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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 12677:
- Why Exempt Minority Institutions? (Hindu, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 23, 2005)
The 104th Constitution Amendment could prove a curse if turned into an alibi for unbridled profiteering and commercialisation in education.
- A Subversive Story Of Self-Sacrifice (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Dec 23, 2005)
To celebrate the nativity story with a consumerist orgy is to misunderstand a muth that venerates the dispossessed.
- Passed At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2005)
Amendment widens the scope of quota
THE Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (104th) Amendment Bill, 2005, to reserve seats for socially and educationally backward classes, besides the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, . . .
- Corruption Undermining Democratic Governance (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Dec 23, 2005)
Corruption violates human rights, undermines the rule of law, distorts the development process, and dis-empowers the Indian state. The way forward is to increase the say of civil society in governance issues.
- Erdogan Refutes Criticism On Pamuk Trial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Turkey's Premier on Wednesday defended the country's conduct in the freedom of expression case again renowned author Orhan Pamuk, saying that ``freedoms are not limitless.''
- Saddam Alleges Torture In Custody (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 23, 2005)
Former Iraqi President calls Bush a liar
- Teach Human Rights In Schools, Says Shivaraj Patil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
People should be aware of the importance of human rights and prevent violations'
- Solution To An Objective Problem That Didn't Exist? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 23, 2005)
Excitingthings are happening in the patent field, both as new findings and fresh lawsuits. Thus, the site of EPO (European Patent Office) http://ep.espacenet.com speaks about `Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component . . .
- We, The Law-Abiding Losers (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Dec 23, 2005)
For the past 18 months, I’ve been trying to buy a house in Delhi. In vain. I, therefore, have many stories to tell. On how we’ve had to reject a beautiful, well-located, parking-friendly DDA flat that had been turned into an encroached palace . . .
- Tying An Early Knot On Life (Indian Express, SUNIL MEHRA, Dec 23, 2005)
A high court ruling earlier this year considered the willful consent of a 15-year-old girl to marry as legally valid. This has set the cat among the pigeons for those working to end the scourge of child marriages.
- Kbd: The Way Out (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 23, 2005)
President Musharraf has regretted the resistance against construction of the Kalabagh Dam in Sindh and attributed it to committing suicide. He, however, said that he will not let Sindh commit suicide.
- Tiger In Trouble (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Dec 23, 2005)
The tiger is one of the most charismatic and evocative species on earth. It is also one of the most threatened. Recognized throughout the world for its ferocity and unmistakable beauty, the tiger faces an uncertain future.
- Sonia In Code Sermon (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today expressed anguish at the money-for-posers exposé and told her MPs to pull up their socks.
- Concept Of Justice (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Dec 23, 2005)
Most of the recent western legal concepts such as supremacy of law, equality before law, judicial independence and impartiality, juristic personality, non-retroactivity, legal representation, presumption of innocence, etc., were never alien to Islam.
- Why Israel Does Not Have A Constitution (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Dec 23, 2005)
Most observers of the Palestinian scene know that Israel does not have a constitution, but few try to know why it has chosen not to have one. The reasons are to be found less in the conflict between the religious right and the liberals and . . .
- Volcker Keeps Oil-For-Food Probe Office Open (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Dec 23, 2005)
The U.N. independent inquiry into the scandal-ridden oil-for-food program in Iraq will keep its doors open until March 31 so that prosecutors from individual nations can pursue wrongdoers, the United Nations announced on Thursday.
- Bjp For Adopting ‘Proper Procedures’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Asserting that it was in favour of stern action against MPs caught demanding money for raising questions in Parliament in a television expose, the BJP said it would oppose the expulsion of 10 Lok Sabha Members as recommended by the House Committee, ...
- Delhi Demolition Drive Losing Steam (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Dec 23, 2005)
Violent protests and traffic blockades as BJP leads demonstrations on Day V
- Karnataka High Court Stops Ngef Land Auction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Government told to submit comprehensive revival package
Court calls for Cabinet note and proceedings
Government will have to make good losses to NGEF
Earnest money deposit of bidders to be returned
- Election Commission Not Under Political Pressure: Naresh Gupta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Stuffing of electoral rolls: Filing of complaints with Magistrates has started
EC acted in accordance with the law, says Chief Electoral Officer
Magistrates can proceed with the case if they are satisfied with the complaint
- On An Empty Stomach (Telegraph, Jaydev Jana, Dec 22, 2005)
An advisor to the commissioner of the Supreme Court has recently informed the apex institution of two incidents of hunger death in the Jalpaiguri district. Widespread poverty resulting in chronic and persistent hunger is the single biggest scourge . . .
- Focus On The Farm Sector (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Dec 22, 2005)
The Ramachenna Reddy panel report highlights the dangers of neglecting the agriculture sector in Andhra Pradesh.
- Cash-For-Questions Scam — Implications For Democracy And Society (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 22, 2005)
The time has come for both the classes and masses of the country to face up to, and do something about, a progressively deteriorating polity.
- Debate On Oil Prices (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 22, 2005)
The National Assembly is to hold a debate the oil pricing policy of the government and related energy issues. That will follow the sustained high price of oil, which has not come down following a fall in international oil prices.
- Us Judge Bans ‘Intelligent Design’ Teaching (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
A courtroom battle seen as a test case for the teaching of science in America ended in a decisive victory for evolution on Tuesday.
- Reliance Demerger Scheme Filed With Registrar (Telegraph, CORPORATE BUREAU, Dec 22, 2005)
Reliance Industries’ demerger scheme came into effect today after the company filed the certified copy of the Bombay High Court order with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).
- A Little Money Here, And A Little Favour There (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Dec 22, 2005)
Bribe has long been a part of India’s socio-political life. And yet, a collective hypocrisy stops us from acknowledging this, writes Sumanta Sen
- Beneath The Debris (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The state, seized by one of its bouts of righteousness, has taken to the streets of Delhi on a bulldozer. Houses and shops have been torn down, their occupants being thrown out in the cold.
- Insecure Minorities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2005)
A Sikh becoming officer is no big deal
- Let Truth Triumph (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2005)
Whistleblowers need protection
IF truth alone triumphs, as the government motto avers, the Satyendra Dubeys and S. Manjunaths shouldn’t be getting themselves killed or committing suicide like Sanjay Rathi, the chief accounts officer in the Akola . . .
- Judicial Probe Of Sangla Arson (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
Nearly 40 days after the horrendous Sangla Hills carnage we are still nowhere near ascertaining the truth.
- Unjust Oil Pricing System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
The controversy over the oil pricing mechanism created by the opposition is embarrassing for the government.
- Betab: A Restless Soul Goes Out To Have Rest For Ever (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 22, 2005)
Having portrayed life in all its beauty and colour, the man now shifts to the landscape of no return, Muhammad Shafi Khan (Shopian) remembers a celebrated Kashmiri poet Muhammad Ayub Betab who is no more
- The Plot Thickens (Indian Express, NALINI SINGH, Dec 22, 2005)
One afternoon in the early ’70s the phone rang in the manager’s office in Patna’s Pearl cinema, which was reputed to be raking in profits.
- Mafia Rules, Ok? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Let us demolish one thing in Delhi — the belief it has a modern, efficient chief minister
- Bjp Rolls Back Dissent, Quota Bill Clears Ls (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 22, 2005)
The UPA government’s first Constitution amendment bill, a landmark legislation to ensure reservations for SCs/STs and OBCs in private unaided educational institutions had a smooth sailing in the Lok Sabha this evening after the BJP went back on its
- Court Admits Channel Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Government's guidelines on telecasting the India-Pakistan matches challenged
Ten Sports' agreement with PCB finalised before guidelines
It cannot have a retrospective effect, says Ten Sports counsel
- Curb Indiscipline At Workplace With An Iron Hand: Apex Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Dismissal of lecturer of a Karnataka college upheld In view of the change in economic policy, it may not be proper to allow employees to break discipline with impunity.
- More Illegal Properties Demolished In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
MCD ignores Assembly resolution calling for suspension of the ongoing demolition drive
- Quota Bill Sails Through (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Constitution (104 Amendment) Bill providing for reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private educational institutions sailed smoothly after the Lok Sabha debated it for more than five hours on Wednesday.
- Delhi Demolitions (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 22, 2005)
The wages of sin
It should make no sense. Huge amounts of money and effort expended to tear down what were raised by expending huge amounts of money and effort.
- The Problem Of Child Labour (Daily Excelsior, A K Sharma, Dec 21, 2005)
How many of us ever care at the sight & on the plight of child labours. It is a heart rending scene to see tender aged young blossoming kids working in a scooter, car workshops, on roadsides.
- Cash For Questions (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Dec 21, 2005)
The cash-for-question members of parliament are out in the dock, thanks to a TV sting operation.
- Heady Computer (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
In one of the episodes during the ongoing "Kaun Banega Crorepati-2" a woman soon after taking the hot seat folded her hands before the computer in front of her.
- Party Time In Mumbai And Hyderabad (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2005)
The recent sting operations only confirm the rot in the political arena, which can be traced directly to the crisis in the party system. The onus is on the BJP and the Congress to show the way for a re-vitalisation.
- What's The Racemate In `Formula 1' Of The Pharma Race? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 21, 2005)
Almost every court verdict creates winners and losers in equal measure. For instance, the December 16 verdict of the US District Court of Delaware has www.pfizer.com announcing as the latest news headline, . . .
- Be Humane, Vvips! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 21, 2005)
Recently, on behalf of a civil society organisation devoted to clean politics and good governance, I happened to write to the Chief Secretary of a State on the unconscionable delay, in violation of a High Court directive, . . .
- Fight Them On The Beaches? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 21, 2005)
Last week, the day after Sydney witnessed some of its worst racial violence in living memory, a woman in the affected suburb answered her doorbell only to find a pair of men, of “Middle Eastern appearance”, wishing to be let in.
- Bush And Iraq Elections (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 21, 2005)
The much-awaited Iraqi elections are over. The Iraqi administration and the Americans can take satisfaction from the fact that there was a large turnout in the Sunni majority provinces and that the insurgents lived up to the expectations created . . .
- Salem's Lawyers' Plea On Confession Statement Adjourned (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A special TADA court today adjourned till January 3, the hearing on an application moved by lawyers of extradited gangster Abu Salem, demanding a copy of the confessional statement of the accused in regard to his alleged role in the 1993 serial bomb....
- Grooming Lawyers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2005)
Needed a law varsity in the North
The Punjab Government’s proposal to set up a law university near Chandigarh is most welcome.
- ‘Problems Should Not Defeat Me. I Should Defeat The Problems And Succeed’ (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Dec 21, 2005)
From the imposition of President’s rule in Bihar, to the valiant sacrifices of India’s Manjunaths and Satyendra Dubeys, President A P J Abdul Kalam fielded questions as diverse as they were pointed at the India Empowered Conclave
- Indian Girl Seeking Pak Nationality Allowed To Amend Petition (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday allowed an Indian girl to amend her writ petition filed for visa extension to get Pakistani nationality.
- Participatory Politics Is The Solution (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 21, 2005)
Indians at large do not tire of celebrating India’s status as the world’s largest democracy. But this democracy is also a bundle of institutional failures.
- India, Run With The Big Guys Now! (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Dec 21, 2005)
The media and the government breathed a sigh of relief that the agony of the Hong Kong WTO ministerial is over, and that the agreed text of Sunday night did not cause any political damage at home.
- Sc Snub On Bihar: Kalam Says It’S Been A ‘Learning Experience’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Breaking his silence after the Supreme Court called his endorsement of Central rule in Bihar “unconstitutional,” President A P J Abdul Kalam today called it a “learning experience.”
- Making An Ass Of The Law (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 20, 2005)
Anarchy in India means a free for all — the ruled and those who administer the rule.
- Nda Decides To Oppose Reservation Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Government stand on minority institutions queers the pitch
Proposed legislation exempts minority institutions
Definition of minority institution not clear: BJP
Janata Dal (United) a divided house
- Demolish Some Old Habits (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 20, 2005)
Are we glad that the authorities in Delhi — of the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi or the Delhi Development Authority, take your pick
- Basics Re-Stated (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 20, 2005)
Kudos to the Delhi High Court for rejecting an air force officer’s plea for premature retirement on the grounds that frequent transfers created marital difficulties.
- Look Back With Sapience (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Dec 20, 2005)
This is retelling a story of Modern Man that we probably have all grown up with — the story of the rise of a species specially endowed with sagacity, created by god or nature to be the ruler of this earth and all other creatures.
- Cultivate Patient Friendly Culture (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Dec 20, 2005)
Any hospital's performance is dependent on multiple factors like capital structure, available infrastructure, technological acquisition, spectrum of clinical services, specialists and culture of the hospital.
- Krishna Tribunal: Karnataka Moves Supreme Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Dec 20, 2005)
Directive to Centre sought for effective functioning of tribunal
- Ap Media Under Fire (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Dec 20, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh has a vibrant print and visual media, with five major newspapers and three news channels in Telugu. The governments have been in awe of the power of the Press, especially the vernacular dailies, which relentlessly pursue and expose ...
- A Blow Against Torture (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
Thanks to a belated White House retreat, Congress is on the verge of taking an important step toward curtailing the systematic human rights violations committed by the Bush administration in its handling of foreign prisoners.
- Interviewing The Three-Year-Old (Indian Express, MADAN M. JHA, Dec 20, 2005)
The Delhi High Court has just directed that private schools end the practice of holding children’s interviews. This is the outcome of a writ petition, the final hearing of which will affect thousands of children who have to go through the trauma . . .
- Keeping The Faith (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 20, 2005)
The Ministerial text that emerged on Sunday after six days of wrangling among 149 nations in Hong Kong is, at best, a compromise document. Judged against the yardstick of the expectations with which the Doha Round was launched in 2001, . . .
- Bulldozing Or Dozing? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
Three days into the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s most ambitious demolition drive, political dissembling is writ large on the wall. Congress MLAs have gone into feverish huddles.
- Wrong Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 20, 2005)
The govt’s direct recruitment of tahsildars is not justifiable
- Whitewash For The Tainted 11 (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 20, 2005)
To begin with, the cash-for-questions sting operation drew a quick response from the political class. Various parties, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman acted with despatch, and it led to the suspension of the lone Rajya Sabha . . .
- Stinging Rebuke Is Called For (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Dec 20, 2005)
It's not enough to expel the errant MPs from the House; steps must be taken to ensure there is no repetition of the offence, says Ahtesham Qureshy
- Scrap Mplads: Advani (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Dec 20, 2005)
Divert money for State funding of elections, Speaker told---- Even before the latest sting operation by a TV channel against some MPs accepting kickbacks in MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), BJP president and Leader of Opposition LK Advani . . .
- The Perfect Adieu (Times of India, SATISH K SHARMA, Dec 20, 2005)
A key question of life that dogs great persons, and has a bearing on history's judgment of them, is when to retire?
- What Price Honesty? (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Dec 19, 2005)
There is a need to introduce the stigma of criminality to tax evasion in order to make it a social taboo, says Shailaja Chandra
- President Calls For Updating The History Of India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
We must enable our people to come out of the past, he says
- Desperation Doles Out Death, 42 Killed In Tn Stampede (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a tragic repetition of a ghastly November incident in which six women were killed, 42 people were trampled to death early Sunday morning at a government relief centre, where thousands had gathered to get tokens for cash doles and relief supplies hours
- Restrictions On Hajj (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 19, 2005)
IN A paper he co-authored in a recent issue of The Lancet, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss argues that a comprehensive prevention and control strategy is needed to check the growing national prevalence of diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular d
- Raj Thackeray Goes His Own Way (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 19, 2005)
The end has come almost like an anti-climax. Since November 27, when Raj Thackeray of the Shiv Sena announced that he was quitting from all party posts, the media have speculated about the next step he might take.
- Save Yourself From Self-Help Books! (Tribune, Jemima Lewis, Dec 19, 2005)
A 10-year-old Hampshire schoolgirl, Libby Rees, has been hailed as a prodigy, after writing a self-help book for children on how to cope with life’s problems. She is currently engaged in a whirlwind publicity tour, jetting about with her mother.
- Populism And Democracy (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a recent seminar on "Democracy, development and social inclusion" held in New Delhi on December 8, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh provided an economist's perspective of governance. Democracy, he said, was based on the notion of a popular mandate, . . .
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