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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 11444:
- Discontent Sows Seeds Of Jihad Among Indian Muslims (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jul 23, 2006)
These are bad times, says the chief priest of a small mosque in the heart of the Muslim quarter of Asia's largest slum in India's biggest city.
- Indian Resilience (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 23, 2006)
The biggest challenge before the Maharashtra and central government in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts was to prevent a communal backlash at any cost. Riots, instigated by hatred, were exactly what the terrorists had hoped for.
- Cabinet Clears ‘Profit’ Bill Unchanged (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 23, 2006)
Disregarding President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s objections to some of its provisions, the UPA government today decided against making any changes in the controversial Office of Profit Bill.
- Inhuman Sacrifices (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 22, 2006)
Islamists have harvested the public outrage against the Srinagar sex scandal.
- Blame It On The Third World (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 22, 2006)
Many in the West find it convenient to see their problems as the result of "contamination" by the Third World. Such commentaries sound patronising, even racist.
- Indian Resilience (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 22, 2006)
The biggest challenge before the Maharashtra and central government in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts was to prevent a communal backlash at any cost. Riots, instigated by hatred, were exactly what the terrorists had hoped for.
- Friendly Warnings (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 22, 2006)
British politicians are widely regarded as the wittiest and best read in the world.
- Israel Ready For Ground Offensive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Hundreds of thousands of people were warned to flee southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli military officers indicated that final preparations were being made for a ground offensive.
- Us Congress Slams Administration On F16s For Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jul 22, 2006)
The US lawmakers on Thursday criticised the Bush administration for rushing the sale of F-16s to Pakistan and accused it of compromising congressional oversight on arms sales and putting national security at risk.
- North Korea: Testing Times (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 22, 2006)
North Korea test-fires a series of seven missiles amidst U.S. Independence Day celebrations, heightening old animosities.
- Leave Iraq, Saddam Tells Americans (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Saddam Hussein has urged the Americans to "save your country and leave Iraq" in a letter written in prison to the American people and released on Friday by his lawyers.
- Train To Lhasa (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 22, 2006)
The Qinghai-Tibet railway is an engineering marvel and the Chinese government hopes it will bring about an economic renaissance in Tibet.
- Big Results Require Big Ambitions (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 21, 2006)
Chanakya's advice is that you should ask yourself three questions before starting any work: "Why am I doing it, what might the results be, and will I be successful?"
- ‘Us’ And ‘They’ (Statesman, AMIYA K SAMANTA, Jul 20, 2006)
The American vision of the world is more sharply divided between “us” and “they” than that of any other great power.
- But, What About Fifa? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
As Zinedine Zidane slips his toothbrush into his travel bag for Thursday’s head-butt hearing, it’s hard not to recall how World Cup 2006 partially coincided with Snoopy’s bid for a US Supreme Court job in Peanuts.
- Probe Over, Ed Ready With Notices For Natwar, Son (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jul 20, 2006)
Oil-for-food scandal: Natwar says not interested, lawyers will reply; Sehgal, Dhar, Aditya Khanna will also get FEMA notices
- The War Against Blogs! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 20, 2006)
India’s economic success in the early years of this century has led to its successful rebranding. It’s prowess in software is one positive brand attribute but it’s the image of the world’s largest democracy — in contrast to China’s authoritarianism . . .
- No Takers For Govt's Pak-Hand Theory (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jul 20, 2006)
Ticked off by United States, chastened Prime Minister talks of peace ---- More than a week since terror ripped Mumbai apart, India's inability to produce concrete evidence against Pakistan has rendered its attempts to trap the usual suspect rather feeble.
- Banning Blogs, A Big Blunder (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Jul 20, 2006)
The only thing worse than doing something wrong is to execute the deed ineptly. Some bureaucrats in the Government of India have managed to do both by stopping access to blogs on the Internet recently in the wake of the July 11 Mumbai bomb blasts.
- Dialogue Promises Solution To Iran Nuclear Issue: Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 19, 2006)
'Iran has not closed this chapter; coercive diplomacy is not the way'
- Court-Martial (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 19, 2006)
When the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2006, became the law of the land in May, these columns had noted that it is unlikely that the country has heard the last of this strange piece of legislation. Sure enough, the law — which was supported . . .
- A Controversial Survey On India (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 19, 2006)
India has been judged the sixth most dangerous country for children — even more dangerous than Afghanistan, the Palestinian Territories, Myanmar, and Chechnya!
- Ban On Trawling: Boat Operators Call For Government Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
They oppose extension of the ban beyond July 30
- ‘Our Destinies Linked, Need To Reflect On Ties With Pak’ (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 19, 2006)
Heading home from St. Petersburg with a strong international denunciation of the Mumbai massacre and its sponsors in hand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today underlined the importance of flexibility in dealing with Pakistan and a firm resolve to . . .
- India Wanted A Peg To Link Pakistan, Says Kasuri (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 18, 2006)
New Delhi should not doubt Islamabad's sincerity, he says
Counterproductive to point finger at Pakistan'
Peace process in the interest of South Asia as well, he claims
Postponing Foreign Secretary talks `a negative development'
- A Veteran's Reflections On Legal Profession (Hindu, Geeta Ramaseshan , Jul 18, 2006)
Racy in style, the essays piece together fragments of legal history that make fascinating reading
- Help Or Hindrance? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 18, 2006)
The concept that a state-appointed regulator has a duty to pre-empt market forces as the correct way of promoting the market is becoming a doctrine in itself. So, then, with last week’s order from the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate . . .
- Cabinet Sub-Committee To Look Into Sro-294: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has announced constitution of a cabinet sub-committee to go into entire gamut of SRO-294 and submit its report within one month. This SRO pertains to the welfare of Gujjars and Bakarwals.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 18, 2006)
One of the abiding memories of my reporting years belongs to the era of another, bloodier, war on terror. Rajiv Gandhi had just come to power following his mother’s assassination, massacres of Sikhs and Operation Bluestar.
- Serve Mumbai's Spirit By Tackling The Rot (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 18, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- Quality Of Judges (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2006)
The Union Government’s proposal for creating an all-India judicial service on the lines of the Indian Administrative Service is welcome.
- Bt Cotton And The Price Blight (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jul 18, 2006)
Without going into the merits or otherwise of Bt cotton to stem the bollworm problem, the price of the seeds has created a storm on the fields.
- Keep Back Channels Open (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jul 18, 2006)
The pause in the Indo-Pakistani dialogue was inevitable, given the devastating nature of the terrorist attacks on the Mumbai trains and their suspected links to groups in Pakistan.
- My Teaching Days (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jul 18, 2006)
I had earlier been to Harvard University as a Visiting Fulbright Professor, but the year (1969-70), I spent there was chiefly devoted to the writing of my book, Henry James, The Indirect Vision (UMI Research Press). Ann Arbor, 1988. I hardly did . . .
- Divestment Not Really Crucial To Reforms (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 17, 2006)
The perceived fiscal problems of public sector units are more the result of flawed product pricing policies, says S. VENKITARAMANAN, quoting a recent study with startling revelations on PSU profitability.
- Whining And Whimper In The Ca Camp (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 17, 2006)
If you find your friendly neighbourhood chartered accountant (CA) unhappy, the reason may be a recent development in service tax.
- Allow Hostile Takeovers To Become A Ground Reality (The Financial Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Jul 17, 2006)
Corporate India’s sprint to hike stake in group companies to avoid a possible hostile takeover bid is amusing. Just a hint by takeover artist LN Mittal, chairman of Mittal Steel, that he now intends to focus on emerging markets like India and China, . .
- World Of Political Untouchables (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Jul 17, 2006)
Although social divides in India are crumbling, political inequality is thriving as never before, says S Gurumurthy.
- All-India Judicial Service On The Anvil (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Jul 17, 2006)
The Union Government is considering creating a national-level judicial service, on the pattern of the All-India Civil Services.
- A Balancing Act For Justice To All (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2006)
The Kerala Professional Colleges Act (KPC Act), 2006, is neither pro-minority nor anti-minority; it is only pro-people.
- Elections In Azad Kashmir (News International, Dr Shabir Choudhry, Jul 17, 2006)
A ‘drama’ in name of elections in Azad Kashmir has been in full swing. The state of Jammu and Kashmir was at one time known as ‘base camp’, to ‘liberate’ the other Kashmir which was under the ‘occupation’ of India.
- Mma Kicks Off Drive Against Musharraf (News International, Javed Aziz Khan, Jul 17, 2006)
The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal on Sunday kicked off the anti-Musharraf movement by only announcing to quit parliament at a “proper time”, after the six religious parties alliance failed to develop a consensus over handing over resignations of their . . .
- Serve Mumbai’S Spirit By Tackling The Rot (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 17, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- Playing It Cool At G-8 (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 17, 2006)
Just before President Hu Jintao left for the summit of world leaders at St. Petersburg, Russia, the Chinese Communist Party’s official organ, the “eople’s Daily, said it all with a headline: “Relations with China raise G-8’s status”.
- Serve Mumbai’S Spirit By Tackling The Rot (New Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 17, 2006)
Four days after the deadly blasts that rocked Mumbai, I am hugely relieved to find that thousands of Mumbaikars, like me, are tired of the paeans sung to the astonishing spirit of Mumbai.
- Quota Law Delay Due To Penal Provision (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Jul 17, 2006)
In an indication of the UPA government having bitten more than it can chew on reservation, a Group of Ministers is likely to hold its first meeting on Monday on the reservation Bill.
- Pakistan’S Politics: Need For Balance (Dawn, Shahid M. Amin, Jul 17, 2006)
IT seems that a culture of cynicism and disenchantment has developed in Pakistan over a period of time.
- Cpm Latest: Govt’S International Treaties Must Get House Ok (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Against the backdrop of differences on economic policy issues with the Government, the CPM says that all international treaties signed by the Government must be ratified by Parliament and where they impact on states by the National Development Council.
- Musharraf's Na Visit (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
President Musharraf's visit to the Northern Areas last week was an important occasion in many respects.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 16, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Hezbollah Missile Hits Israel Ship (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
A missile fired by Hezbollah, not an unmanned drone laden with explosives, damaged an Israeli warship off Lebanon, the Army said on Saturday.
- Vadodara To Bhiwandi (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2006)
If anyone throws stones at policemen, we will answer them with bullets." That was no Narendra 'Milosevic' Modi defending Gujarat Police for firing that resulted in the death of two Muslims in Vadodara.
- Blasts Trigger Taj Mahal Security (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
High threat perception to sensitive places in the wake of the serial blasts in Mumbai could well leave a scar on the Taj Mahal. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) wants to place porta cabins at all the three visitor entry gates at the . . .
- Terror In Times Of Political Correctness (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jul 16, 2006)
It has long been my view that political correctness is dangerous and usually harms those people and ideas it seeks in a muddled liberal fashion to protect.
- Sectarian Blowback Continues To Inflict Pain On Pakistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 16, 2006)
Allama Hasan Turabi, a leader of Tehrik-e-Jafaria, was killed in Karachi on Friday by a suicide bomber with explosives that resembled those used by another suicide bomber at the Nishtar Park massacre of the Barelvis on April 11. Allama Turabi was . . .
- Bb To Close Down ‘Terror Camp’ If Voted To Power (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Former Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhutto Saturday said “if the Lashkar-e-Taiba was behind the Mumbai blasts, it exposed President Pervez Musharraf’s failure to curb Islamic militancy”.
- New Schemes To Help Farmers: Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan announced on Saturday that Adivasis would get free ration till Onam.
- What A Downfall Of Jansher! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 16, 2006)
Jansher, four times world champion in squash, who brought respectability to the game, has been sent behind the bars.
- Ppsc Fails To Fill 27 Pcs (Judicial) Posts (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Jul 16, 2006)
It's Haryana all over again in Punjab! Mandated the task of selecting 63 candidates for filling the 63 available vacancies in the judicial set-up of Punjab, the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) could not do so.
- Rosneft Raises $10.4 Bn From Mega Ipo, Ovl Doesn’T Bid (Indian Express, Reuters, Jul 16, 2006)
Legal hurdle ahead as rival YUKOS threatens to delay its market debut, says 75% of the value of this offering is based on a stolen asset, Yugansk
- On Pil, Sc Tells Courts To Act Against ‘False Crusaders’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Making clear its annoyance at the misuse of PILs, the Supreme Court has said that imposters and busybodies masquerading as ‘‘crusaders of justice’’ should be dealt with in a ruthless manner.
- Sc Concerned Over Social Strife, Efficacy Of Laws (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jul 16, 2006)
The timing could not have been better. With increasing social strife and violence threatening to rip apart the society, the Supreme Court has posed a question on the very ability of laws as a tool to better human relations.
- Trade On Human Terms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
The Asia-Pacific region is at the forefront of globalisation – with some of the world’s fastest rates of growth in international trade.
- Supreme Court Cautions High Courts Against Misuse Of Pils (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The public interest litigation (PIL) is a potent weapon in the hands of the common man to seek redressal of public grievances against authorities but the Supreme Court has taken serious view of emerging tendency of using it for personal, political, . . .
- ‘Pervez Can’T Support Campaign’ (Asian Age, PTI, Jul 15, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf cannot support the election campaign of the ruling pro-military PML-Q during next year’s general elections, the chief election commissioner has said."
- Easier Said Than Done (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 15, 2006)
The recent shortfall in procurement of wheat and consequent imports to fulfill minimum buffer stocking requirements have prompted the government to consider modifications in the existing procurement policy.
- I Have No Interest In Becoming Prime Minister: V.P. Singh (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 15, 2006)
In politics, yet out of it. That isV.P. Singhat 75. In an interview, he talks about his newest baby, the Jan Dal, and sketches out the ideal situation at the Centre — two coalitions, led by the Congress and the Left respectively, occupying both . . .
- Primary Education For The Poor (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 15, 2006)
Primary education should be a right of the have-nots, not a purchase of the rich.
- Bjp Legislator Surrenders, Gets Bail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
BJP legislator Avnish Kumar Singh on Friday surrendered in a court here in a case related to threats issued to a senior IAS officer and was given bail.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 15, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Democracy's Long Haul (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
In 1848 a democratic revolution swept across Europe, and then promptly collapsed. Thousands of protesters were killed in the streets.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (New Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 15, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Rosneft Raises $10.4 Bn From Mega Ipo, Ovl Doesn’T Bid (Indian Express, Reuters, Jul 15, 2006)
Legal hurdle ahead as rival YUKOS threatens to delay its market debut, says 75% of the value of this offering is based on a stolen asset, Yugansk
- An Evening Prayer (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
Prayers always have the required effect, wherever they are said
- Doctors Face Independent Review In Misconduct Cases (Guardian (UK), Sarah Boseley, Jul 15, 2006)
Radical proposals to shake up the regulation of doctors, including what was immediately dubbed a "copper's nark" in every hospital, met with serious opposition from the profession yesterday.
- Former Cia Agent Valerie Plame Sues Us Vice President (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Former undercover operative of the Central Intelligence Agency Valerie Plame and her husband have sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his one time Chief of Staff I Lewis 'Scooter' Libby and top Presidential aide Karl Rove for conspiring to expose her . . .
- Corruption In Asia (International Herald Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 15, 2006)
Every year, more than 200,000 Indonesian Muslims join the pilgrimage to Mecca, Islam's most holy site.
- Bangladesh To Seek Foreign Bids For Oil And Gas Exploration (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Bangladesh will seek bids from overseas energy companies to explore for oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal after a court removed an obstacle blocking agreements with them, an official said on . . .
- Light On Sound (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The first thing you notice about people in Kolkata is that they talk at the top of their voices. It can be puzzling if you are a visitor.
- Bamboo Network (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 15, 2006)
The contemporary management guru, Sterling Seagrave’s book on the overseas Chinese, Lords of the Rim: The Invisible Empire of Overseas Chinese (Bantam, London, 1995) begins with a quotation from Sun Tzu: “Be so subtle that you are invisible.
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