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- Miskito Indians Vent Anger Over Felix (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua -- Hundreds gathered Friday on a beach in a remote jungle region of Nicaragua to mourn the victims of Hurricane Felix and condemn the government for doing too little to search for anyone who might have survived.
- A Tale Of Two Democracies (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 07, 2007)
Whenever and at whatever forum Americans and Indians get together, it is a safe bet that they will indulge in a bit of self-congratulation on coming from the world’s largest and the most populous democracies.
- Killings Spark Ethnic Tension In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
At least 15 tribal people in India’s remote northeastern Manipur state have been killed this week in clashes with separatist rebels, police said on Thursday, sparking fears of wider ethnic conflict in the region.
- The Dark Side Of Hyderabad's Success (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Sep 07, 2007)
The twin blasts that tore through an amusement park and an eatery in Hyderabad on August 25 marked the second time in three months that the city had been targeted by terrorists.
- Rs. 285 Cr. Fdi Proposals Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Sogeparticipations of France to offer investment advisory services in India
- Eradicating Proverty: Negligence In Urban Areas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2007)
Eradication of urban poverty should be looked upon as a comprehensive issue related to employment and earnings.
- Advani Slams Upa-Left Committee (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Stepping up the attack on the nuclear deal, leader of the Opposition L K Advani today said the UPA-Left committee was an “insult” to Parliament, and urged the government to “recognise the perilous path on which they are obstinately set”.
- Nda Attacks Upa-Left Committee On Nuke Deal As Parochial (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Attacking the UPA-Left committee on the nuclear deal as "parochial and partisan", the opposition NDA on Wednesday said the arrangement was more to save the government and warned of a united action if the demand for a joint parliamentary . . . . . .
- Madhava Menon May Head Panel On Equal Opportunity Commission (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
The Central government is in the process of setting up a five-member expert committee to decide the contours of the proposed Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) to look into grievances regarding discrimination.
- Left Raises Protest Pitch (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
The Left parties on Wednesday upped the ante against the Congress-led UPA government on the Indo-US nuclear deal and joint naval exercise, saying they would "rather be with the people of the country than with the Central government."
- Govt Should Intervene To Stop Turban Frisking (Tribune, Himmat Singh Gill, Sep 06, 2007)
A very peculiar situation has arisen the world over for Sikhs with the recent enforcement of US Homeland Security Department rules giving full powers to screening officers at their airports in ordering a deliberate security check of turbaned Sikh . . . .
- Govt Advances Rs Debate On 123 Agreement (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Sep 06, 2007)
In order to put on record the stand of all the political parties on the nuke deal, the UPA Government has preponed the debate on the 123 Agreement in the Rajya Sabha from September 11 to September 6.
- Govt's No To Jpc Stalls Parliament (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Ties between the ruling UPA coalition and the Opposition came under further strain here on Wednesday when the latter, incensed by the government's rejection of its JPC demand, stalled proceedings in the two Houses of Parliament.
- Impasse Over N-Deal Continues (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 06, 2007)
Any let up in the Opposition's ongoing attack on the UPA Government over the India-US nuclear deal seems to be highly unlikely. Leader of the Opposition LK Advani on Wednesday asserted that the NDA members would not accept any mechanism other than . . . .
- ‘N-Deal Will Hurt Our Interests’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Signing the nuclear deal with the United States would make India a puppet in the hands of that country, said the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member B.V. Raghavulu here on Tuesday.
- Telgi Scam: Hc Query To Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
The Delhi High Court has asked the Central government to explain the reasons for not following the due procedure of law while dismissing India Security Press (ISP) general manager Ganga Prakash, who was accused of selling old printing machines. . .
- Only Contempt Threat Spurs Executive Into Action: Sc (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Less than 30 days of the Supreme Court threatening to initiate contempt proceedings against the chief secretaries of five states for below par performance in setting up sanctioned anganwadi centres, the states last week reported back that over . . . .
- Centre ‘Checking’ Hamza Arrest Reports (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
The central government on Monday said it was still verifying reports that a key suspect in the Hyderabad bombings had been detained in Bangladesh. No official word was forthcoming from Dhaka, and the Hyderabad Police refused to confirm or deny the . . .
- Agriculture: Where India And China Stand (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 03, 2007)
How did China manage to outstrip India in agriculture when the two countries ere more or less on a par on most parameters 25 years ago?
- Helpless In Afghanistan (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Sep 03, 2007)
The tragic killings and partial release of the South Koreans taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan brings to the centrestage the endemic issue of hostage taking by radical rebel groups who have always been averse to the rule of law and state . . . .
- Getting Back Into Building Mode (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 03, 2007)
One of the defining moments in India’s economic reform occurred in the time of P.V. Narasimha Rao, the Prime Minister rightly remembered as the sponsor of Indian economic reform.
- Experts, Tests To Swat Chikungunya Rumour (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
The district health department has summoned experts to disprove claims of chikungunya having affected people here.
- Dumping And Disposal Of Waste (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Sep 01, 2007)
As the elections in four Municipal Corporations are over, it is now time to concentrate on the plight of urban dwellers whose number is swelling day by day and is expected to reach 50 per cent by 2030.
- Fall In Suicide By Farmers In Maharashtra, Says Pawar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
Union agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday that the media were not doing justice to the issue of farmers’ suicides in Vidharbha. Briefing the press after a joint review of agriculture by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mr. Pawar said . . . . .
- Sharif Can’T Be Arrested: Pak Ag (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Sep 01, 2007)
Attorney general of Pakistan Justice (retd) Malik Qayyum said on Friday that Nawaz Sharif cannot be arrested on return here unless the Prime Minister recommends to the President to withdraw the remission in life sentence granted . . . . .
- Towards Equality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 01, 2007)
The amendment will boost the rights of women.
- Unintentional (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 31, 2007)
ICICI Bank is the daughter of ICICI who swallowed her mother. ICICI saw an end to its business of long-term finance after liberalization brought in new competitors.
- New Airport Turban Checks Upset Sikhs (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Sikh organisations in the US have received dozens of complaints from community members saying they were told to remove their turbans at airports for security checks in the wake of a new rule that subjects air travellers wearing head covering to . . . . .
- Cultural Hubs To Boost Rural Tourism (Tribune, CORPORATE BUREAU, Aug 31, 2007)
The Union Government will unveil a comprehensive plan for promoting rural tourism after the completion of the pilot project being implemented in 104 villages across the country.
- 6 Pc Da For Central Staff (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
The Cabinet today approved the release of additional 6 per cent dearness allowance and dearness relief to Central Government employees and pensioners from from July 1, 2007.
- No Decision On Private Participation In Nuclear Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Review of law under consideration, says Minister
Review needed in view of changing situation
Private sector involved in equipment manufacture
- An Exhausted Force (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2007)
With Iraq’s ethnic groups and the parties representing them showing few signs of reconciling their differences, the occupation forces serve merely as a buffer. The question being asked with increasing intensity is whether these forces can continue . . . .
- Two Years On: Life Still Tough In The Big Easy (Hindu, Ewen MacAskill, Aug 30, 2007)
Katrina anniversary marked by frustration at sluggish rebuilding of New Orleans.
- Indian Home Ministry Gives Conflicting Reports On Kashmir Infiltration (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 30, 2007)
The Indian Home Ministry on Wednesday gave two conflicting reports on cross-border militant infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Patil Rejects Demand For Pota-Like Law (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
The Central government said on Wednesday that the idea of setting up a federal investigating agency to deal with terror attacks such as the recent Hyderabad blasts could no longer be brushed aside.
- Cm Blames Centre For Economic Divide (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
A master plan for this historic city would be prepared soon by a world-renowned architect to turn it into a global destination for religious tourism.
- Punjab’S ‘Empty Coffers’ (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Aug 29, 2007)
IT has become a compulsive reactive norm for all political parties in India that while in opposition they would oppose every good or bad action of the government and when in power, would shift the blame of their non-performance on the previous government.
- Our Tryst With Secularism (Asia Times, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 29, 2007)
One feels stumped when one finds that Muslim fundamentalists are taking a leaf out of the BJP book of hatred and hostility.
- Bjp's Double-Talk (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 29, 2007)
A STORY doing the rounds in Delhi’s political circles about an interaction between Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani and Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the corridors of the Parliament House during the monsoon session more or . . . .
- A Directory Of The Corrupt (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Aug 29, 2007)
WHOEVER happens to be the prime minister in this country often ignores the moral and financial waywardness of his political companions — ministers, MNAs and MPAs — and prefers to put the blame for corruption squarely on the bureaucracy.
- After 10 Years Of Ceasfire (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Aug 29, 2007)
“GENTLEMEN, Do you have an invitation to attend the meeting? You will be allowed only if you are carrying an invitation,” one of the Naga youth in combat fatigues and holding Kalashnikovs asked politely, signalling the Frontline team to stop at . . . . .
- Taxing Times, Good Times (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Aug 29, 2007)
There has been an impressive growth in gross tax revenue collections of the central government in recent years.
- Hindu-Muslim Ties In Spotlight In Wake Of Hyderabad Bombings (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
A pair of coordinated bombings rocked the city of Hyderabad in southern India on Saturday night, claiming 42 lives and heightening tensions between the nation's Hindu and Muslim population, and foreign neighbors with alleged ties to terrorism.
- Jaffna, A “Nightmare” For Journalists (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 28, 2007)
Characterising Jaffna as one of the “most dangerous places on the earth” for journalists, a report of an international fact-finding mission to the town has claimed that in the last one year newspapers in the town have “lost” 90 per cent of their . . . .
- Hostels Hijacked (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 28, 2007)
The callousness of the Indian state with regard to the weaker sections is revealed by the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the 'Educational Development of Scheduled Castes and Tribes'.
- Avoiding American Decline Starts At Home (Tribune, James P. Pinkerton, Aug 27, 2007)
Are we Rome? Is America like the Roman Empire – you know, Declining and Falling, and all that?
- Advani Blames Upa's Soft Policy On Terror (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
Senior BJP leader and leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha LK Advani has blamed the spurt in the terrorist attacks, including the last night's twin blasts in Hyderabad, on the soft attitude of the Congress led UPA Government towards terrorists and . . . . .
- Pak, Bangla Jehadis Behind Blasts: Ysr (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Aug 27, 2007)
As the Hyderabad city was trying to recover from the shock of the worst ever terrorist attacks and loss of 42 lives in twin blasts on Saturday night, Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Sunday categorically said that it was the handiwork of . . . . .
- Traders Welcome U.P. Ban On Big Retail Chains (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Though groups of small retailers, traders and consumer organisations have welcomed the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to ban chains of big retail stores, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has come out in support of the corporate. . .
- Cpm Repeats 'Deal Or Govt' Threat (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
A day after CPM’s apex decision-making body, Central Committee (CC), authorised the polit bureau to “take whatever necessary measures” to see that the Indo-US nuclear agreement is not operationalised,” the party reiterated its ‘pause the nuclear . . . . .
- Sc Dismisses Sebi Plea On Transfer Of Pending Cases (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) plea, seeking transfer to the apex court all petitions pending in various courts across the country challenging its regulatory power.
- Stop Playing Big Brother (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 25, 2007)
Faced with strong opposition from the media industry, especially news broadcasters, to the draft broadcast Bill and Content Code, the information and broadcasting ministry is said to be "ready for a complete rethink on the most irritating. . .
- More Power To Cbi (Asian Age, Dr P.C. Alexander, Aug 25, 2007)
According to media reports, the decision to withdraw the appeal from the Argentinian Supreme Court about the extradition of Ottavio Quattrocchi was taken by the government, with the CBI having had no inkling about it.
- Reconsider Mandal Ruling, Sc Urged (Hindustan Times, Satya Prakash Malaviya, Aug 23, 2007)
The anti-quota petitioners on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court to reconsider its 1992 verdict in the Indra Sawhney case (Mandal Case) recognising caste as a basis for identification of backward classes for the purpose of reservation. . .
- Mega Indian Welcome For Japa (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The Indian government formally approved the US$100 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), the country's largest infrastructure project, ahead of the three-day visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week.
- Sex Education Runs Into Trouble (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The Indian government's recent attempt to introduce sex education for school children has provoked a vigorous debate. In the second of two articles, the BBC's Jyotsna Singh considers the case against a more open discussion of sex in schools.
- Status On The Line (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Aug 23, 2007)
The author is former professor of economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta.
- Left Not Ready To Wait Indefinitely (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Aug 22, 2007)
As the UPA Government is yet to respond officially to the Left's objections on the India-US nuclear deal, the Left parties on Tuesday gave a clear indication that they were not prepared to wait indefinitely.
- Centre Following Divide-And-Rule Policy, Say Anti-Quota Activists (Deccan Herald, CP Bhambhri, Aug 22, 2007)
The anti-quota campaigners on Tuesday submitted before the Supreme Court that Dr B R Ambedkar had based his decision to accord reservation to the scheduled castes and tribes on the available census data, during his time.
- Rs. 1,079 Cr. Fdi Proposals Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
The Central Government on Tuesday approved the proposal of Blackstone GPV Capital Partners Mauritius V-B Ltd. to bring in Rs. 447.20 crore as foreign direct investment (FDI) into an operating-cum-holding company, SKR BPO Services. . .
- Deal, Carefully (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2007)
In a democracy, the prime minister and his cabinet of ministers do have a lot of leeway in deciding what the policies and programmes of the government should be.
- Test For East-West (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 22, 2007)
The East-West Metro project has once again run into rough weather with the Planning Commission raising queries on why the project was not being built on the public-private partnership model.
- Produce Argentine Court Orders, Court Tells Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
CBI failed to get Quattrocchi extradited, alleges petitioner
- “No Uranium Sale If Australia’S Labour Party Wins Polls” (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Aug 21, 2007)
Australia will not sell uranium to India if the Labour Party wins the Federal election, scheduled later this year.
- Let The People Decide (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 21, 2007)
The prime minister has said the 123 agreement is in the best interests of the nation, and posterity will vindicate his position. But why should he wait till posterity, asks .
- India's Lower Castes Seek Social Progress In Global Job Market (Washington Post, EMILY WAX , Aug 21, 2007)
As a Dalit, Pratibha Valmik Kamble is part of the poorest and most ostracized community in this subcontinent's ancient caste system, a group of people so shunned that they are still known as untouchables.
- “No Uranium For Countries That Don’T Sign The Npt” (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Aug 21, 2007)
South Australian Premier Mike Rann on why he opposes the Australian Federal Government’s proposal to sell uranium to India and what will happen if the Labour Party wins the general election, scheduled later this year.
- ‘No Steel Exports Below Domestic Market Price’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
The Central Government on Monday directed steel producers to stop the practice forthwith of selling the core commodity in international markets at rates lower than that prevailing back home as it was causing an artificial price hike in the domestic market
- Mismanagement In Our Mega-Cities (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 21, 2007)
The problem of housing the homeless residents of Karachi is indeed a serious one.
- Speaking On Freedom (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 21, 2007)
For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent. The white man arrogated to himself the right to rule and to be obeyed by the non-white; his mission, he claimed, was to “civilise” Africa.
- Disrespect To Courts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2007)
Hurling of shoes or abuses at a judge in a courtroom by a disgruntled litigant may hurt the judge, but a calculated disdainful attitude to the court’s authority would damage the judiciary as an institution — surely so if defiance . . . . .
- Govt Nod To Sbi Bill (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
The government plans to buy Reserve Bank’s stake in National Housing Bank and Nabard by June next year so as to ensure the central bank does not own the institutions it regulates.
- Canada Stays Deporation Of Paralysed Sikh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
The Canadian government has granted a 60-day stay on the deportation of a paralysed Sikh refugee who was to be sent to India tomorrow after sympathisers launched a campaign urging the authorities to let him stay in the country.
- Demand For Voting On N-Deal Rejected In Ls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said "there is no requirement to obtain ratification from Parliament," while rejecting opposition demand for debate on nuke deal under Rule 184 which entails voting...
- Indian Secularism Has A Long Way To Go (Singapore Times, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 18, 2007)
It is a straight question which should have been addressed long ago.
- Secularism Has A Long Way To Go (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 18, 2007)
IT is a straight question which should have been addressed long ago.
- Warfare Without Shooting (Tribune, Nathaniel Fick, Aug 18, 2007)
On a highway north of Kabul last month, an American soldier aimed a machine gun at my car from the turret of his armoured Humvee.
- Ensuring Media Freedom (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 18, 2007)
THE problem with Pemra pre-dates the infamous ordinance promulgated ten weeks ago. Even the original Pemra Ordinance of 2002 gave the federal government sweeping powers to dictate policy, despite the regulatory authority’s status as an independent body.
- Reorient Cag Audit System Of Direct Taxes (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Aug 18, 2007)
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) conducts audit of revenues from direct taxes of the Central Government under Section 16 of the CAG (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. The audit covers the following areas:
- N-Deal Debate Under Voting Clause Rejected (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
The Manmohan Singh government can heave a sigh of relief over the Indo-US nuclear pact as it is official now that there is not going to be a discussion in Parliament on the issue under voting.
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