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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 11444:
- Analysis - Passions Rise As Flagship India Dam Fills (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 07, 2006)
It is held up as a flagship for the development of modern India, and reviled as a symbol of how the rights of the poor are trampled upon.
- Citizen Narain (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Aug 07, 2006)
Life’s been quite a whirl for Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Director Sunita Narain ever since she unveiled CSE’s second set of tests that showed the country’s soft drinks industry hadn’t improved its act over the past three years with . . .
- Change Is The Only Constant (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 07, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement, in my opinion, will be passed, as there are several economic benefits the two sides can expect from it. Moreover, the Cold War arguments are no longer relevant in today's world.
- Matters Of Faith (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Aug 07, 2006)
In courts we trust. Our belief in the judiciary to settle contentious issues extends to both temporal and spiritual matters. We expect that legal solutions, if and when offered on matters of faith, are binding on people.
- Ntpc-Reliance Row Referred To Dgh (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Aug 07, 2006)
RIL's gas supplies to NTPC's Gandhar, Kawas projects
- Kerala Education Act: A Model For The Nation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
Consensus in matters such as education is desirable, but not always possible. That, however, should not impede society from advancing towards social justice and equality. The government's duty is to pave the way for it.
- Office Of Profit Bill Is Repulsive (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Aug 06, 2006)
Legality apart, was the President of India justified in withholding his assent to the Bill that sought to protect about 46 sitting MPs holding offices of profit? The Bill has again been sent to the President for his assent — he can no longer refuse . . .
- Politics Of The Right Of Self-Determination (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 06, 2006)
The Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, in an interview with Outlook correspondent Saba Naqvi Bhaumik, said that though Indo-Pakistan relations are moving in the right direction, but the "core issue" of Kashmir has to be settled first. When asked . . .
- Don’T Dilute Rti Act, Please (Tribune, Virendra Kumar, Aug 06, 2006)
The Union Cabinet’s approval of an amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005, which debars the notings of bureaucrats and Cabinet notings from the domain of citizens requires to be considered with circumspection. It bears, in our view, some . . .
- Social Activist And Environmentalist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 06, 2006)
Pepsi and Coca Cola executives call her gusty, one who makes much noise. Her critics say she is moody, temperamental and a “bad boss” to work with.
- North Karnataka Rejoices With Pooja For Hc Bench (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
People of north Karnataka rejoiced with gay abandon on Friday as they took a step towards realising their dream – a circuit bench of the High Court in Dharwad to serve Mumbai-Karnataka, and in Gulbarga, to cater to Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
- American Claims And Questions Of Fact (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 05, 2006)
Are the United States' claims that Pakistan is serious about fighting jihadi terrorism directed at India plausible?
- Oop Bill Undemocratic (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Aug 05, 2006)
Legislators are more concerned about their own interest than that of the citizens who elect them.
- Leash On Lease Rent (Business Line, R. Anand, Aug 05, 2006)
Following the Amendment Act, all lessees will have to deduct 20 per cent tax on the entire rental, which will obviously stifle the cash flows of leasing companies.
- Why The Standard Economist May Be The Emperor In New Clothes (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 05, 2006)
Why too much credence to a version of economics that is often ridiculously at odds with our simple powers of observation, asks Nobel Laureate George A. Akerlof in Explorations in Pragmatic Economics. In Empire of Knowledge, Vinay Lal talks about . . .
- Let Mercy Be Your Mosque, Faith Your Prayer-Mat (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
A report that is `37 minutes' old in Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa, speaks of, " `One of the worst days' in Lebanon.
- Is A People's Army Feasible? (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Aug 05, 2006)
We have a genius for belittling great ideas, noble concepts and inspiring events. We give the sacred name of jihad to a campaign to eliminate those who don't agree with us. Political workers travelling by bus from Rawalpindi to Islamabad to hold . . .
- Nehru's Legacy In Foreign Affairs (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 05, 2006)
The volume contains material that throws light on the culture of prevarication that has marked the handling of foreign affairs.
- The Bravest Of The Voices (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
In an auditorium in Delhi, usually filled with the sounds of classical music and dance, I heard the voices, last week, of India’s poorest, bravest, most exploited citizens.
- A Nation At War Itself Men, Matters, Memories (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Aug 05, 2006)
However much the Pakistani establishment may wish to pooh pooh the ongoing crisis in Balochistan and Waziristan in the North West Frontier Province-very much perhaps like we in India would to wish away all our woes in the North East- the stark . . .
- Primacy Of Democracy In Pakistan (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Aug 05, 2006)
“man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. How did this change come about? I do not know. What makes it legitimate? That question I think I can answer.
- Bill To Set Up Finance Commission Passed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The Legislative Assembly today passed State Finance Commission bill providing for equitable development of all three regions of the State by equal distribution of resources available for development.
- Protest In A New Theatre (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 05, 2006)
In Marginal Men, his fine history of refugee politics, Prafulla Chakrabarti recounts how Calcutta acquired its by-now-well-founded reputation as a city of protests and protestors.
- Parmar: Proud Pahari And Able Leader (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Aug 05, 2006)
Fondly remembered as the architect of Himachal for his feat in earning Himachal full statehood on January 25, 1971, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar was a personality to reckon with.
- Unsafe For Children (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2006)
Six school children died and survivors were traumatised after a school bus fell into a canal near Sonepat on Tuesday.
- Nato’S New Role In Afghanistan (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
On Monday, 31 July, NATO took up its first military combat role since its founding in 1949 – not in Europe, for the security of which it was established during the Cold War, but in Afghanistan.
- Eudaimonia (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Aug 05, 2006)
I woke up to the realisation that it was my birthday. The predominant feeling was one of relief - I had crossed the bar and was now, at long last, entitled to an income tax rebate.
- Fis Take Hit In Morepen’S Rs 750-Cr Debt Revamp (Indian Express, George Mathew, Aug 04, 2006)
At a time farmers are committing suicide across the country over loan repayment, banks and financial institutions have written off a huge amount of nearly Rs 400 crore in the debt reschedulement of Morepen Laboratories which defaulted over Rs 900 . . .
- A Passage To Indo-Us Nuclear Pact (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 04, 2006)
The India/USA nuclear agreement in my opinion will be 'passed' as there are many Economic benefits on both sides and I think the Cold war arguments no longer hold good.
- Worst Foot Forward (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 04, 2006)
The vote of the Jewish community is of crucial importance in a number of key states in the American elections. Equally important is the size of campaign funds Jewish business tycoons are capable of contributing.
- J&k Sex Racket: Court Defers Hearing (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
A court in Srinagar on Thursday deferred the hearing on bail applications of four persons arrested in connection with the sex racket case as the defence counsel could not reach the court in time.
- Nc Creates Pandemonium Over Amendment, Shariq's Suspension (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Aug 04, 2006)
Even as Assembly was adjourned for the day amid a pandemonium, raised by National Conference over amendment to Office of Profit law and . . .
- Tribes Stranded As Sardar Sarovar Dam Drowns Valley (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 04, 2006)
Kishore Solanki picks up a rock on the banks of the swollen Narmada river, gesturing towards land, now submerged, where once he grew enough wheat and vegetables to make a comfortable living.
- ‘It Is For The Govt To Find Resources’ (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Aug 04, 2006)
As the question whether the OBC reservation bill should be placed before Parliament in the ongoing session is still being debated, the spotlight is definitely on Veerappa Moily, the chairman of the Oversight Committee.
- Uplift Of The Under-Privileged (Statesman, SUBHAS SARKAR, Aug 04, 2006)
Three of the most significant ingredients of higher education are an uncompromising academic freedom, a critical spirit and examination of ideas and a true intellectual climate.
- Tony's Wisdom (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 04, 2006)
A perceptive view of global Islamism ---- In the years since September 11, 2001, and particularly after the renewed conflict in West Asia, it has been speculated that historians sitting down to write, say 20 years down the line, will look upon . . .
- Profit Of A Few Is Loss For All (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Aug 04, 2006)
By rejecting the President's valid objections to the Office-of-Profit Bill and deciding to send it back to him unchanged, our self-serving politicians have gone in for the profit of a few Members of Parliament at the cost of constitutional propriety.
- A Crusader For Justice (Tribune, Chitleen K. Sethi, Aug 03, 2006)
Dr DC Saxena was a one-man army. A crusader who fought relentlessly for righteousness, even if it meant rubbing the high and mighty the wrong way, inviting trouble for himself.
- ‘Rti Act Is Being Diluted’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Aug 03, 2006)
After he won the coveted award – the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, Mr Arvind Kejriwal, in an exclusive interview with Deccan Herald, laments over systematic efforts of the government to dilute the Right to Information Act.
- Emerging From Shadow (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 03, 2006)
While sure to preserve Communist dictatorship in Cuba, Raul Castro has indicated greater flexibility in the state-controlled economy, says Anita Snow.
- 182 Days In Office: Time For A Reality Check (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 03, 2006)
The Kumaraswamy government completes six months in office today. It is perhaps too short a period to make any value judgement on its performance so far, but the initiatives it has taken or not taken and the direction in which it is going, leaves . . .
- Twist In Sabarimala Sleaze Case: Three Held For Framing Priest (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 03, 2006)
The sleaze scandal involving the Tantri (chief priest) of Sabarimala temple took a new turn today with the police arresting a woman, Sobha John, and two accomplices, alleging they had engineered a trap for Kantaru Mohanuru with help from a bunch . . .
- Whither Cuba After Castro? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 03, 2006)
The hospitalisation of Fidel Castro, the world’s longest serving political leader, has provoked sharply contradictory reactions from those expecting fundamental changes once the Cuban leader has passed on.
- Cooperation And Hurdles (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 03, 2006)
The U.S. administration initiates moves towards opening up international nuclear cooperation and trade with India.
- Domestic Slaves (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Aug 03, 2006)
Child domestic workers are victims of various forms of abuse but the government is yet to come up with a law to protect their rights.
- ‘I Want The Govt To Give Us Suo Motu Powers’ (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 02, 2006)
My target is corruption. Beyond that I have no target...but it may develop in due course. I may have enemies, some people may think I’m targeting them. But if I’m doing something wrong, I’m answerable. I’m prepared to face the consequences.
- Aliens On Home Turf (Telegraph, Nilosree Biswas, Aug 02, 2006)
The colonial rulers had decided to create a promenade parallel to the Hooghly during the raj.
- Oop: Ec Gets Bengal Reply (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
A day after Lok Sabha passed the much-talked-about Office-of-profit Bill, the West Bengal government today sent a reply to the Election Commission providing ‘‘additional information’’ on the petitions against the 10 CPI(M) MPs, including Speaker . . .
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict. Established in 1990 on . . .
- Karnataka's Mining Scandal (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Aug 02, 2006)
Charges of corruption against the Chief Minister forces the government to order an inquiry into the irregularities in iron ore mining.
- Oops And The Bjp Gameplan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 02, 2006)
This one is about a conspiracy theory.
- A Critique Of The Private Sector In Pakistan (News International, Mosharraf Zaidi, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan's favourite past-time is dissecting and criticising the government.
- Of Old Strengths In A New Era (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Aug 02, 2006)
Interview with John Bellamy Foster, editor of Monthly Review.
- The Government Must Ensure Passage Of Hudood Amendment Bill (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 02, 2006)
The government has come up with a draft law seeking to amend the controversial Hudood Ordinances.
- Israel's Terror (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, Aug 02, 2006)
The U.S.-Israel axis goes all out to remove the last impediments to building a "New Middle East".
- Lashkar Is India's Al Qaeda (Pioneer, Wilson John, Aug 02, 2006)
Counter-terrorism operations through appropriate covert action should be taken to stop LeT from killing innocent civilians and bleeding India ----
- Bureaucratic Capture Of Market Regulation (Business Standard, M GOVINDA RAO, Aug 01, 2006)
A great thing about Indian bureaucrats is that they take any challenge as an opportunity.
- Court Tells India To Create Website On Farmers’ Suicides (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
A provincial court has ordered Indian authorities to construct a website aimed at halting a wave of suicides by debt-ridden farmers in the western state of Maharashtra, a report said on Monday.
- Sc Stays Order Of No Separate Queue At Sabarimala Temple (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a decision of the Kerala High Court that had directed the Sabarimala Temple authorities to ensure there was no separate queue for VIPs seeking darshan of Lord Ayyappa.
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 01, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict.
- Parliament Okays Office-Of-Profit Bill Amid Uproar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Parliament today approved the controversial office of profit Bill with the Lok Sabha passing it amid Opposition uproar and after four hours of heated discussion that saw two adjournments over a member’s remarks against Gujarat chief . . .
- Our World And Theirs (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Aug 01, 2006)
We can’t live without them, we can’t live with them.
- Wrong Place, Wrong Time (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 01, 2006)
It seems that some political advisers of President Musharraf are managing to do what the opposition parties have failed to so far so far --
- The Horse Is Dead. Don’T Flog It (Indian Express, Abhishek Singhvi, Aug 01, 2006)
The BJP is attempting to use the remarks of Arun Singh in an interview to revive the Bofors issue qua the late prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and the Congress Party.
- Flotsam Of The Indian Navy (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jul 31, 2006)
Navy war room leaks signify certain grave institutional weaknesses that crept into the system after the triumph in the 1971 war; these have to be corrected urgently ------
- Yet, Sonia Defended Them In Parliament, Salman In Courts (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Jul 31, 2006)
It was founded in the year 1977. Not by a religious leader, but by an English-educated academic, Mohammed Ahamadullah Siddiqui.
- Cbi Opposes Defreezing Of Account Of Chautala’S Firm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
The CBI, which is probing the disproportionate assets case against former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his family members in the wake of teachers appointment scam, has moved an application in a city court here pleading not to lift . . .
- 'Indian-Origin Malaysian Fugitive Found Living In Chandigarh' (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Former magistrate Balbir Kaur, one of Malaysia's most sought after fugitives who had disappeared from here after being charged with corruption, has been living a life of comfort in a prime Chandigarh locality, a media report claimed today.
- Terrorism Is Inherent In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jul 31, 2006)
A few years ago an angry feminist told a women conference in Lahore that the condition of women in Pakistan would not improve unless the two-nation theory was discarded.
- Cbi Opposes Defreezing Of Bank Account Of Chautala's Firm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
"It will hamper the ongoing probe into disproportionate assets case"
- Another Cult (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 31, 2006)
Discrimination is one of the classic weapons of power. It makes no difference if the power is held by a temple trust.
- ‘Risks Covered Up’ (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 31, 2006)
‘GM food risks include unexpected food allergies, toxins in food, hastening the spread of antibiotic-resistant disease. Science has been been made subservient to corporate interests.’
- The Broadcast Bill And The Public Interest (Hindu, AMMU JOSEPH, Jul 31, 2006)
The primary objective of media regulation in a democracy is to preserve and protect citizens' fundamental rights to information and freedom of expression.
- Fugitive Magistrate Found Living In India After 19 Years (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
A Malaysian magistrate who jumped bail 19 years ago to escape corruption charges has been found living comfortably in India under an assumed name, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
- This Is Worse Than Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 31, 2006)
As I speak to my constituents in Tooting and people elsewhere in London, of all faiths, races and backgrounds, I hear views that are almost identical: “This is worse than Iraq.”
- Hamas, Hizbollah Not Named In New Russian Terror List (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta published a list on Friday of 17 groups, including al-Qaeda, declared ‘‘terrorist organisations’’ by the country’s Supreme Court.
- All For Free Speech (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Jul 30, 2006)
In dealing with the media, India backs off from repression when there is publicity and pressure.
- Night Of The Empire (OutLook, Prem Shankar Jha, Jul 30, 2006)
Bush's foreign policy manual will yield a Hobbesian dystopia
- Upon The Head-Butt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Zidane and the tradition of the forehead punch
The thin Edge Ruchir Joshi
Out of the main menu
I’ve come close to being head-butted once, in London, and I can truthfully report it is not a nice feeling.
- Bush Clears The Way For Corporate Domination (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
When George W. Bush says that he wants to spread freedom to every corner of the earth, he means it.
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