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Articles 2121 through 2220 of 11444:
- Caste As Basis Of Quotas (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 27, 2006)
Constitution’s Main Objective May Be Defeated
- Shaukat For Realistic, Pragmatic Approach In Foreign Policy (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Jun 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that foreign policy is the extension of domestic policies and our diplomats should make concerted and sustained efforts to leverage the successes of our economic, political and social policies achieved during . . .
- Sacrilege At Tirupati Hills (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jun 27, 2006)
The current initiative of Sri Swarupanandendra Swami of the Visakhapatnam-based Sri Sarada Peetham to mobilise Hindu seers to protect dharma in the face of rising depredations by evangelists has not come a day too soon.
- Parched Pakistan Feuds Over $18 Bln Dam Projects (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Jun 27, 2006)
High above the Indus river, straight white lines painted on the chaparral-covered hillsides mark the site of an ambitious, $7 billion dam project.
- With Delay, Legal Loophole, Hazardous Oil Trickles Into India (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jun 26, 2006)
It has taken government five years to begin cleaning up the mess created by two lots of toxic waste oil, some 2,000 tonnes of it altogether. And so long did government dawdle in determining that the stuff was hazardous that it was too late to . . .
- Advani: Cong Still Caught In Emergency Mindset (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
On the 31st anniversary of the Emergency today, the BJP said the Congress-led UPA government had created an ‘‘Emergency-like’’ situation in the country, with the recent controversies surrounding the office of profit bill, the Volcker scandal and the . . .
- Appleby On Bihar: Get The Facts Right (Business Standard, Bibek Debroy, Jun 26, 2006)
Where in his reports and papers did Paul Appleby rank Bihar as the second-best governed state.
- Capital Gains Or Business Income? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2006)
The CBDT has proposed to issue supplementary instructions listing criteria to be considered by assessing officers (AOs) in determining whether an assessee is a ‘trader’ in stocks or an ‘investor’ therein.
- The Saga Of Salwa Judum In Chhattisgarh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The government's anti-Maoist strategy has pitted brother against brother and village against village. Civil strife is rife in Dantewada.
- Formidable Task Ahead For Mcc Administrator (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Council tenure ends, promises of corporators unfulfilled
Increase in number of people living in slums
Poor quality water supplied to consumers
Waste remains uncleared for days in many areas
- Expert Panel To Review Entrance Test System In Kerala: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
N. Ram calls for an end to the practice of collecting capitation fee
- Neighbour Trouble (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Jun 26, 2006)
Recent developments in Nepal and Sri Lanka are danger signals to India’s security. First, both the neighbouring States are in effect India’s security outposts. Secondly, internecine violence and domestic unrest in the countries are threatening to . . .
- What The Rebels Think Today (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The Battle for Bastar Ramachandra Guha Part I: Revolutionaries This is the first part of a four-part article
- Jammu's Plight (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
A Jammuite who is apparently settled in the United States has poured his heart out in a letter on this page recently.
- Advani Links Scorpene To Navy War Room Leak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Leader of the Opposition, Mr L.K. Advani, on Sunday claimed that the Navy war room leak case was linked to the Scorpene submarine deal.
- No One Cares! (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 26, 2006)
No one seems interested in helping Saiqa Ghulam Nabi, a resident of Kana Mohri tehsil, to expedite her father’s release from a jail in Saudi Arabia.
- Media Circus Goes On (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left parties are clearly getting more aggressive and the meeting between Mr Prakash Karat and Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav cannot be ignored as they jointly represent close to 105 MPs.
- National Security Redefined (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 26, 2006)
IN an earlier article on the subject of national security, I suggested that we must implement a comprehensive national security policy taking into account its military, economic, diplomatic and internal dimensions in an optimum mix, rather . . .
- Need For A Policy Re-Think (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 26, 2006)
The landmark decision of the Supreme Court annulling the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills provides the government much-needed pause to re-think its privatisation policy.
- Excess Land And Acquisition (Statesman, Gopal Bhargava, Jun 26, 2006)
Cumbersome Procedure Holds Up Development
Gopal Bhargava
The Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, was enacted primarily to impose a ceiling on vacant land in urban areas, to acquire such land in excess of the ceiling and to regulate . . .
- No More Bloody Thank You Sorry Pliz-Wiz! (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 25, 2006)
Achcha, now that Reader’s Digest, home to the Gentle Reader, has voted Mumbai to be the The Rudest City In The World, everybody is getting all het up.
- Scrap The Two-Child Norm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 25, 2006)
Panchayati raj minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s position that the two-child norm for candidates seeking election to panchayat bodies is discriminatory is beyond dispute. His perseverance, considering that he reiterated his stand in Orissa recently is . . .
- The Re-Election Idea (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election is more than a question of constitutional validity; it is essentially a political and moral one.
- Grass Is Greener Here (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
It's showtime folks in "Azad" Kashmir:
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control.
- 'Lyrics Today Aren't Poetry, Just Bad Prose' (OutLook, SAIBAL CHATTERJEE, Jun 25, 2006)
One of Bollywood's last active links with its golden era, the veteran lyricist shares his unique musical insight and sense of history in a freewheeling conversation
- Book Rack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The Blindness of Insight— Essays on caste in modern India; Dilip M Menon (Navayana Publishing, 2006, pp 168, Rs 200) Exploring the intimate relation between the discourses of caste, secularism and communalism.
- Freeing Up Free Will (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 25, 2006)
There are those rare cases in which the judiciary startles us with its lucidity and supremely level-headed judgment. One such pleasantly surprising moment came this week when the Andhra Pradesh High . . .
- Praful Bidwai: Bull-Headed About India (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jun 25, 2006)
Current Western euphoria over India's growth betrays total ignorance of realities like the 100,000 farmers' suicides.
- 3 Officials Raided, Rs 25 Cr Found (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Lokayukta officials on Saturday raided the residences of three government officials and unearthed unaccounted money and property to the tune of around Rs 25 crore.
- Quotas For Obcs Need-Based, Says Veerappa Moily (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Jun 25, 2006)
As the Chairperson of the Oversight Committee set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, M. Veerappa Moily says his task is to find the means for the proper and practical . . .
- Of Tharoor & Collateral Damage (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 25, 2006)
For a civilisation that is yet to fully overcome the disabilities of prolonged servitude, the importance attached to international recognition can hardly be overstated. Rabindranath Tagore was widely regarded as an . . .
- Prisoners Of State Apathy (Indian Express, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Jun 25, 2006)
It is not for nothing that prisons are sometimes known as oubliettes: French meaning a place for the forgotten.
- The ‘N’ In Ngo (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 25, 2006)
Aruna Roy’s letter resigning from the National Advisory Council is more revealing than she perhaps intended it to be.
- Adviser’S Transfer Can Blow Up (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 25, 2006)
The matter of the transfer of a legal adviser to the Governor is threatening to snowball into a constitutional crisis.
- Manmohan's Efforts Lauded (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 25, 2006)
Musharraf's remarks more positive
Claims that Pakistan is not trying to internationalise issue
"Comfortable" holding two offices
- Darkness Recalled (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2006)
Three decades ago to the day an anniversary was being observed, not celebrated, by the nation at large.
- Are The Best Entering Into Medical Colleges ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jun 25, 2006)
Are the best entering into medical colleges ? With the admission season in progress, this question once again crops up....as it does annually year after year but remains conveniently unaddressed.
- Transparency And Accountability In Public Life (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Jun 25, 2006)
The report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, coming close on the heels of the historic Right to Information Law, is likely to go a long way in promoting transparency and accountability in public life.
- Inside Iran's Fractured Regime (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
For weeks, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has insisted that there are no fissures in the Iranian regime.
- Grass Is Greener Here (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan claims to be a well wisher of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and it has assumed the role of an advocate.
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control. But this time the so-called "peace process" and its associated hype about "people-to-people contact" will work against Islamabad.
- Mrs Vyas, What About The Meenas? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 24, 2006)
In the twenty years I have covered politics and government one of the things I have learned is that the fundamental flaw of Indian governance is that our institutions of government waste taxpayers’ money doing the wrong things.
- Consensus On Seats To Be Surrendered (Hindu, A. Subramani , Jun 24, 2006)
No single window system and rule of reservation for management quota seats
Minority colleges to surrender 50 per cent of sanctioned seats
Non-minority colleges to hand over 65 per cent of total seats
- Army’S Maoist Slur Draws Flak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Nepal government today accused the Nepal Army of trying to sabotage the peace process between the Seven Party Alliance and the Maoist rebels.
- No More Bloody Thank You Sorry Pliz-Wiz! (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Achcha, now that Reader’s Digest, home to the Gentle Reader, has voted Mumbai to be the The Rudest City In The World, everybody is getting all het up.
- Sahara Move May Ground Jet's Plans (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The dogfight in the Indian skies turned nastier on Thursday. Within hours of the Rs 2,300 crore Jet-Sahara airline merger falling apart, the Subrata Roy-led Air Sahara wrote to the government seeking to terminate their wide-body aircraft lease agreement w
- Freeing Up Free Will (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 24, 2006)
There are those rare cases in which the judiciary startles us with its lucidity and supremely level-headed judgment. One such pleasantly surprising moment came this week when the Andhra Pradesh High . . .
- Certificates Of Excellence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 24, 2006)
It may be an accidental coincidence that on the eve of the celebration of 150 years of its establishment, Calcutta University has been awarded the prestigious certificate of national excellence.
- High Court Bench Comes Down On Officials For Disobeying Its Order (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Over a writ petition filed by a part-time Government schoolteacher from Kanyakumari
- China Child Acid Victim Wins Damages 21 Years Later (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
A Chinese man disfigured 21 years ago by a jealous aunt who poured sulphuric acid over his head has been awarded 430,000 yuan in damages by a Beijing court, a Chinese newspaper reported.
- Probe Into J&k Case Being Hindered (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Jun 24, 2006)
CBI on Friday told a Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that its investigations into the sensational sex scandal were being hindered by politicians, bureaucrats and policemen trying to shield their colleagues accused in the case.
- Prisoners Of State Apathy (Indian Express, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Jun 24, 2006)
It is not for nothing that prisons are sometimes known as oubliettes: French meaning a place for the forgotten.
- The ‘N’ In Ngo (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 24, 2006)
NAC loses a member, the government, hopefully, gets a lesson: activism and governance don’t mix
- Can The Govt Object To A Nice Windfall Now? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 24, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has given vent to a range of emotions in dealing with a nettlesome project like the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) in the four months that he has been in office.
- Not So Nice (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Murky dealings cloud Karnataka project
- The Time To Get Out Is Now (Hindu, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Jun 24, 2006)
"qandary for the Democrats," said the newsreader early on Thursday on BBC Radio's World Service.
- Jinnah And Haroon (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 24, 2006)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah's papers confirm his reputation as an incorruptible politican.
- Scrap The Two-Child Norm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 24, 2006)
Panchayati raj minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s position that the two-child norm for candidates seeking election to panchayat bodies is discriminatory is beyond dispute. His perseverance, considering that he reiterated his stand in Orissa recently . . .
- Efforts To Vacate Stay On Land Acquisition For Mysore Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
High courtround-up KIADB plans to take over a layout of 16.5 acres
Hearing adjourned till Monday
Owner of layout challenges acquisition
Layout classified as agricultural land
- Bangaladesh In Crisis (Frontline, HAROON HABIB, Jun 23, 2006)
General elections in Bangladesh are just round the corner, but how fair and free they will be remains to be seen.
- Plea For Narco-Analysis On Mahajan Withdrawn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
But police will press for brain mapping tests
- Palestine: Threat Of Civil War (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 23, 2006)
The referendum called by President Mahmoud Abbas is a recipe for civil war given that Hamas and the Fatah are on either side of the debate.
- Walk To Freedom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 23, 2006)
June 23, 2006, will be a red-letter day for many undertrials as they are expected to walk to freedom following the enforcement of the much-awaited Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Act 2005 from that day.
- A Tale Of Two Democracies (The Economic Times, Alok Sheel, Jun 23, 2006)
If the American concept of liberty bears the indelible imprint of the Wild West, the Indian variant has been shaped by its colonial past.
- Dogfight In Skies: Sahara Move May Ground Jet's Plans (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The dogfight in the Indian skies turned nastier on Thursday.
- Stop This Witch-Hunt (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2006)
It is time the Delhi police were firmly told what the Rahul Mahajan case is about
- Dalits Plan Stir Against Bmic Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Raita Bhurakshana Horata Samiti has decided to stage a protest against Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE), which is executing the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project on Tuesday.
- Sez Status To Entire N-E Soon: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has assured the apex students’ body of the North-East that the entire region would be declared as a special economic zone (SEZ) in the near future
- 'Canada's Justice System Has Failed Us' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Major flaws in Canada's criminal justice system were revealed by the bombing of an Air-India airliner in 1985 that killed 329 people, the judge heading an official inquiry into the attack said on Wednesday as the inquiry opened.
- Bjp, Rss Think-Tank Discuss Party's Future Course Of Action (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the senior BJP leaders and top RSS functionaries on Thursday sat across the table to chalk out the future course of political action marked by 'mutual understanding and cohesion' between them.
- Nice Demands (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Jun 22, 2006)
Today there are two almost-ready four-lane roads - the upgraded National Highway (NH) 209, which runs via Kanakapura, and the modernised State Highway (SH) 17 - connecting Bangalore and Mysore, besides a railway line.
- Saddam Lawyer Murder Won't Derail Show Trial: Experts (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jun 22, 2006)
The murder of Saddam Hussein's lawyer, Khamis al-Obeidi, in the third such calamity to befall the former Iraqi president's high-profile trial, may delay but will not derail "this show trial", leading defence experts have predicted.
- Has Europe Lost Its Way? (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 22, 2006)
Suddenly, it all seems to be going wrong. Just a few years ago, the European Union was aspiring to bigger and better things: a new constitution, more member states, a revamped economy and global power status to rival the United States.
- A Bill Returned (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam becomes the first President to return a Bill to Parliament for reconsideration, bringing to the fore a host of issues.
- Road To Nowhere (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Jun 22, 2006)
Land acquisition controversies stall the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project.
- In The Line Of Hire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
Of late, a series of incidents have taken place involving senior officers of the Armed Forces in acts of gross misdemeanour and worse.
- Jet-Sahara Squabbles (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Can the deal be salvaged?
- In The Political Corridor (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
L'AFFAIRE BMICP (Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project) has all the makings of a political thriller: a Chief Minister who accuses the company executing the project . . .
- Canada Opens Full Inquiry Into Air India Bombing (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Major flaws in Canada's criminal justice system were revealed by the bombing of an Air India airliner in 1985 that killed 329 people, the judge heading an official inquiry into the attack said on Wednesday as the inquiry opened.
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