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Articles 5321 through 5420 of 21784:
- No Concrete Solution In Sight (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jun 17, 2006)
Prime Minister's wavering over an Islamabad visit is intended to send a message to Pakistan that its policy of simultaneously pursuing the 'peace process' and promoting cross-border terror is unacceptable to New Delhi ----
- Back To No Talks (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 17, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is right in suggesting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the futility of going to Pakistan, which has no intention of ending terror as an additionality to its diplomacy.
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- Go Forward, There Is No Turning Back: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Support to Congress is out of compulsion, he says at a DYFI rally
- "We Are Trying To Build An Inclusive Society" (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jun 17, 2006)
M. Veerappa Moily, chairman of the Oversight Committee for implementation of 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in central educational institutions, discusses the tasks before him. Excerpts from an interview . . .
- Dispur Talks Tough On Ulfa (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Dispur today asked Delhi to make it clear to the Ulfa-constituted People’s Consultative Group during their next meeting that violence and talks could not go hand-in-hand.
- Pak May Challenge Tharoor’S Nomination (Tribune, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jun 17, 2006)
Pakistan has indicated that it is likely to challenge the Indian nominee for the UN Secretary-General post Shashi Tharoor and said it believes that his candidature showed New Delhi giving up its bid for a permanent seat in the Security Council, a . . .
- Politics As Farce In Meghalaya (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2006)
The farcical resolution of Meghalaya's month-long political crisis reflects poorly on the internal state of the Congress party, and on the quality and vision of its national leadership.
- Jessica Case: Hc Rejects Another Bail Plea (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
For the second time in as many days, the Delhi High Court on Friday declined to grant anticipatory bail to Chandigarh-based medical practitioner J S Bedi charged with issuing false medical certificates to Vikas Gill one of the accused in the Jessica Lal..
- Us Sex-Determination Kit Spells Fear (Times of India, Khushwant Singh, Jun 17, 2006)
For the states which have been able to control sex-determination tests through ultrasound, a new US-patented gender testing kit — available over the Internet — which enables sex-determination as early as five weeks after conception will spell more . . .
- U.S. Declines Comment On Tharoor's Nomination (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Disagrees Asia has sole right to field candidate for top U.N. job
- Courts Intervene To Deal With Building Violations (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jun 17, 2006)
A monitoring body to deal with unapproved layouts is the need of the hour
Authorities must deal with all violations even-handedly
Absence of adequate parking space in complexes a cause for worry
- "Heroin Being Manufactured In The Valley" (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Jun 17, 2006)
Delhi police are probing if the case has a narco-terrorism angle to it
"Poppy cultivation has become a lucrative business in and around Pulwama"
"Initial examination reveal that heroin's quality does not match with the one smuggled in from Afghanistan
- Drama In Real Life (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 16, 2006)
How genuine was the terrorist attack on the RSS Head Quarters in Nagpur?
- Politics Above Law (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 16, 2006)
Recent goings-on in the country remind me of a saying in the United States, popular during the prohibition era there, “The administration’s folly makes you feel like crying into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into”.
- Art 370 Root Cause Of All Problems: Joshi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Terming the Special Constitutional position a root cause of present crisis in Jammu and Kashmir State, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union HRD Minister, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi today said that this was the reason that his . . .
- No Cuts Till Oil Price Break-Up: States (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The empowered committee of state finance ministers headed by Bengal’s Asim Dasgupta today put the ball back in the Centre’s court over scaling down taxes on petrol and diesel.
- Charged Banking (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 16, 2006)
Private commercial banks in India have always lived with the unsavoury image of fleecing customers by imposing one arbitrary charge over another in an effort to shore their revenues.
- A Silver Lining? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
It is a commentary on our times that the mere act of members of the Muslim majority organising and attending the funeral of a Kashmiri Pandit is enough to make news.
- Price Rise In Petroleum Products Products (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 16, 2006)
After striking discordant notes over the contentious fuel price hike issue in public for several days, the ruling Congress party and the Manmohan Singh government have now started moving in tandem to tackle the issue, especially its political fallout.
- Luxury Brands Take Baby Steps In India (Reuters, Rina Chandran, Jun 16, 2006)
Flanked by a swish Swarovski store and a Ruby Tuesday restaurant, India's first Versace boutique opened in an upmarket Mumbai mall, its bright displays and steel-and-white interiors drawing several shoppers.
- Can We Afford To Sacrifice Nama At Wto Altar? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 16, 2006)
Considering the fact that industrial and consumer products still account for more than 75 per cent of global trade, negotiations on industrial goods or NAMA assume importance, more so, as in the recent WTO talks, agricultural market access hogged the . .
- Reliance Haryana Sez Aims To Draw Rs 100,000 Cr Investment (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Reliance Industries plans to invite third party investments of up to Rs 100,000 crore for developing the proposed 25,000 acre Haryana special economic zone.
- Pakistan, India To Slug It Out For Top Un Slot? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 16, 2006)
The current UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan, is scheduled to step down at the close of this year when his second five-year term ends.
- Land For Politics (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 16, 2006)
Parties must pay market rates for prime land
- ``A New Concept Will Inform Future Plans'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Needs at village level will be considered: Mani Shankar Aiyar
- India Lodges Protest Over Lahore Temple Demolition (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
India has lodged a formal protest against the demolition of a Hindu temple in Lahore which has agitated political parties and religious groups here.
- Nri Aviator Plans Us-India Airline (Times of India, Byas Anand, Jun 16, 2006)
An America-based entrepreneur is all set to join the burgeoning list of wannabe Indian aviators.
- Fifth Column In North-East (Pioneer, Syed Zarir Hussain, Jun 16, 2006)
Recent blasts in Assam expose the thriving links between ULFA and Pakistan's ISI, with covert support from Bangladesh Government
- Government Seeking Legal Opinion Over Mlas' Issue (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 16, 2006)
Sheila Dikshit, Ram Babu Sharma convene separate meetings
Certain sections want to bring an Ordinance
Narendra Nath asked to coordinate further with legal luminaries
- Don't Talk To Ulfa (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
By carrying out a series of terror bombings across Assam, targeting both innocent people, including school children, and symbols of the state, for instance oil . . .
- Bihar Formula (Times of India, Shanti Bhushan, Jun 16, 2006)
Not many are aware that 12 years before V P Singh introduced reservation for OBCs in 1990, the issue had cropped up in a virulent form in Bihar in 1978. Karpoori Thakur, then chief minister of Bihar, was heading a Janata Party government in which . . .
- Jihadi-Islamist Compact (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jun 16, 2006)
Former world chess champion and then Fidé president Max Euwe had reportedly exclaimed, after being defeated by a Nepalese competitor in the late 1970s, "Alekhine lives in Nepal!"
- Beyond Gesture Diplomacy In Nepal (Indian Express, Virendra Gupta, Jun 16, 2006)
Indian government’s offer of liberal aid package of Rs 1000 crore must have pleased the visiting Nepalese premier.
- It Won’T Bring Down The Roof (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 16, 2006)
The unspoken consensus among experts is that the residential real estate market is headed for a soft or bumpy landing (depending on whom you speak to) in the next few months.
- India Has To Do A China To Bridge Gap (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Jun 16, 2006)
India needs to shed its inhibitions, diversify, and form international industrial alliances
- Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 16, 2006)
India should stand firm and not give in to pressure
- Why Do We Have Just One Aiims? (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 16, 2006)
We ignore the necessity of expanding and upgrading our institutional infrastructure at our own peril, says Rajeev Ranjan Roy
- India As A Rising Global Player (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 16, 2006)
Interest in India was evident at the recent Asia Security Conference in Singapore.
- Late News: Differing Perceptions Stymie India-Pakistan Talks (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 16, 2006)
There is an asymmetry of perceptions and expectations between India and Pakistan, which could become the stumbling block in their bilateral dialogue, according to a new report.
- Sino-Indian Trade Through Nathula To Begin On June 30 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The long awaited-resumption of border trade between India and China through Nathula in Sikkim has been finally set for june 30.
- Mahajan's Killing, Rahul Case Linked: Pravin (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Giving a new twist to the murder of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan and his son Rahul's alleged involvement in a drug abuse case, the late leader's brother Pravin Mahajan, accused of killing him, on Wednesday claimed the two incidents were inter-related.
- India To Put U.N. Man In Race To Succeed Annan - Paper (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
India is set to nominate U.N. Undersecretary-General Shashi Tharoor to succeed Kofi Annan when the U.N. chief's second five-year term ends at the end of this year, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported on Thursday.
- Support For Rahul, Scorn For Father (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Praveen Mahajan today claimed the shooting of his brother Pramod — to which he had reportedly confessed to police — and the drug controversy involving Rahul Mahajan were linked but provided no explanation.
- Indo-Us Narrow Down Differences On Nuke Pact (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Seeking to conclude the bilateral nuclear agreement at the earliest, India and the us today narrowed down differences on various issues as they wrapped up first round of official-level talks here with "good progress".
- Indian Agency To Facilitate Placement Of Saudi Students (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
As a follow-up to HRD Minister Arjun Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia to strengthen academic ties between the two countries, a state-run educational consultancy agency has been asked to facilitate the placement of Saudi students in Indian universities.
- Over 4000 Pilgrims Leave Pahalgam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Pilgrimage to holy shrine of Baba Amarnath resumed today from Pahalgam route after three days of suspension with over 4000 pilgrims leaving Nunwan base camp for the cave. Yatra from shorter Baltal route, however, remained suspended for fourth day today.
- Rahul Mahajan Set Free On Bail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Told to surrender his passport and stay in Delhi until charge sheet is filed in the case
- Judge Pulls Up Delhi Police In Rahul Mahajan Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
"Single transaction being stretched to bring it within series of transactions" "Single transaction being stretched to make a case under NDPS Act"
"I cannot lose sight of the fact that Karan was present at at the time of the alleged transaction" . . .
- Govt Steps Fail To Enthuse Power Consumers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
RWAs seek option for consumers to choose the type of meter
Power Secretary meets members of residents' welfare associations
13 lakh meters `unnecessarily' changed at a cost of Rs. 250 crores
Consumers demand reinstallation of original meters
- Court Rejects Trafficking Charge (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Jun 15, 2006)
Rahul gets bail at last----- After being in custody for the last nine days, Rahul Mahajan is finally out on bail. Despite the prosecution's repeated attempts to book Mahajan under Section 27A of the NDPS act, Mahajan Junior was ultimately granted . . .
- "Ban On Further Nuclear Testing Crucial" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Washington: India's commitment to maintaining a moratorium on nuclear testing and its strict adherence to export controls of sensitive nuclear technology are crucial for obtaining Congressional approval of the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, two . . .
- Bridging The Infrastructure Gap Through Ppp (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Jun 15, 2006)
With the government’s resources being limited, these can help meet India’s infrastructure needs.
- India To Back Tharoor For Un Sec General (Rediff on the Net, Sheela Bhatt, Jun 15, 2006)
India will support the candidature of United Nations Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor as the next secretary general, senior government sources in New Delhi told rediff.com today. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's term ends on December 31, 2006 . . .
- Maharashtra Cuts Vat On Petrol, Diesel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Revenue of State will not be affected, says Deshmukh
Reduction of 80 paise and 30 paise in petrol and diesel prices
Demand for diesel would fall by three per cent
- Charges Absurd, Says Apollo Chairman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
New Delhi: Refuting the allegations of tampering with evidence and misleading the investigation in the Rahul Mahajan case, the Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group, Pratap C. Reddy, said it was absurd that so much falsehood should be provided to . . .
- Nine Days After Arrest, Rahul Mahajan Out On Bail (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Nine days after his arrest for alleged drug abuse, Rahul Mahajan was today granted bail by a Special Court with the prosecution having failed to prove his involvement in "systematic and organised drug trafficking" or for possessing a commercial . . .
- Brewing Unrest In The Land Of Jewels (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Jun 15, 2006)
It's strange that militants who raised their guns to allegedly protect 'their people' are today killing and raping them, says Anil Bhat.
- Reasons To Be In China (Pioneer, Dmitry Kosyrev, Jun 15, 2006)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has a place for everyone who is accepted in the region, from Japan to India
- Two-Nation Theory (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
For CPI(M), Bengal is not India ---- It is typical of the CPI(M)'s schizophrenic existence that in a week when India's leading Communist party took to the streets to protest against the rise in petroleum prices and organised a "state-sponsored bandh" . .
- Rahul Mahajan Gets Bail (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
A city court today granted bail to Rahul Mahajan in connection with a case of alleged drug abuse.
- Ncp Relents, Maha Reduces Vat On Petrol, Diesel (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 15, 2006)
Notwithstanding the ruling Nationalist Congress Party's initial reservations about waiving incremental sales tax on petrol and diesel, the Congress-NCP led Democratic Front (DF) government on Wednesday formally decided to reduce the rate of Value . . .
- Ceca With Japan By December (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Will envisage doubling bilateral trade to $10 b in 3 years and expand trade basket
The foucs areas will be pharma and manufacturing sectors
Enough windows available for Japanese corporates
- Pramod's Murder, Rahul's Case Interrelated, Says Pravin (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 15, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's younger brother Pravin, accused of gunning down his elder brother, on Wednesday made a startling allegation that the murder of the BJP's GenNext leader and the case against his nephew Rahul Mahajan were interrelated.
- India, U.S. Optimistic About Nuclear Deal Draft (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
India and the United States made good progress at talks to finalise the draft of a landmark nuclear agreement and a pact was expected to be concluded soon, officials of the two countries said on Wednesday.
- Political Vendetta (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
Bachchans are being harassed ---- There is something rotten about the manner in which the Income Tax Department is seeking to overwhelm filmstar Amitabh Bachchan and his wife Jaya Bachchan with a flood of notices.
- Judge Pulls Up Delhi Police (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
"Single transaction being stretched to bring it within series of transactions"
- Telecom Dept Seeks Clarity On Reliance's Gsm Foray (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has indicated that Reliance Communication may be asked to vacate part of its CDMA spectrum if it wants to foray into GSM cellular services.
- Amarnath Yatra Off For 2 More Days (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Amarnath Yatra was again suspended on Tuesday for two more days following fresh snowfall along the pilgrimage route to the holy cave shrine in the Kashmir Himalayas, even as two pilgrims died.
- Sc Rejects Babloo’S Relief Plea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The efforts of Babloo Srivastava, one time point man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, to come out of the jail and claim compensation from government for cases falling flat against him, failed today as the Supreme Court dismissed his plea.
- Shock To Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 14, 2006)
The deaths in Assam once again show the tragic face of militancy in the North-east. The people who died in the explosion in a market in Guwahati had nothing to do with insurgency.
- India, China To Work On Combating Terrorism: Pranab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said India and China were embarking on a strategic cooperation, including working out modalities on jointly combating threat posed by terrorism.
- Left Takes To The Streets (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Left parties, joined by regional forces like the Samajwadi Party and Telugu Desam Party, today staged street protests to demand the rollback of the hike in fuel prices as the Communists said the UPA government could not take their support for granted.
- Us In Ocean Region (Tribune, Amit Kumar, Jun 14, 2006)
Ever since President George W. Bush’s March visit, both New Delhi and Washington have been looking forward to intensifying the bond of cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.
- Leapfrog Technological Gap (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Jun 14, 2006)
Involving private sector in defence production will enhance PSU performance while helping India gain global prestige ---- Government's decision to open defence manufacturing to the private sector was long over due.
- Andhra Pradesh Rated Best In Power Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Report places Gujarat, Delhi in the second and third places
- Us To Enhance Ties With Indian Aviation, Tourism Sector (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Targeting Indian business and tourist flow, a major business delegation from Houston city of the US today focussed on enhanced ties with Indian aviation and tourism sectors, besides cargo, to make India among its top partners.
- India, Us Continue Deliberations On Second Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Seeking to reach common positions on some contentious issues, officials of India and the US today continued deliberations on the proposed bilateral agreement on nuclear cooperation.
- Sino-India Cooperation On Jointly Combating Terrorism: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Asserting that India and China did not view each other as threat, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the two countries were embarking on a strategic cooperation including working out modalities on jointly combating threat posed by terrorism.
- Pm Under Siege (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jun 14, 2006)
Main Threat From Within?
The Constitution defines how politics should be conducted. The system determines how politics is actually run.
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