "minimalised" in party
- Full Backing For Somnath (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 05, 2006)
Endorse Speaker's decision not to accept notice
Neither he nor Parliament challenged court, it is the other way round: Speaker
Constitution is clear about Parliament's sovereignty
- Global Nature Of Protest (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Feb 05, 2006)
A look at the significance of February 15, 2003.
Many demonstrators who hoped to deter the invasion of Iraq probably underestimated what they were up against ... ."
- Jaswant Stresses Need For Expanding ‘Constituency Of Peace’ (Dawn, Shamim-ur-Rahman, Feb 04, 2006)
India’s former external affairs minister and currently leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh has emphasized the need for a constant endeavour by India and Pakistan to “expand the constituency of peace”.
- Cabinet Shuffle In India (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 04, 2006)
I may be reading too much into the cabinet reshuffle in New Delhi. But the changes effected make me believe that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has begun the exercise of choosing her party candidates for India’s president and vice-president, . . .
- Please, Prêt-à-Please! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 04, 2006)
There are fashion statements and there are fashion designers’ statements. After the capital’s poor,
- Society’S Willing Murderers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 04, 2006)
If you are reading this in Bombay, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak. But if you are reading it in one of the HT’s many other editions, then the name may not necessarily ring a bell.
- Eaves Dropping And Taking To Task (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 04, 2006)
Sometimes when I pick up the phone to ring up someone, I hear two people talking to each other. Instead of putting down the receiver, I listen to their conversation. Once when my line crossed with another I heard two women going on and on . . .
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