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Articles 2821 through 2920 of 11444:
- Advani Calls For Joint Commemoration Of 1857 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Going back to the “shared past” of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the form of “India’s first war of independence in 1857”, leader of Opposition Mr LK Advani today urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to explore the possibilities of a . . .
- Everybody Profits (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 11, 2006)
After the high drama of adjourning Parliament sine die, after Sonia Gandhi’s Renunciation II was played out before the media, the UPA government has plumbed for the laziest option of all. After due consultations with other parties, it has . . .
- Bill On Demolitions To Be Tabled Today (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, May 11, 2006)
One-year moratorium on MCD drive, relief to a cross section of society: Jaipal Reddy
- Judges Must Be A Class Apart (Deccan Herald, Damodar Agrawal, May 11, 2006)
Judges are not mere ‘service providers’. No mercenary interpretation of their high office will do any good to us
- Us Firm’S Patent Claim On Aids Drug Opposed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Apprehending steep price hike, voluntary outfits and the Indian network of HIV positive people have filed a pre-grant opposition to a patent claim on a crucial AIDS drug made by an American company.
- ``Making Report Public Will Create Confusion'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Chairman of the Cauvery Tribunal, Justice N.P. Singh, on Wednesday asked Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry to keep in mind the political impact and repercussions in the Cauvery Basin while submitting their response to . . .
- India Climbs Up In Global Competitiveness (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 11, 2006)
India has improved its global competitiveness ranking this year jumping to 29th rank from 39th position last year, according to World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006.
- Limits Of Privacy (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 11, 2006)
A book explores the relative merits of the cases for the individual's right to privacy and press freedom.
- A New Equation (Frontline, Deb Mukharji, May 11, 2006)
Indo-Nepal relations must evolve from one of largely personal linkages to one truly between two sovereign states.
- For Lasting Peace (Frontline, Kanak Mani Dixit, May 11, 2006)
The people and the political players pull Nepal back from the brink, with some help from India; now it is time to let the U.N. to play its part.
- Fears Of A Drought (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan faces a treat of a drought hitting hard the kharif crops, cotton and rice in particular, warns the meteorological department.
- Tv Channels Off Air In Kashmir After Rebel Threat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Four leading English-language television channels have been taken off the air in Indian-held Kashmir after a little-known militant group accused cable stations of spreading obscenity, sources said.
- Another Bend In The Cauvery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Narain’s earlier order regarding the experts’ committee and said the report of the assessors be taken on record and copies supplied to the states for their comments.
- Nepal Rising (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 11, 2006)
A road map exists, and the people of Nepal are anxious to get moving. But there are also seven roadblocks to be overcome.
- Pawar To Krishna: Be Loyal To Maharashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
In an open attack on the Maharashtra governor S M Krishna, NCP president and union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar advised him to be loyal to the state of his appointment and not the state from where he comes, meaning Karnataka.
- Extradition Treaty Issue To Top India's Agenda At Saarc (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 10, 2006)
When Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil reaches Dhaka to attend the meeting of the Home Ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Wednesday, there will be too many things on his platter.
- Cho's `Mohammad Bin Thuglak' In Vcd And Dvd Formats (Hindu, S.R. Ashok Kumar, May 10, 2006)
`Mohammad bin Thuglak', Cho Ramaswamy's evergreen drama, has been released in DVD and VCD formats.
- Oop, What A Controversy (Indian Express, HARSH SHRIVASTAVA, May 10, 2006)
To learn why we need the ‘office of profit’ clause read your civics textbook
- Stature-Worthy Verdict Of Thai Court (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 10, 2006)
Thailand’s apex court has invalidated last month’s controversial elections and ordered fresh polls within 60 days, clearing the way for an end to months of political turmoil.
- Leader Article: Fresh Beginning (Times of India, Rajeev Dhavan , May 10, 2006)
In October 2005, I was privileged to interact with some of Nepal's formidable and courageous lawyers while delivering a speech before Nepal's Bar Council in Kathmandu.
- "Evictions Now A National Crisis" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , May 10, 2006)
Miloon Kothariis the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing appointed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He spoke toThe Hinduon resettlement and rehabilitation under development projects and forced evictions in urban centres.
- Kargil And After (Tribune, Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (retd), May 10, 2006)
History of human conflict and wars has persistently included three elements. More often than not, fighting men, unless they are incapable or lack the grit, inevitably bear the cost of (military, political and bureaucratic) planning and intelligence . . .
- The Fast-Lane Present (Telegraph, Shahid Amin, May 10, 2006)
The 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 Uprising and the staging of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have begun a rethink on what we — living in a fast-lane present — have done to our built heritage.
- Critical Mass With Iran (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Top diplomats of the world's major powers met in New York on Monday to see if they could agree on whether the UN Security Council should demand that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment and stop building a heavy-water nuclear reactor. They couldn't.
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- Who Is Stoking Communal Fire? (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, May 09, 2006)
A week ago two Indian States - Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir and Hindu majority Gujarat - were in the news for all the wrong reasons.
- Is Education For All A Chimera? (Hindu, S.S.RAJAGOPALAN, May 09, 2006)
Offers insight into the primary education schene in the whole country.
- Coaching Them To Think (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, May 08, 2006)
The media is the message," said Marshall Mcluhan exhorting people to "know the now". Indeed, media is the single most powerful force that determines how people think, feel, act and react to events and situations. Breaking news and banner headlines . . .
- Burdensome Tds Information (Hindu, S. RAJARATHNAM, May 08, 2006)
Many educational institutions, banks and companies have received notices under Sec. 133 (6) to comply with the request to furnish a copy of their accounts for the financial year 2004-05 and for the three quarters ended December 31, 2005.
- Nepal Recalls 12 Ambassadors (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 08, 2006)
Pro-democracy movement toll 21; Maoists want interim constitution
- A Government Struggles To Stay Afloat (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, May 08, 2006)
France appears to have a lame duck government, with a whole year to go before presidential and legislative elections are held. One of the ways out would be to dissolve parliament and hold elections as soon as possible.
- Blind Eye To Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
World Council of Churches has castigated Israeli teenagers for throwing stones but not condemned a Palestinian suicide bomber, says Mark D Tooley
- Novel Plan For Old City Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Denizens come together and form committee to achieve their goal
- Plagiarism And Modern Publishing (Hindu, Mark Lawson, May 08, 2006)
The best image of plagiarism I can think of is that of someone being caught with their fingers in the word-till. Unfortunately, it was not me who thought of it, but the British novelist Martin Amis.
- Bush Says Wants Guantanamo Closed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The last American survivor of the Titanic wreck has died in the state of Massachusetts aged 99.
- I'm Powerless, Sorry (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, May 08, 2006)
Two broad points emerge from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC’s) order last week on the matter of whether Gridco should be allowed to make profits of over 300 per cent on electricity sales (Rational Expectations, March 27), and . . .
- Nepal Orders King's Ambassadors To Return Home (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Nepal's new multi-party cabinet has recalled ambassadors from 12 countries, including India and the United States, and cancelled appointments made by the king during his rule by royal decree.
- Time For National Reconciliation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 08, 2006)
The second millennium has been one of shame for India even though the Twentieth century was, in ways more than one, kind to the nation.
- Truly Shocking (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
Delhi, supposedly, is the capital of a country set to become an economic superpower. Its infrastructure, we are told, is being revamped to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and perhaps even the Olympics in 2016.
- Ghisingh Back In The Mountain Mainframe (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 08, 2006)
As Darjeeling votes in the West Bengal Assembly polls today, its biggest leader returns to the spotlight touting a controversial autonomy proposal
- Nepal Recalls Envoy To India, 11 Others (Indian Express, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, May 08, 2006)
Nepal is recalling its ambassadors to 12 countries, including India and the United States, as political appointments made during King Gyanendra’s autocratic rule are invalidated, a top official said today.
- The End Game (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, May 07, 2006)
A tiger was found dead near the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in end-April 2006. Its legs were separated from its body, yet it was reported by officials that the tiger died fighting another tiger.
- First Glimpse Of A New Dawn In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 07, 2006)
The oldest nation-state in South Asia will soon have the subcontinent's newest constitution. Whether peace and prosperity follow depends on how inclusive it is.
- For Greater Common Good (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, May 07, 2006)
The inspired riots in Vadodara against the demolition of a dargah intruding on a road has once again brought to the fore the ugly face of fanaticism and hooliganism that defies logic and sense.
- Child And Mother (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2006)
UNICEF's report card for India on child nutritional levels has, once again, highlighted the gulf that separates India's reality and aspiration.
- Peace In Nepal (Tribune, Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), May 07, 2006)
Neither the ten-year long Maoist war nor the 12 years of multiparty democracy nor even the one-year direct rule by the King could resolve the political crisis in Nepal.
- For Greater Common Good (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, May 06, 2006)
The inspired riots in Vadodara against the demolition of a dargah intruding on a road has once again brought to the fore the ugly face of fanaticism and hooliganism that defies logic and sense.
- Child And Mother (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
Unicef's report card for India on child nutritional levels has, once again, highlighted the gulf that separates India's reality and aspiration.
- Hunger Strike As A Blackmail Tactic (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar went on an indefinite hunger strike for one side; Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, on a token fast for the other. Patkar was concerned with the fate of thousands of villagers, whose lands were being submerged because of the . . .
- Battle For Survival (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court verdict that construction work on the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) should go on simultaneously with effective rehabilitation of the project affected appears to be legally and morally correct. But it means little in concrete terms.
- Growing Invasion Of Peace And Privacy (Tribune, Himmat Singh Gill, May 06, 2006)
Call it aggressive marketing, call it provision of goods and services, or just call it base corporate competitive persistence, but the daily harassment of citizens who value their quiet and privacy continues unabated.
- A Fiat Gujarat Could Have Done Without (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
Judicial activism, admirable on such occasions as when it comes to the rescue of ill-treated undertrials or bonded labour or child workers, at times turns problematical.
- Yes, It's Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 06, 2006)
One may not agree with many things that the United States does. But one can't find fault with what its Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher says about Maoists in Nepal.
- Turmoil In Balochistan (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, May 05, 2006)
THE Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be a federation, with autonomous units in which fundamental human rights, equality of status and opportunity, social, economic and political justice would be guaranteed.
- Consulting Legislators (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 05, 2006)
On Wednesday General Musharraf visited Parliament House, where he talked to National Assembly Speaker Ch Amir Hussain and a number of ruling alliance legislators.
- Time To Shun The Chinese Trap (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
Beijing has executed well its plan of propping up the Maoists and then making Nepal's royalty an institution of disgrace, says Bulbul Roy . . .
- Doing Away With 58-2(b) (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2006)
Ever since Ziaul Haq inserted Article 58-2(b) in the Constitution by a decree, Pakistan has seen four elected governments dismissed and the elected assemblies dissolved. Ziaul Haq first made use of it in 1988 when he sacked the government of . . .
- ‘Peace Between India And Pakistan Must For A Prosperous South Asia’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan and India should resolve their disputes amicably including the Kashmir issue to develop South Asia (SA), said British High Commissioner Mark Loyal Grant.
- Silver Lining (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 05, 2006)
There is a silver lining in the blood-splattered atmosphere prevailing today. It is to be welcomed that both New Delhi and Islamabad have reiterated their resolve to go ahead with the peace process.
- Fiction As Fact (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court's stay order on Thursday, putting on hold further demolition of illegal structures described as "places of worship", may have fetched a temporary reprieve for fanatics in Vadodara who have nothing but contempt for authority.
- Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Violate Religious Freedom: Us Report ........ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to designate 11 nations, including Pakistan, Burma and Iran, as ''countries of particular concern'' for violations of religious freedom.
- Prioritising Civil Service Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, May 05, 2006)
The Government proposes to introduce a bill in Parliament to amend civil services rules whereby merit and integrity will get preponderance over seniority.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
Given the massive popular uprising against King Gyanendra, the Organiser desists from coming out in his support but two reports in the weekly focus on the threat posed by the Maoists.
- Several Targets For Arjun’S Broken Arrow (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 05, 2006)
HRD minister’s quota card was less a joker than a calculated ploy to improve his own lot and, via Assembly elections two years hence in Madhya Pradesh, that of his son
- Trampling On Rights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2006)
Anjanaben of Gujarat underwent surgery for an abdominal cyst in February1996 but died due to medical negligence. Her kidney had been removed by mistake, and although her father donated his kidney for transplant, her life could not be saved.
- Nepal's Monarchy At A Crossroads (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 04, 2006)
Nepal's reinstated House of Representative passed a unanimous resolution on Sunday to go for constituent assembly elections to draft a new constitution. Will ballot power overthrow the 237-year old monarchy?
- We Need More Education (Pioneer, JS Rajput, May 04, 2006)
The primacy of the HRD Ministry in attracting media attention remains unchallenged. Moving ahead from 27.5 per cent reservation for OBCs, it has embarked upon 100 per cent teacher recruitment in the institutions of higher learning.
- Tax Agricultural Income (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 04, 2006)
There was a time when it did not make much sense to tax income from agriculture. That was before India’s economic reforms.
- Nepal Announces Indefinite Ceasefire (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Nepal’s new government announced today an indefinite truce to match a ceasefire declared by Maoist insurgents and said it would seek the withdrawal of Interpol arrest warrants against rebel leaders.
- India Seeks Human Rights Council Membership (Tribune, Tripti Nath, May 04, 2006)
Members of the United Nations in the race for the first election for membership of the newly established Human Rights Council, will face tough competition with revised requirement for absolute majority and reduced strength.
- Kathmandu Spring (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 04, 2006)
For a while during the past three weeks of turmoil in Nepal, observers would have been forgiven for thinking that the crisis had more to do with Indian domestic politics than with events in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Taliban Attack Party To Stop Music (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
A group of Taliban stormed a wedding ceremony to disrupt a music programme, wounding one man a few days after they ordered Bhittani tribesmen to grow beards, eyewitnesses said on Tuesday.
- A Move Long Overdue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 04, 2006)
The report that the federal government is thinking in terms of transferring four subjects to the provinces deserves to be welcomed because it gives an indication of Islamabad’s belated awareness of the need for greater devolution of power to the . . .
- Nepal’S Maoists Write Off New Leaders, Refuse To Disarm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Richard Boucher ignores king in a quick-fire series of meetings with Nepal’s power brokers
- Nepal Declares Truce (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 04, 2006)
Lifts ban on Maoists, calls for talk
- Delivering On The Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 04, 2006)
The black box of the Schedule of Rates should be opened and the rates revised upwards urgently in a transparent manner.
- Child Prodigy Budhia Keeps Date With Fame (Pioneer, Bhubaneswar, May 03, 2006)
It took four-year-old marathon wizard Budhia Singh seven hours and two minutes to complete the Puri-Bhubaneswar 65-kilometre marathon on Tuesday to enter the Limca Book of Records.
- Nepal Maoists (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 03, 2006)
The American Connection And More
- In Search Of A Solution (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 03, 2006)
Next to cricket legend Brian Lara, Norwegian peace negotiator in Sri Lanka Erik Solheim is the best known name there. He is in Kathmandu today instead of Kilinochchi where he might have been counselling LTTE to rejoin the on and off Geneva peace talks.
- Nation-State Welcome, But There Are Perils, Too (The Financial Express, RALF DAHRENDORF, May 03, 2006)
An important element of a liberal world order is that it has to be open to cooperation with others
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