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Articles 921 through 1020 of 11444:
- China In The Internet Age (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The Information Office of the State Council in Beijing has emerged as one of the more active departments in the Chinese capital in recent years.
- Chinese & Islamic (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 16, 2006)
Orthodoxy among Chinese Muslims is on the rise but Chinese Islam retains characteristics that set it apart.
- On Mps' Salary Hike (Frontline, Era Sezhiyan, Sep 16, 2006)
It is high time that a high-level national commission was set up to consider the changes in the remuneration and facilities of MPs.
- Limits Of Judicial Authority (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 16, 2006)
A case against the judiciary encroaching on the domains of the legislature and the executive.
- The Senate Says No To Mr Bush (Economist, Editorial, Economist, Sep 16, 2006)
For A while, George Bush seemed confident of getting his way. In a speech earlier this month he said interrogators of terrorist suspects should be free to use “alternative techniques” to gather information to foil pending plots. Suspects, he added, . . .
- India Moving Forward `On A Remarkably Stable Trajectory' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2006)
Edward Luce's book In Spite of the Gods takes one on a quick ride across an India characterised as much by a `schizophrenic economy' and shrewd businessmen as by vedantic detachment and Gandhiji's legacy. D. MURALI recommends this meandering read.
- How To Ensure Justice For All (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2006)
JUDGES and legal luminaries of 42 countries came to Islamabad on the eve of the golden jubilee of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and held a meeting.
- Why Yasukuni Hurts (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Many Japanese support a national shrine to mourn the dead, not just soldiers but all those killed in battles.
- Nam Should Not Be Ambiguous On Terrorism: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
We must be united in eliminating the scourge, he says
- Education Minister To Take Appropriate Action On Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Cabinet approves report of P.A. Mohammed committee
- Pm: Nam Must Work For Confluence Of Civilisations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Urging the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to reject extremes and be the voice of “moderation, harmony and reason,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said it should deal with urgent trans-national issues like terrorism, pandemics, energy security . . .
- 42 Sad, Bjp Mlas Suspended (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Sep 16, 2006)
An eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, on the floor of the Punjab Assembly over the Ludhiana City Centre scam today rocked the House.
- Change System To Make Policing People-Friendly (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
Although the rampant ‘corruption’ among public servants in general and the police in particular is all too well-known, a recent expose of a conspiracy by some officials of the Delhi Police to frame a citizen indicates the abysmal depth to which the . . .
- Pm: Nam Should Not Be Ambiguous On Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Warning that NAM cannot be ambiguous on the issue of terrorism if it wants to be relevant, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told its leaders to unitedly fight the scourge and not allow the forces of extremism to distract the world’s attention . . .
- Plight Of The Original Americans (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 15, 2006)
By all accounts, the United States of America is a unique experiment in human history.
- Sri Lanka — Seeking A Tryst With Peace (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 15, 2006)
Will the Government in Colombo and the Tigers heed the advice of the international community and return to the negotiating table soon?
- Islamic Values And Human Rights (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Sep 15, 2006)
The real worth of man lies in his deeds, and not his physical body. As human beings, all are equal although they may have different colour and religion and may belong to different culture, race and caste. (17:70). This is the basic principle of the . . .
- Landing In Trouble (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Sep 15, 2006)
P.J. Joseph resigns from the Cabinet following an allegation that he misbehaved with a woman co-passenger on a flight.
- Hc Asks Cbi To Produce List Of All Accused In Sex Racket (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The State High Court, which is monitoring investigations into the sex scandal case here, has termed as "vague" the list of accused and the line of action proposed by CBI in the case.
- Bjp Lets Wiser Counsel Prevail (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 15, 2006)
Party anticipates mid-term poll
RJD, JMM MLAs' conditions unacceptable
Marandi factor could not be ignored.
- Degrees Of Separation (Frontline, M.S. Prabhakara, Sep 15, 2006)
About 30 organisations described variously as terrorist, militant or insurgent, are active in Asom (formerly Assam) and other States in northeastern India.
- Law Must Come To The Party (Indian Express, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Sep 15, 2006)
The Express of September 7, 2006 carried two pieces on the op-ed page on Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Varghese K. George’s ‘Enos Ekka and the swing vote’ discussed the political drama in Ranchi that has got a new twist with the resignation of . . .
- M’Rashtra: The New Bihar (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 15, 2006)
Sure, Maharashtra isn’t a basket case, but cut through the legacy of social progressiveness and rapid industrialisation, and the bright lights of the Mumbai-Pune-Nashik golden triangle rapidly begin to dim.
- Special Article (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Sep 15, 2006)
In the recent past, there has been a wave of suicides by farmers in different parts of the country, prompting the Supreme Court to ask the Centre to review its farm policy.
- Rift Within Government Over Foreign Varsity Bill (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Sep 15, 2006)
On Saturday, when the Group of Ministers meet to fine tune the Foreign Education Providers Bill, there are strong chances that the differences within the government might not get resolved so easily.
- Munda Quits, Koda Stakes Claim To Form Government (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Thursday elevated Jaganathpur Independent legislator Madhu Koda as the next chief minister of Jharkhand, ending the political drama that crippled the state for over a week.
- Changing Culture Of Retired Chairmen (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 15, 2006)
Outgoing Chairman of Pakistan Steel Mills Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qayyum has said that he had expressed reservations about the privatisation of ther Pakistan Steel Mills in the national interests. In an interview with a private TV channel, he said that . . .
- Maoist Pawns Need A King (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 15, 2006)
No positive outcome can be expected from the present opportunistic partnership between Nepal's seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Perhaps the only factor they have in common - shared also by the third party in the . . .
- Divided And Ruling (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 15, 2006)
Tensions leading up to Muzaffar Beig's resignation as Deputy Chief Minister put the Congress-PDP marriage to the test.
- Building On The Ruins (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 15, 2006)
The monsoon in Delhi has been weird to say the least. It rains every now and again but there has been no steady watering of this parched land, which needs to have its water table at a decent height for citizens to have an adequate supply of water.
- The Vexed Issue Of Appointment Of Directors (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Sep 14, 2006)
The debate on the need or otherwise for a director to have an adequate stake in the company remains inconclusive
The wisdom, the capability and the propriety of the law itself prescribing any particular factor as an important, much less, . . .
- Icai Is Not Averse To Opening Up Of The Accounting Sector' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 14, 2006)
The Indian CA is second to none and we will help our members gear up to face competition not only in the domestic turf but also abroad
- Waiting For Winter (Times of India, Brinda Karat, Sep 14, 2006)
The prime minister's recent statement that his government will bring the women's reservation Bill to Parliament in the next session has been widely welcomed.
- Pacifism Works With Middle-Class India (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Sep 14, 2006)
The recent success of Munnabhai’s Gandhigiri shows that in India the concept of pacifism has long carried with it a moral authority that few pragmatists have managed to dent.
- Talibanisation Proceeds Apace (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 14, 2006)
Several developments during the last three weeks indicate that Bangladesh's present coalition Government, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but dominated by the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeIB), is bent upon winning the forthcoming general . . .
- End Haj Subsidy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
In refusing to stay the Allahabad High Court order to suspend Government subsidies to religious pilgrims, the Supreme Court has acted exemplarily.
- Us Muslim Wins Bid To Us Congress (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
State lawmaker Keith Ellison did not let questions about his past slow down his campaign to become the first Muslim in US Congress.
- Towards A Doctrine For Internal Security (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 14, 2006)
There is a notion that all it takes is sturdy political will for the Indian state to defeat the increasingly lethal non-state actors. The result is ignorance about the nature of internal disorder.
- Lesson Of Gore Ecofilm — Don't Vote On Personality (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 14, 2006)
The former U.S. Vice-President delivers a stunning lesson on global warming.
- Delhi Doesn’T Get This Power Game (Indian Express, Leena Srinvastava, Sep 14, 2006)
Last year, Delhi’s Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) scored a point when their protests against power tariff hikes yielded positive results.
- Sexus Politicus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 14, 2006)
There is a French tradition of politicians who equate the conquest of power with the conquest of lovers, according to a recent book co-authored by C Dubois and C Deloire.
- `System Has Become More Pervasive' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Interview with Martin Macwan, founder of Navsarjan.
- Caste Stranglehold (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
IF India has not been able to do away with a practice that is admittedly `a blot on humanity', it is because the issue goes beyond poverty, indifference, lack of awareness, or a reluctance to switch from traditional practices.
- Out In The Open (Frontline, S. Dorairaj , Sep 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu has miles to go before eliminating manual scavenging.
- Memory And Mimesis (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Sep 13, 2006)
Five years after 9/11, Hollywood that psychic barometer of America, and some would say of the Anglophone world has come up with two movies based on the traumatic event. The first to be released is United 93, currently showing in India.
- More Reality Tv, More Of The Same Difference (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 13, 2006)
Funny thing, reality TV. It shows us to be the same kind of human beings no matter the situation.
- Four Of Memon Family Found Guilty (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
They are among the 123 accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case; verdict on others in batches
- To Fight Terror, Sharp Hindutva Our Up Poll Plank, Says Kalyan (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 13, 2006)
If Vande Mataram was the rallying chorus for the BJP’s national executive two days ago, its Chief Ministerial candidate for Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh said today that “prakhar Hindutva (sharp-edged Hindutva)” will be the key plank for the . . . .
- Winning The War (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 13, 2006)
The Moily Committee and the UPA have succumbed to the pressure of anti-reservationists.
- Wounds That Have Yet To Heal (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Sep 13, 2006)
The judgment in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts should not obscure the absence of closure on the 1992-93 communal riots.
- Moratorium Is `A Pre-Emptive Action' Of The Rbi (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 13, 2006)
Ever since September began, UWB or United Western Bank Ltd has been in the news.
- No Sc Stay, But Hearing Soon On Haj Subsidy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court decision imposing stay on subsidy to religious pilgrimages which will directly affect the flight of one lakh Haj pilgrims in January next year.
- Unearthly Comedy Of Tony Blair (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Sep 13, 2006)
The phenomenon of British Prime Minister Tony Blair apparently materialised like a meteor, unexpectedly blazing across the skies.
- Who's Hu In South Asia (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 13, 2006)
There has been a flurry recently of diplomatic activity in South Asia. On Sunday Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for Havana where he is expected to meet President Musharraf on the sidelines.
- Musharraf In Kabul (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 13, 2006)
Pashtunistan, Balochistan being ravaged by war An air of unreality and contradiction, even dark humour, marked General Musharraf’s summit meeting with Mr Hamid Karzai in Kabul. “Let me say neither the Government of Pakistan nor ISI is involved . . .
- 4 Memons Convicted In Mumbai Blasts (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Sep 13, 2006)
After an agonising 13-year wait, a special TADA court on Tuesday began delivering its verdict in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case in batches, convicting four members of the Tiger Memon family and acquitting three others.
- Four Of Memon Family Found Guilty In 1993 Blasts Case (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
In the first batch of judgment pronounced in the high profile 1993 Mumbai blasts case the special TADA court on Tuesday convicted four members of the Memon family, namely Yakub, Essa, Rubina and Yusuf on charges of conspiring and abetting acts . . .
- Autonomy For Na (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 13, 2006)
Of late there has been frustration at the ambiguity surrounding the constitutional status of the Northern Areas and the desire among its population to have greater say in the running of their affairs. Both concerns are valid and need to be . . .
- A System For Subversion (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Sep 12, 2006)
Inder Singh Namdhari has set his own rules and redefined the role of the speaker as visualized in the Constitution, writes Uttam Sengupta.
- Five Years Later (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 12, 2006)
9/11 changed everything, Americans earnestly told themselves in the ensuing days, weeks and months. How could it not? A clash of civilizations had brought the apocalypse to ground zero of American capitalism, and the resulting hole in Lower Manhattan . .
- How Americans See The War On Terror (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 12, 2006)
The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack comes at a time when the approach of mid-term elections in the US has focused attention on a number of major issues.
- Finally, Doing The Right Thing (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Sep 12, 2006)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government's decision at the fag end of the Monsoon Session of Parliament to move for constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to comprehensively examine the ticklish 'office of profit' issue has finally . . .
- Who Is Right, Who Is Wrong? (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Sep 12, 2006)
In the past few weeks, the nation has witnessed a debate on whether singing the National Song should be optional or compulsory.
- Saddam’S Genocide Trial Resumes (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
A 56-year-old Kurdish-American woman told of seeing people sickened and dying during an alleged chemical attack carried out by Saddam Hussein’s forces, as the genocide trial of the ex-President resumed on Monday after nearly a three-week break.
- Federalism -- By Force If Necessary (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
"It is not possible for one state, by itself, to decide to leave the Union. I, therefore, consider that in view of the Constitution and the Laws, the Union is unbroken".
- American Dilemmas In `Greater Middle East' (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 12, 2006)
Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan... the US has landed itself in quite a mess in the Middle East, and if it is to come out reasonably unscathed, it must get Osama bin Laden. For this, says G. PARTHASARATHY, the US President, Mr George Bush, needs his . . .
- No To Domicile (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Sep 11, 2006)
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has rightly upheld Parliament’s right to amend the Representation of People Act and dispense with the domicile requirement for candidates contesting Rajya Sabha elections.
- This Is The Third World War (The Financial Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Sep 11, 2006)
When the World Trade Centres came down, they triggered a war that is more complex than any in human history.
- Telgi 'Shocked' Over Narco-Analysis News, Denies Meeting Pawar (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
The kingpin of the fake stamp paper scam Abdul Karim Telgi has termed reports on his narco-analysis test beamed by TV channels as "false and baseless" and denied having either met Union Minister Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal . . .
- Negative Generates Positive Interest (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
The ‘World Photography Day’ function held in Gulbarga on Sunday was unlike other programmes. The ‘world’s biggest’ negative was exhibited on the occasion.
- The Indian Link In Us Terror Fight (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Sep 11, 2006)
Languishing in New Jersey prison for more than three years now, India-born British arms dealer Hemant Lakhani is the lone Indian in the long list of major arrests made in the US on terrorism charges after September 11, 2001.
- Jinnah’S Vision Of Pakistan (Dawn, Sharif al Mujahid, Sep 11, 2006)
Jinnah was not a mere political leader, but also a statesman. Indeed, his statesmanship streak influenced and determined his political leadership role increasingly as he negotiated the tortuous road to Pakistan in the 1940s.
- Azad: Self-Rule, Demilitarisation Are Nothing But A Stunt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
People's Democratic Party is likely to nominate Tariq Hameed Qarra as the State's new Deputy Chief Minister even as Abdul Aziz Zargar is likely to continue as Legislature Party leader.
- Time To Rewrite The Future (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 11, 2006)
Domestic violence has plagued marriages since the dawn of history.
- Trouble Feared In Jharkhand Today (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Jharkhand could well be heading towards imposition of President’s Rule.
- The Land Of The Rising Son (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 11, 2006)
May you be the mother of a hundred sons," goes the customary blessing for a just-married woman in India.
- Losing The Plot Over Five Years (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 10, 2006)
Five years after September 11, 2001, it is clear that President George W. Bush and the US have lost their way. The war has had its successes.
- Copying: Weakens Fibre Of Society (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Sep 10, 2006)
The unabashed and blatant use of unfair means, both during examinations and later on in the marking is a shocking and ghastly reminder of the fact that our educational and examination system, in most places has become decayed and putrid.
- Breaking The Code (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 10, 2006)
After reports of alleged spying by some members in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi has sent a stern circular to all secretaries, reminding them of basic ground rules for officers coming into contact . . .
- Freedom Song (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 10, 2006)
The irony is inescapable. Last month, the country mourned the death of the nonagenarian shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan in Varanasi. The obituaries gushed over his enlightenment and his ability to combine his devotion to Goddess Saraswati with . . .
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