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Articles 9721 through 9820 of 12677:
- Anti-Sikh Riot Report Kicks Up Storm In India (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
India's parliament was disrupted on Tuesday as rival lawmakers clashed over a report on anti-Sikh riots in 1984 which named ruling Congress party leaders in connection with the violence that left nearly 3000 Sikhs dead.
- Missing The School Bus (Indian Express, MADAN M. JHA, Aug 09, 2005)
While discussing the widening gap in the opportunity to access basic education between children from the rich and upper middle classes and those from the lower classes,
- Credible Evidence Against Tytler: Nanavati (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Aug 09, 2005)
No evidence against Kamal Nath; former Lt. Governor of Delhi Gavai and ex-Police Commissioner Tandon blamed
- Judicial Cliches On Terrorism (Dawn, Eric A. Posner and Adrian Vermeule, Aug 09, 2005)
Last week US District Judge John C. Coughenour sentenced a defendant to prison for plotting to bomb the Los Angeles airport. In the course of the sentencing,
- When Jinnah Defended Bhagat Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah made no secret of his sympathies for Indian freedom fighters — Bhagat Singh and others in the Lahore prison — even though their politics and his were poles apart.
- Ec Cracks The Whip (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2005)
The Election Commission’s directive to the Bihar government to remove from the electoral rolls the names of those against whom non-bailable warrants have not been executed for more than six months is welcome.
- Trust Your Doctor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2005)
Now that the Supreme Court has removed the sword of prosecution hanging over the heads of doctors by holding that they cannot be prosecuted for simple lack of care and error of judgement or accident during treatment,
- Right Prescription (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2005)
The SC ruling will put an end to unfair criminal prosecution of doctors
- Hypocrisy Bill (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 08, 2005)
Parties must ask themselves what they can do to empower women within their own ranks
- Sweeping And Arbitrary (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 08, 2005)
Finally, Mr Tony Blair has acted, though belatedly, and taken a number of steps that include the banning of two extremist groups
- In The Forests Of The Night (Indian Express, Malvika Singh, Aug 08, 2005)
Mention the word ‘tiger’ and all governments, their departments of environment and the authorities mandated to protect this species and its habitat, descend into the dark abyss of denial.
- Lawyers Take Law Into Their Hands, Assault Motorists (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Hundreds of advocates blocked roads at the K R Circle demanding the police top brass to initiate action against a traffic police sub-inspector who allegedly mis-behaved with two advocates.
- Tiger Tiger Burning Bright (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Navnith Krishnan bemoans the fact that the tigers have disappeared from the Sariska reserve of Rajasthan, a fact that authorities have tried their hardest to conceal.
- Blessed Are The Corrupt? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam recently said that we should strive for a corruption-free India by 2010.
- For A Radio Of Their Own (Hindu, Kanchan Kumar Malik, Aug 07, 2005)
Radio, designated by several as a medium of the poor, seems to have been hijacked by the elite
- Dispelling The Myth About Madrasas (Indian Express, DR ZAFARUL-ISLAM KHAN, Aug 07, 2005)
Islam or Muslim-bashing is a favourite pastime for Tavleen Singh. About 15 years back, I had replied on these pages (The Indian Express) to her high-pitched claims that my area in Delhi was overflowing with ‘‘Bangladeshis’’.
- Pollution Control Board Slaps Notice On Bmp (Hindu, Afshan Yasmeen, Aug 07, 2005)
Villagers complain about untreated garbage being dumped in their surroundings
- Protest By Advocates Throws Traffic Out Of Gear At K.R. Circle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Stir against alleged misbehaviour of woman police officer
- Verdict On Hasba Bill (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 06, 2005)
The rejection rejection of parts of the Hasba bill by the Supreme Court has both political and legal implications.
- Bid To Make Nwfp More Islamic (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Aug 06, 2005)
Pakistans central polarisation between Islamic identity through ideology and being a nation-state has exploded yet again in a first-rate political crisis within the ruling groups.
- Death For A Terrorist (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 06, 2005)
Thursday's Supreme Court verdict in the Parliament attack case is, certainly, a landmark judgement.
- Construction Of Law: Is There A Disconnect? (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Aug 06, 2005)
Over time, while some of the principles of a law statute have stood the test of time, others may need a re-look for a changed milieu.
- Judges Are Mortals Too (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, Aug 06, 2005)
We know little about the men in black robes
- Future Imperfect (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Aug 06, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses a case on deduction towards warranty when computing `real' profits
- Hasba Bill: Mma’S Positive Response (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has opined that some clauses of the Hasba Bill passed by the NWFP Assembly were ultra vires of the constitution and, therefore,
- Just Acquittal, Unjust Suspicion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 06, 2005)
In some ways, the Supreme Court's verdict in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case is a corroboration of the ruling delivered by the Delhi High Court two years ago.
- Siddaramaiah Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 05, 2005)
By arbitrarily dismissing the leader, Gowda has shown his authoritarianism
- Judges Need To Exercise Restraint (Hindu, Markandey Katju, Aug 05, 2005)
Why a judiciary at all? How should justice be administered? How should judges respond when people take them to task? How should they respond to public criticism? What about the law's delays? The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court provides some
- A Judge Above Contempt (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Aug 05, 2005)
Justice Katju has wisely said that people have a right to criticise judges
- Geelani Opposes Sentence To Afzal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2005)
``An innocent man was framed and sentenced to death without evidence''
- Afzal Was Key Conspirator: Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Aug 05, 2005)
He has lost his right to life, says Bench
Attack on Parliament had no parallel in the history of Indian democracy Shaukat Hussain did not participate in plot. ..
- Who Is Thy Neighbour? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 04, 2005)
Phlegm and moderation prevail over fear and anger in Britain
WESTMINSTER GLEANINGS ANABEL LOYD
- Judge This Prescription (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Aug 04, 2005)
The academic session for students joining high-stake medical or dental courses across the country began on August 1.
- Rise In Mullaperiyar Reservoir Level Causes Serious Concern (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2005)
Kerala Water Resources Minister, Leader of the Opposition to visit dam site
- Law Soon To Treat Unhealthy Admission Practices (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 04, 2005)
The Problem of private medical colleges fleecing parents with the weapons of fee and management `quota' policy may become a thing of the past,
- Remedies In Circles (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Aug 04, 2005)
Globally, laws typically provide for simultaneous dispute remedies for giving litigants opportunities to get justice.
- Housing Scam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2005)
The belief that corruption can be found wherever one digs has once again been proved true.
- Bridling Buta (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2005)
The Election Commission has been forced to ask the Bihar Government not to transfer, without its consent,
- Irony Of (In)dependent Regulation (Business Line, Manisha Gulati, Aug 04, 2005)
Creating regulatory commissions and then depriving them of their powers will only damage the face of the regulatory bodies and lead to loss of credibility both in the sector they are mandated to regulate and among the consumers at large.
- Islands In The Dangerous Dark (Indian Express, ABHIK NAEEM SIDDIQUI, Aug 03, 2005)
Although a vast amount of work has gone into understanding international terrorism, relatively less has been written on the broad linkage between the local national context and international terrorism.
- Burning Property In Protest (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 03, 2005)
While going in a tonga with a cousin from Agra city to the Taj Mahal during the Quit India movement in 1942, we had the occasion to see an act of subversion being actually performed.
- The `Sunset' Politics Of Bihar (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 03, 2005)
The people of Bihar are frustrated at having to grapple with its mounting law and order problems such as kidnappings and extortion,
- Saving Salman's Privacy (Times of India, PINKY ANAND, Aug 01, 2005)
The release of tapes allegedly showing underworld links of Salman Khan throws up a range of legal issues, chief among which are the competing interests of freedom of speech and right to privacy.
- Gentle Touch (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 01, 2005)
The impending visit of the external affairs minister, Mr K. Natwar Singh, to Bangladesh will give an opportunity to both the countries to review their ties. It is no secret that relations between the two countries have been far from smooth in the last cou
- Nepal's Fading Radiowaves (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Jul 31, 2005)
South Asia's only vibrant radio movement is being slowly asphyxiated.
`But even today, the story in Nepal, compared to India, is about the blossoming of radio r
- Tackling The Scourge Of Terrorism (Tribune, M.C. Bhandare, Jul 31, 2005)
The terrorist attacks in Ayodhya and London prove that there has been a global upsurge of terrorism.
- Honour And Shame (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 31, 2005)
In honour-and-shame cultures like those of India and Pakistan, male honour resides in the sexual probity of women, and the “shaming” of women dishonours all men.
- Imperatives Of Fair Polls (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jul 31, 2005)
All of us in Pakistan say we want fair elections, but we know also that many of those who contest them will break the relevant law to their advantage if they can get away with it. Managers of vote banks and individual voters, who are willing to . . .
- Shakhas Are Not Confused About Advani’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jul 30, 2005)
Ram Madhav, the RSS spokesman, can be outspoken if he chooses to. The 39-year engineering graduate from Andhra sits in his office amidst the spartan surroundings of Kesavpuram in Khandewalan which was the hub of activites earlier this month when BJP. . .
- Musharraf Cannot Be Trusted: Arun Shourie (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jul 30, 2005)
Mr Shourie refused to say if he supported the continuation of Mr Advani as the BJP president.
- Laloo Counsel Asks Sc Judge To Reveal Name (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
The apex court will hear on August 1 arguments on a Public Interest Litigation alleging interference by Laloo Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam.
- I Am Illegally Prosecuted, Says Jaya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha, who is facing charges of amassing wealth allegedly disproportionate to her income by misusing her official power, has on Friday filed an application before the special court in Bangalore seeking discharge . . .
- Instrument Of Change (Pioneer, Subodh Kumar, Jul 30, 2005)
The judiciary is an arm of social revolution, upholding equality that social majoritarianism had longed for through various movements.
- Islamophobia Springs From Myths (Pioneer, Sheikh Mohd.Iqbal, Jul 30, 2005)
It is disheartening that the bias of Islam's treatment of non-Muslims has generally been misconstrued as a result of careless study.
- Religion And The World (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jul 30, 2005)
In his foreword to Philosophical Remarks, Wittgenstein famously said: “This book is written to the glory of God, but nowadays that would be chicanery, that is, it would not be rightly understood.”
- Complication In Share Application (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jul 30, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on a High Court ruling that application for shares in cash will attract Section 269SS of the I-T Act
- The Most Pitiful Among Men Is He Who Turns Silver And Gold Into Dreams (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 30, 2005)
O GOLD! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bank of vapour, exclaims Calvin Coolidge.
- Pyrrhic Victory (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 30, 2005)
KPS Gill's sentence: Too little, too late
- New Cj Asserts And Rightly (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 30, 2005)
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has started taking much-needed measures to restore image of the judiciary and improve its functioning.
- Life Under The Hasba Law (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Jul 30, 2005)
Much to our disappointment the most controversial Hasba Bill was bulldozed through the Frontier Assembly.
- Jayalalithaa Seeks Discharge In Wealth Case (Hindu, B.S. Ramesh , Jul 30, 2005)
Court to hear application filed under Section 239 of CrPC today
- Jayalalithaa Seeks Manmohan's Intervention To Assist Dyeing Units (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
Tirupur hosiery manufacturing units seek subsidy from Central and State Governments
Treatment plant costs Rs. 10 crores to Rs. 40 crores
Most units have paid up 25 per cent of cost
Tirupur exports reach Rs. 6,000 crores
Centre must provide support
- Musharraf Expels Foreign Students In Madrasas (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 30, 2005)
"Pakistan has broken Al-Qaeda network"
- A Stitch In Time (Pioneer, M. C. Joshi, Jul 29, 2005)
In his letter, "Bring back the original" (July 22), Mr Hari Prakash Mishra has suggested restoring Article 74 of the Constitution to its original form, which did not make the Union Cabinet's recommendation binding on the President.
- Buchman’S Crusade (Tribune, Samir Mukerjee, Jul 29, 2005)
When I was in Cambridge in 1951, I used to come across a pleasant English undergraduate from Trinity Hall.
- Don't Underestimate Value And Don't Be Free From Independence (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 28, 2005)
And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value...
- Ban Caste Panchayats (Tribune, Rashme Sehgal, Jul 28, 2005)
Two years ago a young Scheduled Castes boy and an upper-caste girl were stoned to death in Madhya Pradesh. Their crime: they fell in love and chose to get married.
- Malls Of The Few, Chawls Of The Many (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jul 28, 2005)
The scenes from Gurgaon gave us more than just a picture of one labour protest, police brutality or corporate tyranny. It presented us a microcosm of the new and old Indias. Different rules and realities for different classes of society.
- Uncertainty In Bihar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2005)
Bihar has been passing through a period of uncertainty for long. The Centre has extended President’s rule in the state for another six months. The elections held in February threw up a fractured mandate.
- Unshackling The Public Sector (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 28, 2005)
For the bureaucracy and the political leadership, loosening the strings that bind the public sector units, to give them autonomy in degrees, is like gradual abdication.
- Judicial Restraint And Accountability (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 28, 2005)
At a time when judges are wont to invoke the power to punish for contempt of court not too infrequently,
- Centre Asks Oppn Not To Politicise Rape Cases (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2005)
Jaiswal said the demand for the Home Minister’s resignation is unacceptable. Record number of cases of atrocities on women took place during the NDA rule.
- Sc Withdraws Notice Against Bihar Governor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday withdrew the notice issued to Bihar Governor Buta Singh ...
- Sc Upholds Gill Conviction (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2005)
While the verdict was a setback to former Punjab police chief K P S Gill, the IPS officer will not be jailed for his lewd behaviour in the 1988 incident.
- An Honourable Man Repays His Debt (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi on a recent decision that frowned upon technical objections to repayment
- The Beast In The City (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Jul 28, 2005)
"You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements," Lee Ouzman remarks, "its state of development by the condition of the toilets at the airport and the advancement of its people by the way they treat their animals"
- A Welcome Promise (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 27, 2005)
The acting chief election commissioner’s announcement that “punitive action” will be taken against those who prevent women from contesting or voting in the forthcoming local body elections deserves to be welcomed.
- Accept Sc Ruling On Migrants Act: Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2005)
Advani said that the Group of Ministers set up by the Centre made the people wary that it was trying to introduce some other version of the IMDT Act.
- Competitive Strength (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 27, 2005)
The government’s decision on providing greater financial and operational autonomy to public sector enterprises is a step towards empowering them to take on market forces as equal players.
- Cbi Files Chargesheet Against Karim Telgi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2005)
The CBI sought the court’s permission to include Rs 51 lakh seized from Karnataka, in the evidence recovered from Telgi’s illegal operations in Pune.
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