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Articles 921 through 1020 of 4481:
- Blame It On The Third World (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 22, 2006)
Many in the West find it convenient to see their problems as the result of "contamination" by the Third World. Such commentaries sound patronising, even racist.
- Karnataka Govt To Drop Probe Into Bmic Land Allotment, Sc Told (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
To avoid yet another confrontation with the judiciary over the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project, the Karnataka Government today assured the Supreme Court that it would drop the judicial inquiry ordered into allegations of surplus . . .
- It’S Agnipariksha For Hdk (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 22, 2006)
When he assumed power as the chief minister of Karnataka five-and-a-half months ago under the most fortuitous circumstances, Mr H D Kumaraswamy, one of the youngest to occupy the post, would not have imagined that he would be subjected to an. . .
- Nice Work Hold-Up Sends Deadline Awry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
There is only one month to go for the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise to complete its 41-km peripheral ring road and meet its promised deadline.
- Indian Resilience (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 22, 2006)
The biggest challenge before the Maharashtra and central government in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts was to prevent a communal backlash at any cost. Riots, instigated by hatred, were exactly what the terrorists had hoped for.
- Karnataka Refrains From Probe Into Corridor Project (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The Karnataka Government today furnished an undertaking before the Supreme Court that it would not go ahead with a judicial inquiry into the Bangalore-Mysore corridor project after the apex court took serious view of attempt to malign even the . . .
- Under The Judicial Scanner (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
There was no mistaking the mood of the Supreme Court during the hearing of the public interest litigation challenging the controversial Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006. While giving the Centre a week to reply to the petitions, the apex ...
- Bhopal Express (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 21, 2006)
Lessons on corporate governance two decades after the tragedy
Twenty years ago, Bhopal choked over methyl isocynate fumes from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) factory. According to the Madhya Pradesh Gas Relief and Rehabilitation . . .
- Enough To Shame (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 20, 2006)
Even thick skin has limits
The apex court has yet to utter its last word or pronounce verdict on the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act which Parliament approved in unanimous haste to stymie the judicially-directed drive against illegal . . .
- Kumaraswamy Can’T Shake Off Partner Bjp’S Bribery Charge (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jul 20, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who thought he had managed to shrug off partner BJP’s charge that he took a bribe of Rs 150 crore to overlook illegal mining in Bellary, was in for a surprise today when Janardhan Reddy, the BJP MLC who had . . .
- The War Against Blogs! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 20, 2006)
India’s economic success in the early years of this century has led to its successful rebranding. It’s prowess in software is one positive brand attribute but it’s the image of the world’s largest democracy — in contrast to China’s authoritarianism . . .
- Q&a: 'Colombo Is Procuring Weapons From Pakistan' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Sri Lanka is on the brink of civil war. R Sampanthan, secretary-general of Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), which is Lanka's oldest Tamil political party and now a member of the pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance, indicates that the peace talks . . .
- 6 Chargesheeted For Varanasi Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
The Varanasi police has filed chargesheets against the six accused, including the mastermind Mohd Waliullah, in the Sankat Mochan temple blast case and another related case of recovery of a pressure cooker bomb from Godowlia locality on March 7.
- Blasts: `1000 Kg Gelatine Came From Mysore' (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Jul 19, 2006)
Arguments based on evidence deposed by several witnesses from Mysore
- Aiadmk Mp, Daughter Surrender (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
AIADMK MP and actor S S Chandran and his daughter Kanmani surrendered before the Judicial Magistrate court here on Tuesday in connection with the dowry harassment case filed by his brother’s daughter-in-law, Latha.
- Shah Bano’S Ghost Over The Rubble (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jul 19, 2006)
Being a party that swears by Hindutva, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must have reason to believe in the law of karma, and how it can catch up, in its own sweet way.
- A Veteran's Reflections On Legal Profession (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , Jul 18, 2006)
Racy in style, the essays piece together fragments of legal history that make fascinating reading
- It Was A Rare Mixture Of Rdx, Ammonium Nitrate, Fuel Oil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Some "cross-border connection," local participation involved: police chief
Only traces of this mixture were found at blast scenes
A timer was also used
No arrest as yet
- Serve Mumbai's Spirit By Tackling The Rot (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 18, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- Quota: A Teacher's Perspective (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 18, 2006)
In a fiercely competitive world, the lowering of standards at IITs, IIMs and AIIMS is tantamount to putting the clock back by decades, writes Bedasruti Das.
- Quality Of Judges (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2006)
The Union Government’s proposal for creating an all-India judicial service on the lines of the Indian Administrative Service is welcome.
- Cbi Links Verma, Navy Leak (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Jul 17, 2006)
Lavish parties at which serving military officers socialised with defence suppliers/agents were organised by Navy War Room leak case accused Kulbhushan Parashar on the direction of businessman . . .
- Court Martial Ordered Against Major-Gen, (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Jul 17, 2006)
Eight months after a major-general was suspended for allegedly siphoning massive quantities of army canteen liquor and selling it in the open market, the Army has ordered that he be tried by a general court martial (GCM) for his acts of omission and. . .
- All-India Judicial Service On The Anvil (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Jul 17, 2006)
The Union Government is considering creating a national-level judicial service, on the pattern of the All-India Civil Services.
- The Failed States Index: A Critical Appraisa (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 17, 2006)
The Failed States Index published by the Fund for Peace would not have been newsworthy, but for Pakistan’s position at no.
- Serve Mumbai’S Spirit By Tackling The Rot (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 17, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- Serve Mumbai’S Spirit By Tackling The Rot (New Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 17, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- Quota Law Delay Due To Penal Provision (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Jul 17, 2006)
In an indication of the UPA government having bitten more than it can chew on reservation, a Group of Ministers is likely to hold its first meeting on Monday on the reservation Bill.
- Tough Time For Rape Accused Ahead (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Jul 17, 2006)
Last week, in two separate judgments, the Supreme Court expressed itself strongly against courts showing leniency towards rape accused and those who file frivolous PILs.
- Going Under The Knife (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Jul 17, 2006)
The recommendation of the AIIMS governing body (GB) for the dismissal of AIIMS director Venugopal can justifiably be called fraudulent.
- Belling The Judiciary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The book discusses the helplessness of the media in the face of the contempt of court law and addresses the matter of blind judicial power and legislature privileges.
- Arrested Pakistanis In Five-Day Judicial Custody (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Kathmandu District Court has sent two Pakistani nationals, who were arrested on the charge of possessing explosives, to five day judicial custody for further investigations.
- Sectarian Blowback Continues To Inflict Pain On Pakistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 16, 2006)
Allama Hasan Turabi, a leader of Tehrik-e-Jafaria, was killed in Karachi on Friday by a suicide bomber with explosives that resembled those used by another suicide bomber at the Nishtar Park massacre of the Barelvis on April 11. Allama Turabi was . . .
- Where Are We Headed? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2006)
Allama Hassan Turabi’s assassination in Karachi on Friday raises a question or two about the direction in which we as a nation are headed.
- Chief Justice Sabharwal Calls For `Law Aptitude Test' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Proposal to streamline process of law students' intake
- Ppsc Fails To Fill 27 Pcs (Judicial) Posts (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Jul 16, 2006)
It's Haryana all over again in Punjab! Mandated the task of selecting 63 candidates for filling the 63 available vacancies in the judicial set-up of Punjab, the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) could not do so.
- Yet Another Terrorist Act In Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 16, 2006)
Allama Hassan Turabi, a central leader of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal and the Shia Ulema Council was assassinated in a suicide bombing attack in front of his house in Karachi on Friday.
- Rosneft Raises $10.4 Bn From Mega Ipo, Ovl Doesn’T Bid (Indian Express, Reuters, Jul 16, 2006)
Legal hurdle ahead as rival YUKOS threatens to delay its market debut, says 75% of the value of this offering is based on a stolen asset, Yugansk
- On Pil, Sc Tells Courts To Act Against ‘False Crusaders’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Making clear its annoyance at the misuse of PILs, the Supreme Court has said that imposters and busybodies masquerading as ‘‘crusaders of justice’’ should be dealt with in a ruthless manner.
- Isi Activities On Rise On Indo-Nepal Border (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jul 15, 2006)
The Intelligence Bureau has reportedly alerted the Bihar Government against the growing activities of Pakistan's Inter-service Intelligence(ISI) on the Indo-Nepal border.
- Primary Education For The Poor (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 15, 2006)
Primary education should be a right of the have-nots, not a purchase of the rich.
- Bjp Legislator Surrenders, Gets Bail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
BJP legislator Avnish Kumar Singh on Friday surrendered in a court here in a case related to threats issued to a senior IAS officer and was given bail.
- No Bail For Ex-Minister, Ias Officer (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Blaming former J&K minister Ghulam Ahmad Mir and IAS officer Iqbal Khandey, both accused in the sex scandal case, for “procuring innocent girls in an organised manner against payment of small amounts of money for sexual exploitation and abuse”, the . . .
- Nepal Police Look For Let Links[ 0309hrs ] (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Nepalese authorities are trying to ascertain if the two Pakistani nationals arrested for explosive offences have any links either with LeT or Tuesday's serial blasts in . . .
- Rosneft Raises $10.4 Bn From Mega Ipo, Ovl Doesn’T Bid (Indian Express, Reuters, Jul 15, 2006)
Legal hurdle ahead as rival YUKOS threatens to delay its market debut, says 75% of the value of this offering is based on a stolen asset, Yugansk
- Menezes: No Officers Charged (Guardian (UK), Clare Dyer, Jul 15, 2006)
No individual police officers involved in the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes will face prosecution over his death, the Guardian has learned.
- Another Police ‘Encounter’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 15, 2006)
Given the Karachi police’s past record of extrajudicial killings — euphemistically termed ‘encounters’ — it is easier to believe eyewitness accounts of how a suspected criminal already in police custody was shot to death by the officers than rely . . .
- Bail Pleas Of Mir, Khanday Dismissed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar today dismissed the bail applications of the ‘sex scam’ accused Ghulam Ahmed Mir and Mohammad Iqbal Khanday even as the court is scheduled to conduct a hearing on similar petitions filed by a number of other . . .
- Army Acted Against Ulfa Using Disturbed Areas Act (Statesman, Sanjoy Hazarika, Jul 15, 2006)
The four cadres of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom who died in an encounter with the Army on Tuesday night included a figure who was high on the Assam Police wanted list for organising the recent blasts in Guwahati, security officials . . .
- Measure Of Ill Health (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jul 14, 2006)
It's shameful that when the country has reported the largest number of HIV patients, the Health Minister is busy settling scores with AIIMS . . .
- Congress Refutes Naidu's Charge Against Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Involvement' in Puppalguda evacuee land issue `Involvement' in Puppalguda evacuee land issue
- Bush Would Let Secret Court Sift Wiretap Process (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
After months of resistance, the White House agreed Thursday to allow a secret intelligence court to review the legality of the National Security Agency’s program to conduct wiretaps without warrants on Americans suspected of having ties to terrorists.
- Wrong Foot Forward (Pioneer, Rajindar Sachar , Jul 14, 2006)
The Governor of Uttar Pradesh was ill-advised to seek confrontation with the High Court over the transfer of a judicial officer, says Rajindar Sachar
- Putin Hits Backs At West On Democracy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
President Vladimir Putin, seeking to pre-empt rebukes over democracy from fellow members of the Group of Eight, said on Wednesday the West’s criticism of Russia was a mix of Cold War thinking and neo-colonialism.
- Victor And The Vanquished (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Jul 13, 2006)
To keep faith with the Seven-Party Political Alliance, Prachanda will have to break faith with his Maoist comrades in Nepal, in India, and all over the world ----
- Reforms Hobbled By Politics (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 13, 2006)
If only Dr Manmohan Singh, a competent economist and honest politician, is allowed a free hand to do his job, he could emerge an efficient administrator.
- Why Bother About Corruption? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 13, 2006)
To strike at the roots that feed corruption in India we need to move quickly on poll campaign finance reform.
- Justice Through Courts, Not Guns (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 13, 2006)
President George Bush once complimented India saying it had 150 million Muslims but no Al Qaeda. Alas, the Mumbai blasts demonstrate, not for the first time, that Al Qaeda is very much here.
- Oh, My Lords! (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 12, 2006)
The Chief Justice may have to resolve the dispute
- A Bargaining Chip? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 12, 2006)
Those applauding the introduction of plea bargaining in India have been pointing towards the US as confirmation of its usefulness in disposing of cases speedily.
- Politics Overtakes Secretary General's Contest (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jul 12, 2006)
India seems to have raised many hackles by announcing that Shashi Tharoor, UN under secretary general for communications and public . . .
- J & K Government And Common Man's Self-Determination (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 12, 2006)
Ghulam Nabi Azad sat patient as per the power-sharing agreement reached between the PDP and the Congress after the Assembly polls in 2002.
- Us Detainees Get Geneva Protection (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The Bush administration called today for Congress to fix, rather than scrap, the system of military tribunals struck down by the Supreme Court last month, while the Pentagon pledged to treat detainees in accordance with the Geneva Conventions as the . . .
- A Taliban-Coloured Dawn In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 11, 2006)
Resurgent Islamists have used the prostitution scandal to subvert democratic institutions and processes.
- Ap Govt To Probe Land Controversy: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Announcing a high-level probe into the allocation of land meant for refugees from Pakistan to private parties on the city outskirts, Andhra Chief Minister Y S Rajasekara Reddy today challenged the TDP to implead in the case as the Government was . . .
- An Unacceptable Defence (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Jul 11, 2006)
An attempt by Narasimha Rao to absolve himself and his Government of the responsibility for failing to prevent what admittedly was a colossal tragedy
- Retired Delhi Cj To Probe Bmic Row (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The State Cabinet on Monday decided to appoint Justice B C Patel, retired chief justice of Delhi High Court, to probe the land allotment controversy surrounding the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) Project.
- Pakistan Plane Crash Kills 45 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane crashed in fields on the outskirts of the central city of Multan on Monday, killing all 45 people on board, the local police chief said.
- Bmtc Employee Arrested On Charges Of Cheating (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
He did not deposit money collected after selling monthly passes
- Saddam's Lawyers Boycott Trial (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein's lawyers said on Monday they will boycott the toppled leader's trial until a sweeping series of demands are met, following the killing of a third member of the defence team last month.
- For Parliamentary Approval To Treaties, Take Entry 14 (Indian Express, Tarunabh Khaitan, Jul 11, 2006)
On 30 June, 2006, the Left parties demanded a constitutional amendment to make it binding on the Executive to get Parliamentary approval before entering any “bilateral or multi-lateral” agreement.
- Saddam’S Lawyers Boycott Trial (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein’s lawyers said today they would boycott the toppled leader’s trial until a sweeping series of demands are met, following the killing of a third member of the defence team last month.
- Alleged Al Qaeda Operative Charged With Murder Of Jordanian Driver (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The State Security Court (SSC) prosecutor on Monday officially charged Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli and 13 other Iraqi nationals with the murder of a Jordanian citizen in Iraq in September 2005.
- Friends For Free Lunch (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP was justifiably delighted after having “won” Karnataka; the formation of its coalition government with the majority JD(S) faction gave the party some solid good news amidst post-election gloom.
- Leave Judiciary Alone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 10, 2006)
On the face of it, the recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice for a new system for the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts is untenable as it would severely undermine the independence of . . .
- Pakistan’S Democratic Predicament (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jul 10, 2006)
As during most part of its chequered history, Pakistan stands once again at the crossroads and the 2007 elections could be a landmark event that could shape the future destiny of the nation.
- Thorough Probe Required (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 10, 2006)
The accusations by former chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Tariq Hassan, as told to a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Friday are of an extremely serious nature.
- Musharraf’S Kashmir Vision Evokes Popular Support: Attique (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Jul 10, 2006)
Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan, president ruling All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference, (AJKMC) has said that President General Pervez Musharraf’s Kashmir Vision has evoked popular support in Kashmir.
- Tackling Terrorism: `India Has The Right Approach' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Basic rights are ensured even to those suspected of involvement: Sabharwal
Terrorism has cross-border fingerprints
India does not subscribe to radical view on torture
- S.Lanka Monitors Say Not Peacekeepers, Still Useful (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jul 08, 2006)
Sri Lanka's unarmed ceasefire monitors are no peacekeeping force, their head said on Friday, but they are helping reduce violence in the island nation and an attempt by Tamil rebels to cut them back could be harmful.
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