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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Sc Notice To Karuna, Balu (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 30, 2007)
The Supreme Court today issued notices to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, union minister T.R. Balu, state transport minister K.N. Nehru and three top officers of the state government for the alleged contempt of the apex court . . . . .
- Story Of A City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Chennai Perunagarathin Kathai, 1600-1947: K.R.A.Narasiah; Palaniappa Brothers, Konar Mansion, 25, Peters Road, Chennai-600014. Rs. 275.
- Nanavati Panel Takes Note Of Pandya’S Remarks (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Oct 30, 2007)
The G.T. Nanavati and K.G. Shah judicial Inquiry Commission probing the Godhra train carnage and the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots in Gujarat, has taken cognisance of the remarks of the former government pleader, Arvind Pandya . . . . .
- Cong Seeks House Dissolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Though the government is yet to make a move, swift developments could take place with the arrival of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi from her China trip on Monday night.
- Court Notice To Karunanidhi (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 30, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Chief Secretary L.K. Tripathy and three others on a contempt petition filed by the AIADMK for allegedly violating a court order prohibiting the enforcement of . . . .
- Court Shows The Way On Bandh (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Bengal is again bracing for its occasional tryst with lawlessness as two political parties prepare themselves to shut the state down on Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Sc Notice To Karunanidhi, Baalu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi and Union transport minister T R Baalu to show cause why contempt proceedings be not initiated against them for allegedly violating its order . . . .
- Sc Issues Notices To Mk, Baalu (New Indian Express, Prabhakar Rao Voruganti, Oct 30, 2007)
Supreme Court has on Monday issued notices to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Union Transport Minister T R Baalu, State Minister for Transport K N Nehru, Chief Secretary L K Tripathi, the State Director General of Police . . . . .
- K'taka Cong Seeks Fresh Poll (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
In the wake of the BJP and the Janata Dal(S) forging an alliance to form the Government in Karnataka, the Congress on Monday asked the Centre to dissolve the Assembly and hold fresh elections in the State.
- Last Fort Of Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 30, 2007)
In the history of Indian judiciary, October 24 will be remembered as the day when neo-Nazis were at receiving end.
- Smoke Sans Fire (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Indians are schizophrenic about celebrities. At one level, we worship them as demi-gods, we have an insatiable appetite for information about their private lives while products endorsed by them, be it high-end white goods or . . . . . .
- Betrayal At Home (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 30, 2007)
Of all living faiths and traditions in the world, probably only Hindus keep the god of love in their divine pantheon. Kamdev and his wife, Rati, retain a powerful grip on the Hindu imagination on account of their painful association with . . . .
- China Amends Law For Lawyers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2007)
China has adopted a legislation that would make it easier for defence lawyers to meet criminal suspects without their conversation being monitored.
- The Flying Bullet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The bullet alleged to have been aimed at Mamata Banerjee’s convoy is by any reckoning a major breach of the rule of law.
- Contempt Of Court And The Truth (Hindu, Anil Divan, Oct 29, 2007)
The contest is between truth and its suppression. The choice then is between the plea of truth to expose judicial misconduct and the attempt to stifle such publication by the use of the contempt power.
- Self-Regulation By The Press: The U.K. Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Some recent events in the electronic media relating to two TV channels and an FM radio channel have turned the spotlight on a system of self-regulation.
- Ulfa Puts Up Brave Front On ‘Surrender Dramas’ (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Oct 29, 2007)
In an attempt to make light of the last week’s surrender of its 31 cadres before the Army and police, the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) today stated that such “surrender dramas” “enacted” by security forces and the . . . . . .
- A Portrait Of Honour For Dalip Singh Saund (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Oct 29, 2007)
The US Congress is to honour Dalip Singh Saund, the first Asian American to enter the Congress exactly 50 years ago, by unveiling an official portrait in the hallowed Capitol building on November 7.
- Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Oct 29, 2007)
On October 24, four different courts in the country awarded life sentences to 60 people, including politicians and police officials.
- Let Development Do The Job (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 29, 2007)
The Supreme Court’s criticism of the government decision to do away with the earlier two-child limit in extending maternity benefits to below poverty line (BPL) mothers is yet another display of the higher judiciary’s propensity to over-reach its . . . .
- Code Of Conduct For Polls (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2007)
ON Oct 24, the Election Commission circulated a document entitled ‘Draft Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Contesting Candidates for General Elections, 2007’ to all political parties for comments.
- Argentina's First Lady Wins Presidency: Exit Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Several major exit polls suggested that first lady Cristina Fernandez won her husband's job Sunday by a large enough margin to avoid a runoff.
- Mirroring A Democracy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Give me the liberty to know, to utter and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
- Punish The Guilty On Tehelka Tapes: Nris (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Reacting to the Tehelka sting operation on the 2002 Gujarat riots, a coalition of Indian-American organisations, the Indian National Overseas Congress and the Indian Muslim Council-USA have demanded action against the people who admitted on tape to partic
- You're Not Special (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 27, 2007)
Three cheers to the Delhi high court. By observing that our politicians are not "national assets" and cause great inconvenience to the public every time they step out of their houses — led by pilot cars and tagged by a bunch of gun-toting. . .
- 1984: The Dow Story (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 27, 2007)
The Union Carbide Bhopal gas leak of December 3, 1984, was the largest industrial disaster in terms of its human costs. Between 40,000 and 50,000 people died due to the tragedy, and another 40,000 to 600,000 reportedly suffered adverse health . . . .
- Tehelka Is Cong Proxy: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
The BJP which has come under attack from major political parties with RJD leader Lalu Prasad even demanding the arrest of Modi, sought to link Tehelka with the Congress...
- Britain At Sixes And Sevens Over Eu Treaty (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 27, 2007)
The debate on the EU Reform Treaty in Parliament is expected to be very stormy. But the agonising debate on Europe will not end until Britain is able to shed the historical baggage that fuels so much of the Euro-scepticism in the country.
- Modi Didn’T Go To Massacre Site: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party said on Friday that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi did not visit Naroda Patiya in Ahmedabad immediately after the massacre, post-Godhra carnage in 2002, as claimed by the Tehelka expose telecast on Thursday night . . . .
- Judicial Probe Withdrawn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
The West Bengal government announced on Friday withdrawal of the judicial inquiry that it had ordered into the death of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman.
- Upa, Left Demand Modi’S Resignation (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Propelled by the Tehelka sting operation on the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat, the Congress on Friday demanded the resignation of chief minister Narendra Modi while RJD supremo Lalu Prasad asked the prime minister to get Modi and BJP leader. . .
- Know Your Benazir (Pioneer, Wilson John, Oct 27, 2007)
After last week's suicide bombing in Karachi, a sympathy wave is sought to be manufactured in favour of the 'daughter of the East' even here in India. But does the lady deserve a second chance?
- Sting Op's Moral Call (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 27, 2007)
The Tehelka-Aaj Tak sting operation adds nothing new to the shameful truth about how the state machinery enabled the ruling BJP and its sister-organisations to carry out the 2002 pogrom in Gujarat. And yet it shocks by capturing the complete. . .
- Buddha Scraps Judicial Probe (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Wilting under the tremendous pressure of public opinion, the state government today decided to put a stop to the judicial inquiry it had instituted to ferret out the truth behind the mysterious death of young computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rehman.
- Ajmer Blast Links Keep Cops Busy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Investigations into the Ajmer shrine blast seem to have hit a roadblock, but the investigating agencies seem determined to overcome all hurdles.
- Family Against Woman (Indian Express, Indira Jaising, Oct 26, 2007)
October 26 marks the first anniversary of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. The law was conceived as a civil law as distinct from the existing criminal law: Section 498A IPC. It was often said that criminal law had no space for . . . .
- Senior Mdmk Leader Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Senior MDMK leader Nanjil Sampath was arrested early this morning at Batlakundu near Dindigu for allegedly making 'defamatory remarks' against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and minister for Revenue and Prisons, I Periyasamy.
- Harvest Of Hatred (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2007)
ALTHOUGH the Coimbatore serial blasts case of 1998 involved major offences, including criminal conspiracy, multiple murders and use of deadly explosives, the Special Court avoided pronouncing any capital punishment on Wednesday and Thursday.
- The Debate Hasn’T Ended (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 26, 2007)
The Lok Sabha was adjourned in the last week of August following raucous acrimony over the issue of parliamentary prerogative to decide the rights and wrongs of a foreign treaty signed by the government. The debate is currently in a limbo.
- Just Cause (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 26, 2007)
It is ironic that the proper functioning of the judiciary should make news. But given the delays, backlog and the innumerable distractions that come in the way of the delivery of justice in India, the event of the judiciary arriving at . . . .
- Words Are Cheap In Buddha’S Bengal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The very chief minister who promised Rizwanur Rehman’s bereaved mother justice has yet to serve justice to the kin of seven civilians killed and six others who were critically injured in police firing that a judicial inquiry . . . . .
- Poetic Justice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2007)
THE life imprisonment awarded by a Dehradun special court to Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh Minister Amarmani Tripathi, his wife Madhumani and two others for having murdered poetess Madhumita Shukla is the least punishment they could. . .
- Pak Sends 4,000 Troops To Nwfp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The Pakistan government has deployed 4,000 troops in the Swat valley of NWFP province to counter the activities of a pro-Taliban cleric whose men have challenged the writ of the local administration.
- Relief For Salman In Poaching Case (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Honouring the Rajasthan High Court's August 31 order, Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Wednesday appeared before the registry of the court in connection with the chinkara poaching case.
- For Clean Politics? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2007)
SO much positive has happened in Pakistan since July. Let us note it to make us happy:
- Coimbatore Blasts: Basha, 30 Others Get Lifer (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Nine years after deadly attacks aimed at assassinating BJP leader L K Advani left 58 people dead, a special court on Wednesday marched off 31 people, including terror mastermind S A Basha and his son Siddique Ali of the Al Umma group, to serve . . . .
- Throw Them Out (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A lower court has once again jumped the gun. On Tuesday, a first class judicial magistrate in Bhopal issued a non-bailable warrant against actor Aamir Khan for failing to appear before the court in a case of 'disrespect' to the flag.
- Sc Orders Release Of Mentally Challenged Undertrials (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Taking note of a large number of mentally retarded undertrials languishing in jails or referred to mental asylums across the country, the Supreme Court today ordered the closure of cases against all those who had remained in judicial custody . . . . .
- ‘Musharraf Should Accept Sc Verdict’ (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 25, 2007)
Expressing serious concern over statements by senior government officials, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged President Gen. Musharraf to make an unambiguous declaration that he would accept the Supreme Court verdict on petitions . . .
- More Intriguing Than Interesting (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2007)
WHEN a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement arrived at Bilawal House earlier this week to condole with the provincial leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party over the tragic incidents of Oct 18, it was a major step forward on the rather . . . .
- Life Sentences For Delhi Police (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Ten policemen in the Indian capital, Delhi, have been given life prison sentences for the murder of two businessmen 10 years ago.
- Pakistan And Its Prisoners Of Destiny (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 24, 2007)
Benazir Bhutto knows how to press the right buttons when speaking to Western audiences through the mass media.
- Sc Refuses To Issue Notice To Virbhadra (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 24, 2007)
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh may have complaints against the Election Commission’s decision advancing the polls in the state, but it proved to be a blessing in disguise for him today, as the Supreme Court declined to issue notice . . .
- Pressure But Not Lethal: Priyanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A composed Priyanka Todi today told the CBI that there was “tremendous opposition” to her marriage from her family members but she did not believe they could have killed her husband.
- Disturbing Statements (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Oct 24, 2007)
This is about two statements that India heard on the same day. They must have disturbed many Indians who value the country’s democracy, despite its various flaws.
- The Yasukuni 'Hero' (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 24, 2007)
In a Japan of resurgent nationalism, Radha Binod Pal’s dissenting judgment in the Tokyo war trials wins easy admirers.
- Coronation Of A Puppet (Dawn, Masud Mufti, Oct 24, 2007)
THE singing and dancing by the tumultuous crowds in Karachi on Oct 18 will remain an enigma until the details of Benazir Bhutto’s multi-pronged and hazy deal begin to unfold operationally.
- Law Unto Himself (Frontline, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 24, 2007)
EVENTS of the past few months in Pakistan have driven politically-conscious people of this country to ask themselves and others despairingly why they cannot have “normal” elections as in other places; why their President’s term of office should be . . . .
- Unjustified Status Quo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2007)
The draft package approved by President Pervez Musharraf for the Northern Areas does not seem to address the basic issue — giving the region’s people fundamental rights and a constitutional identity.
- Pregnant Women On Chain-Snatching Spree (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The Bull Temple Road Ganesh temple devotees were in for a surprise on Sunday: three women, two of them pregnant, were caught while they were trying to snatch a gold chain...
- Rti Bill Antithesis Of Central Act (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
If the idea behind the Central Right to Information Act, 2005, is to let the public have access to every possible information, then intention behind the J&K’s version of the Act, Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2007 . . . . . .
- Right By The Constitution (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Oct 23, 2007)
I would like to dedicate this week's column to Justice RS Sarkaria and SR Bommai -- two individuals who played a significant role in strengthening the federal features in our Constitution and in putting an end to reckless use of Article 356.
- Behind The Tragedy In Africa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2007)
Genius and malign idiocy often inhabit the psychology of a great man. Dr James Watson is one such individual. One of the outstanding scientists in history, his contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA won him the Nobel Prize and . . . .
- Tn Assembly Passes Bill On Minority Quota (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Assembly today unanimously passed a bill to provide reservation in education and state employment for Christians and Muslims belonging to backward classes.
- Bandh A Legitimate Political Activity, Avers Sitaram Yechury (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Bandh is a legitimate political activity, and how can courts curb the right by declaring it as illegal, asked Sitaram Yechury, Polit Bureau Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) here on Friday.
- Imran, Jemima Attack Benazir (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 22, 2007)
In a rare double act, the cricketer-turned-politician, Imran Khan, and his ex-wife, Jemima, on Sunday used the pages of a British newspaper to launch an unprecedented attack on the former Pakistan Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, three . . . . .
- Judges In Unchartered Territory (Indian Express, Ajay K. Mehra, Oct 22, 2007)
Judicial activism has suddenly emerged as a major theme ever since the recent observations of a Supreme Court judge earlier this month that the DMK government could invite dismissal for not conforming to the court’s stance on the bandh . . . .
- Rahman Case: Cbi Continues Probe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Investigations by a Central Bureau of Investigation team into the death of Rizwanur Rahman, a computer graphics teacher whose body was found lying by the side of the railway tracks near the city on September 21, entered its second day here on Sunday.
- Do The Right Thing In Northern Areas! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 22, 2007)
If the latest “package” for the Northern Areas turns out to be a mere “proliferation” of the malfunctioning “local bodies” system in the rest of the country, then the people of Gilgit-Baltistan would be greatly disappointed.
- Match Logic With Law, Sc Tells Lower Courts (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 18, 2007)
In a clear message to the courts below on maintaining the integrity of judiciary, the Supreme Court has said that while drawing final conclusion in a judgement, the logic must match with the legal findings in a case.
- Don't Chain The Net (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Software is a sunshine sector of the Indian economy and perhaps the most potent symbol of the emergent new India.
- The Boot, At Last (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today announced the transfer of police commissioner Prasun Mukherjee and four others linked to the Rizwanur Rahman case, enforcing the sweeping shake-up at least 10 days after the chief minister made up his mind to take action.
- Constitutionalism And Judicial Governance (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Oct 18, 2007)
The judiciary’s effort to infuse accountability in the functioning of government institutions and the growth and development of human rights jurisprudence have demonstrated the importance of judicial governance.
- Kolkata Police Chief Shifted (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Oct 18, 2007)
Kolkata Commissioner of Police Prasun Mukherjee and four others, including two Deputy Commissioners, were transferred on Wednesday in connection with the mysterious death of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman.
- For A Transshipment Hub In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
While ports are traditionally classified as major or minor ports, it is difficult to define transshipment ports in these terms as they target mostly international traffic.
- Licensed To Kill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2007)
HORRIFYING incidents like the Khalra murder and the Connaught Place shooting expose the real face of the Indian police and show how ugly it is.
- Killer Cops (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The gunning down in 1997 of two innocent businessmen in Delhi in broad daylight in the mistaken belief that they were gangsters was an outrageous case of police high-handedness and atrocity.
- 1 Million Will Greet Bhutto In Karachi Today (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 18, 2007)
Over a million people will welcome former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto when she returns to her homeland on Thursday morning, ending eight years in exile, her party said.
- ‘Caretaker Govt In Pak By Nov. 15’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Pakistan will have a caretaker government in place by November 15 to supervise general election in the country in January, Pakistan’s information minister said.
- Truth About Rizwanur (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2007)
THE ruling Left Front in West Bengal appears to be getting few things right when it comes to administration of the state, particularly the role of the police.
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