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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 4481:
- ‘Sovereignty Traded In Iraq Oil Scam’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Leader of the Opposition L K Advani on Tuesday said the Volcker report showed that the oil-for-food scam involved not merely corruption by Indian officials but also a willingness to “trade the country’s sovereignty and decision-making independence”.
- Doing Away With Jirga System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 29, 2005)
The three-day conference on honour killings organized by the British Council has called for the elimination of the parallel system of justice in Pakistan which, to a great extent, is responsible for ordering honour killings. This is not a new demand.
- An Institutional Graveyard (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 29, 2005)
There is good news from Islamabad. Some 80 potential donors met in the city and pledged over $6 billion to help the country recover from the ravages of the earthquake of October 8.
- Bring Back The Raj (Daily Times, Syed Mansoor Hussain, Nov 28, 2005)
Under the present quasi-military government it seems that we have the worst of both worlds.
- Stop Vandalism In The Name Of Sanctity Of Quran! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 28, 2005)
The Punjab chief minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, has visited Sangla Hill to see the evidence of the vandalism committed against churches there and ordered a high-level judicial inquiry to get at the root of what really transpired on November 12 after an
- Caste Panchayats (Daily Excelsior, Abha Chauhan, Nov 28, 2005)
It was reported in the media a few days back that the divorced parents of a little girl in a village of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) refused to accept the girl.
- Education Debate-I (Statesman, MADAN BHATIA, Nov 28, 2005)
The sharp reaction by political parties against the judgment of the Supreme Court in Inamdar’s case relating to reservation of seats by the states in private professional educational institutions, the mode of admission of students and their fee structures
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 28, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- Four U.S. Soldiers Face Disciplinary Action For Burning Taliban Bodies (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Four U.S. soldiers face disciplinary action for burning the bodies of Taliban rebels, but they won't be prosecuted because their actions were motivated by hygienic concerns, the military said after an inquiry into a videotaped incident that sparked . . .
- Death Toll In Central China Quake Rises To 15 (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Death toll in a strong earthquake rattled parts of central
China rose to 15, where more than 450 injured, and hundreds of buildings destroyed, the government said.
- A Moving Mantra (Indian Express, N K Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
The Tenth Annual Wharton India Economic Forum held last week attracted speakers from varied disciplines and the private sector.
- We Are Not Treading On Legislature, Executive: Cji (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
``In the very nature of our duties, someone is bound to be displeased but it is unavoidable'' "It is the constitutional duty of the Supreme Court to keep the executive and the legislature within the limits provided by the Constitution."
- Rejina's Details Missing From School (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Application for admission produced before the court to ascertain her age
Petitions posted for January 18 in view of stay order
Police officer accused of threatening petitioner
AIDWA demands Kunhalikutty's resignation
- Fresh Warrant Issued Against Monica (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The Bhopal judicial magistrate court on Saturday issued a warrant against Monica Bedi, directing that she be produced in court on December 5 in connection with the fake passport case, in which she is co-accused along with her companion Abu Salem and . . .
- Corruption Spreading Its Tentacles (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 27, 2005)
No country is completely free of corruption. Generally speaking, the poorer a country the more corrupt it is. A political system which is unrepresentative and unaccountable makes it worse. Regrettably, Pakistan suffers from this double whammy.
- A Moving Mantra...For India’S Success (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Nov 26, 2005)
The tenth annual Wharton India Economic Forum, held last week, attracted speakers from varied disciplines and the private sector.
- Musharraf’S Staying Power (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 26, 2005)
It’s difficult for the Opposition in Pakistan to prevent Musharraf from returning to power in 2007.
- Limits Of Implementation (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 26, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the CBDT's instructions on monetary limits for filing of appeals
- Assessee In Arrears — No Attachment Without Possession (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Nov 26, 2005)
The tax authorities have been vested with powers to attach property when tax is in arrears. However, what can be attached is only property that belongs to an assessee in default. An interesting question arises where property is transferred for full . . .
- Salem’S Lawyers Claim He Was Tortured In Lock-Up (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Abu Salem’s lawyers moved the special TADA court today claiming that he was tortured while in the custody of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) at the Bhoiwada lock-up yesterday night. The ATS got Salem’s custody the day before in connection with the murder..
- Crisis Of System (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 26, 2005)
That the outcome of Bihar elections will be known by the time you get to read this-that is unless Bihari politicians, aided and abetted by the man for all seasons, Governor Buta Singh do not have another trick or two up their sleeves.
- No Respite In Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Since we last commented in these columns on the situation in Gilgit, which is part of the State under Pakistan's illegal occupation, there have been a series of developments.
- 'Ease Govt Control For India’S Growth’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said complex governmental procedures and policies have “stunted” performance in several areas and suggested their “reformulation” in legislature, executive and judiciary.
- Why Deny Education To The Have-Nots? (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Nov 26, 2005)
The prospects are grim and the portent is a national education policy promotive of colonisation.
- Precept Of Protest (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Nov 26, 2005)
Everybody must have heard of Kushboo's shrine in Chennai. It was a tribute to her histrionic talent, which has not been rated very high by conventional critics.
- Can Bihar Rise From The Ashes? Determined Political Push Is Crucial (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 25, 2005)
The new government that takes over in Bihar must make up for the time the State has lost — and pushed to the bottom of the table in many a parameter — by building up a fast, reliable, instant, effective network for delivery of services and . . .
- Monica Bedi Breaks Down (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Reportedly told her uncle that she's not married to Salem
- Abu Salem Sent To High-Security Jail (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
One of India's most wanted men, accused of involvement in a series of bombings in Mumbai more than 12 years ago that killed 260 people, was ordered by a judge on Wednesday to a high-security jail for his own safety.
- Report: Us Didn't Want Al Qaeda Members To Testify In Padilla Case (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Nov 25, 2005)
Evidence linking Padilla to 'dirty bomb' plot may have been obtained under 'harsh questioning.'
- Aziz Wants Uplift Plan For Northern Areas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asked the chief secretary of the Northern Areas to submit a comprehensive plan for the region’s economic development.
- Salem In Judicial Custody (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Underworld don Abu Salem was remanded in judicial custody till December 7 by the special anti-terror court on Wednesday, after the CBI told it that the agency did not need his custody for the time being.
- West Propelled Jihadi Factories (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Nov 24, 2005)
The Abu Salem case in Portugal and riots in France are facets of a colonial mindset which feed subversives all over the world
- Abu Salem Sent To High-Security Jail (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
One of India's most wanted men, accused of involvement in a series of bombings in Mumbai more than 12 years ago that killed 260 people, was ordered by a judge on Wednesday to a high-security jail for his own safety.
- New Sgpc President (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2005)
The election of Mr Avtar Singh Makkar as President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has come as a surprise. He was not among the front-runners for the post.
- The Padilla Case (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Nov 23, 2005)
Almost three and a half years ago, the Bush administration announced that it had arrested a Chicago-born man named Jose Padilla
- Danger Signals From Us (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 23, 2005)
FOR those of us who walked the corridors of the Capitol in May 1998 in a bid to “sell” Pokhran II to the US Congress, the danger signals from there on the nuclear deal come as no surprise.
- Congress Tries To Bounce Back After Adhir’S Arrest (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Nov 22, 2005)
The arrest of controversial Congress MP, Adhir Choudhury, and his subsequent remand to judicial custody has compelled the West Bengal Congress unit led by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee .....
- Ensuring Judicial Probity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 22, 2005)
The approval by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Saturday of a procedure to probe allegations of misconduct against judges of the apex and high courts is a welcome step.
- The Northeast Exception (Hindu, Sarmila Bose, Nov 22, 2005)
Argues for a policy reorientation towards the Northeast and linking it to a new `Look East' policy
- While Gilgit Burns.... (News International, Gulmina Bilal, Nov 22, 2005)
While the newspapers have been filled with reports of the tragic earthquake and the fumbling relief efforts, the Federally Administered Northern Areas of Pakistan were confronted with a political earthquake of their own.
- World Apathy And Marketing (Greater Kashmir, MINHAJ QIDWAI, Nov 22, 2005)
The earthquake that struck Pakistan on Oct. 08, is a tragedy that brought mayhem for Pakistan. With about 90,000 dead and more than 2 million left homeless,
- When Officers Are Not Gentlemen (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 22, 2005)
I do not know what I can do about the thinking countrymen. They are all there for a cricket commentary or some boorish confrontation among politicians.
- Confession’ Of Salem On Test (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The CBI today submitted a sealed envelope, apparently containing Abu Salem’s confession, to the court hearing the Bombay blasts case.
- Quota Questions (Statesman, Sushila Ramaswamy, Nov 22, 2005)
The demand by political parties of all shades and opinion, both within Parliament and outside, for central legislation to override the Supreme Court ruling against state quotas is surprising.
- Security At What Cost? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The conviction of six policemen in the ‘disappearance’ and murder of Punjab human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra brings to a satisfactory end a trial with huge implications for civil liberties in the country.
- Killer Cops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
After seven years, the ghost of the Khalra case has caught up with six diabolical policemen.
- Helping Victims Of Violence (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 21, 2005)
In the days when Ayub Khan ruled the roost, and the 22 families set up their baronetcies, draconian press laws were introduced to keep at bay journalists who had not yet recovered from the long hangover of the Tamizuddin Khan years.
- Iraqi Police Wage A War Of Vengeance (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Nov 21, 2005)
Baghdad's Medical Forensic Institute — the mortuary — is a low, modern building reached via a narrow street. Most days it is filled with families of the dead.
- Counter Globalisation, Karat Tells Students (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday called upon the student community to be vigilant and gear up to counter the efforts to commercialise and privatise the education sector.
- Monica Sent Back To Jail (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
After two days of interrogation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Monica Bedi, the companion of underworld don Abu Salem, was sent back to jail on Saturday to serve the remainder of her judicial custody till November 25.
- Misuse Of Religion And Laws (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 20, 2005)
MOST laws enacted after independence to prevent crime have, ironically, given rise to bigger crimes.
- Singular Girl Child (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Nov 20, 2005)
Birthdays are important to Indians. They form the basis of drawing up the horoscope of an individual. But the importance of the birthday does not end there.
- Spare Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 20, 2005)
Some times it is good to spare the political class. It is very easy to blame it for all the ills of society, be it corruption or lack of discipline in life.
- Will Mafia Don Be Hanged? (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, Nov 20, 2005)
This can be considered first great success of independent India, especially Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Annan: Volcker Report Only Fact Finding Not Judicial (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today assured full cooperation to India in its probe into the findings of the Volcker committee which named Congress party and K Natwar Singh as beneficiaries in the Iraqi oil deals and said the report was only . . .
- The Price Of `Fee' Ill-Defined (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the taxability of fees for technical services to non-residents
- The Answer Lies Somewhere Between Conversation And Chocolate (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 19, 2005)
When Kellogg India Private Ltd went to the Bombay High Court recently, with the Excise Department in and `Chocos' in tow, the dispute was not about sharing of the crispy eats. It was about the classification of the company's product — whether under 1904.1
- Sc Pulls Up Centre For Not Appointing Judges (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Friday reprimanded the Centre for its failure to appoint judges to the Madras High Court (HC) despite names being cleared by its collegium 75 days ago.
- Annan "Ready To Cooperate" On Volcker Report (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 19, 2005)
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, said on Friday that the world body was ready to provide any documentation required by any government that intended to `pursue' the Volcker Report on oil-for-food-scam.
- Urban Mess (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2005)
Lost : a document called urban policy. Has no commercial value but does have some sentimental significance.
- Dy Mayor, 14 Others Held In Belgaum (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The MES leader said resolutions urging the govt to effect the merger have been passed by gram panchayats in Belgaum district.
- Salem Examiners In Monica Dash (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Nov 18, 2005)
Monica Bedi’s lonely life in a women’s jail has been cut short.
- Punjab Govt Will Set Up Free Dairy Zone, Says (Daily Times, Qamar Jabbar, Nov 18, 2005)
The Punjab government will set up a free dairy zone in the province to increase meat and beef production, Muhammad Khalid Mehmood, parliamentary secretary for livestock and dairy development, said on Thursday.
- Abu Salem Case:cbi Denies Leaking Details (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Defence application against media reports
Court notices to the Union I&B Secretary and Maharashtra
Judge reserves order for Thursday
- Pm-Ulfa Talks (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Nov 17, 2005)
The positive beginning to the landmark peace talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and representatives of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has kindled a ray of hope for bringing the curtain down on a dragging three-decade . . .
- Salem Lawyer Works For ‘Free’ (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Nov 17, 2005)
The man who appears to have put together the legal team defending Abu Salem is the young and apparently idealistic human rights lawyer Harjot Singh,
- Fighting Terror With Terror (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 17, 2005)
A ruthless use of force by any state authority does not eliminate terror but fans the fires of violence. A balanced way is to be adopted so that criminals don’t go unpunished and human values are upheld too, writes Maryam Bacha
- Gujarat Police Probe Dawood Aide’S Links With Salem (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Days after Abu Salem was extradited from Portugal, the Valsad police have started investigating links Ijju Sheikh, main accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, might have had with the arrested don in connection with an RDX-landing case in Gujarat.
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Arbitration Centre (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, known for instantly grasping things in their true perspective, took a prompt and appropriate decision during his address to the concluding session of the conference on ‘Privatization of Justice’ and announced establishment of
- Bihar: Jaiprakash's Petition Rejected (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Former Union Minister Jaiprakash Narain Yadav, who lost his ministerial berth recently after a non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against him for securing 'illegal' release of his brother and RJD candidate from Jamui, Vijay Prakash, . . .
- Moral Policing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2005)
The Kushboo issue raises a debate about the freedom of expression
- Be Prepared At The Threshold (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 17, 2005)
R. Anand on how the capturing of expense details right at the source helps in complying with FBT provisions
- Monica Case Put Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Extradited gangster Abu Salem can meet as many lawyers as he wants in the stipulated one hour every alternate day as per the directions of the TADA court, CBI sources said on Tuesday.
- Salem Can Meet Any Lawyer, Says Cbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Extradited gangster Abu Salem can meet as many lawyers as he wants in the stipulated one hour every alternate day as per the directions of the TADA court, CBI sources said on Tuesday.
- Volcker Report: Sonia Promises Action Against Guilty (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Breaking her silence on the Volcker Committee report, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today declared that action would be taken against any individual found guilty in the inquiry into allegations of pay offs in the Iraqi oil deals.
- Judiciary Cannot Run The State, Says Chatterjee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Regretting “infringement” by judiciary in the legislatures and executive, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee put forth a question, “Can the judiciary run the state?”
- 'Natwar Will Be Punished If Guilty' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Incensed over the charges of the Volcker report, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said swift action will be taken against former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh if allegations of corruption levelled against him in Iraq's oil-for-food pr
- Abu Salem Aka Akil Ahmed Aka Danish! (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Extradited gangster Abu Salem has three Indian and a Pakistani passport, while wife Monica Bedi has two Indian passports, CBI sources said today, adding that interestingly none of them tried to procure passports using their true names
- Volcker Report 'Guilty Won't Be Spared' (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Breaking her silence on the Volcker committee report, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today declared that action would be taken against any individual found guilty in the inquiry into allegations of pay offs in the Iraqi oil deals.
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