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- Safeguards For Ias: Upa Fixes 2-Year Job Tenure (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Oct 27, 2007)
In its attempt to end arbitrary political transfers of bureaucrats, the UPA Government has succeeded in persuading several states to agree to a minimum two-year tenure for all IAS cadre postings
- That Man From Louisiana (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 27, 2007)
Many, in the United States and abroad, have been dismayed by the intolerance and downright ugliness that has crept into American politics since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Yet, for all the unseemliness in the American political firmament. . .
- ‘Collector Acted On His Own, No Order From Gujarat Poll Panel’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
No instruction has been issued by the State Election Commission to black out telecast of the Tehelka expose on the 2002 communal riots.
- He Has Always Stood For The Values He Cherished (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
The leaders of the United National Progressive Alliance on Friday asked the people of the State to strengthen the hands of former chief minister S Bangarappa by supporting the Samajawadi Party as he had launched several innovative programmes . . . .
- The Ostrich And The Storm (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Oct 27, 2007)
Notwithstanding the increasing threat of jihadi terrorism in the country, we still do not have a coherent strategy to deal with the menace.
- India Should Not Be Cynical (Pioneer, Radha Kumar, Oct 27, 2007)
There was solid basis for New Delhi's response to the blasts in Karachi. The two countries are in the process of evolving a mechanism for police cooperation against terrorism and it is in India's interest to make Benazir conform to the . . . .
- India, Russia Still Brothers In Arms (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Oct 27, 2007)
Defense cooperation between India and Russia, which had run into trouble in recent months following differences over cost escalation of armament systems, is back on track.
- Indian Politicians Slammed For Gun-Toting Entourages (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
An Indian court has criticised politicians who surround themselves with scores of gun-toting bodyguards, advising them to stay home if they fear frequenting public places, a report said Friday.
- Indian-Americans To Persuade Bjp, Left To Accept Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Concerned over the opposition of civilian nuclear deal in India, a group of Indian-American community leaders are planning to travel to New Delhi to convince the BJP and the Left parties to accept the deal as it was in the best interests of the . . . .
- Jd(s) Backs M.P. Prakash (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 27, 2007)
Political developments in Karnataka took a new turn on Friday with the JD(S) leadership deciding to back the party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, M.P. Prakash, if the Congress offers him the Chief Ministership.
- Amarmani’S Jail Shift Leads To Clash (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
The shifting of former UP minister and MLA Mr Amarmani Tripathi and other convicts in the Madhumita Shukla murder case from Dehradun Jail today led to a bloody clash between jail staff and media persons.
- Set It Right Now (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 27, 2007)
Why should the Indian Government and the national Opposition lose sleep if Pakistanis are getting killed in jihadi strikes? Well, isolationism is out of fashion now.
- Gandhi On Goodwill Visit To China (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
The leader of India's governing Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, has met the Chinese president and prime minister in Beijing.
- Hindus Detail Indian Riots From 2002 (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Five years after one of India's worst episodes of Hindu-Muslim violence, a series of videotaped confessions released Thursday showed Hindu activists acknowledging their roles in the killings and detailing blatant state collusion.
- Failure To Seal N-Deal Significant: Expert (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Terming opponents of the Indo-US nuclear deal as being unable to "grasp the magnitude" of policy change Washington was making for India, a leading expert on South Asia has said in order to end . . . .
- How The Kashmir Crisis Began (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
It's 60 years exactly since one of the world's most enduring conflict zones, the Kashmir valley, first erupted in violence. The BBC's former Delhi correspondent, Andrew Whitehead, looks back on how the Kashmir crisis started.
- Poll Lifeline For Modi In Riot Sting (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
In Gujarat’s poll arena, it’s the BJP and not the Congress that will be milking the Tehelka sting on Narendra Modi and his riot henchmen.
- 'Punish Those Shown Guilty On Tehelka Tapes' (The Economic Times, 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 Indian Muslim Council-USA have demanded action against the persons who admitted on tape to participa
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 27, 2007)
It often happens that the enormity of a tragedy shows up the national character, and the great divide in the US of A stands exposed again. Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the relatively poor and predominantly black . . . . .
- In Bpos, The Stress Is Over Accent (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
A new study has found that a large number of youngsters working in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) units are in favour of joining UNITES, a non-political trade union for BPO employees. And the reasons are not hard to find.
- Dmk Attempts To Boost Cong Ties (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Oct 27, 2007)
The ruling DMK, which is finding itself increasingly isolated even within the Democratic Progressive Alliance that it heads in Tamil Nadu, is attempting to strengthen ties with the Congress leadership.
- Humans Put Humanity In Grave Danger (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Oct 27, 2007)
Humans are devouring the Earth’s natural resources in a manner that threatens humanity’s very survival, a UN report said today, predicting land and water shortages, deaths from pollution and disease, and extinction of species.
- Man Dies Of Suspected Starvation In Gk-Ii (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
In yet another incident of death due to lack of care and concern for the old and sick in the Capital, a 44-year-old man died of malnutrition in the Greater Kailash area of South Delhi.
- China Hails Sonia's 'Milestone' Visit (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
China on Friday hailed the visit of India's ruling coalition chief Sonia Gandhi as a "milestone" in the history of Sino-Indian relations, with President Hu Jintao saying his country attached great importance to developing friendly ties with New Delhi.
- Left For ‘Joint Struggles’ With Unpa But Won’T Join Third Front (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Left is not ready to become part of any Third Front, although it has decided to launch “joint struggles” with the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA).
- Energy On His Mind, Deal On Pause, Pm Frees Coal Blocks (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Oct 26, 2007)
Pushed back on the nuclear deal under pressure from his Left allies, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cleared the decks for freeing up 18 coal blocks that would have the potential to set up around 68,000 MW of coal-based power stations.
- Save The Nuclear Deal (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
It is obvious that the US-India civilian nuclear deal is now in the doldrums.
- Pakistan’S Big B (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
Several newspapers have portrayed a hopeful picture of Pakistan, now that Benazir Bhutto is back in the country.
- Bird Flu: India To Host Summit In Dec (Hindu, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 26, 2007)
India wants to ensure that there is better benefit-sharing framework in the development of a vaccine for the threat posed by Avian influenza, say senior government officials.
- Beml Bags Rs.1,144-Cr. Order From Dmrc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Rail and Metro Business Group of BEML Limited has bagged a Rs.1,144-crore global tender for manufacture and supply of 156 state-of-the-art standard gauge stainless steel metro cars, from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
- Janata Dal (S) Keen On Polls: Deve Gowda (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 26, 2007)
Former Prime Minister and president of the Janata Dal (Secular), H.D. Deve Gowda, on Thursday spiked reports of his party aligning with the Congress to form a government in the State.
- India, China Making Progress In Border Negotiations: Mukherjee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
India and China have established a Working Group to prepare a framework for the settlement of their vexed boundary issue, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced on Thursday.
- Jds Too Chants Poll Mantra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
A day after Congress categorically spurned its offer of support to form another coalition government in Karnataka, JDS on Thursday declared that it will go before people to seek a fresh mandate.
- Cong Mulls Govt Formation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The formation of an alternative Congress-JD(S) rebels government appears to be under serious consideration with the rebel leader M P Prakash informing the Congress high command that he...
- Oracle Opens Two New Units (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The centres will focus on providing partner solutions to the Asia-Pacific region
Facilities are located in Gurgaon
Investment crosses $3 billion
- Rajasthan Bjp Chief Rules Out Removal From Post (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Denies confrontation with State RSS leadership
- Direct Flight To China From Kolkata (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
With China Eastern Airlines introducing direct flights between Kolkata and Kunming from October 29, the city is set to get its first direct link with China.
- India, China Making Progress On Border Talks: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
India and China have established a Working Group to prepare a framework for the settlement of the boundary issue.
- Politicians Are No 'National Asset': Hc (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Observing they were not a "national asset", the Delhi High Court on Friday took the politicians head on over having their security guards on tow when they step out and wryly told them to remain in the confines of their homes and offices if they. . .
- N-Deal Cements New Third Front (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 26, 2007)
The glimmerings of a new alternative could be seen on Wednesday when Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav met Left leaders Prakash Karat and A.B. Bardhan and agreed to cooperate in Parliament on the Indo-US nuclear deal issue.
- If Vips Are In Danger, Let Them Stay At Home: Court (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Delhi high court, observing that heavily-guarded politicians were in no way a "national asset", said on Thursday that if these people were in so much danger that they could not move around in public places without being accompanied by . . . .
- Get Tough With Myanmar, Hillary Tells Manmohan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 26, 2007)
The US Senate's 16 women members have sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to press the Myanmar’s military junta to end its crackdown on Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists in the country.
- 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.
- Palace Takes Wing, India Waits (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
India will be ready to welcome the Airbus A380 from next year if any foreign airline is willing to fly the world’s biggest passenger plane to this country.
- Outcome Of Talks With Left Unclear: Pranab (Hindustan Times, Amit Baruah, Oct 26, 2007)
Yes to making efforts, no to predicting outcomes. That was External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's repeated response to questions from the Hindustan Times whether the civil nuclear deal with the United States could be salvaged in the face. . .
- Deal Beneficial To Both Countries: Paulson (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The historic civil nuclear deal with India is an important part of the relationship between New Delhi and Washington and it will be beneficial to both countries, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has said.
- Talk On Terror (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2007)
The JATM mechanism hardly attracted any attention.
- Politicians No National Asset: Hc (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Observing they were not a "national asset", the Delhi High Court on Friday took the politicians head on over having their security guards on tow when they step out and wryly told them to remain in the confines of their homes and offices if they feel threa
- Cpm Lambasts Us 'Insistence On N-Deal' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Rebuffing US insistence on India moving fast on the nuclear deal, the CPI(M) on Thursday said setting of such deadlines was an 'insult' to Indian democracy.
- Semantic Quibbling (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A month after South Bengal virtually revolted against the engineered shortage of supplies in rationing outlets, the Politburo's statement is a masterpiece of obfuscation. In trying to come to the aid of a beleaguered government . . . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 25, 2007)
A month after South Bengal virtually revolted against the engineered shortage of supplies in rationing outlets, the Politburo's statement is a masterpiece of obfuscation.
- Kashmir’S ‘Half Widows’ Stuck In Limbo (Dawn, Sheikh Mushtaq, Oct 25, 2007)
As the muezzin called for prayers from the Kashmir mosque, Begum Rafiqa prayed in a dingy room of her old brick house for someone she has not seen for almost a decade — her missing husband.
- Indian Actor Nominated For Top British Award (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Delhi girl Tannishtha Chatterjee has been nominated for best actress in the British Independent Film Awards for her leading role in the controversial movie Brick Lane, pitting her against established stars like Dame Judi Dench and Anne Hathaway.
- Split In Janata Dal (Secular) Averted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A split in the Janata Dal (Secular) that appeared imminent on Tuesday has been averted. The former Deputy Chief Minister, M.P. Prakash, who in virtual defiance of the party led a group of legislators to New Delhi for talks with Congress leaders . . . . .
- Back To The Old Style Of Governance? Statecraft (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 25, 2007)
More than the future of the India-U.S. nuclear deal or the survival of the Manmohan Singh government, the issue is whether our polity will be able to produce a ruling arrangement for purposeful governance.
- Supreme Court To The Rescue Of Mentally Ill Prisoners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Those in hospital beyond maximum period of sentence should be freed
377 prisoners languishing in mental hospitals: reports
- Convince Me N-Weapons Plan Safe, I’Ll Say Go Ahead With Deal: Brajesh Mishra (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
At a time when political parties in the Opposition are rallying around the Left against the UPA on the Indo-US nuclear deal, National Security Advisor in the BJP-led NDA government Brajesh Mishra has said that he would let the deal go ahead if he . . . .
- Pm To Defence Top Brass: Deal About Energy Security, Not Us (Indian Express, MANU PUBBY , Oct 25, 2007)
While he may have said that failure of the nuclear deal does not mean the end of life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today again underlined that energy security holds the key to the future and this was why his government wanted to go ahead . . . .
- Tamil Nadu Removed From List Of Hiv High Prevalence States (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Oct 25, 2007)
NFHS has put the prevalence rate in Tamil Nadu at 0.375 per cent
Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births has dropped from 68 during the first NFHS to 31
90 per cent of all deliveries in the State are conducted in institutions
- A Difficult Dialogue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2007)
Imagine ballroom dancers who both think their partner is preparing to stick a dagger into their back, and you have a good idea of where India-Pakistan dialogue on terrorism stands.
- Unpa Not To Insist On Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
While pressing for a discussion in Parliament on the nuclear deal with the United States, the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) on Wednesday made it clear that it would not insist on the issue being put to vote.
- Law Catches Up With Killers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
IT was a day of life sentences across the country on Wednesday when a former minister, policemen, a lawyer and fundamentalist leaders were among 60 convicts who were given this punishment by courts for criminal acts in four separate cases.
- Murder Of Infants (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2007)
THE number of infants who die before they complete one year in Punjab is disturbingly high at 44 per 1,000 births.
- Day Of Life Terms (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi was today jailed for life for killing a young poet who was carrying his unborn child and had refused to abort it despite repeated threats.
- Kids Worst Hit In Road Crashes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
When Rushikesh was sandwiched between his mother and aunt on his uncle’s two-wheeler, he was thrilled. He was a big boy, so mummy wasn’t holding him in her arms like his aunt her 10-month-old baby.
- Australia Sanctions On Junta Family (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar’s generals and their families today as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.
- 60 Given Life Terms In Four Cases In A Day (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
It was a day of life sentences across the country on Wednesday when a former minister, policemen, a lawyer and fundamentalist leaders were among 60 convicts who were given this punishment by courts for criminal acts in four separate cases.
- Bjp Rubbishes Upa Govt's Fall In Inflation Rate Claim (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Rejecting the UPA Government's claims about the fall in inflation rate, the BJP on Wednesday showed it the mirror by pointing to the ground reality of the rising prices of essential commodities.
- Sudden Bonhomie (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Oct 25, 2007)
The Indian establishment is virtually bending over backwards in expressing dismay at the recent attack on Benazir Bhutto, officially a nobody in Pakistan at the moment.
- Saarc Ministers On Mutual Assistance To Check Terrorism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Home Secretaries of SAARC countries on Wednesday resolved to move forward in the matter of mutual assistance to check terrorism and trans-border crimes and expressed the need for better cooperation among police organisations of member-countries.
- Monkey Menace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 25, 2007)
Unlike other cities in India, or, for that matter, national capitals around the world, Delhi has a unique problem: A simian population that continues to grow in size despite the fast shrinking open and green spaces.
- Kumaraswamy To Convene Jd(s)party Meeting (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
With a section of his party MLAs opening talks with the Congress to form a government in Karnataka, former chief minister Mr HD Kumaraswamy has decided to convene an emergency meeting of the JD(S) Legislature Party.
- Indian Govt Urges Mly To Be Open In Defence Deals (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
India on Wednesday urged its military chiefs to ensure transparency in a swathe of multi-billion dollar deals due to be signed in coming years as the armed forces modernise.
- Contrasting Tales Of Resurgence (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 25, 2007)
Even if things fall apart on the Indo-US nuclear deal and elections are held early, the polls will be a proper democratic exercise, unlike in Pakistan, where a free and fair election and democracy are still a mirage.
- Protests Over Land Rights In India (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
On a hot, dusty highway some 40 miles (70km) from Delhi, a human column snakes its way towards the Indian capital carrying a unique message of defiance to the country's leaders: "Give us back our land."
- Poor But Defiant, Thousands March On Delhi In Fight For Land Rights (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
On a hot, dusty highway some 40 miles (70km) from Delhi, a human column snakes its way towards the Indian capital carrying a unique message of defiance to the country's leaders: "Give us back our land."
- Policing Issues (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Oct 25, 2007)
The need to protect law-abiding people, especially senior citizens, women and children, from street bullies is as important as the fight against terrorism.
- J-Day: Life Term For Sixty (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
In a day that proved justice delayed is not always justice denied, various courts on Wednesday sentenced to life 60 convicts including a former minister, a senior cop, a lawyer, a group of terrorists and rioters in four high-profile criminal cases . . .
- Final Advice From Drucker For Knowledge Organisations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2007)
What is the first sign of decline of a company? Not a splash of red on the financial statements, as accountants may tend to think, but ‘loss of appeal to qualified, able, and ambitious people,’ as Elizabeth Haas Edersheim writes in . . . .
- India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Agni Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
India on Wednesday test fired its nuclear-capable Agni-1 ballistic missile for the second time in less than a month and said the latest experiment was a “major success.”
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