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Articles 8221 through 8320 of 12677:
- Canada's Disgrace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
The report that a former premier of Ontario, Canada, Mr Bob Rae, will lead a new public inquiry into the downing of, Air India's flight No 182, on June 23, 1985, provides no solace to the families of all the 329 persons on board who perished.
- Precept Of Protest (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Nov 26, 2005)
Everybody must have heard of Kushboo's shrine in Chennai. It was a tribute to her histrionic talent, which has not been rated very high by conventional critics.
- The Battered Half (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Nov 25, 2005)
''My ex-husband shot me through the head as I slept and left me for dead. I managed to walk downstairs, where my daughter was calling for help. My husband proceeded to stab me with such force that the knife-tip broke off in my intestines.
- Protect Whistleblowers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 25, 2005)
There is need for legislation to protect those who expose misdeeds
- Court Permits Monica's Uncle To Visit Her (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Special Judge for CBI cases here on Thursday permitted Purushottam Lal Bedi, uncle of Monica Bedi, for a 10-minute meeting. Mr. Bedi, younger brother of Monica's father, arrived here on Wednesday and moved a petition seeking permission . . . .
- Can Bihar Rise From The Ashes? Determined Political Push Is Crucial (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 25, 2005)
The new government that takes over in Bihar must make up for the time the State has lost — and pushed to the bottom of the table in many a parameter — by building up a fast, reliable, instant, effective network for delivery of services and . . .
- A Recipe That Failed Lalu This Time (The Financial Express, YASHWANT SINHA, Nov 25, 2005)
Bihar has redeemed itself. By voting the way they did in the recently held elections, the people of Bihar have exploded many myths,
- Monica Bedi Breaks Down (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Reportedly told her uncle that she's not married to Salem
- Abu Salem Sent To High-Security Jail (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
One of India's most wanted men, accused of involvement in a series of bombings in Mumbai more than 12 years ago that killed 260 people, was ordered by a judge on Wednesday to a high-security jail for his own safety.
- Set Up New Federation For Uttara Kannada, Say Milk Producers; More Join Fast (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Two fasting directors of the representative union taken to hospital
Some milk producers want Uttara Kannada to be brought under Dakshina Kannada Milk Federation
Parisara Samrakshana Kendra has extended support to demand
- Waiting For Regulatory Legislation In Education (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 25, 2005)
Will the Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Bill, 2005 be passed in the winter session of Parliament?
- This System Of Ours (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Just as The Argumentative Indian is now a given, we have to get equally reconciled to The Philosophic Indian—our unique ability to hold forth with profundity over most trivial issues. Very often relevance is sacrificed at the altar of hastily . . .
- Ngef Put On Revival Mode (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
The government’s move comes in the wake of a notification issued by the official liquidator to sell all the company’s properties in accordance with the court directive.
- Regulate Them Better Instead (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 25, 2005)
The paranoia surrounding participatory notes (PN)/sub-accounts is misplaced. The real problem lies with the relevant regulations and not with the notes. Suitable amendments in the governing laws can easily ensure better disclosure and monitoring ....
- Report: Us Didn't Want Al Qaeda Members To Testify In Padilla Case (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Nov 25, 2005)
Evidence linking Padilla to 'dirty bomb' plot may have been obtained under 'harsh questioning.'
- Save The Chiru (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2005)
THE international craze for shawls made of Shahtoosh, “the wool of kings”, will make the Chiru (Tibetan Antelope) extinct in a few years.
- Minority Rights Are Indivisible (Tribune, Syed Shahabuddin, Nov 25, 2005)
The August 8, 2005, judgement of a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in the Bal Patil case (CA 4730 of 1999), written by Mr Justice D. M. Dharmadhikari, has not received the critical attention it deserved.
- ‘Drunken Consent To Sex Is Still Consent’ (Tribune, Genevieve Roberts, Nov 25, 2005)
Women cannot complain of being raped while they are too drunk to remember what happened, a British High Court judge ruled on Wednesday. Judge Roderick Evans said that “drunken consent is still consent” after the rape case of a student was thrown . . .
- Khushboo Spoke The Truth (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Can you be taken to court for stating a philosophical position on what a man cannot expect from a woman on the first night? Apparently, yes.
- Torture By Cops In Jail Haunts Underworld Don Abu Salem (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Main dar raha hoon. Mujhe dar hain ki crime branch ya jo bhi mera taba lega, mujhe torture karega" (I'm scared. I fear I may be tortured by the crime branch or by whoever's custody I'm put in).
- Why Reservations (Tribune, G.S.Bhargava, Nov 24, 2005)
Dr Ambedkar did not want the constitutional safeguards, as “reservations” were known, to last more than a decade of operation of the Constitution, as it was originally provided.
- Sri Lankan Cabinet Sworn In (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 24, 2005)
Rajapakse retains the crucial portfolios of Finance and Defence
- Belgaum Merger: Flogging A Dead Horse (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Nov 24, 2005)
Has the Karnataka Government over-reacted by dismissing the Belgaum civic body?
- Rigging Reverberations (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
More than three months after the local body elections, their transparency continues to be questioned by the media and international monitoring groups.
- West Propelled Jihadi Factories (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Nov 24, 2005)
The Abu Salem case in Portugal and riots in France are facets of a colonial mindset which feed subversives all over the world
- Roots Of Failure (Statesman, Jagmohan , Nov 24, 2005)
On 26 January 1950, “We, the people”, gave ourselves a modern Constitution committed to high ideals.
- Abu Salem Sent To High-Security Jail (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
One of India's most wanted men, accused of involvement in a series of bombings in Mumbai more than 12 years ago that killed 260 people, was ordered by a judge on Wednesday to a high-security jail for his own safety.
- Natwar Was Sidelined In The Policy- Making Before He Lost The Portfolio (News International, R. Prasannan, Nov 24, 2005)
Whether he bought oil for food or not, fate didn’t allow Natwar Singh to touch last week’s food packets for Iraq. On November 8, he was scheduled to formally hand over a gift-consignment of fortified biscuits for the starving schoolchildren of Iraq.
- Decline And Fall Of The Rjd (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Fifteen years after he took Bihar by storm, Lalu Prasad has been handed a drubbing so severe it has stunned pundit and pollster alike.
- Delhi High Court Orders Winding Up Of Data Access (Business Line, J. Venkatesan, Nov 23, 2005)
THE Delhi High Court has ordered the winding up of Data Access (India) Ltd stating that it has huge liability of over Rs 530 crore to various parties and the company is not in a position to undertake its operations and carry on the business.
- 'Dirty Bomb' Suspect Indicted (Washington Post, Dan Eggen, Nov 23, 2005)
Jose Padilla, the alleged "dirty bomber" who has been at the center of fierce legal and political struggles for more than three years, has been indicted on charges that he conspired to murder individuals overseas and provide support for terrorists, accord
- The Evil That Is ‘Vani’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 23, 2005)
THE news that desperate parents of five daughters from Mianwali appealed to the president and the Supreme Court
- Iran-India: Critical Times? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 23, 2005)
IS IRAN, as the Western media would have us believe, really mired in religious fanaticism and intolerance?
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- For Adults, Support Is Unnecessary (Times of India, Viny Mishra, Nov 23, 2005)
The Allahabad high court's ruling ordering the earning wife to pay maintenance to her husband has only made a regressive rule equitable, but what still needs to be examined is whether the concept of one partner paying for the upkeep of the other for the r
- A Welcome Verdict Based On Equality Of Sexes (Times of India, Viny Mishra, Nov 23, 2005)
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court has in a recent judgment ordered an earning wife to pay maintenance to her divorced husband unable to support himself
- When Bullying Is Not Enough, Try Disinformation (News International, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 23, 2005)
In the run-up to the crucial November 24 International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting in Vienna,
- Defence Demands To See Salem's Confession (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
"If it is a voluntary statement, what is wrong in showing it to counsel?"
- Satish Sharma Cleared (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Nov 23, 2005)
A Special Court for CBI cases on Tuesday discharged the former Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Capt.
- The Padilla Case (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Nov 23, 2005)
Almost three and a half years ago, the Bush administration announced that it had arrested a Chicago-born man named Jose Padilla
- "A Vote For Change And Governance" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 23, 2005)
We will explode the myth that Bihar is non-governable, says Nitish Kumar
- Belgaum Corpn Dissolution Angers M’Rashtra (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 23, 2005)
The Karnataka Government’s decision to dissolve the Belgaum City Corporation (BCC) on Monday, coinciding with the Golden Jubilee of Samyukta Maharashtra movement, has evoked angry reactions in Maharashtra.
- Still Searching For A Strategy Four Years After Sept. 11 Attacks (New York Times, ADAM LIPTAK, Nov 23, 2005)
Four years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, the government has yet to settle on a consistent strategy for holding and punishing people it says are terrorists. Its efforts remain a work in progress, notable for false starts and a reluctance to have the
- Bjp Renews Plea For Buta Singh's Removal (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Enthused by the poll verdict in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday renewed its demand for the removal of Governor Buta Singh.
- Killing Judges (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
The recent killing of two senior district judges in Bangladesh’s Barisal district by a militant Islamic outfit is further proof that fundamentalists want to take the country where the Taliban took Afghanistan.
- Bihar Speaks (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
There are times to lament the state of India’s institutions and times to celebrate them.
- Fresh Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 23, 2005)
The rise and fall of leaders are not necessarily the most significant aspect of electoral verdicts.
- Ensuring Judicial Probity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 22, 2005)
The approval by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Saturday of a procedure to probe allegations of misconduct against judges of the apex and high courts is a welcome step.
- Belgaum Corpn Dissolved (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The State government on Monday night dissolved with immediate effect the Belgaum City Corporation (BCC) and appointed the Belgaum Deputy Commissioner as its administrator. The dissolution decision is in accordance with Section 99(1) of the Karnataka . . .
- Truth About Good Financial Management (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Nov 22, 2005)
The debate on the contribution to the turnaround in Pakistan’s economic fortunes in recent years of better government macro-economic and financial management, of the faithful implementation of IMF conditions, of debt rescheduling and the generosity . . .
- The Alito Memo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 22, 2005)
Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s now-famous 1985 memorandum is unsettling.
- Canada Report On Air India Bombing Due On Wed (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
A recommendation on whether a full inquiry is needed into how Canada handled the deadly bombing of Air India Flight 182 will be released on Wednesday.
- It Must Clear The Fog On Trai's Powers (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 22, 2005)
Telecom is the vaunted success story of India’s economic reforms. It’s fast turning into a success story on hold; and only the Supreme Court is in a position to untangle the mess right now.
- India Won't Refer Iran N-Project To Un (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
In a bid to buy peace from its Left allies ahead of what could be a stormy Parliament session, UPA on Monday said it was against referring Iran's nuclear programme to the UN.
- Winter Of Discontent (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 22, 2005)
It is a measure of our jaded appetite that the winter session of Parliament that begins tomorrow is being served up in the spicy terms of scandal, controversy and politics.
- Salem `Confession' Submitted To Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Statement likely to be read today
- Reading It Right (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 22, 2005)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research The views expressed are personal
- Power Equations In The Winter Session (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
The much-predicted expansion of the Union Cabinet has turned out to be a minimalist cut-and-paste job. No additions, only a few changes involving four portfolios — Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, and Water Resources
- Aziz To Attend Chogm Meet (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan would take part in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled at Malta from November 25 to 27 after a gap of six years following its re-admission to the Commonwealth in 2004. Pakistan was suspended from the.....
- Hard Times For George Bush (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
Nothing seems to be going right for United States President George W. Bush these days.
- Shopowners From India Defended In U.S. Drug Case (Reuters, Paul Simao, Nov 22, 2005)
The American Civil Liberties Union said on Monday it would defend two convenience store owners from India charged in Georgia with knowingly selling household items used to produce methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug that is sweeping the rural United
- While Gilgit Burns.... (News International, Gulmina Bilal, Nov 22, 2005)
While the newspapers have been filled with reports of the tragic earthquake and the fumbling relief efforts, the Federally Administered Northern Areas of Pakistan were confronted with a political earthquake of their own.
- World Apathy And Marketing (Greater Kashmir, MINHAJ QIDWAI, Nov 22, 2005)
The earthquake that struck Pakistan on Oct. 08, is a tragedy that brought mayhem for Pakistan. With about 90,000 dead and more than 2 million left homeless,
- When Officers Are Not Gentlemen (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 22, 2005)
I do not know what I can do about the thinking countrymen. They are all there for a cricket commentary or some boorish confrontation among politicians.
- Confession’ Of Salem On Test (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The CBI today submitted a sealed envelope, apparently containing Abu Salem’s confession, to the court hearing the Bombay blasts case.
- Quota Questions (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, Nov 22, 2005)
The demand by political parties of all shades and opinion, both within Parliament and outside, for central legislation to override the Supreme Court ruling against state quotas is surprising.
- Security At What Cost? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The conviction of six policemen in the ‘disappearance’ and murder of Punjab human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra brings to a satisfactory end a trial with huge implications for civil liberties in the country.
- No Mercy For Rapists (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
THE Supreme Court ruling awarding the maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment to a father for sexually exploiting his own 12-year-old daughter at the servant quarters of Himachal Pradesh Raj Bhavan in Shimla is a landmark judgement.
- Bihar's Most Wanted: Ajay, In 40s, Trigger-Happy And Fond Of Good Life (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Nov 21, 2005)
“We should have killed him three years ago,” says an otherwise suave police officer, regretting the ease with which the erstwhile commander of the “People’s Red Army”, Ajay Sao alias Ajay Kanu alias Ravi Kanu, was rescued by Maoists last Sunday . . .
- Killer Cops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
After seven years, the ghost of the Khalra case has caught up with six diabolical policemen.
- Kalam Way To Robust Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
In his special address to the joint session of the Karnataka legislature to mark the Suvarna Karnataka celebrations, the president focussed on transforming the State into an economic powerhouse by the turn of the decade.
- Save Kiocl, Cm To Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The State government has appealed to the Centre against closing down the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), Chief Minister N Dharam Singh said in Bangalore on Sunday.
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the ....
- Why Audits By The Cag Really Matter (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 21, 2005)
In the early 1990s, the government issued a single line order scrapping control over capital issues.
- Corruption In J And K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
Besides Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir has been suffering from widespread corruption at various levels of the government.
- Thursday's Stormy Heat To Beat Manmohan's Winter Chill (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of parliament beginning on Wednesday is expected to be stormy, with the government set to face flak over a number of issues ranging from Iraq's oil-for-food deal to Bihar.
- Police Image (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2005)
The hope that, with the achievement of Independence, India will be better served by its police and bureaucracy is yet to be fully realised. The image of both in the public eye continues to be unflattering.
- Poetry, Pistachio, Power (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Nov 21, 2005)
A government rarely receives all its challenges in a cluster. But this could be just that kind of a week for the Congress-led coalition: the Bihar verdict, Supreme Court’s judgement on the constitutionality of the dissolution of that state’s assembly,
- Helping Victims Of Violence (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 21, 2005)
In the days when Ayub Khan ruled the roost, and the 22 families set up their baronetcies, draconian press laws were introduced to keep at bay journalists who had not yet recovered from the long hangover of the Tamizuddin Khan years.
- Counter Globalisation, Karat Tells Students (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday called upon the student community to be vigilant and gear up to counter the efforts to commercialise and privatise the education sector.
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