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Articles 1921 through 2020 of 11444:
- The Koran And Muslims (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 08, 2006)
Intellectual stagnation in the Muslim world long preceded revivalism and its hideous offshoot, fundamentalism.
- Court Stays Advice Against Venugopal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Union Government restrained from acting on recommendation till further orders
- 'You Won't Beat Britain' (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jul 08, 2006)
An entire nation, including the Wimbledon tennis courts, fell silent at mid-day as modern, multi-cultural Britain marked remembrance day . . .
- Lula Vs Chavez In Mexico City (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Jul 08, 2006)
On Sunday, 41 million voters cast their choice for the country’s next president.
- Political Sledgehammer Proves Mightier Than Surgeon’S Scalpel (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jul 08, 2006)
The treatment of Dr Venugopal and the response to it not only expose the government yet again, it also displays the moral bankruptcy of our academic culture
- A War With Three Fronts (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 08, 2006)
Violence continues to decline in Kashmir, but Islamists launch new military, ideological and political wars.
- Privatisation: Need For A New Approach (Dawn, Dr Tariq Hassan, Jul 08, 2006)
DAWN’s June 26 editorial, entitled “Need for a policy re-think”, regarding the Supreme Court decision annulling the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills provides a much needed pause, not only for the government to re-think its privatisation policy . . .
- Today It Is Aiims (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
The Governing Council of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has recommended the dismissal of its director, Dr P. Venugopal. Such is the contempt that politicians . . .
- Who Is Perpetuating Reservation In Jobs? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 07, 2006)
In a bizarre turn, the Union Public Service Commission and the Department of Personnel and Training have transformed the policy of reservation into a policy of communal awards. They have treated general seats as seats reserved for people belonging . . .
- Out Of Iraq (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 07, 2006)
The Junichiro Koizumi government's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq is consistent with the mood of the Japanese people.
- Desperate In Guantanamo (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Jul 07, 2006)
Law and justice, besides the many innocent prisoners at Guantanamo, are the casualties of the U.S. `war on terror'.
- Imposing Iodine (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Jul 07, 2006)
The ban on non-iodised salt, reimposed this May, is criticised as being based on generalisations made by the authorities.
- Temple Tantrums (Times of India, Rajeev Dhavan , Jul 07, 2006)
The Sabarimala controversy tests India's dual secular guarantee of religious freedom and social justice for all. Every citizen has the right to profess, practice, propagate and manage one's own affairs in matters of religion including the myriad of . . .
- Complaint Against Igs Saini, Reddy Baseless: Vb (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Jul 07, 2006)
A complaint against two IGs of the Punjab Police — Mr Sumedh Singh Saini and Mr C.S.R. Reddy — has been found to be "baseless" by the state Vigilance Bureau. In the complaint lodged by the Chandigarh-based Lawyers for Human . . .
- People First (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Jul 07, 2006)
India’s 80 million tribal population, the largest in the world, is also India’s most exploited and disadvantaged community.
- Ltte's Manoeuvres India's Options (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Jul 07, 2006)
By now it is clear that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has grudgingly admitted responsibility for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi only as a tactical manoeuvre and in search of a trade off. Whether it will succeed in its gambit is a . . .
- Congress Wins But Tdp Rises (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 07, 2006)
The results of the two-phase Panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh have provided comfort to both the ruling Congress party and the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
- Friday Feature: Tolerance In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Jul 07, 2006)
Islam, which literally means ‘submission’, establishes and promotes peaceful co-existence.
- Let There Be Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s rejection of the Bush administration’s plan for terrorist trials has rightly been seen as a rebuff of the president’s unilateral legal approach to fighting Al Qaeda. But in a subtler way, it is also a profound rebuke to Congress.
- Jayamala Refuses To Talk To Security Officials » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Vigilance and Security SPs of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), who were in the city to meet Jayamala, who is in the eye of a storm after claiming that she had visited the famed Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala, had to return empty handed . . .
- Cause For Comfort (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Jul 06, 2006)
As the results of the Board examinations for Class XII started flowing in, almost all other conversation came to a standstill in most urban families with children at school.
- Right Benediction (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Jul 06, 2006)
The Pope's decision to demand human rights for Christians in Muslim countries is a welcome change in the Vatican world-view, says Daniel Pipes.
- Christians’ Harassment Case Reaches Sc (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jul 06, 2006)
The issue of harassment of Christian missionaries in Rajasthan by some important functionaries of the Vasundhra Raje Government and that of missionaries distributing certain books with derogatory references to Hindu Gods and Goddesses has ultimately . . .
- Washed Up Rhetoric (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court hears the Narmada case on July 10. The Shunglu Committee’s report on resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) will be part of the government’s submission.
- Floody Hell! It’S Just Rains, Not A National Crisis (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 06, 2006)
Floody Hell! Mumbai has just drowned in the bathtub.
- A Mirage Called Elections (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
Hundreds of candidates are contesting for the Assembly, which, in practice, has very little powers.
- Bringing The Dead To Life Takes Some Talent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
Whether as a celebration or an appraisal of a life, obituaries always tell a story, and people love listening to good stories well told.
- Kerala For Inclusion Of Professional Colleges Act In The Ninth . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The measure seeks to ensure social justice and standard in the higher education sector
The Act seeks to regulate self-financing professional colleges
- Avoiding An Unequal Social Bargain (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Jul 06, 2006)
Grass-roots democratic institutions need to be revitalised and involved in managing food and water security systems.
- Powers Of New Council For Darjeeling Hills Finalised (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The powers and jurisdiction of the new council proposed for the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal in place of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC), set up in August 1988, have been finalised.
- Vasanthi Devi Urges Women's Groups To Act On Sabarimala Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Organisations championing women's rights should challenge the recent developments pertaining to the reported entry of a yesteryear actor into the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala hill temple, said V. Vasanthi Devi, a former Chairperson of the . . .
- Elections In Azad Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Dr Shabir Choudhry, Jul 06, 2006)
A 'drama' in name of elections in Azad Kashmir is in full swing. Hundreds of candidates are in the field contesting for the Azad Kashmir Assembly which in practice has very little powers.
- The Wisdom Of Mahabharata (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jul 06, 2006)
Most Indian intellectuals are familiar with Lord Acton's famous observation, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
- Enron Founder Ken Lay Dies Of Heart Disease (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Enron Corp.'s founder Ken Lay died of heart disease on Wednesday while vacationing near Aspen, Colo., six weeks after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the financial scandal that brought down the once-mighty energy conglomerate.
- Puppets On A String (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jul 05, 2006)
Army and the intelligence agencies have always shaped the political process in Pakistan and things won't be any different after the 2007 general election ---- President Pervez Musharraf is all set for his re-election in 2007.
- Un Expert Criticises Jordan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
An United Nations human rights expert has criticised Jordan, the vice chair of the newly constituted Human Rights Council, for "general impunity for torture and ill treatment" in the country.
- A Dying Industry In India's Graveyard Of Ships (Reuters, RUPAM JAIN NAIR, Jul 05, 2006)
Kamal Mandal packs his greasy clothes, pausing to glance at a ship being ripped apart bit-by-bit by an army of workers on the Indian coast.
- Validity Of The Two-Tier Arbitration Clause (Business Standard, M J Antony, Jul 05, 2006)
Once again, judges of the Supreme Court fail to agree on interpreting provisions of the new Act.
- Guantanamo: Justice Is Not A Priority (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jul 05, 2006)
Something has been bothering George W. Bush for a few months. No, it’s not (or at least it’s not only) the Iraqi quagmire or the renewed war in Afghanistan. Nor is it easy to imagine him missing a night’s sleep over the increasingly fraught situation . .
- Kumaraswamy's Remark On Splitting Belgaum Irks Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Chief Minister urged to refrain from such a move
Chief Minister asked to be cautious while making such statements
`Any move to split the district would give scope for the revival of the 1997 agitation'
- Guruvayur: Apex Court Rejects Kerala Appeal (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jul 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by the Kerala Government challenging a Kerala High Court order directing the State to acquire land within a radius of 25 metres from the outer wall of the Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple for future . . .
- Kerala Has Women's Sabarimala Too (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The raging controversy over women between puberty and menopause not being allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the all-men hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala in Kerala overlooks the fact that there are temples that are meant only for women . . .
- Trading Charges (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2006)
If the WTO becomes a club not worth being a member of, it would be because — as our columnist explains — the trade body simply can’t guarantee enough liberalisation.
- Faltering Peace Process (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Ceasefire agreement between Sri Lankan government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam comes into force at midnight. Northern and eastern Sri Lanka demarcated between government- and LTTE- controlled areas, security restrictions eased.
- Camps Of Neglect (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 05, 2006)
The refugees have lived without electricity, drinking water supply and sanitation.
- Bhutan: Abode Of Mist And Mysticism (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Bhutan is a veritable Himalayan oasis, where religion and mysticism play a vital role in defining life.
- Rains Play Havoc: Ten Killed In Mumbai, Suburbs Sink Again (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Last year on 26/7, suburban Santa Cruz recorded an unprecedented 944 mm of rain, while downtown Colaba had a mere drizzle of 77 mm. That south Mumbai stayed smugly afloat while the suburbs sank was no great achievement.
- Women Empowered (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 05, 2006)
In which direction is the political wind blowing in Bangladesh?
- Solution Lies In `Integrated Contract Management' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The solution to the civic problems we face in the twin cities lies in `Integrated Contract Management' that combines design, construction and maintenance of roadways, associated rain water drains, utility lines, street lighting, pavement markings . . .
- Friends, Not Masters (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jul 05, 2006)
After the honeymoon period, the cooling off. General Musharraf’s regime is only following a script written by Pakistan’s former military leaders
- For An Alternative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 05, 2006)
Budget making for a State in India in the neo-liberal era is indeed an unenviable task. On the one side, the terrible state of finances has seriously undermined the ability of States to meet rising obligations in social services.
- New Visa Rules For Indian Docs In Uk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Britain's health authorities are reconsidering recent changes in visa rules that in effect make thousands of doctors of Indian origin ineligible to work in the National Health Service.
- State Govt Files Review Plea In Sc On Bmic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
The State Government on Monday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking review of its order of April 20 relating to the controversial Bangalore-Mysore four-lane expressway project, and rehearing of the matter.....
- Iqbal Khanday Remanded To 14-Day Judicial Custody (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Even as 15 of the 'sex scam' accused, arrested in the last over one month, are continuously failing to get a counsel to defend them, Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar today remanded senior IAS officer Iqbal Khanday to 14-day-long judicial . . .
- Vidarbha’S Ground Reality (Indian Express, Sharad Joshi , Jul 04, 2006)
Vidarbha's farmers had looked forward to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit with great eagerness in the belief that if their local politicians had failed them, surely the honest prime minister of India would bring some lasting relief.
- ‘I’D Like To See Cricket Being Played Like We Used To Play, Like It’S . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 04, 2006)
I’d like to see cricket being played like we used to play, like it’s been played for 128 years’
- Rule Of Law And Legal Education (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Jul 04, 2006)
Law schools ought to create greater opportunities for research on issues relating to law and justice that affect Indian society.
- End Of An Innings (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jul 04, 2006)
The American political vocabulary as well as of daily discourse is loaded with superlatives.
- Private Tuitions Under Arjun Scalpel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
After cracking the whip on private coaching institutions, the government is now looking to rein in teachers who neglect the classroom and devote their time to private tuition.
- Babloo And Nitin Get Life For Plotting Murder (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Underworld don Babloo Srivastava and Mumbai-based trader Nitin Shah have been convicted by a city court and sentenced to life for planning and executing the murder of Lalit Suneja, a Delhi trader, 14 years back.
- Hindus Persecuted In India's Neighbourhood (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jul 04, 2006)
Four Muslim men force their way into a Hindu house in Sindh, grab the young daughter of the family, carry her away, forcibly convert her to Islam and compel her to marry one of them.
- Make Ec More Transparent (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jul 04, 2006)
Those who wish to see the emergence of an impartial and independent Election Commission will need to take note of the suggestion made by the outgoing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Mr BB Tandon in regard to the process of selection and . . .
- A Level Playing Field (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Be it 2007 or 2012, there is no denying the fact that General Pervez Musharraf, like his predecessors, will have to leave and it is meaningless whether his exit is on Ayub's model or in Zia's style.
- The Eu: The Power Of Weakness (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Jul 04, 2006)
Among the elegant architectural delights of Brussels, the glass and steel headquarters of the European Parliament jars the senses.
- Teaching The Teacher (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 04, 2006)
Calcutta High Court passed an order holding the admission of students to the B Ed course for 2005-06 in eight north Bengal colleges as illegal because these colleges had not been recognised by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE).
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital city, is just the right place for Pakistanis, Indians and Kashmiris to meet and discuss Kashmir. It is neutral, friendly, exotic, and one also feels at home when it comes to violence and suicide bombings.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal & Its Dark Shadows (Pakistan Observer, Rizwan Ghani, Jul 03, 2006)
Within 24 hours of US Foreign Relations Committee’s backing for the deal which now awaits voting from full Senate and House of Representatives, reportedly Indian PM had to dash to Maharashtra to have firsthand view of debt crisis that has resulted . . .
- Don’T Delay Quota Law, Govt Told (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Reviving the controversial quota debate, the pro-reservation political parties on Sunday asked the government to bring the legislation to implement 27 per cent OBC quota in the institutions of higher learning in the coming monsoon session of Parliament.
- Lokayukta Won’T Get More Powers: Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Just a day after stating that he would look into the legal provisions to give additional powers to the Lokayukta, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy did a U-turn on Sunday saying no such powers would be given to the corruption watchdog.
- Quotas In One Stroke And In This Session Itself, Parties Tell Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Parties supporting reservation have adopted a resolution demanding that the first step of the UPA government during the monsoon session of Parliament should be the enactment of a law for 27 per cent OBC quota in institutes of higher education.
- Rights Of Passage (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 03, 2006)
At Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, priests and the management draw on ‘tradition’ to bar women between ages 10 and 50 from the temple.
- Power Passes To Next Generation Of Myanmar Generals In Major Reshuffle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Myanmar's military rulers have begun a massive shake-up with eight deputy ministers and a Supreme Court judge already relieved of their posts.
- Pro-Quota Parties For Bill In Monsoon Session (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Stepping up their campaign, pro-reservation political parties today asked the Government to bring the enabling legislation to implement 27 per cent OBC quota in elite educational institutions and private sector, including media and judiciary in the . . .
- Mani Shankar Aiyer Outlines Strategy For Empowerment Of . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Asks States to undertake "activity mapping" at village, mandal and district level
'The activity mapping should be accompanied by devolution of finances'
Focus on efforts to clearly delineate the functions and responsibilities at three levels . . .
- Iran Again Rejects Deadline On Nuclear Plan (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Iran on Sunday again rejected a deadline to respond to an international proposal to end the standoff over its nuclear program, saying it would respond in a month.
- Learning From The Left Parties (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said that the BJP should learn from the Left Parties how to secure people's mandate repeatedly.
- Law, Justice And J&k~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 03, 2006)
The invaders failed to take Srinagar solely because they lost their military purpose while indulging in the Rape of Baramula.
- Merit Lies In Equal Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 03, 2006)
Breaking open the unstated reservation for the upper-caste is the only way to advance the nation's backward castes/communities — S Simhadri
- Bjp Wants Quota In Minority-Run Institutions (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 03, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to intensify the fight for reservation for the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes in the institutes of higher learning being run by the minority communities.
- Death For Three In Akshardham Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
A Pota court in Ahmedabad has found six accused guilty in the Akshardham temple attack case and sentenced three to death,one to life imprisonment and one each to 10 years and five years imprisonment, respectively. Twenty six accused are still absconding.
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