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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 4481:
- Bail: Walking A Tight Rope (Deccan Herald, MALA SRIDHARA, Jun 07, 2006)
Watching the rich and famous walk free on bail, the question if bail serves the real purpose invariably creeps in
- Illegal Turns Legal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2006)
Election time is the time for politicians to remember that they have some voters to take care of, whom they had neglected during the past four years or so.
- Pakistan’S Likely Shape In 2020 (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 06, 2006)
The hallmark of great nations is that they learn from their past experience to become wiser in conducting their current and future affairs.
- Indian Americans Optimistic On N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 06, 2006)
As the US Congress returns after a recess on Monday, the Indian American community has stepped up lobbying to get co-sponsors for the civilian nuclear energy legislation pending before the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- Divine Rights Of Politicians (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
Remember James I? He was the King of England who advocated the concept of 'Divine Rights of Kings'.
- Eco-Innovate To Combat Change In Climate (The Financial Express, MADHAV MEHRA, Jun 05, 2006)
This can often be done with minimal costs and sometimes even profitability.
- Justice For Judge After 11 Years (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Justice can be delayed but not denied. And this time it was the turn of a judge to realise the bitter truth of the old adage.
- Imrana Case To Come Up Before Court Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The case of Imrana, whose alleged rape by her father-in-law sparked a nation-wide controversy last year, will come up before a court here tomorrow even as the National Commission for Women has sought an early judgement in the matter.
- Nepal Sc Frees Royal Ministers (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 05, 2006)
Since coming to power on the strength of a mass uprising in April, the Girija Prasad Koirala government of Nepal suffered its first loss of face today with the Supreme Court ordering the release of three of King Gyanendra’s ministers, saying they . . .
- Code Clarity (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 04, 2006)
Queries far beyond possible injury to sentiments rooted in traditional Christian teachings will arise when the Supreme Court deals with a petition seeking a ban on screening The Da Vinci Code.
- Ban On Liquor ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jun 04, 2006)
Nearly 30 years ago, when the Late M. G Ramachandran assumed power for the first time as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, one of the first decisions he announced was to impose total prohibition in the State.
- President’S Re-Election: Legal Aspects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 04, 2006)
It may be recalled that the last general elections in Pakistan were held during the fourth quarter of the year 2002.
- U.S. Affirmative Action & Our Reservation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
In that country, fixing quotas or awarding preferential extra points is not allowed
- Who Needs Checks & Balances? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 04, 2006)
That’s what our politicians, left and right, seem to be saying as they take on the Election Commission, the SC, and now the President
- Europe’S Constitutional Dilemma (Daily Times, Shadaba Islam, Jun 03, 2006)
Get ready for another long, painful bout of European Union soul-searching. After a year spent wringing their hands over whether to bury or revive the EU constitution following its rejection by French and Dutch voters last year, the bloc’s key . . .
- Bush Circles The Wagons As Approval Ratings Slip (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
With just five months to go before the midterm elections, President Bush, whose once-faithful base has abandoned him in droves, is turning to the same conservative hot-button issues that won him re-election in 2004 -- homosexual "marriage" and . . .
- Gears That Move The Innards Of Growth (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 03, 2006)
Three books by Indian writers chart the course of economic growth in the country, looking at it from various angles — the sources of growth, growth theory and macroeconomic policy. Interesting and informative reads, says D.MURALI.
- About Time, A Ban On Ltte (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 02, 2006)
In the 30 years of its existence, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam brazenly used Europe as an extended backyard for its war against the Sri Lankan state.
- Who Killed Munir Sangi? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 02, 2006)
International media watchdog organisations are correct in asking the Pakistan government to investigate the death of a TV cameraman, Munir Sangi, who was shot dead on Monday while covering clashes in Larkana.
- Striking Difference (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 02, 2006)
Politicians couldn’t have ended the doctors’ agitation. They were only talking politics
- Sheila-Bashing (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 01, 2006)
The cat is out of the proverbial bag. The active participation of the Union urban development minister at a local Congress jamboree to laud passage of the controversial, yet to be judicially-endorsed, Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act confirms . . .
- Checks And Imbalances (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 01, 2006)
President Kalam’s return of the Office of Profit Bill raises three questions.
- Do Ghosts Like Songs? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 01, 2006)
It was bound to happen, sooner or later. Playback singer Himesh Reshammiya’s spirited rendition of the Jhalak Dikhlaja song from this February’s release “Aksar” and ending with Ek baar aaja, aaja, aaja, aaja, aaja is said to have evoked a very . . .
- Heart-Rending Tragedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
The entire State has woken up on Wednesday to a grave tragedy of enormous proportions.
- Pm Meets Prez But Govt Intends To Profit From Bill (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
With relations between the UPA Government and Rashtrapati Bhavan entering a turbulent phase following the President returning the Office-of-Profit Bill on Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on President APJ Abdul Kalam on Wednesday to . . .
- Silencing The River Sutra (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 01, 2006)
Once the Yamuna beautification plan gets underway, the historic association of the ghats with the Hindu tradition will be lost forever, says Anuradha Dutt
- Tn Passes Act For Quota In Pvt Institutions (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Jun 01, 2006)
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday enacted a law in pursuance of the 93rd constitutional amendment to provide for reservation in private institutions, either aided or unaided.
- Navy Announces Rs 20-Lakh Relief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Navy today regretted yesterday’s Wullar Lake incident and said “suitable disciplinary action” would be initiated against those found responsible for the boat accident in which 21 schoolchildren and a teacher were drowned during a picnic boat ride.
- Pm Meets Kalam, Discusses Office Of Profit Bill (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Jun 01, 2006)
With the prospect of the disqualification of MPs looming large in the wake of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam returning the Office of Profit Bill for the reconsideration of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the First Citizen this evening . . .
- Further Remand For Pravin Mahajan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Plea for undergoing psychiatric tests adjourned
- Temples And Traditions (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 01, 2006)
Opening up of temples and the priesthood to all castes is part of the fight against discrimination based on birth.
- Joyride Ends In Tragedy (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, May 31, 2006)
It was a nightmarish experience for a group of 32 schoolchildren from Handwara, whose picnic to the Wular Lake in north Kashmir ended in the death of 17 persons, including 15 students.
- Is There More Clarity On Capital Gains Taxes Now? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 31, 2006)
Since the draft lists 15 criterion to decide if a person is a trader or an investor, and a decision can’t be made on just one, the confusion persists.
- A Committee A Day (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 31, 2006)
Perhaps in his formative years at Gah, or later in college, Dr Manmohan Singh studied a subject called moral science and was taught that a sin of omission is worse than one of commission, and that not acting is on par with sinning! Which could be . . .
- President Returns Office Of Profit Bill (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
In a dampner on efforts to exempt a number of posts from the purview of Office of Profit, President A P J Abdul Kalam today returned the Bill on the issue for recosideration by both houses of Parliament.
- Pandora’S Box Awaits Opener (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The independent commission that students opposing the proposed 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes have demanded might be a Pandora’s box in India’s vote-bank politics.
- Kalam Kicks Profit Bill Back (Telegraph, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , May 31, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam stunned the political establishment this evening by returning the office of profit bill to Parliament for “reconsideration”.
- Kalam Sends Back Office Of Profit Bill (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, May 31, 2006)
Asks Parliament to reconsider it
- Pro-Quota Panel To Challenge Plea Filed In Apex Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh Committee of Forum for OBC Reservations on Tuesday decided to challenge the petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking a judicial review of the issue.
- 16 Students, Teacher Killed As Boat Capsizes In Wullar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
At least 16 young schoolchildren and a teacher drowned to death when their mechanised boat, acquired from a Navy unit, capsized in Wullar Lake near Watlab in Sopore-Handwara belt of north Kashmir this afternoon. In all, 20 were believed dead as three . .
- Cpm's Hero Runs A Police State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
Hugo Chavez has not only turned Venezuela into an authoritarian state, but also made it a land of mass destitution and inequality, says Lowell Ponte
- Death To Jihadis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
The news from Bangladesh about a Barisal court sentencing seven hardcore Islamist terrorists to death is sure indication of the tenacity of the free judiciary of that country to defend its independence.
- Bend It At Their Beck And Call (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, May 30, 2006)
The tense atmosphere of a communal riot and the political grandstanding that accompanies it preclude an honest, objective assessment of the incident.
- Corruption As Human Rights Violation (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, May 30, 2006)
The National Human Rights Commission should revamp its mandate in the light of massive institutionalised corruption that has left no institution in India untouched.
- Increase In H-1b Visas May Not See The Light Of Day (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
A question mark has come to hang on the Senate-passed omnibus immigration bill, which includes raising the H-1B visa cap from 65,000 to 115,000, apart from its central thrust of opening a "path to citizenship" to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants
- Judicially Necessary... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 30, 2006)
but judges can’t settle the quota issue
- Futile Search (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 30, 2006)
The education system is producing students who do not know their subjects. This unfortunate fact is brought out starkly when we look at the HCS (Judicial) examination, conducted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- Medicos Welcome Court Appeal But Seek Written Assurance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
A softening of stand by medicos?
- Isro To Launch More Foreign Satellites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Speaking on the occasion, Chhattisgarh Governor K M Seth stressed the need for programmes to address the issues of nearly 260 million people below the poverty line.
- Sharmila Tagore Resents Government Control (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Says there is a need for transparency
- Govt Agrees To Examine Students’ Demand (Tribune, Tripti Nath, May 29, 2006)
The government tonight agreed to examine the students demand to set up an expert committee to review the reservation policy.
- Gram Nyayalayas Bill To Be Tabled In Monsoon Session (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, May 29, 2006)
The Bill seeking to establish courts across villages in the country will be tabled in the coming monsoon session of Parliament.
- Quota Row Goes To Court, Sc Will Hear Pil Today (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, May 29, 2006)
27% OBC Reservation: Petitioner wants proposed quota law & Constitutional amendment quashed, says issue was settled by SC
- The U.S. Will To War (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, May 29, 2006)
What drives the `sole superpower' inexorably towards perpetual warfare?
- Hurriyat Doesn't Represent Kashmir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
The vast Gilgit-Baltistan area, comprising over 28,000 square kilometres, is both geographically and historically crucial in the contemporary context.
- The ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 28, 2006)
The “charter of democracy” that Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif issued on May 15, 2006, is noteworthy both for what it does say and that which it omits.
- Straining Ceasefire (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, May 28, 2006)
A full-fledged but undeclared politico-military conflict is under way between the Sri Lankan state and the separatists.
- Stamp Scam: Telgi Allowed To Make Confessional Statement (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
The special court hearing the fake stamp paper scandal has allowed Abdul Karim Telgi, the kingpin of the scam, to make his confessional statement through video conferencing from May 30.
- Don't Worry, Manmohan Tells Students (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 27, 2006)
But medicos to continue stir
- Talks With Pm Fail, Medicos Continue Stir (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
A meeting of striking doctors with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday did not yield any solution in the ongoing impasse over reservation.
- Silent Spectator (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 27, 2006)
P.V. Narasimha Rao's book on the Ayodhya demolition of December 1992 only confirms his own culpability in what happened.
- The Rule Of Law (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 27, 2006)
Is It likely that a high profile CEO on good personal terms with the Indian prime minister and a major contributor to the ruling party’s election funds will be sentenced to a thirty year prison term in India? To ask the question is to answer it.
- When Report Cards Are Ready Reckoners (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, May 27, 2006)
The UPA government scores a ‘mixed’ report; will the PM hold a mirror to the faltering performers?
- Hurriyat Doesn't Represent Kashmir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 27, 2006)
The vast Gilgit-Baltistan area, comprising over 28,000 square kilometres, is both geographically and historically crucial in the contemporary context.
- Gratuitous Advice (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 26, 2006)
Pope should not interfere in another country’s affairs
- Social Activism Gone Awry (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 26, 2006)
Aamir Khan's attempt to project himself as a youth icon in the wake of Rang de Basanti has not gone down well with the people of Gujarat, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Nuke Deal Outcome Won't Affect Ties With Us: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a frank assessment of the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has asserted that even if the deal does not go through, there will be other elements of the bilateral relationship, which will move forward because there is . . .
- Privatise Affirmative Action (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , May 26, 2006)
Our great government has decided that since they cannot improve primary and secondary education, they will have quotas in higher education both in elite government institutions (IITs, IIMs, etc) and in private institutions (except those run . . .
- Security For Jailed Uk Convict (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 26, 2006)
Family members of British national Mirza Tahir Hussain, a murder convict, have requested the administration of Adiala Jail to take stringent security steps as they feared for his life.
- Medicos Turn Down Kalam’S Appeal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
The President’s appeal to medicos to call off their fast, like the Prime Minister’s before him, has met the same response.
- The Decline Of The Civil Service (Dawn, Zafar Iqbal, May 26, 2006)
Ms Anjum Niaz’s column in Sunday’s Dawn Magazine of April 9, 2006, seems to have incensed Mr Rashid Akhtar of Lahore.
- Pm Suggests 5 Point Programme To Build A New Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Talking tough, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that attempts by "some elements" within Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt peace process would be firmly thwarted and proposed focus on a five-point programme to build a new Kashmir.
- Why This Slaughter? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 25, 2006)
SOME 1,000 trees have been marked for cutting down along Lahore’s Canal Bank Road.
- A Horrendous Jirga (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 24, 2006)
It is rather mind-boggling to hear that a panchayat in Punjab could so flagrantly defy the law by ordering that a legally wed couple, who have the protection of the courts, be shot at sight.
- Why Big Fish Get Away (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, May 24, 2006)
Corruption at high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- Supreme Court Ruling On Selection Of Judicial Officers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that High Courts are empowered to evolve their own procedure for the selection and recruitment of judicial officers for the subordinate courts in the respective States.
- The Appalling State Of Indian Muslims (Hindu, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, May 24, 2006)
Muslims in India are falling behind in every conceivable growth indicator
- A Law Unto Themselves (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 23, 2006)
Corruption in high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- And Now Govt Faces Pro-Quota Ultimatum (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Having failed to quell the anti-reservation movement with their assurance of fair play, the government now faces an additional predicament, a three-month deadline by the pro-reservationists to implement the 27 per cent quota for OBCs.
- Exploiting The Vulnerable (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , May 23, 2006)
A monumental report on an issue that involves serious human rights violations
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