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Articles 6721 through 6820 of 12677:
- Road Mazdoors To Be Reinstated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
They will get three months pay as ex gratia; appeal in Supreme Court . . .
- Should The Power To Punish Contempt Of Court Be Diluted? (Hindu, K.T. Thomas, Feb 04, 2006)
The present law of contempt of court may have inadequacies but its dilution will be disastrous to the functioning of the judiciary.
- Court Notice On Circulation Of Cd Against Christians (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Petitioner seeks CBI probe into its production and distribution
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre, the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat, and the Shabarai-Kumbh Mela Organising Committee on a petition seeking a direction . . .
- Versailles Court Scuppers Bid To Block Asbestos Probe (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 04, 2006)
Reconfirms decision to set up panel to evaluate quantity on board Clemenceau
Defence Ministry not to appeal decision
EC looking into legality of sending ship to India
France may be in violation of Basel Convention on movement of toxic waste
- Flights Normal, Ground Conditions At Airport Abnormal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Day Three of strike by airport staff one long nightmare for travellers
- Ground These Protests (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Feb 04, 2006)
There is not a single rational contention to the government’s awarding of Delhi and Mumbai airport modernisation contracts, though irrational ones are neither serious nor escapable.
- Black Money Hunt: Amnesty By Any Other Name (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 04, 2006)
Some follies never end. Over the last few decades, successive finance ministers have launched schemes for uncovering black money, which in practice have been rewards for malfeasance.
- Phone Tapping System Evaluated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi High Court to dispose of on merits a petition filed by a non-government organisation seeking legality to homosexuality and declare as unconstitutional Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), . . .
- Sc Declines To Stay Trial Of Lodha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The question of trust should be determined on the basis of evidence
- Kumaraswamy To Be Sworn In Today (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Feb 03, 2006)
Last hurdle surmounted with the High Court refusing to stay the swearing-in
- Normalcy In Air, Mess On Ground (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
No cancellations were reported from any airport although delays continued and amenities inside terminals took a beating.
- No Protests At Airport Gates: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained employees of the Airports Authority of India from organising agitations within 500 metres of the entry points of airports and at the gates of the Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan here, which houses the AAI headquarters.
- Notice To Expelled Mps On Case Transfer Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Avoid conflicting judgments: Centre
Issues in petitions before both courts the same
Interpretation of Constitutional provisions involved
- Now, A Political Prime Minister (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2006)
Manmohan Singh's first meeting with the capital's press corps in September 2004 showcased a Prime Minister starting out on the learning curve.
- Centre Arms Itself With Toughest Aviation Law As Pm Meets Left Today To Draw The Line (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 03, 2006)
With growing public anger over the Left-backed strike by AAI unions that has turned Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata airports into open trash cans and endangered air safety, the government today authorised the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) . . .
- Council Of States Or Council Of Nominees? (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Feb 03, 2006)
Removal of secret voting in Rajya Sabha elections is an onslaught on a free and fair electoral process. And the removal of residential qualification for candidates negates the constitutional purpose of the Council of States.
- New Power Play Begins Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The stage is set for opening a new coalition chapter in State politics with the Karnataka High Court on Thursday clearing legal hurdles for the swearing-in of the Janata Dal (Secular)-BJP coalition government.
- Waiting For George Bush (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat’s lead article in the special Republic Day number of People’s Democracy says good things about the Constitution, parliamentary democracy and mass participation, though with typically Left disclaimers.
- Reliance Moves Delhi Hc On Airport Award (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Challenging the award of contracts to GMR-Fraport and GVK-ACS for modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports, Reliance Airport Development today moved the Delhi High Court, seeking to set aside the entire tender evaluation process.
- Iran Nuclear Potential 'Immediate Concern' - U.S. (Reuters, DAVID MORGAN, Feb 03, 2006)
The United States does not believe Iran has a nuclear weapon but the danger Tehran will acquire one is an "immediate concern," U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte said on Thursday.
- Filth, Stench, Scuffle Greet Flyers At Delhi 'N' Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
As strike and unruly protests by airport workers continued for the second day on Thursday, the Delhi High Court has asked the striking employees not to hamper normal functioning of work.
- Fights Normal, Airports Filthy On Second Day Of Aai Strike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
With protesting employees blocking entrance to airports causing hardship to travellers, the Delhi High court today restrained them from impeding the normal functioning even as flights kept their schedule on the second day of their nation-wide strike.
- Govt Wants All Cases In Cash For Query Scam To Be Heard By Sc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Centre today urged the apex court to transfer all cases relating to the expulsion of MPs to be heard by a Constitution Bench, saying the petitions pending in the Delhi High Court could result in conflicting judgements.
- Pm Helpless, Weakest, Reiterates Bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Hitting back, BJP President Rajnath Singh today termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "helpless" and charged him with targeting Leader of Opposition L K Advani "to justify his own weakness".
- Tn: Kanchi Seer Files Petition In Hc On Public Prosecutor (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi filed a petition in the Madras High Court today, seeking a direction to the Pondicherry government to appoint a public prosecutor for the Sankaranaman murder case in which he is the prime accused, in place . . .
- Assembly Dissolution Case (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, Feb 03, 2006)
Enough has already been said and written about the Bihar dissolution case. For me, the most heartening feature about the judgments handed down on January 24 is the fact that all five justices have held that the decision to dissolve the Bihar . . .
- Reliance Moves Hc Against Airport Bidding (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Reliance Airport Development Ltd, a company owned by Anil Ambani, today moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the entire tender process terming it as “mala fide”.
- Govt For All Cases In Mps' Scam To Be Heard By Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Centre today urged the apex court to transfer all cases relating to the expulsion of MPs to be heard by a constitution bench, saying the petitions pending in the Delhi High Court could result in conflicting judgements.
- Kumaraswamy To Take Oath Today (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Feb 03, 2006)
Decks were cleared for the enthronement of Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister of Karnataka today. While the reprieve from the high court, which rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of his Legislators, . . .
- Delhi Hc Asks Agitating Staff To Keep Off Airports (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Taking a tough stand against the striking Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees on the issue of privatisation of the management of airports, the Delhi High Court today banned the entry of agitating staff into the airports and directed that . . .
- Reliance Alleges Rigging In Airport Bids, Moves Court (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Dark clouds seemed to be gathering over the Delhi and Mumbai airport modernisation plan with Anil Ambani’s Reliance Airports Developers Ltd on Thursday moving the Delhi high court to seek cancellation of the contracts to GMR and GVK on grounds . . .
- Hc Imposes Ban On Aai Strike (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today imposed a ban on the strike by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) employees and said the agitating employees should remain 500 metres away from the gates of the airports all over the country and Civil Aviation . . .
- Devil's Advocate: Guvs Must Go (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, Feb 03, 2006)
The Supreme Court's stinging reprimand to Buta Singh ensured his exit as Bihar governor. The court had said that Buta's report recommending President's rule in Bihar was based on "fanciful assumptions".
- Need For Institutional Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Feb 03, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their constitutional functions. They have been accused of playing a partisan role and favouring the ruling party or parties . . .
- Reliance Airport Moves Court Against Award (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The modernisation plan for Delhi and Mumbai airports faced its first major legal hurdle on Thursday with the Reliance Airport Developers Private Ltd filing a petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the award of the modernisation contract.
- Doctor At Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2006)
PM seems more at home. Message from his press meet: Governance, rather than politics, is my test
- Karnataka Petition Worries Bjp (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 02, 2006)
Senior BJP leaders left wondering
The Karnataka Chief Minister-designate, H.D. Kumaraswamy, failed to keep his date with Bharatiya Janata Party leaders here on Wednesday.
- ``Sonia A Source Of Strength'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Handles with aplomb questions on domestic political issues
Asks to be judged not by what Mr. Advani says but what he delivers to the country
No fear of government falling. It will complete five years"
Right to Information Act will have revolutionary
- The Governing Principle (Indian Express, S.K. JAIN, Feb 02, 2006)
The recent Supreme Court verdict has indicted the Buta Singh for acting unconstitutionally and misleading the union cabinet into recommending the dissolution of the Bihar assembly.
- Kumaraswamy Skips Delhi Date (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Karnataka BJP cites ‘exhaustion’, says it has nothing to lose in JD(S) alliance
- No Mandate To Change Indian Borders: Singh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Leaves options open on Iran issue
India is committed to forging the "friendliest possible relations" with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday, striking an upbeat note on the peace process.
- Turbulent Skies (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 02, 2006)
The UPA government has often been accused of pussy-footing on reform. On Wednesday, however, even its severest critics would have found it difficult to question its reform credentials.
- Hc Notice To Hdk, Mlas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered the issue of notice to Chief Minister-designate H D Kumaraswamy and 35 JD(S) MLAs on a petition seeking a direction to the Assembly Speaker to disqualify the JD(S) legislators for allegedly defying . . .
- Child Labour: Notice Issued (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
“Children have to be in schools and there cannot be a place other than schools for them,” the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, adding that if there is no school, the state has to provide one.
- Kumaraswamy Clears Air, Govt Will Be Formed: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Karnakata chief minister-designate H D Kumaraswamy has “cleared” the air on government formation by communicating to the BJP Central leadership that he was “not going back” on the power-sharing agreement and he would implement it in letter and spirit.
- We Will Not Buckle Under Pressure: Manmohan (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 02, 2006)
``Enlightened national interest guides foreign policy; division of labour with Sonia Gandhi is working well''
- Presidential Assent For Quota In Institutions (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Feb 02, 2006)
The Constitution amendment to provide reservation for socially and educationally backward classes, besides the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, in private unaided institutions . . .
- Court Notice To Centre, States On Child Labour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Plea to enforce right to education
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to all the States and the Union Territories on a public interest petition seeking enforcement of the right to education of every child in the age group 6-14 by . . .
- Iaai Officers Move Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 02, 2006)
They contend that privatisation cannot be done without legislative sanction
- Talks Are On For Poll Alliance, Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
AIADMK starts issuing applications for party ticket to contest Assembly elections
Jayalalithaa disagrees with the view that Supreme Court has indicted her government for the stampede
Describes the arrival of refugees from Sri Lanka as "alarming"
- Iran Denounces Nuclear "Bullying" (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 02, 2006)
IAEA meet on Teheran's plans today
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed that his country would not buckle under western pressure and would continue its defiance till it acquired peaceful nuclear technology.
- Pm Defends Decision On Bihar Assembly (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today defended his government’s decision to dissolve the Bihar Assembly by pointing that even the Supreme Court did not have one opinion on the issue.
- Speculation Rife As Kumaraswamy Cancels Trip To Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy cancelled his trip to New Delhi today to meet top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to discuss government formation on February 3. JD (S) sources said the trip had been cancelled after the High Court . . .
- Iran Hits Out At Us, Hands Over N-Manual To Iaea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Iranian government has handed over to the International Atomic Energy Agency a document whose only use would be in making nuclear weapons, the IAEA said in a confidential report obtained by AFP.
- Three Sardars And A General (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 02, 2006)
THERE are two or three tribal chiefs and feudal lords behind what is going on in Balochistan. The past governments have made deals with them and indulged them.
- National Interest To Decide Vote On Iran Issue, Says Pm (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically said today that India’s stand on the Iran nuclear issue at the Board of Governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna tomorrow will depend on the draft resolution and . . .
- Noose Tightening Around Bb (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Zardari have reportedly admitted the ownership of Rockwood Estate, Surrey (England) and other properties abroad before different courts.
- Ahmadinejad Vows His Country Won’T Surrender (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W. Bush discussed Wednesday the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said.
- India Desires ‘Pragmatic, Practical’ Solutions: Singh (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 02, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that he wants to resolve all problems with Pakistan, including the Kashmir issue, with pragmatic and practical solutions but he had no mandate to seek transfer of territories if it came to that.
- P-5 Agree On Iran Referral Resolution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
World powers agreed on Wednesday on a draft resolution asking the UN atomic watchdog to report Iran to the UN Security Council over nuclear work that could be weapons-related, according to a text obtained by AFP.
- Sc Cracks Whip On Child Labour (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre, states and Union Territories on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a complete ban on child labour.
- Rites Of Spring (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 02, 2006)
It’s Basant Panchami today and while everyone who can will rush out for an eyeful of blooming yellow mustard in Punjab and Haryana, rustic Rajasthanis will wear yellow turbans or veils and maidaani Indians flourish yellow saris and handkerchiefs.
- Institutional Excesses, Elite Deadlock (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 01, 2006)
A democratic constitutional arrangement is predicated on mutual respect among various institutions. We appear to be entering a phase where the assumption is the elected representatives cannot be trusted with the public interest.
- Speaker’S Action Draws Flak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
The decision of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker in recognising Mr H D Kumaraswamy as the leader of the Janata Dal (S) Legislature Party has now reached the Karnataka High Court.
- India Has Made Its Mark As A Dynamic Emerging Economy: Nath (Press Trust of India, H S RAO, Feb 01, 2006)
Making a strong pitch to business leaders from Commonwealth, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has said India is rapidly ascending from being a base for low-end processes and operations to high-end Research and Development in sectors like pharmaceuticals . . .
- Stampede Issue: Dmk Members Take To The Road (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
They demand the release of councillor Dhanasekaran
More than 1,000 members of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam were arrested on Tuesday when they staged a demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the light of the . . .
- Those Thin Red Lines (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Feb 01, 2006)
The Delhi High Court’s recent order regarding illegal construction in the capital’s Lal Dora areas — that it, its urban villages — comes as a surprise as the matter has been debated for some years now. Nevertheless, it has fortuitiously revived . . .
- Respect For Others’ Laws Is Necessary (Deccan Herald, Felix G Rohatyn, Feb 01, 2006)
The US cannot afford to disregard Europe’s views on capital punishment
- Russia, China Too Want Iran Reported, Upa Tells Left We Need To Go With All (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
With Russia and China last night joining the other permanent members of the UN Security Council—the United States, Britain and France—to report Iran to the Security Council over its nuclear programme, the UPA government today told the Left parties . . .
- Bumblebees Can Fly (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Feb 01, 2006)
Airport reform wasn’t perfect. But good enough to ignore labour leaders and capitalists
- Letters Cannot Be Disclosed In Public Interest: Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Nanavati-Shah panel to consider fresh affidavit
There cannot be any selective disclosure Public faith in Commissions should not suffer Privilege claim not a matter of expediency
- Spectator Deaths (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 01, 2006)
The government is planning to supplement the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987, with new clauses that will charge anyone present during an attempted act of this 'ritualistic suicide' of 'abetment'.
- Tn: Hc Denies Kanchi Trust Permission To Sell College, Hospital (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Holding that the proposed sale of a medical college and hospital run by the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Charitable Trust would be detrimental to its interests and objectives, the Madras High Court today dismissed a petition filed by the trust to . . .
- Sc Seeks Suggestions On Pok Migrants (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court today asked a National Panthers Party activist to file within two weeks an affidavit giving details of the facilities being provided to migrants from PoK, who came to be settled in Jammu region in 1947-48, and suggest measures . . .
- N.As Students Body Rejects Bhasha Dam (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
The Gilgit-Baltistan Students Forum has rejected the construction of Bhasha dam terming it a violation of basic rights of the local people.
- Lawyers Not Above The Law (Tribune, P.P. Rao, Feb 01, 2006)
All democratic institutions in our country, be they constitutional, statutory or voluntary, are facing the same problem — quality of leadership.
- The Uniform Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
By any standards it is a shocking statement. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of a girls’ college in Rawalpindi on Monday,
- All Form And No Matter (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 01, 2006)
It would be odd if Buta Singh were to echo Marilyn Monroe's reputed line: "If you are looking for a scapegoat, here I am". The Bihar dissolution case — no less the Supreme Court's judgment on it — is drowned in politics.
- A Global Event, Thanks To Globalisation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 01, 2006)
When Alan Greenspan steps down as chairman of the US Fed, that makes news around the world. This is tribute as much to globalisation as to the man himself, who played a major role in guiding the fortune of the world’s largest economy for 18½ years.
- Before The Dream Sours (Telegraph, Raoji Bandodkar, Feb 01, 2006)
India would do better to attend to the more press- ing domestic problems than try to join the UN high table uninvited, argues Raoji Bandodkar
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