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Articles 8621 through 8720 of 12677:
- Azad’S Kashmir (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2005)
Ghulam Nabi Azad's chiefministership has been the occasion for many exclamations.
- Sabharwal: It's For Legislature To Decide (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Nov 03, 2005)
The question whether the country needs stronger anti-terrorism laws
- Delhi Blasts Traced To Srinagar, Muzaffarabad (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and 12 nominees of his Council of Ministers (CoM) were sworn-in today by Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC).
- Oil Stains On A Minister (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Nov 03, 2005)
Mani Shankar Aiyar must be a very worried man. He may be in charge of the petroleum ministry but even fellow Congressmen joke, behind closed doors of course, that Natwar Singh is the ‘oil minister’!
- It’S Too Early For Optimism In Assam (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Nov 03, 2005)
While an ULFA-approved civil society group and the Centre are talking, the police and the army are queering the pitch.
- Tasks Before Azad (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Nov 03, 2005)
Prevailing uncertainty set-tles and Azad sits on the throne of the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir State.
- Now Shape The Law (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 03, 2005)
It’s easy for cynical journalists and weary citizens to scoff at the utility of the newly legislated Right to Information Act (RTI)
- The Volcker Report And Troubling Issues (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2005)
The fifth and final report of the "Independent Inquiry Committee" on the "manipulation" by Iraq of the United Nations' Oil-For-Food Programme (OFFP)
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2005)
Whose Congress is it?
Understanding the state of the nation
Ambika Soni, who personified a particular Congress culture under Sanjay Gandhi thirty years ago,
- Bush’S Troubled Presidency (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 02, 2005)
While we in Pakistan have had our minds and energies focused, and quite rightly so, on the catastrophic earthquake and its fearsome consequences, the Americans and most of the rest of the world have been watching, some with glee and others with . . .
- Rosa’S Amazing Grace (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Nov 02, 2005)
In the summer of 1990, Nelson Mandela, finally a free man after nearly three decades of incarceration, arrived in the United States of America.
- Trials As Political Action (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Nov 01, 2005)
Lessons from the legal legacy of the freedom struggle focussing on the important political trials
- To Revive A Presidency (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 01, 2005)
Political commentary is addicted to bold trends: Leaders must be either up or down; sideways isn’t tolerated.
- Azad's Crown Of Thorns (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 01, 2005)
If Ghulam Nabi Azad manages to stay focussed on the day-to-day problems of Kashmiris, it will constitute a welcome break with the State's unhappy past.
- All The Liberals Can Do Is Gloat (Hindu, Gary Younge, Nov 01, 2005)
LIBERALS CALLED it "Fitzmas." And it was a long time coming. But even though it took almost two years for special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to make it down the chimney, it was worth the wait.
- Judicial Activism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 01, 2005)
The Supreme Court needs to be complimented for the steps it has taken in recent weeks to protect the public interest.
- Death For Let Ultra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Ashfaq’s wife got a seven-year jail term for sheltering him and two other key plotters were awarded life sentence.
- Growing Cancer Of Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Oct 31, 2005)
*People in India paid a huge amount of Rs 21068 crores as bribe in a single year to 'get their work done'.
- Dastardly Act (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2005)
The government needs to watch out for any outbreak of communal violence
- Blind Item (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2005)
One of the most important things a gossip column must have is the “blind item.” When you use people’s names you can be sued, so blind items are safe — yet the reader is intrigued as to whom the item is all about.
- Oh, Boys! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 31, 2005)
A recent report by the Refugees International, a Washington-based aid group, has expressed concern over the charges of sexual exploitation and abuse that have dogged the United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world.
- Entangled Loyalties (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 31, 2005)
A detailed report in this newspaper that victorious People's Democratic Party candidate Nizamuddin Bhat in the Legislative Council elections in the Valley did not get his full quota of allotted votes of the members of local bodies belonging to the . . .
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
Politburo adds to fears in IT industry
- Give Us Power, What Would Separatists Say (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
How naïve and self deceiving is to draw an imaginary link between the aspirations of people and the demands of politicians, Hilal Ahmad reacts to an article by Sadiq Ali published in Greater Kashmir
- Rti Act: Transparency And Accountability Age Dawns (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Oct 30, 2005)
Wajahat Habibullah was administered oath of office as country’s first Chief Information Commissioner by President A P J Abdul Kalam on October 26.
- Belonging To Everywhere (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Oct 30, 2005)
Written in a conversational style, the book on the lives of three women raises contemporary issues of identity in a disintegrating society.
- Spilling The Beans... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Revelations in the book of corruption during the Indira Gandhi era has claimed the attention of national media.
- Appellate Tribunal `Taxed' (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Oct 29, 2005)
According to the Delhi High Court, the fine distinction between the words `pass' and `pronounce' should not be stretched to the extent that it offends the basic rule of law. This is illustrated in a judgment relating to certain orders of the I-T . . .
- Charity The Best Route (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate blood to him when he is stricken.
- Forest Walks Are Wide And Spacious (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 29, 2005)
Forests are where many stories begin from, such as, "Long, long ago, there lived a deer in a forest, and not far away was this wily fox!" If that can be terrifying, rest assured that children learn simple romance too from rhymes like, . . .
- The Unleasing Of Sadism (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
That we Indians are a peace-loving people is a much cherished myth. As a matter of fact we are a frustrated lot harbouring resentment against people who are better off than us or subscribe to different faiths.
- Militancy In Bangladesh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2005)
With militancy on the rise in Bangladesh, the fate of the Saarc summit in Dhaka seems to be in doubt again.
- Gujarat Muslims Await Justice (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 29, 2005)
One more court case failed this week at Baroda, Gujarat, to award punishment to rioters.
- Bush Forced To Retreat (Hindu, Julian Borger , Oct 29, 2005)
Harriet Miers' withdrawal as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court is a humiliation for George W. Bush.
- A Signal Pullback (Dawn, David Ignatius, Oct 29, 2005)
President Bush didn’t come out and say he made a mistake, but that was the clear message of his announcement yesterday that he was accepting Harriet Miers’s decision to withdraw as a nominee for the Supreme Court.
- Local Courts Bill Coming: Bhardwaj (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 29, 2005)
The Government will introduce the Local Courts Bill in the winter session of Parliament.
- Indian Court Releases Pakistani Journalist (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 29, 2005)
The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the release of a Pakistani journalist held for violating the Official Secrets Act (OSA) in 1991.
- Blow To Gaza Truce (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 29, 2005)
Seven Palestinians were killed and ten others injured in an Israeli air strike on the car of Islamic Jehad commander Shahdi Mhanna in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
- The Louder The Better (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
It begins with a bang follow- ed by a few more bangs. The number of bangs go on in-creasing till the first big festival Dussehra. That evening it becomes like canons firing from all sides.
- Reluctant Left By Bibekananda Ray (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
Both houses of Parliament passed the Right to Information Act 2005 in the budget session, repealing the unheard-of The Freedom of Information Act 2002.
- Why Bond With The Bad (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Oct 29, 2005)
T. N. Pandey argues against tax amnesty in any form
- New Capital For India (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Oct 29, 2005)
With passage of time, New Delhi has become too chaotic and unmanageable to be the Capital of India. It is necessary to establish a spanking new Capital city, away from the Delhi madness. The focus has to be on proper housing for all, not just today . . .
- Red Criminals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2005)
CPI-M pretends to set moral standards
- Equality At All Cost (Daily Excelsior, Aarti, Oct 28, 2005)
The Union HRD Ministry’s recent decision to provide all single girl children free education (class VI onwards) besides scholarships ranging from Rs 550/- to Rs 2000/- per month for graduate and post graduate studies respectively in all Government/aided...
- Capital Squatters (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 28, 2005)
For starters, pare down the list of beneficiaries of perks at public expense
- No Beef With Ban (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Oct 28, 2005)
I like beefsteak, and frequently eat it when I happen to be abroad.
- Peaks Are For Scaling (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 28, 2005)
We have been here before, any number of times. If the major political parties in the country continue to behave in the manner they have been doing, we will assuredly be here for any number of times in the future too.
- Pack Up And Go (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
It's a consensus that cuts across party lines politicians hold on to their bungalows in Delhi as though it were their birthright.
- A Religion Called Khaki And A Follower Called Policeman-Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 28, 2005)
If you are in police, you know nothing but the duty you are assigned to do.
- The Other Side Of The Earthquake (Greater Kashmir, GHULAM NABI HAGROO, Oct 28, 2005)
The disaster broke all walls, rendered all lines useless and raised the question of a forced separation once again, comments
GHULAM NABI HAGROO
- The Opportunist (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Oct 28, 2005)
He was the one truly effervescent person I have known. He was handsome, suave, charming, with a deep sense of humour which could bring light even to one’s darkest hours. I continued to like him long after I had recognised that he was also a crass . . .
- Case Against Kanchi Acharya Shifted To Pondy (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 27, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the shifting of the Sankararaman murder case against the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, and others pending before the Principal Sessions Court, Chengalpattu, to the Principal District . . .
- Gagging The Press (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 27, 2005)
The new levy will impose additional burden on the newspaper industry
- Quake Devastation: Then And Now (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Oct 27, 2005)
Earthquakes can’t be stopped, but buildings can be built to withstand them. Nearly all the deaths of the October 8 earthquake were caused by tumbling buildings.
- Fair And True (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2005)
It is not impossible to save democracy from cynical politicians. Ironically, this message of hope now comes from Bihar, which has long been the state of despair.
- We All Have A Stake In Outcome Of Plamegate (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Oct 27, 2005)
This scandal offers an opportunity to discredit the entire ideology used to justify the war in Iraq.
- Much More Than Just The Bakery (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 27, 2005)
There is a spectre hanging over India’s secular democracy: the ghost of the 2002 Gujarat massacres.
- "Transfer Of Kanchi Case No Reflection On District Judiciary" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The petitioner's lawyers could not perform their duty in this situation: Supreme Court
Launching of prosecution against prominent persons shows the attitude of the State
Actions of prosecuting agency creating apprehension in the mind of petitioner
- Sc Shifts Seer Trial To Pondicherry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the transfer petition filed by Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and ordered the shifting of the trial in the Sankararaman murder case from the sessions court in Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu to the court . . .
- ‘Throw Them Out’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 27, 2005)
The language was unparliamentary, the tone uncourtly perhaps, but there can be little questioning the validity of the Supreme Court’s extreme disgust at the sustained unauthorised occupation of government-owned residential accommodation.
- Tony Blair Carries On Thatcher’S Legacy (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Oct 27, 2005)
Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, who celebrated her 80th birthday earlier this month, was forced to resign as Britain’s longest-serving, post-war Prime Minister 15 years ago. She is still reviled and loved in equal measures.
- High Court Order On "Objectionable Portions" In Ncert History Books (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
It has asked the council to reply within four weeks
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai have been described as terrorists
Court says freedom fighters should not be assessed from the British point of view
- Making A Will: Why And For Whom? (Hindu, Sujoy Gupta, Oct 27, 2005)
The law in India on wills and succession is fraught with complications. The time has come to include adequate safeguards.
- The Day Of The Vip Squatter (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2005)
A squatter, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is "a person who takes unauthorised possession of unoccupied premises." The world over,
- Throw Them Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 26, 2005)
End the occupation of the VVIP squatters
- Throw Them Out! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 26, 2005)
The stunningly pungent observations of the Supreme Court Bench made in exasperation at the impunity with which the top rungs of various political parties and their favourites as also, surprisingly, some media persons, . . .
- Disclosures From The Mitrokhin Files (Deccan Herald, P R CHARI, Oct 26, 2005)
The failure of Indian counter-intelligence against KGB and CIA points to pervasive corruption of the system
- Throw Them Out (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2005)
THE Supreme Court’s obiter dicta on the manner in which VIPs have been overstaying in government bungalows in New Delhi was overdue.
- Assam Peace Talks Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
People's Group for `dignified solution'
- Chandy Seeks Sonia's Intervention For Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
A Congress delegation from Kerala, led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy,
- In Law (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2005)
The law of the land is exactly that: the law of the land. The decision of the highest court of the land may overrule the decisions of all other courts within the territory, but it means nothing beyond that boundary.
- Poll In Sri Lanka-Ii (Statesman, PARMANAND, Oct 25, 2005)
True, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court has ordained the presidential poll to be completed by the end of this year, and very soon dates would be announced.
- Abduction And After (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 25, 2005)
Doesn’t change the climate in Bihar
- Nepal Stops Airing News (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Most FM radio stations in Nepal have stopped airing news from Monday following a ban under the press ordinance introduced by King Gyanendra.
- Kosovo Is Back (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2005)
For years the West used a convenient formula for keeping the troublesome Balkan province of Kosovo on a back burner: “standards before status.”
- Taxing Message (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Both on Substantiveand procedural aspects, the draft circular modifying the method of computing the service tax by an advertising agency is flawed and must be withdrawn.
- In Search Of The Tax Rate Nirvana (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Oct 25, 2005)
"Bad government, inadequate infrastructure and high tax rates came in the way of India attaining the same pace of growth as China although both nations started reforms in early 1990s."
- Need For Action (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 25, 2005)
The Chief Justice of India-designate, Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, has correctly summed up the prevalent general feeling in the country that the rich and mighty manage to go scot-free if corruption cases are prolonged in courts of law.
- Curb Corruption, Nepotism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 25, 2005)
Nepotism, favouritism and unackowledged but transparent corruption in every Govt. institution/office big or small, has become most deplorable feature of governing system of our democracy.
- Indian Farmers Facing Poverty And Death (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Oct 25, 2005)
The latest statistics released on October 18 by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) damns the claims of successive Government's how the rural India has been impoverished.
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