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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 11444:
- Umpiring Parliament (Tribune, L.M. Singhvi, Jun 12, 2006)
The duties of the office of Speaker and the persona of the distinguished incumbent of that office are not a riddle wrapped in mystery or encased in enigma. Both are open books.
- One World Order~i (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 12, 2006)
When in 1946 the United States put forward its proposal for the international control of atomic energy, the so-called Baruch Plan, this was conceived by many as a plan for world government.
- In Limbo? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 12, 2006)
Very recently a few visitors from the national capital were surprised to see the condition of the Mubarak Mandi complex of old palaces in this city.
- Probing Allegations Of Official Corruption (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 11, 2006)
The present government has often proclaimed that its conduct, unlike that of previous governments, is above board.
- Meaning Of A Yatra (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 11, 2006)
The pilgrimage to Amarnath satisfies the urge to experience spiritual passions of the highest order but extends to the larger issue of cultural unity and vision of India
- Setting Our House In Order (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jun 11, 2006)
The dynamism of India's parliamentary democracy is vitiated by the blatant misuse of institutions meant to preserve law and order.
- Iran To Make Counter Offer To West (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Iran will make a counter offer in response to a Western incentive package aimed at persuading Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, the Iranian foreign minister said today.
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 11, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Courts Must Advance Remedy While Interpreting Statutes: Apex Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Rule also known as "Rule of Purposive Construction or Mischief Rule"
- Almatti: Karnataka Under Pressure? (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jun 11, 2006)
Is the Central Government, along with Maharashtra, putting pressure on Karnataka when it comes to water storage in Almatti reservoir?
- Sp Threatens To Move Sc On Sonia, Rahul's Assets (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Stung by the Supreme Court, this time seeking details of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's assets, SP general secretary Amar Singh on Friday accused Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of unleashing vendetta against the Uttar Pradesh cm.
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 10, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Sm Zafar’S Timely Call (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 10, 2006)
Ruling pml Senator S M Zafar has called for dialogue between military and political leadership to end Army’s role in national politics.
- Defence Spending And Development (Dawn, Vaseem Jafarey, Jun 10, 2006)
Lately, there have been references to the link between development and defence.
- Mean What You Say; Say What You Mean (The Economic Times, V B N RAM, Jun 10, 2006)
The best example of staunch adherents to the above heading are children.
- Hamas To Renew Its Attacks On Israel (International Herald Tribune, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jun 10, 2006)
Israeli shells hit a crowded beach in northern Gaza on Friday, killing at least seven Palestinians, including a family of five and two women, and wounding more than 30 others, according to Palestinian journalists and medical personnel.
- Somalia: Return To Civil War (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jun 10, 2006)
The truce between the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-terrorism and the Islamic Court Union proves short-lived.
- Fiji: Complex Equation (Frontline, Shubha Singh, Jun 10, 2006)
A new experiment in sharing power has brought together the main political parties in Fiji, the SDL and the FLP, in a multi-party Cabinet.
- East Timor: Troubled State (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 10, 2006)
The need to prevent the emergence of another failed state may have prompted Australia to help the government in Dili.
- Thailand Must Clear The Mess (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 09, 2006)
Thailand is celebrating the diamond jubilee of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyatej, a monarch respected and loved by his people.
- ‘Do You Want To Help Those Within A Class Who Are Already Well-Off?’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 09, 2006)
Sir, before I start on what I really wanted to say, I must say that I have been terribly pained with what I have heard just now from one of the members of the government, one of the ministers. It is extremely sad that the thinking in this government . . .
- Deve Gowda Denies Bid To Scuttle Infrastructure Corridor Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
`Such reports are aimed at sullying the reputation of the Karnataka Government'
Says Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise should not be allowed to sell land given to it for the project
- Neglected Area (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 09, 2006)
The two books consider the question of religion and its relation to the military and to education in Turkey and in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Will Bmic Move Scare Investors? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 09, 2006)
Aside from the arrogant abuse of people power that it reeks of, the Government’s move to bring in legislation that will enable it to take over the BMIC project represents the most negative signal the State could send to potential investors.
- Time To Dismantle The Immunity Regime (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court has begun the process of bringing the political leader on a par with the citizen.
- Office-Of-Profit: Sword Hangs Over Four Congress Mlas In J-K (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jun 09, 2006)
Four Congress legislators in J-K ruling coalition are facing disqualification for holding office-of-profit and receiving salary, accommodation, transport and other facilities as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of various government corporations and boards.
- Suicides Take Their Toll, Cotton Fields Shrinking In Vidarbha (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jun 09, 2006)
Suicide-Ridden Vidarbha region is set to witness an interesting contrast in cotton.
- Text And Drama (Frontline, SUDHANVA DESHPANDE, Jun 09, 2006)
There is a vibrant theatre culture in India, but strangely there is relatively little critical reflection on it.
- N-Deal: Legislation To Take Time (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In spite of optimism expressed in some quarters on the passage of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Congress, the foreign relations committees of both the Senate and House of Representatives have not yet scheduled any concrete dates to mark up legislation . . .
- Mining Frenzy In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The terrible consequences of uncontrolled iron ore mining in Bellary district prompt a demand for its curtailment.
- Challenges To Political Stability (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 09, 2006)
Since the Platonic period, philosophers have sought to determine the nature and meaning of a ‘good society’ and a ‘good state’, often giving their own interpretations of what ideal societies and states ought to be.
- Tragedy Of Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
The Central government’s efficient statisticians gleefully announced a few days ago that India’s economy had crossed the 8-per cent growth barrier. At the same time, the word is being spread that the much-awaited Agni III — the intercontinental . . .
- Time To Heal A Running Sore (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 09, 2006)
Perhaps George W Bush thought that like Japan, Iraq would turn over a new leaf under American occupation and settle down peacefully to democratic moneymaking as a subordinate ally.
- Development With A Disclaimer (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
Kerala\'s new chief minister V.S. Achutanandan has a reputation for being conservative on development issues, but the Left clearly realises that jobs and investment in business can fetch good political dividends.
- The Yojana Module (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 08, 2006)
Why and wherefore of Maoist extremism
For every Maoist killed, two are born. After trying out almost every rule in the book to contain the phenomenon, the Centre has now opted for an academic exercise.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Reaffirms commitment to rebuild Nepal’s infrastructure in accordance with Kathmandu’s prioritiesm
- Transcending Borders (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too, and where all people live life in peace. What a dream, but that's the world John Lennon paints in `Imagine.' "Imagine all the people sharing all the world... and the world will live as one."
- Will The Budget Promises Be Realised? (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 08, 2006)
What we have for 2006-07 is a true election year budget. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have been making no bones about it in its preparation stage.
- The Revered King (Dawn, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 08, 2006)
Most monarchies lost their divine status centuries ago and are now little more than titular figureheads.
- Maoists Target Koirala After King In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
In an unveiled threat to the Girija Prasad Koirala Government, Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will resort to violence if political parties did not accept their demand to set up a republican state after holding Constituent . . .
- Affirmative Action And Caste Dilemmas (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Indian businesses are taking a skewed view of `affirmative action' in the U.S. to sell a strategy that is big on promises and low on accountability.
- Sleaze-Bomb Is Ticking (Tribune, Rami Chhabra, Jun 07, 2006)
Unnoted by media, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Bill 2006 was introduced in Parliament the day before its short session concluded;
- Prachanda Warns Of Violence If Demand Not Met (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will resort to violence if political parties did not accept their demand to set up a republican state after holding constituent assembly elections.
- Will Prodi Pull A Rabbit Out Of The Hat? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 07, 2006)
Analysts are worried that there will be too many conflicting pulls, pushes and heaves within the Italian Prime Minister's fragile coalition for him to be able to act decisively.
- Govt Removes Hc-Indicted Ifs Officer (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 07, 2006)
Even as the State Government today removed him from his additional posting of Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW), High Court-indicted IFS officer R D Tiwari has been asked to continue as head of the World Bank aided Rs 300 Cr Integrated Watershed . . .
- Nepal Without Strings (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 06, 2006)
End the paternalism that marks New Delhi’s ties with Kathmandu
- Illegal Turns Legal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2006)
Election time is the time for politicians to remember that they have some voters to take care of, whom they had neglected during the past four years or so.
- Camera Confession (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 06, 2006)
The bizarre turn of events at Thursday night's party at the residence of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan resulting in the death of his secretary Vivek Moitra and a near-fatal experience for his son Rahul has thrown up a new trend.
- Sc Allows ‘Blue Lady’ To Dock (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Jun 06, 2006)
NGOs, fighting against the entry of the Norwegian ship “Blue Lady” into the Indian territorial waters, have termed the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the controversial ship to be anchored at the Alang port in Gujarat for inspection by the Indian . . .
- What Are The Indian President's Powers? (Hindu, Shanti Bhushan, Jun 06, 2006)
In terms of the Indian Constitution and through long-established practice, the President of India is only a figurehead like the British monarch.
- Court Rejects Monsanto Plea For Bt Cotton Seed Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Apex court declines to stay Andhra Pradesh Government order
If MRP was not adequately covered, apex court or MRTPC would decide who should pay extra amount
A.P. has asked the biotech major not to charge more than Rs. 750 on a 450 gram pack
- Governor Returns Oop Bill, Adds To Cm’S Woes (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Jun 06, 2006)
Jharkhand: Munda may slip if loyalists of sulking Marandi let him down over the office-of-profit Bill
- Don’T Equate Booty With Brilliance (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Jun 06, 2006)
Wealth is based on insights. A nation’s growth turns on one key factor, which is, its openness to new ideas and its ability to mobilise and harness the creative energies of its people. Regardless of industry or profession, our future value will . . .
- Pakistan’S Likely Shape In 2020 (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jun 06, 2006)
The hallmark of great nations is that they learn from their past experience to become wiser in conducting their current and future affairs.
- Rtia : The Journey Begins (Daily Excelsior, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Jun 06, 2006)
More than six months into the implementation of the National Right to Information Act, we have stories of successes and failures, debates and complaints coming in from all parts of the country.
- Cia Under Pentagon Shadow (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, Jun 06, 2006)
After facing criticism from the world over regarding Iraq war, now American President George W Bush & his confiding associate British Prime Minister Tony Blair have started feeling that it was a mistake to thrust war on Iraq.
- Aiming To Grab Road Project, Karnataka Seeks Legal Opinion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The H D Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka Government has sought legal opinion from the state Advocate-General and other experts on the competency of its draft Bill for the takeover of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project.
- State Breakdown (Tribune, Rajinder Sachar, Jun 05, 2006)
The public at large has been very critical of the lumpen brigade of the BJP in Gujarat threatening theatre owners and cinema-goers who dare to show any inclination to see Aamir Khan’s latest film. And all this because the actor has shown concern . . .
- Twists And Turns In A Sordid Case (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
"It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key," to use a Churchillian description.
- Whys And Wherefores Of An Apology (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 05, 2006)
Should the apology not have been in your corrections column, or on Open Page, asks a reader. The reference was to what was published in
- State Govt May Take Over Bmic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project is heading towards another controversy. The State Cabinet, in its emergency meeting held on Sunday, is learnt to have discussed at length about bringing in legislation to take over the project . . .
- Surreal, Not Saral (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 05, 2006)
Income tax lawyers can rejoice. Government has just made filing tax returns considerably more complicated. Instead of the earlier one-page Saral form, the IT department is set to introduce Form 2F.
- Govt In A Spot Over Quota, Profit Bill (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The “impressive” progress card of UPA’s two years in office that was brought out in costly and glossy booklets hardly received any notice as it was swamped by the continuing mess over the office of profit bill and the OBC quota issue.
- Securing Ties (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 05, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s three-nation tour to Japan, China and Singapore is not merely a symbolic exercise or the usual summer tour.
- Mayawati Tells Obcs To Beware Vote Politics (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Predicts fall of UPA Govt before Monsoon Session ---- Terming the move to provide reservation to OBCs in higher educational institutions as "vote politics", BSP supremo Mayawati appealed to the OBCs to beware the plans of Congress and BJP on the issue.
- Former Dig Dies Holding On To Train Robber (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Robbers shot dead a former DIG on a Mumbai-bound train this afternoon, minutes after it pulled out of Rajendranagar station, barely 3 km from here.
- Pakistani Christians Hail "Code" Decision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
Pakistan on Saturday banned cinemas from showing the movie ``The Da Vinci Code'' following protests by the minority Christian community.
- Cultivate Creativity (Hindu, MITA KAPUR, Jun 04, 2006)
`Through my art I want to work towards peace,' says theatre actor Salim Shah.
Theatre is not dead yet. Every time oxygen is in short supply, it has been supplied.
- Galbraith The Green (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jun 04, 2006)
Galbraith's 1958 essay throws up issues which may turn out to be fundamental ones in the 21st century.
- Code Clarity (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 04, 2006)
Queries far beyond possible injury to sentiments rooted in traditional Christian teachings will arise when the Supreme Court deals with a petition seeking a ban on screening The Da Vinci Code.
- People Stories And The Public Interest (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 04, 2006)
If President Kalam were media-obsessed — there’s absolutely no suggestion of this in this most serious-minded head of state —
- Drug Conduit Sahil Zaroo Pretends Innocence (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jun 04, 2006)
He was biting his lips, repeatedly moistening them with his drying tongue but still wearing a smile on his clean shaven face to float the impression that he was not what he is perceived to be.
- In A New Light (Hindu, A.J. THOMAS, Jun 04, 2006)
"I would not be surprised if this novel turns out to be his magnum opus eventually."
- Simple Sorry Can’T Wipe Out Ghraib, Guantanomo Abuses (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 04, 2006)
Acknowledging a mistake is not an apology, nor is it an act of contrition.
- Protecting Rights Of Minorities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 03, 2006)
West Bengal Amendment Bill Will Hit Education
- ‘No Politician’ Pm (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jun 03, 2006)
Remember Manmohan Singh, the man of impeccable credentials, of utmost humility, a do-gooder who will do no wrong, not knowingly, his admirers will tell you.
- Siachen Is Strategically Important (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jun 03, 2006)
India will be deluding itself if it feels sanguine that Siachen conflict will be negotiated with Pakistan amicably.
- Suspects Surrender, Mystery Deepens (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 03, 2006)
After midnight visitors, Bibek Maitra dead, Rahul Mahajan on ventilator----- Even as Rahul Mahajan battled for his life, in a dramatic turnaround, three of the four prime suspects wanted in connection with the death of Bibek Maitra, late BJP leader . . .
- Europe’S Constitutional Dilemma (Daily Times, Shadaba Islam, Jun 03, 2006)
Get ready for another long, painful bout of European Union soul-searching. After a year spent wringing their hands over whether to bury or revive the EU constitution following its rejection by French and Dutch voters last year, the bloc’s key . . .
- Reservation Question (Tribune, Ashok Kundra, Jun 03, 2006)
The debate about reservation for OBCs in the premier educational institutions is raging in the country. Pro and anti-reservationists are out in streets demonstrating, striking and protesting.
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